Hello All,
I’m new to the grading part of comic book collecting and I’ve been trying to learn as much as I can before diving in. I’ve been planning to submit an Amazing Spider-Man comic for pressing and grading. I was comfortable about the quality of the book, but now I’m concerned about restapling. (Please refer to the pictures below: 1. Top Cover 2. Top Interior 3. Bottom Cover 4. Bottom Interior) My initial goal was to get a decent grade but now I’m trying to avoid a Restored or even a Qualified label.
In your vastly superior wisdom and experience, could you please provide guidance on my following questions:
1. Per the pictures below, is there evidence of restapling?
2. If so, could I still receive a Universal grade or would I need to settle for a Restored or Qualified grade?
3. If this is a restapling job and I can receive a Universal grade, how many points would my grade be knocked down based on what you see in the pictures alone?
I appreciate any help that you can provide.