Help with a grading issue with Savage Sword of Conan staple hole defect or tear?

[ComicDoc]

Hello,

 

I have a very nice Savage Sword of Conan #1 with one issue the staple edge poked through the Front cover! I would grade it a 8 due to the ink smudge but not sure how to grade the staple hole (top staple)

 

My question is will this be considered a bindery defect or a tear?

 

Thanks for the help.

 

Bernard

 

 

[ComicDoc]

No Opinions?

[divad]

CD - Move it over to the Grading Thread and you'll get plenty. This thread is for discussions about restoration and the impacts of various defects on grading.

[divad]

My question is will this be considered a bindery defect or a tear?

 

Oops, missed that . . .

 

Short answer: Both.

[divad]

Looks nicer than an 8.0 . . . and that appears to be fingerprinting on the BC

[ComicDoc]

Looks nicer than an 8.0 . . . and that appears to be fingerprinting on the BC

 

Thank you, I tried the grading thread as well and very little response. So I appreciate your input. Do you grade finger printing different from stain/smudge?

[divad]

Looks nicer than an 8.0 . . . and that appears to be fingerprinting on the BC

 

Thank you, I tried the grading thread as well and very little response. So I appreciate your input. Do you grade finger printing different from stain/smudge?

 

No.

[cd4ever]

This is actually a good question but I don't know the answer. I was recently wondering the same thing...I've got a Marvel GS book where the end of the staple is ever so slightly protruding out of the back cover. My instinct tells me this is a production defect and would not be hammered at the casa de slab. But I have no examples to back this up.

[divad]

This is actually a good question but I don't know the answer. I was recently wondering the same thing...I've got a Marvel GS book where the end of the staple is ever so slightly protruding out of the back cover. My instinct tells me this is a production defect and would not be hammered at the casa de slab. But I have no examples to back this up.

 

They are not hammered, nor are they ignored. It is a common problem with squarebound books where the staples are larger and not "saddle-stitched", but rather stapled through the pages with the cover glued on. Most mags are saddle-stitched . . .