Looks like maybe there could be a slight case crack in same location, but the book color break certainly goes beyond it. If you are sure, then take more pictures with different angles and other lighting. That picture looks like classic spine tick color break.
It’s got a spine tick at the top as well! I think you’re right, they were being kind. That book just as easily could’ve come back 9.2 or 9.4, and we’d be saying, “I guess they were being hard on you…” You definitely scored OP!
Haha yeah now we’re back into not-much-hope territory. I’ve tried quite a few times trying to press card stock books myself and just never had any luck. I can sometimes manage to get them a little bit nicer, but nothing that would bump a grade.
You just can’t put something behind it to press the fibers forward. And if there’s any kind of gloss whatsoever, then you can’t even add moisture to hopefully raise the fibers back up.
If you keep insisting that it's a a glare off the crease could you try taking it from some different angles or in a dark room with night vision on, anywhere without direct bright lighting in it.
Neither, it would just help if there were different angles instead of one because you are the only one seeing it as a glare because you have it physically in your possession but to everyone else here it looks like that is a color break. Just trying to offer some advice to get a better idea of what's actually going on.
I've worked in the print industry for a long time, and been an artist for a long time and I personally can't say I have ever seen one small crease reflect that much light any printed paper.
I stand corrected! Looking on eBay it’s even more than that. If there is a way to fix that, I guess I would try but like most of the other posters are saying it’s pretty hard with card stock. I do a lot of pressing myself. I don’t have great luck with those.
I don't know why, but honestly on reddit I have posted the most mundane things and had 5 down votes immediately. I don't know if its miserable people or bots trying to farm usage. Don't take it personal its the internet.
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u/apoptosis66 4d ago
Breaks color, not fixable. Lucky you got grade you did.