07 Nov What Your Comic Book Needs For That Mint Designation

Every comic book collector wants to ensure that their books are kept in mint condition. In some cases the difference between a mint condition book, a near mint book and a very fine condition book can be hundreds or even thousands of dollars on the collector’s market. Here’s a look at some of the things that you need to consider when it comes to having your comic be read as a mint condition book. This is to give you an idea of what might be of use when getting your comic book to be sold off right.

How Is It Bound?

A mint condition book will has a subtle binding and printing style to it. It will tear up to one-sixteenth of an inch if you have a Silver Age comic or later. If you have a Golden Age comic then it will tear at up to one-fourth of an image. The standards for printing books obviously changed over the years, thus resulting in this particular standard.

How Is the Cover?

The cover must be bright and reflective. It should be flat with no signs of wear as well. The creases may come with a bend at one-sixteenth of an inch at the most.

This should be printed on strong paper that is cream or off-white in color. The key is to keep the paper as fresh as possible. If there are any signs of yellowing on the paper then the quality will not be anywhere near as good as it should be.

What to Avoid

A comic book must not feature any repairs. That is, it should not have been fixed to take care of any tears or other spots of wear.

Tears have to be avoided around the book as well. Some places are willing to accept slight tears but these typically have to be only one or two millimeters in length if they are going to be taken seriously.

The book cannot have any acidic odors either. These acids are often used to preserve parts of a comic. If there are odors coming from the book then the book will not be listed in mint condition.

Also, the spine must not be split and there should be little to no stress lines on the body of the comic book. This is to ensure that the book is sturdy and kept to where it was as strong as it might have been when it was first up for sale.

How Are the Corners?

The corners may have a small bit of blunting on them. This must be as minimal as possible to ensure that there is no more stress on the book than what might really be required out of it.

There must not be any creases on the corners either. These creases can be rather distracting and disruptive to the overall quality of the book.

If you are going to sell a comic book of yours then you need to be certain that you have met the proper mint designation for getting it sold off. If you can sell off a book in mint condition then it should be very easy for you to get quite a profit off of it.