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Doesnt look either cleaned nor pressed. I'm thinking 11

agreed- already sent pix. curious to know what kind of grade bump it would be if it were overturned.

This makes no sense to me - if it were done after manufacturing, then either the original staples were the crappy ones or the good ones were the original. If the bad ones came first, that is one good staple job. If the good ones came first - then why even do it? My only logic was some messed up staple machine went ballistic.

right? But the original staples are intact. My only logical explanation is it got messed up in a production error...

Thats actually very true- not a rumor. BTW- I sent in some pix to customer service to have them take a quick look...I just don't get the logic behind adding bad staples over good other than a manufacturing error, so its worth a try to have it re-examined.

yes- I have a book with that noted.

I minored is staple identication in college, and I guarantee they're the same! :-) Besides, it seems pretty obvious to me that the bad staples were applied after the good ones since they overlap the good ones. I cant think of a reason that would be done unless some shady staple dealer liked to mess with us.

True- but curious is theres a difference between during manufacturing and not...?

I recently purchased an ASM 129 5.0 with a note that says "2 extra staples added, not manufacturing". I'm totally confused by this- it seems to me that it would make most sense that they were added during manufacturing since who would go through the trouble of adding extra staples when the original (underlying) staples seemed fine to begin with? I can understand staples added to a book that is falling apart...but not one thats intact. Also the staples look the same to me. Anyway- Just wondering does this effect the grade? Does extra staples added after manufacturing get a bigger grade hit than during manufacturing? Could you argue that there was a mistake made? Love to hear opinions on this

I actually wish for books like this there was something short of restoration that could be done - a non-permanent patch or something that would make it more esthetically pleasing (noted on the label or in the notes), but wouldn't effect the grade or the label color.

its an old one- but I dont want to show it since I don't want it to influence you. :-)

Thats actually not a stain- its a reflection...but thanks for the feedback - much appreciated. Heres a different view- theres a slit on the spine split on the bottom and top...

Howdy- I was wondering if I could get an opinion if the torn corner automatically limits this to a certain grade - and if so, what is it. Otherwise the book is complete, great color, spine is ragged and theres some color breaks up top. Hasn't been pressed or cleaned. Love to hear what you guys think ...