https://www.comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=12834 ComicsPriceGuide.com Forums - Comic Grading Tips and Tricks - Staple tears - Staple Popped - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Fri, 25 Jan 2019 13:01:50 GMT Fri, 25 Jan 2019 13:01:50 GMT https://www.comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=12834 Fri, 25 Jan 2019 13:01:50 GMT https://www.comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=12834

I once had a book from the 60's that was in great shape except for the obvious fact that the bottom staple had been punched through the front cover and first two leaves in the binding process. Remarkably, even though it was universally graded by CGC there were people who still considered that it was a handling damage even though there was no signs that the book had been handed much at all. No reading creases, no wear creasing at the staples, etc. Nothing. If you looked at the bottom staple though there was a staple sized hole through the cover and the leaves and just under that the staple was perfectly bound the the rest of the leaves. There wasn't even and cover or leaf paper from the other leaves that were punched through under the staple. Clearly, to me the bottom cover and first two leaves either were not sitting flat when the book was stapled and the staple punched a staple sized hole through the those firs three layer of the book.

In the case of your book, it appears as though the staple was driven in unevenly and cut most of the paper between the two holes of the staple. Either the rest snapped the first time it was opened or shortly thereafter because the edge of the separated paper is not very white. Not only that but there is zero indication that the paper is brittle or the book was badly mist handled to cause that tear. I would say that this is mostly a manufacturing defect. It doesn't lessen or increase the deduction for the defect, it is a serious defect, But I recognize that this is one of those defects where manufacturing quirks contributed to a major defect.]]> Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:04:07 GMT https://www.comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=12834 Thu, 13 Dec 2018 14:24:38 GMT https://www.comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=12834 Thu, 13 Dec 2018 08:58:44 GMT https://www.comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=12834

What would your guidance be for the grade of the book with this defect?


How would you come up with a selling price to offer out for sale?

Would you go right to the highest grade that allows this defect?



Or would you take the grade of the book without the defect and apply a discount % off, like 40%/ 50% off ... or something like that?


















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