DAE drop way too much on a CGC slab only to find a major flaw later?

I paid $85 to get my copy of X-Men #129 graded, and the slab came back with a 9.0, but I just noticed a color-breaking spine tick the grader totally missed.

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ericgonzalez17d ago

That's a color-breaking tick, so it's not a 9.0.

emerycarr17d ago

Guess I've been grading my own life on a very forgiving scale then, because I definitely have some color-breaking ticks. My personal grade would drop from a 9.0 to a solid 6.5 if we're being strict about it! That's a good catch on the card, though. It's wild how one tiny flaw can change the whole value like that. Makes you look at your own stuff way more carefully.

kelly.daniel16d ago

But a tiny flaw can add character too.