Paul_Maul Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 (edited) Does this staple look rusted to you? Notice how the lower staple looks a lot darker and thicker than the upper one? Seems unlikely the staple is rusty given the 9.6 grade and the white pages plus fresh appearance of the book, just looks a little odd to me. Opinions? Edited June 20, 2017 by Paul_Maul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 It could be that it is raised a little bit, as in not as flat on the book? or It could be an optical allusion, as it is closer to the black from the front cover than the top staple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Staples can rust in the slab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 I've seen a lot of optical illusions like that through the slab, or even in raw scans. I have a 9.0 that has rusty staples. When I called CGC for grader's notes (to see if it was pre or post slabbing) I was told they would never notate something like that in such a low grade book. KryptoSpidey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian48 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Looks like discoloration, but no actual rust yet. Probably fine, but you really can't tell unless you get a magnified scan of that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Scanner artifact can create illusions so impossible to tell from a small scan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I think its an optional illusion I put a sheet of paper right up to the edge blocking out the slight miswrap and the staples look the same. ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber-Bob Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 18 minutes ago, kav said: I think its an optional illusion I put a sheet of paper right up to the edge blocking out the slight miswrap and the staples look the same. Makes sense. I've noticed these new slabs can really magnify certain areas, especially the bottom edge. kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 56 minutes ago, VintageComics said: Scanner artifact can create illusions so impossible to tell from a small scan. I just got a CGC book that I bid way low on and won. The reason I bid low, was it looked like it had a lot of flaws for the grade. Anyway, in hand, all those flaws are gone. Apparently, everything I was looking at were scanner artifacts. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 1 minute ago, lizards2 said: 59 minutes ago, VintageComics said: Scanner artifact can create illusions so impossible to tell from a small scan. I just got a CGC book that I bid way low on and won. The reason I bid low, was it looked like it had a lot of flaws for the grade. Anyway, in hand, all those flaws are gone. Apparently, everything I was looking at were scanner artifacts. It happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Just now, VintageComics said: 1 minute ago, lizards2 said: 59 minutes ago, VintageComics said: Scanner artifact can create illusions so impossible to tell from a small scan. I just got a CGC book that I bid way low on and won. The reason I bid low, was it looked like it had a lot of flaws for the grade. Anyway, in hand, all those flaws are gone. Apparently, everything I was looking at were scanner artifacts. It happens. I'm thinking that's why not many bid. Last GPA from last July was $180 (same book), and I got it for $57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteppinRazor Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 10 hours ago, lizards2 said: I was told they would never notate something like that in such a low grade book. I thought I read they don't notate on high grade books because there's no point (like a 9.6 or 9.8)? What's the sweet spot where they write something down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 1 hour ago, SteppinRazor said: 12 hours ago, lizards2 said: I was told they would never notate something like that in such a low grade book. I thought I read they don't notate on high grade books because there's no point (like a 9.6 or 9.8)? What's the sweet spot where they write something down? My take away was if any book is 9.0 or below (maybe 9.2), that they would never put rusty staples in the grader's notes. So I guess you could expect that defect unnotated in such low grade books. I didn't really get it either - it did not make much sense. It did make me very skeptical of grader's notes. SteppinRazor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 The book is covered with coffee stains and snot blasts, disgusting. Oops, that's my office monitor, my bad. Anyway, I've had some really nice BA books and then I notice the staple is oxidated, which is what i call discolored, but not full blown rusty/yucky, so it can happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 1 hour ago, the blob said: The book is covered with coffee stains and snot blasts, disgusting. Oops, that's my office monitor, my bad. That's my home monitor. I always need to move the scans up and down to see what's in the scan and what's on my screen...., kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 On 2017-06-20 at 10:49 PM, SteppinRazor said: On 2017-06-20 at 0:16 PM, lizards2 said: I was told they would never notate something like that in such a low grade book. I thought I read they don't notate on high grade books because there's no point (like a 9.6 or 9.8)? What's the sweet spot where they write something down? There is no rule as to what they notate and what they don't. It changes depending on who is grading the books and how they feel that day. SteppinRazor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 1 hour ago, VintageComics said: There is no rule as to what they notate and what they don't. It changes depending on who is grading the books and who they feel that day. As my Unca Howie says, "you're only as young as the girl you feel!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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