silverweb Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Received this Daredevil 11 book yesterday. It was described as a VF 8.0 and pressing was disclosed. Book is generally nice and clean of issues. However, looking it over, I see a damaged area by the top staple at the spine. Any ideas what might have happened or caused this? Not sure I want to keep it. Thanks for any input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 @joeypost, your opinion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 This was already pressed? Staples with an indent like this, while not common, do happen from time to time. If it were damaged during pressing I am not sure how it could have happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverweb Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 yes, already pressed. I get the bent staple, but it may be original. There looks like a tear beneath it on the spine, that is kinda suspicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpoolica Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 9 hours ago, silverweb said: It was described as a VF 8.0 it is def not a 8.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 3 hours ago, silverweb said: yes, already pressed. I get the bent staple, but it may be original. There looks like a tear beneath it on the spine, that is kinda suspicious. Wonder if the staple was removed and then re-inserted? That would account for the wear that appears to be where a staple once sat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverweb Posted September 12, 2020 Author Share Posted September 12, 2020 Thanks Joe. Looking inside at the centerfold, the top staple looks pretty "virgin", and undisturbed. can't really tell anything from the inside front cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Doesnt look like any manipulation of the staple. Could have been a storage issue. silverseeker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 (edited) 32 minutes ago, joeypost said: Doesnt look like any manipulation of the staple. Could have been a storage issue. +1. That staple was never opened and it passed through all the paper only once Edited September 12, 2020 by James J Johnson silverseeker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 6 hours ago, joeypost said: This was already pressed? Staples with an indent like this, while not common, do happen from time to time. If it were damaged during pressing I am not sure how it could have happened. To be clear, the staple itself being bent does not look like a pressing artifact. However, the wear on the book and the impacted staple absolutely looks like damage from pressing to me (not something I'd expect from you but many others seem capable of this). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverweb Posted September 12, 2020 Author Share Posted September 12, 2020 Thanks for the input, guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 1 hour ago, silverweb said: Thanks for the input, guys. I would imagine this was just thrown into a press. Doesn't look like a detailed dry cleaning was done, or any other work that was really needed to get this book as good as it could be. It also looks like most of the paper around the staple is present, which could have been fixed to increase the overall appearance of the defect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Looks like there was an impact to the spine right at the staple. Maybe during transit to you? Most damage on my books is from the postal handlers. Randall Dowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverweb Posted September 12, 2020 Author Share Posted September 12, 2020 no, the damage was not from shipping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
