Printing Error? 1 1

[Rayzor13]

I’ve enclosed a few pictures of what I believe is a printing error on my copy of Uncanny X-Men #300.   Can you give me your opinion as to whether you agree?   It is smooth to the touch and not tacky in any way.  My hope is that if it is, then it would not effect the grade.  Your opinions and thoughts would be appreciated.  Thank you.  

[theCapraAegagrus]

That's tough to say.

I can't outright disagree.

[The Lions Den]

This could be a printing flaw, but it really looks like an area where something may have been attached to the cover...

[comicginger1789]

I mean, even if it is a printing error, it is ugly. This being a book that can be found in high grade for $5-10, personally I would just sell this one and buy one without the mark. As for grading it, unless it has some major sentimental value, I wouldn't. You could find a 9.8 for around $50 if you want that perfect, encapsulated copy. Sending it in and getting it grade would likely cost more than the value. 

[Rayzor13]

I agree with you all, I just didn’t want to mistakenly part with a possible 9.8 book even if it is ugly.  I don’t know what caused the blemish but there’s no texture, stickiness, etc to it which made me wonder. Anyway thanks everyone’s input.  

[Krismusic]

it looks to me like a price sticker was there and some was peeled off and the rest pulled off some of the cover just from the shape of it but since your saying no texture or stickiness its hard to tell. but as comicginger mentioned I would just get a another if they aren't that expensive as it does kind of ruin the books eye appeal even if its a 9.8 with a print error. 

[James J Johnson]

1 hour ago, Krismusic said:

it looks to me like a price sticker was there and some was peeled off and the rest pulled off some of the cover just from the shape of it but since your saying no texture or stickiness its hard to tell. but as comicginger mentioned I would just get a another if they aren't that expensive as it does kind of ruin the books eye appeal even if its a 9.8 with a print error. 

I've seen it before on this issue, it may be problematic of production, not unlike the gray and black streaks that are typically seen below the chains near the spine on Hulk 181s. My feeling is that it's incurred in production.

[MetalPSI]

It does look like a tape/bag pull. Whether from production or storage, can't say

[Shoomanfoo]

This looks like a foil print error.

Foils have the most errors of any type of cover and many are very subtle like this example.

There is no such thing as a “standard flaw” though some are more common or obvious than others such as foilmissing from cover.

sometimes there’s a chemical imbalance with the aluminum, plastics, and dyes that make errors.

I have a Venom LP 1 foil error that has silver on cover.

[RockMyAmadeus]

This is a fairly common flaw with "foil" (which are metallic plastic, not actual metal) covers: something got stuck to the plate that was rolling it onto the cover, and that area didn't adhere properly. That's why it seems to stop so abruptly at the non-foil, black ink top of the UPC box. If you look at it through magnification, you'll see it has a perfect line there.

Yes, it IS a printing flaw, no it's not worth slabbing.