Book with only one staple (Only one was punched)

[micmack]

So what's the grading procedure for a book that originally has only one staple punched. There are no holes where the top staple is suppose to be. Are we looking at a qualified grade?

[Aces]

Your life's mission is to now track down that missing staple!

 

Qualified Label...

[nik]

Why Qualified, whouldnt it be considered a production defect. There are GA books with 1 staple

[Red Hook]

You guys are not prepping enough for the final...........

 

 

And if you remember, it was resubbed, came back as a 9.6, and the notation about the staple was dropped from the label.

[nik]

Thats what I thought, that is a very sweet book BTW, missing staple and all.

[micmack]

Does it lower the grade?

[nik]

I think only in ubber HG.

[Red Hook]

According to CGC it does not, if it was manufactured that way. In fact, it's not even a defect worth mentioning.

[Red Hook]

I think only in ubber HG.

 

The resub got a 9.6. It still had a staple missing. No mention on the label, and no mention on the notes when you looked up the CGC number.

[nik]

Sorry about that, by ubber HG, I was reffering to books grading at 9.8 of better, although 9.6 aint nothing to sneeze at.

[Red Hook]

Well, as far as this book goes, it is the uber grade. There isn't anything higher. (I checked the cen....uh, never mind.) Might be the best copy of the book graded, since it has white pages and is a pedigree.

 

 

Here's the resub. Still with one staple, but you'd never know it.

 

[micmack]

Thanks All!

[Red Hook]

BTW...I'm not saying that the book couldn't have been a potential 9.8 when it was...uh, regraded.....and that the staple dropped it to 9.6.

 

This might not be the best book to discuss regarding the staple issue, since this book raised a number of questions that only CGC could address. But it's an interesting case, to say the least.

[nik]

It is a beauty, dont know how it graded at a 9.2 in the first place.

[jokersrevenge]

who put the little pacific coast sticker on the first holder?

[jokersrevenge]

and one more question red, what made you decide to resub? I have two or three that I would love to resub......

[Red Hook]

I believe it was Robert Roter of Pacific Comics exchange. The backstory on the collection can be found on Doug Schmell's site.....

 

http://www.pedigreecomics.com/article.php?article_id=5

[Red Hook]

and one more question red, what made you decide to resub? I have two or three that I would love to resub......

 

Not my book.

[Red Hook]

Finally, here's a link to an interesting discussion of staples (man, I gotta' get out more!).

 

 

The disappearing staple thread.....

[FFB]

For those who don't want to read the whole thing, Borock said that a book manufactured before 1980 with one staple can get up to a 9.6 Blue Label grade. This is more or less consistent with what the Overstreet Grading Guide says about missing one staple.

 

Finally, here's a link to an interesting discussion of staples (man, I gotta' get out more!).

 

 

The disappearing staple thread.....