Nschenks Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) Just got this book and not sure what to make of this staple tear: appears the staple shifted and caused a slight tear as a result, but the staple itself feels really tight—it doesn’t shift at all when I try to shimmy it to see if it’s loose. Interior pages don’t seem to be torn, and nothing seems remotely loose. Honestly feels like the book hadn't even been opened. Just wondering if this could be a manufacturing thing, since the staple is otherwise tight? Book doesn’t appear to have been pressed, either, and it is otherwise a really, really nice copy. Curious what y’all think! Edited January 22 by Nsschenks Added interior pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Regardless of how it happened, I'd be very careful when handling this book to keep those tears from getting any worse... Nschenks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nschenks Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 (edited) On 1/22/2024 at 6:23 PM, The Lions Den said: Regardless of how it happened, I'd be very careful when handling this book to keep those tears from getting any worse... For sure! Only opened the pages as far as I was comfortable with--the binding is really tight anyway, so I wasn't gonna push my luck. A little bit of a bummer even if is manufacturing, as this is otherwise the best raw copy I've seen of this book, direct or newsstand. Def won't be taking it out of the bag again though--I just document all the books I buy for my own records before I re-bag them.Will probably still get it graded just out of curiosity how CGC handles it, but I'm kinda unsure about whether it's even safe to press. I imagine my presser would take this into consideration though (I'd hope!). Edited January 22 by Nsschenks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 On 1/22/2024 at 6:35 PM, Nsschenks said: For sure! Only opened the pages as far as I was comfortable with--the binding is really tight anyway, so I wasn't gonna push my luck. A little bit of a bummer even if is manufacturing, as this is otherwise the best raw copy I've seen of this book, direct or newsstand. Def won't be taking it out of the bag again though--I just document all the books I buy for my own records before I re-bag them.Will probably still get it graded just out of curiosity how CGC handles it, but I'm kinda unsure about whether it's even safe to press. I imagine my presser would take this into consideration though (I'd hope!). I think your concerns are valid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
