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Does extra staple removal = resto?

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mackenzie999

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This had two apparently unnecessary staples that were removed...would that qualify as restoration?

 

If so, would I be better off simply replacing the extra staples? Seems a bit of a morally gray area, restoring restoration in order to not be restored. Opinions?

 

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VintageComics

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If the extra staples are there from production you may as well leave them in.

 

It's going to be counted as a defect if they were added later, or if they are removed.

 

 

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Mutant Manatee

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The two extra staples were added later, after production. I guess an owner somewhere along the line decided to add extra support.

 

I personally wouldn't consider it to be restoration to remove these unoriginal staples that don't really belong on the book anyway. I don't think CGC considers it restoration either. But yes, the extra staple holes would be a defect and should be factored into the grade.

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It's not "restoration" to remove them, but even if it were, you shouldn't put them back in.

 

This whole "is it resto or not, and if so, should I put it back" is one of the worst things about the Purple Label. It provides a perverse incentive for people to damage books (like using tape) in order to avoid a Purple Label.

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Hero Restoration

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It's not "restoration" to remove them, but even if it were, you shouldn't put them back in.

 

This whole "is it resto or not, and if so, should I put it back" is one of the worst things about the Purple Label. It provides a perverse incentive for people to damage books (like using tape) in order to avoid a Purple Label.

 

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It's not "restoration" to remove them, but even if it were, you shouldn't put them back in.

 

This whole "is it resto or not, and if so, should I put it back" is one of the worst things about the Purple Label. It provides a perverse incentive for people to damage books (like using tape) in order to avoid a Purple Label.

 

I agree. I try to do what's best for the book.

 

People that put tape on a split spine just to get a higher grade and a blue label makes me cringe. The post filters won't let me say what I really want to say about that subject. :censored:

 

I bought a book yesterday that had a rusted staple. As soon as I got home, I took the staple out and put a new one in it. Unfortunately it had a little bit of rust transfer, but because I put a new staple in it, it won't get any worse.

 

 

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