Corallas Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Wondering how much this affects the grade , have never seen an example of this so pronounced . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 It may not affect the grade but it very much decreases my interest in purchasing. Staple positioning like the book shown is far from rare. The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corallas Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Six Pack said: Are those the only 2 staples in the book? Not sure , these are the best pics I have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corallas Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 27 minutes ago, Randall Dowling said: It may not affect the grade but it very much decreases my interest in purchasing. Staple positioning like the book shown is far from rare. Oh no kidding , it looked so odd to me , I have never seen a book look like this before . The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverseeker Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 4 hours ago, Corallas said: Oh no kidding , it looked so odd to me , I have never seen a book look like this before . I have a few Silver Age books that have the staples offset like this, but don't remember seeing them as often on Bronze Age books. I agree with @Randall Dowling in that they may not affect the grade since this is how the book was produced... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 26 minutes ago, silverseeker said: I have a few Silver Age books that have the staples offset like this, but don't remember seeing them as often on Bronze Age books. I agree with @Randall Dowling in that they may not affect the grade since this is how the book was produced... That's correct. BUT if those staples are added, then it's the same as tape, the book ends up in the VG range. silverseeker and Six Pack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 7 hours ago, Randall Dowling said: It may not affect the grade but it very much decreases my interest in purchasing. Staple positioning like the book shown is far from rare. Agreed with this across the board. Although the stapling tech in general has improved over the decades, so seeing this on a bronze age book is a bit surprising but not unknown. Gold and even silver this is pretty common, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Those staples look suspiciously fresh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Are they the only staples on the book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 1 minute ago, joeypost said: Are they the only staples on the book? Looks like the bottom staples are here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, greggy said: Looks like the bottom staples are here If that's the case the additional staples will result in a grade hit. It's too bad, as it looks like a nice copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro. Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 16 hours ago, Randall Dowling said: It may not affect the grade but it very much decreases my interest in purchasing. Staple positioning like the book shown is far from rare. Yeah, it's not that unusual on older books. Charltons are famous for it but that's because they didn't appear to have any sort of quality control. Check out the staple placement on my ASM 27 (complete with reading crease along the staple line) silverseeker, Randall Dowling and The Lions Den 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 2 hours ago, greggy said: Looks like the bottom staples are here OOOf, then yeah, this will take a big hit. I think you lose half the points as a starting point, same as having tape on the cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 29 minutes ago, William-James88 said: OOOf, then yeah, this will take a big hit. I think you lose half the points as a starting point, same as having tape on the cover. I think you guys might be misinterpreting @greggy's post. The OP posted an overall image of the book and a close up of the top staple. I read Greggy's post as enlarging the overall photo and identifying the factory staple at the bottom of the book. I don't see any indication of extra staples but I may be missing something. The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corallas Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 13 hours ago, William-James88 said: That's correct. BUT if those staples are added, then it's the same as tape, the book ends up in the VG range. Yes that was my thought , they looked so odd that they looked unnatural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corallas Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Jeffro. said: Yeah, it's not that unusual on older books. Charltons are famous for it but that's because they didn't appear to have any sort of quality control. Check out the staple placement on my ASM 27 (complete with reading crease along the staple line) Ahhhh yes this one is pretty far too , how does the book read when you open it ? Can you see to the edges of the spine ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corallas Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 3 hours ago, joeypost said: Are they the only staples on the book? I think so , I just saw pictures, I do not own the book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corallas Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 8 hours ago, Angel of Death said: Those staples look suspiciously fresh. So yes the staples looked odd and yet the rest of the book looked so good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Corallas said: So yes the staples looked odd and yet the rest of the book looked so good You'll have that... Randall Dowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 5 hours ago, Randall Dowling said: I think you guys might be misinterpreting @greggy's post. The OP posted an overall image of the book and a close up of the top staple. I read Greggy's post as enlarging the overall photo and identifying the factory staple at the bottom of the book. I don't see any indication of extra staples but I may be missing something. Greggy did say "bottom staples" plural plus I thought we could see a staple tear at the edge, which is why I assumed there are 2 staples on the bottom half Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
