Peter_Parker591 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Detached staple : Max grade for a Blue Label ? Hi, I'm wondering whether CGC is less forgiving on the issue of detached staple(s) than CBCS. In your opinion, what maximum grade could a comic book get from CGC if it's a blue label (not a green one) and if it has a detached staple ? I know a book from CBCS that got an unrestored 7.0 while the grader's notes mention : " front cover detached top staple" Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber-Bob Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 As with most such max grade questions the answer is it depends. There are varying degrees of 'detached'. Detached from front cover but still attached to the back or vice versa. Is it detached with damage, tears ? Was it bindery in origin. This question would be easier to answer if this flaw was mentioned on the label. Personally, I can see a 7.0 with a clean, detached staple. If detached to only one of, front or back, I can see it graded as high as 9.0 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Parker591 Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 Thanks a lot for your opinion on that question. From the grader's notes, I assume the staple is still attached to the back. If it wasn't, I think that would be mentioned. The label doesn't mention anything. Both staples are right on the spine (they don't show on the front cover nor on the back cover) so it's hard to tell wether this was a bindery in origin or not. Any opinions from other board members ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason4 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I am curious too if anyone knows if a comic in great shape is just missing it's top staple completely what grade would it get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I have an 8.5 copy that has the bottom staple detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Moreno Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 On 4/17/2017 at 3:15 PM, joeypost said: I have an 8.5 copy that has the bottom staple detached. Is it a blue or green label? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Dositheus Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 (edited) Cover detached at one staple will rarely go higher than 6.0 in a blue label. Cover detached at both staples rarely will go higher than 4.0 in a blue label. Edited June 26, 2022 by Doctor Dositheus error grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffreyk Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 I have a blue label 7.0 with one detached staple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 I guess there's no harm in revisiting a five-year old question. Let's restrict our discussion to Universal (Blue Label) Grades. The highest Universal Grade I've ever seen for a cover partially detached (either the front cover only or the back cover only) at a single staple is 8.5 VF+: And the highest Universal Grade I've ever seen for a cover completely detached at a single staple is 7.5 VF-: If anyone has seen higher maxima than what I've presented above, I'd welcome you contributing an image to this thread. grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 And remember, the example below does not count because it represents one of CGC's early (2008) encapsulation errors. The fact that the label text is all capped is the tell that the book should have been encapsulated with a Green (Qualified Grade) Label. The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 On 6/26/2022 at 1:06 PM, zzutak said: And remember, the example below does not count because it represents one of CGC's early (2008) encapsulation errors. The fact that the label text is all capped is the tell that the book should have been encapsulated with a Green (Qualified Grade) Label. Daniel Craig Superman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Dositheus Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 On 6/26/2022 at 1:35 PM, zzutak said: I guess there's no harm in revisiting a five-year old question. Let's restrict our discussion to Universal (Blue Label) Grades. The highest Universal Grade I've ever seen for a cover partially detached (either the front cover only or the back cover only) at a single staple is 8.5 VF+: And the highest Universal Grade I've ever seen for a cover completely detached at a single staple is 7.5 VF-: If anyone has seen higher maxima than what I've presented above, I'd welcome you contributing an image to this thread. How is only the back cover detached? Off Panel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 On 6/26/2022 at 4:46 PM, Doctor Dositheus said: How is only the back cover detached? Good question. Because the cover is still attached at the referenced staple via a front cover tab. Here's a shot of a book where only the front cover is detached at the staple. The back cover is still securely attached at this same staple. Hence, the cover is only partially detached at this staple. grendelbo, Doctor Dositheus and Off Panel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...