Does CGC require Both Staples

[fbiagentcooper]

...to be attached to the comic to grade it universal ?

 

Cheers for an advice.

[BlowUpTheMoon]

To the comic or to the cover?

 

[paperheart]

not if it was only manufactured with one staple

[fbiagentcooper]

Sorry - to clarify I am talking about if the cover has come away from the comic at one staple.

 

Thanks

[VintageComics]

A comic missing a staple from publishing can grade as hi as a 9.6 if I'm not mistaken. 9.4 for sure.

 

If the cover is popped through one staple I think 5.0 VG/F is as hi as it can go.

It automatically drops the book into VG range so it would not be able to reach a fine range grade (5.5 which is fine minus).

 

 

R.

 

 

[fbiagentcooper]

A comic missing a staple from publishing can grade as hi as a 9.6 if I'm not mistaken. 9.4 for sure.

 

If the cover is popped through one staple I think 5.0 VG/F is as hi as it can go.

It automatically drops the book into VG range so it would not be able to reach a fine range grade (5.5 which is fine minus).

 

 

R.

 

 

Thats fine my AF15 is around a 2.0 anyway - I just wondered whether they would green label me for it.

[CKB]

I received a Qualified 9.6 on a 60's Charlton book that was manufactured without any staples. The notes were "manufactured with no staples" or something like that. I will locate the scan if you want to see it.

 

[Flaming_Telepath]

A comic missing a staple from publishing can grade as hi as a 9.6 if I'm not mistaken. 9.4 for sure.

 

If the cover is popped through one staple I think 5.0 VG/F is as hi as it can go.

It automatically drops the book into VG range so it would not be able to reach a fine range grade (5.5 which is fine minus).

 

 

R.

 

 

Thats fine my AF15 is around a 2.0 anyway - I just wondered whether they would green label me for it.

 

No. It's below the point (VG range, as Roy says) where a pull-through is acceptable. (thumbs u

[VintageComics]

I've never seen a book missing two staples. Cool. I do believe that when submitting the book you can tell them that you prefer a blue label to a green one if you want.

 

As far as the AF #15 2.0 goes they won't put that into a green label.

 

Green labels are generally for books that look hi grade but have one huge defect that takes them out of hi grade...missing pieces, massive defects etc.

 

In your case the popped staple is allowed in that grade.

 

R.

 

 

[Flaming_Telepath]

A comic missing a staple from publishing can grade as hi as a 9.6 if I'm not mistaken. 9.4 for sure.

 

If the cover is popped through one staple I think 5.0 VG/F is as hi as it can go.

It automatically drops the book into VG range so it would not be able to reach a fine range grade (5.5 which is fine minus).

 

 

R.

 

 

Having said that, I have had a 5.5 Blue Label with a popped bottom staple, but to my mind, VG range is as high as that defect can grade.

[Flaming_Telepath]

I've never seen a book missing two staples

 

 

 

 

Now you have! (thumbs u

[VintageComics]

A comic missing a staple from publishing can grade as hi as a 9.6 if I'm not mistaken. 9.4 for sure.

 

If the cover is popped through one staple I think 5.0 VG/F is as hi as it can go.

It automatically drops the book into VG range so it would not be able to reach a fine range grade (5.5 which is fine minus).

 

 

R.

 

 

Having said that, I have had a 5.5 Blue Label with a popped bottom staple, but to my mind, VG range is as high as that defect can grade.

 

Well like my autoshop teacher once taught me...never say never as there is always an exception to the rule.

 

Was it a really nice book? Maybe an early CGC label where they hadn't really fixed their grading standards?

 

R.

 

 

[Flaming_Telepath]

A comic missing a staple from publishing can grade as hi as a 9.6 if I'm not mistaken. 9.4 for sure.

 

If the cover is popped through one staple I think 5.0 VG/F is as hi as it can go.

It automatically drops the book into VG range so it would not be able to reach a fine range grade (5.5 which is fine minus).

 

 

R.

 

 

Having said that, I have had a 5.5 Blue Label with a popped bottom staple, but to my mind, VG range is as high as that defect can grade.

 

Well like my autoshop teacher once taught me...never say never as there is always an exception to the rule.

 

Was it a really nice book? Maybe an early CGC label where they hadn't really fixed their grading standards?

 

R.

 

 

Nah.

 

It actually looked like a 5.5 without the popped staple.

[thedude]

A comic missing a staple from publishing can grade as hi as a 9.6 if I'm not mistaken. 9.4 for sure.

 

If the cover is popped through one staple I think 5.0 VG/F is as hi as it can go.

It automatically drops the book into VG range so it would not be able to reach a fine range grade (5.5 which is fine minus).

 

 

R.

 

 

Having said that, I have had a 5.5 Blue Label with a popped bottom staple, but to my mind, VG range is as high as that defect can grade.

 

the highest grade I've seen with one staple detached (blue label) is 7.0.

 

http://comics.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=18012&Lot_No=12512&src=pr#

[whisp]

I have a 7.0 cgc'd that has detached cover from top staple with blue label. When a friend called cgc about this since I have heard different answers cgc said that if a book was very high grade with a detached page they give it a qualified label. If the book is a lower grade it gets a blue label. I wish cgc would note this on their labels since sort of irked me when I got the book and called for graders notes. I also should have asked the seller more questions or called before buying but was a learning experience

 

It is this book below.

[EastCoastExchange-migratio]

[VintageComics]

Wow. That I would never have guessed it. 7.0?

 

 

Wonder if that is still the case?

 

R.

 

 

[whisp]

We just talked to cgc about this about 1 month and two weeks ago and thats what they told us then. Doubt the policy has changed since then.