date stamps,nostalgia,or annoyance?

[silveragejedi]

just wanted to get a few opinions on this.i saw a book i was thinking of buying but it had a date stamp on the cover which i thought was kind of cool,but i know it hurts the value of the book.so my question is would you,or would you not buy a book just because of the date stamp?

[fantastic_four]

Annoyance...I avoid them.

[ArAich]

Some people detest them...such as me...but if the book is exceptional I will consider adding it to my collection...I purchased a "Dagar" with a neat date stamp on it mostly because they are somewhat difficult to find in high grade...

 

Povertyrow on the other hand prefers date stamps as it is a bit of historical record of that particular book...

 

Bottom line....some people will pay more for a date stamp while others would rather pass until another "clean" copy comes around...

[greggy]

Some people detest them...such as me...but if the book is exceptional I will consider adding it to my collection...I purchased a "Dagar" with a neat date stamp on it mostly because they are somewhat difficult to find in high grade...

 

Povertyrow on the other hand prefers date stamps as it is a bit of historical record of that particular book...

 

Bottom line....some people will pay more for a date stamp while others would rather pass until another "clean" copy comes around...

Date stamp hater!

[ArAich]

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[sfilosa]

I would say a date stamp reduces the value of the book if it is mid Silver-Age or newer book. Most of these books are not rare and some people will "pass" on the book because of the date stamp.

 

Golden-Age to early Silver-Age books are a different story. Many are hard to get, so people can't always "pass" on these books because of a date stamp.

 

So if the book is tough to get, unless the date stamp is in a terrible spot, I would buy the book.

[PovertyRow]

just wanted to get a few opinions on this.i saw a book i was thinking of buying but it had a date stamp on the cover which i thought was kind of cool,but i know it hurts the value of the book.so my question is would you,or would you not buy a book just because of the date stamp?

 

Well it hurts the value for some collectors but not for others. As Ara said, I love 'em.

[seank]

I don't mind date stamps on Golden Age and early Silver age books as long as they're not placed in an obnoxious spot (like across Batman's face). If they're present, I think it's neat to see when and sometimes were the book was retailed. I think maybe a "cool date stamp" thread is in order...

[PovertyRow]

as long as they're not placed in an obnoxious spot (like across Batman's face).

 

I agree. I have long maintained that smaller, well placed date stamps are what I prefer.

[blowout]

Bottom line....some people will pay more for a date stamp while others would rather pass until another "clean" copy comes around...

 

I don't think anyone would actually pay MORE for a book with a date stamp. Maybe for a pedigree book that happened to have a date stamp, but not because of it.

[PovertyRow]

Bottom line....some people will pay more for a date stamp while others would rather pass until another "clean" copy comes around...

 

I don't think anyone would actually pay MORE for a book with a date stamp. Maybe for a pedigree book that happened to have a date stamp, but not because of it.

 

Yes - do not think I will pay extra for a date stamp. But I will buy a book with one or without one.

[murph0]

Yeah, I'd have a hard time believing someone would pay more for a book with a date stamp. I would probably pay more for a book WITHOUT a date stamp, but I'd guess that the opposite isn't very likely.

The only time I'd allow for a date stamp is if it was on a Golden Age book and not in conflict with the cover art. For everything else, no date stamps period.

 

Brian

[Mushroom]

I collect Bethlehem so obviously I love big red ones.