Corallas Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 So in looking at the spine and trying to purchase comics online I am able to spot the spine "ticks" that break color of varying sizes . What has been hearder is I have received books that have "dents" of varying sizes by the spine . I have seen 9.8 books with very small "dents " . Can bigger dents be pressed out of the book ? Meaning dents that dont break color . Sometimes they are very close to the spine and they are varying sizes and often hard to spot or impossible to spot just from pictures . Thank You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B2D327 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Most non color breaking indentations by the spine can be pressed out. The 9.8s you’ve seen were most likely considered part of the manufacturing process (usually where the staples are attached) and therefore not considered flaws. Take into consideration that what is invisible to the naked eye, even up close can/will be detected during the grading process because they are examined using other means so what you may perceive as a 9.8 may not be graded as such Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Non-color-breaking flaws can typically be pressed out. Corallas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corallas Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 12 hours ago, B2D327 said: Most non color breaking indentations by the spine can be pressed out. The 9.8s you’ve seen were most likely considered part of the manufacturing process (usually where the staples are attached) and therefore not considered flaws. Take into consideration that what is invisible to the naked eye, even up close can/will be detected during the grading process because they are examined using other means so what you may perceive as a 9.8 may not be graded as such Good to know thanks B2D327 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corallas Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Angel of Death said: Non-color-breaking flaws can typically be pressed out. Ok thanks , the small micro ones very close to the spine confused me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
