PGM Tales of Suspense #41 with staple question

[blackwalnut]

Thanks again to everyone who posted comments on my early Tales of Suspense. I'd like to put up a few of my "problem" books to get an idea how certain flaws affect the grade. Pretty nice issue of this one, I think, but tears at the cover staples, and a bad tear at the top staple. Any opinions appreciated.

 

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[timfinz]

Wow! That book looks great! I'm thinking 8.0 with the staple tears. A little bit of edge wear on the top and bottom but overall a real beauty! (thumbs u Missed the back cover scan and noticed the edge tear in the middle of the back cover LHS, this might knock it down to 7.5

[vaillant]

That defect (paper which gets torn at a staple) is the one I loathe most, but I am not sure how it should be treated in grading.

 

Staple tears do not worry me: they can bring down the grade, but if the book is beautiful (like this one) they are not annoying. A staple rip, inversely, is bound to produce a cover detachment, and I don’t feel comfortable reading books with this defect.

 

Also, a good number of SA Marvels seem to have a similar problem: i.e. the staple cleanly gets pulled through the cover, and the cover detaches. This would bring down the grade of 1.5 to 2 points.

In this case it’s not detached, so I’d say 1.0 to 1.5 grades less.

 

Such a beauty of a book should not grade lower than 7.0 (maybe 7.5?), anyway, IMO.

[makeminemego]

6.5-7.0 considering the staple pull. WOW! Gorgeous copy.

[blackwalnut]

Thanks, makeminemego. Thanks, timern, for helping me out on all my postings. Vaillant, I much appreciate you taking the time to provide that analysis. Yes, it is definitely uncomfortable reading a book that might come apart on you; this one is now safely bagged and I guess it'll have to stay that way.

 

I have a few more "problem" books I'd sure like your opinions on, hoping to post those soon.