So I found this from my childhood. 
Need help with a grading and if you think it’s worth getting it cgc’d. I bought it from the rack back in the day and would’ve paid $1.25 for it. Looks in great shape with some minor imperfections I can press out. The problem is when you open the book and I’m not sure how cgc would grade it. Should I even bother to get this graded?
I have no idea now cgc would grade this. Am I going to get a grade like a 6.5 or something like that? Obviously when I bought it I never thought those holes from the production would’ve amounted to anything. If they’re going to give me a grade like that then I won’t be sending it in to get graded. Thanks for help all.
those holes don’t affect grades. I believe they’re called gripper holes
Thank you!!!
Yeah. That’s very common for 90s marvel books.
ASM 361 is also known for a manufacturing defect (small tear) I believe, which doesn’t affect grade.
Yup, those holes are part of the creation process…
Yeah, that is from printing and most if not all have them to a certain degree. I have a 9.6 that has those printing defects and they also go onto/into the cover. I forget if it is the back or front but it still got a 9.6 and that was CBCS. If they are minimal, I would think a copy would still be a 9.8 candidate, if they are large and go intot he cover a bit it still has a shot at a 9.6. From my experience anyway.
That’s great. I don’t see any tears on the covers, just looks terrible inside. Going to press and hope to get a 9.6+ from those monkies at cgc when I finally get around to grading it haha.
CGC might give you an 11 just because someone was watching Spinal Tap during work.
It’s funny because when cards get graded they get bumped down for bad centering, which is part of the manufacturing process.
