Manufactured with only one staple... 0

[dannyboy]

How does that affect grade?

 

 

[The_SandMan]

IMO it shouldn't affect grade at all. Theres plenty of books out there with 1 staple

[Dayzen]

I just got my Captain America 109 graded. It was manufactured with one staple. Came back universal and grader notes did not have it as a defect.

[The Kaptain]

If there are no holes where the staple should have gone, then it would be considered a production defect and not affect the grade. However, if there was a staple there and someone removed it, then that will kill the grade. It's kind of odd in your photo that there appears to be a rust stain right about where the staple would have been.

[jimjum12]

If there are no holes where the staple should have gone, then it would be considered a production defect and not affect the grade. However, if there was a staple there and someone removed it, then that will kill the grade. It's kind of odd in your photo that there appears to be a rust stain right about where the staple would have been.

 

.... that may come from a book beneath it in a stack...... and a missing staple, even production related, should be disclosed. GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

[dannyboy]

If there are no holes where the staple should have gone, then it would be considered a production defect and not affect the grade. However, if there was a staple there and someone removed it, then that will kill the grade. It's kind of odd in your photo that there appears to be a rust stain right about where the staple would have been.

 

.... that may come from a book beneath it in a stack...... and a missing staple, even production related, should be disclosed. GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

 

Def only one staple ever in this book. I checked the centerfold and there's no holes or anything where the second staple should have been. Seems like if it would hurt that grade if it had two and one was pulled vs. just having the one...than that should be in grader notes?

 

As an aside, it does seem weird that a single staple produced book is viewed as in better condition than one produced with two but now has one.

[jimjum12]

.... the school of thought is that the single staple book was that way even in "mint" condition. I've never given an intensive study to grader's notes, and with them costing now, I likely never will..... but I don't recall them ever including production defects like one staple or printer's creases. I'm not sure about bindery chips, however. GOD BLESS....

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

[oakman29]

It's not considered a defect

[rodan57]

 

Cracked out -- only one staple. Did the CGC know?

 

[VintageComics]

IMO CGC doesn't let one missing staple (production) affect the grade up into the lower NM range.

 

It can affect the grade north of 9.4 and I'd bet money that it would probably prevent an otherwise flawless book from being in 9.8 and up.

[The_SandMan]

 

It can affect the grade north of 9.4 and I'd bet money that it would probably prevent an otherwise flawless book from being in 9.8 and up.

 

 

+1

[dannyboy]

So I guess in this grade range the missing staple doesn't hurt - but I'm a little perturbed that ComicConnect didn't mention it in the item description. They called it a Fine+ which I suppose it is...but still seems a little disingenuous.

[divad]

It should have been mentioned in a sales listing. Did you have both front and back scans before you bought it?

[William-James88]

On 10/18/2015 at 8:39 AM, The Kaptain said:

If there are no holes where the staple should have gone, then it would be considered a production defect and not affect the grade. However, if there was a staple there and someone removed it, then that will kill the grade. It's kind of odd in your photo that there appears to be a rust stain right about where the staple would have been.

Sorry to resurect an old thread but I have a similar question regarding this. What about centrefolds in GA books that were not attached at manufacturing. I have a GA book where the centrefold is loose and has no staple holes in it. Would it be the same kind of scenario in terms of grading?