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This is a 4.0?
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My personal choice would be a 2.5 - 3.0 for something like this, as long as the rest of the book is basically trouble free. Please keep in mind that the rest of the book looks pretty nice; that's one of the reasons it received a 4.0. However, I do think 4.0 is a bit loose given the amount missing from the right edge...but that's just my 2c...

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IF the book is otherwise almost perfect, and that slice is considered some sort of manufacturing defect rather than after the fact damage, I could just about see the 4.0... but it's fundamentally the sort of book that the numeric scale doesn't handle worth a darn at all.  That's a perfect example of something I would want a qualified label on.

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5 minutes ago, OtherEric said:

IF the book is otherwise almost perfect, and that slice is considered some sort of manufacturing defect rather than after the fact damage, I could just about see the 4.0... but it's fundamentally the sort of book that the numeric scale doesn't handle worth a darn at all.  That's a perfect example of something I would want a qualified label on.

If CGC could be certain that this was incurred in assembly, wouldn't that be noted on the label? 

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1 hour ago, Neckbone said:

So you're saying you don't think the 4.0 is a mistake? That's frigging :screwy: No way that book should get above a 2.0. I would give it a 1.0 if I was selling it raw.

On the up side, my EC collection just quadrupled in value if that's a legit 4.0. I thought my books were in crappy condition but apparently not :banana:

Opinions vary, but I don't think this is a mistake. I've seen books with major flaws like this wind up in the 3.0 - 3.5 range many times. Like the saying goes, buy the book, not the grade...

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6 minutes ago, The Lions Den said:

Opinions vary, but I don't think this is a mistake. I've seen books with major flaws like this wind up in the 3.0 - 3.5 range many times. Like the saying goes, buy the book, not the grade...

Why wouldn't it get a purple label?  Because I don't have the keenest eye, but I picked up on a hint of trimming?? Unless they are calling it a manafactuer defect? 

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1 minute ago, KCOComics said:

Why wouldn't it get a purple label?  Because I don't have the keenest eye, but I picked up on a hint of trimming?? Unless they are calling it a manafactuer defect? 

I can't really answer that question, but perhaps the notes would reveal something of interest...

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4 minutes ago, JollyComics said:

Miscut?

Possibly...

Also, keep in mind that this book would qualify as a Golden Age book. There have been graders at CGC that favored Golden Age books above all others. I've seen Golden Age books with a large coupon clipped from the cover still receive a Universal 2.5...

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