toro Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 I have this X-Men #6 and it has two extra Staples (no acetate) in the second half of the book. Do those look like they were done during production or after? They don't serve any purpose as the other staples are in tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 On 8/31/2022 at 7:32 AM, toro said: I have this X-Men #6 and it has two extra Staples (no acetate) in the second half of the book. Do those look like they were done during production or after? They don't serve any purpose as the other staples are in tight. I would assume that it was stapled without the cover, noticed, and then stapled correctly. silverseeker, The Lions Den, MAR1979 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toro Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 On 8/31/2022 at 7:54 AM, theCapraAegagrus said: I would assume that it was stapled without the cover, noticed, and then stapled correctly. Thanks, I am going to have it graded, but I don't want to get a green label because of two extra staples. It won't be a high grade as it does have a subscription crease in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 On 8/31/2022 at 10:12 AM, toro said: Thanks, I am going to have it graded, but I don't want to get a green label because of two extra staples. It won't be a high grade as it does have a subscription crease in it. I don't think you need to be concerned about getting a green label... toro, grendelbo and silverseeker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverseeker Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 On 8/31/2022 at 7:43 AM, The Lions Den said: I don't think you need to be concerned about getting a green label... I totally agree with this, and bought a Strange Tales #104 CGC 7.0 last year that was exactly like this book...four sets of staples on the inside but only two visible along the spine. This was not noted in the graders notes, and the only way I found out about the extra staples is when I cracked the book out to read it... The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Looks like part of the manufacturing process. Likely a coverless reject copy that had a cover attached to it so the publisher could fulfill their quota. The cover has no extra staple holes so it makes sense. thescrod and The Lions Den 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engr62 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 On 8/31/2022 at 7:32 AM, toro said: I have this X-Men #6 and it has two extra Staples (no acetate) in the second half of the book. Do those look like they were done during production or after? They don't serve any purpose as the other staples are in tight. That is almost surely a married cover. Techmate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toro Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 10/18/2022 at 4:11 PM, Engr62 said: That is almost surely a married cover. It got graded as a 4.5, but it didn't mention the extra staples. Only thing in notes was: Grader Notes:light spine stress lines to cover moderate creasing to cover grendelbo, silverseeker and Sigur Ros 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverseeker Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 10/19/2022 at 8:01 AM, toro said: It got graded as a 4.5, but it didn't mention the extra staples. Only thing in notes was: Grader Notes:light spine stress lines to cover moderate creasing to cover I think CGC should mention this type of thing in the notes, but I may be in the minority... The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 On 10/19/2022 at 11:01 AM, toro said: It got graded as a 4.5, but it didn't mention the extra staples. Only thing in notes was: Grader Notes:light spine stress lines to cover moderate creasing to cover Extra staples aren't as uncommon as you may think. And I'm assuming this was a blue universal label..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toro Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 On 10/24/2022 at 11:57 AM, The Lions Den said: Extra staples aren't as uncommon as you may think. And I'm assuming this was a blue universal label..? Yes, it is Blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 On 10/24/2022 at 6:26 PM, toro said: Yes, it is Blue Then the graders didn't think the cover was married---that usually results in a green label from CGC. And while the extra staples should have been noted, with a grade of 4.5 it likely wasn't considered a big deal. thescrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
