Harbinger Coupon Question

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 7:05:33 am

I'm sure this has been talked about before, but my search for the topic was not fruitful. So if you can provide a link, cool or feel free to re-hash if you fancy.

I picked up a run of the pre-unity Harbingers this weekend. #1, 3, 4, 5, 6 all had the coupons and card intact. #2 had neither and didn't even have the little piece of white paper from cutting out the coupon or card anywhere! It is obvious that these books came from the same collection. So cutting out only #2, when all the other Harbies and Magnuses all had the coupons and cards.

Were the coupon/card sheets stapled in the books or did they fall out easily? This is the first book I've run into like this. I've seen lots of cut-outs, but this one is either a "fall out" or never had one to begin with?

Any info would be appreciated as usual.

betterthanezra · Post by **betterthanezra** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 7:14:53 am

I have actually ran into both some were bound by staple and others were inbetween and easily pullable(

) much like Amazing SM #237 first Hobgoblin with the tattoo situation.

but I haven't bought one that didn't have something there cut is more common on the many issues I have if they came like that.
don't know if that helps.

-Brian

SolarFan777 · Post by **SolarFan777** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 7:30:46 am

I sent all my coupons in to get my pink zero issue and I remember removing the whole piece of cardboard from the staple. It wasn't too hard so maybe that's what happened. They look like they were never there.

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 7:33:01 am

Cool!

Another question: Does anyone know if CGC differentiates in terms of the 3 staple Harby 1 vs. the 2 staple copies? Does the third staple lead to lower grades?

Thanks again.

wrunow · Post by **wrunow** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:05:05 am

SolarFan777 wrote:I sent all my coupons in to get my pink zero issue and I remember removing the whole piece of cardboard from the staple. It wasn't too hard so maybe that's what happened. They look like they were never there.

I recently was checking my pre unity's a little and came across my couponless Harby's that I also sent in, I believe I sent in 3 sets at the time. I remember that some were not stapled in directly, some were, and some just caught an edge of a staple. Some of my white cards (from the other side) are loose and some are not.

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 12:27:44 pm

400yrs wrote:Cool!

Another question: Does anyone know if CGC differentiates in terms of the 3 staple Harby 1 vs. the 2 staple copies? Does the third staple lead to lower grades?

Thanks again.

CGC doesn't list anything related to the staple. When I sent 2 Harbinger #1's one had 2 staples and one had 3. I got a CGC 9.8 and a CGC 9.6.

Technique · Post by **Technique** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 12:40:44 pm

x-omatic wrote:
400yrs wrote:Cool!

Another question: Does anyone know if CGC differentiates in terms of the 3 staple Harby 1 vs. the 2 staple copies? Does the third staple lead to lower grades?

Thanks again.
CGC doesn't list anything related to the staple. When I sent 2 Harbinger #1's one had 2 staples and one had 3. I got a CGC 9.8 and a CGC 9.6.

Ah, so you're saying that they downgraded by 0.2 because of the extra staple. That's good to know

Peter Parker · Post by **Peter Parker** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 1:03:30 pm

betterthanezra wrote:I have actually ran into both some were bound by staple and others were inbetween and easily pullable( ) much like Amazing SM #237 first Hobgoblin with the tattoo situation.

but I haven't bought one that didn't have something there cut is more common on the many issues I have if they came like that.
don't know if that helps.

-Brian

Just to be factually accurate...1st Hobby was ASM# 238!

whetteon · Post by **whetteon** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 1:49:45 pm

Peter Parker wrote:
betterthanezra wrote:I have actually ran into both some were bound by staple and others were inbetween and easily pullable( ) much like Amazing SM #237 first Hobgoblin with the tattoo situation.

but I haven't bought one that didn't have something there cut is more common on the many issues I have if they came like that.
don't know if that helps.

-Brian
Just to be factually accurate...1st Hobby was ASM# 238!

I was thinking about posting the same thing in regards to the ASM #238 but I realized I was being anal so I didn't. Glad I'm not the only one who thought about doing this.

greg · Post by **greg** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 1:54:37 pm

I almost edited his original post just to fix the problem before needing to discuss it.

betterthanezra · Post by **betterthanezra** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:14:33 pm

whetteon wrote:
Peter Parker wrote:
betterthanezra wrote:I have actually ran into both some were bound by staple and others were inbetween and easily pullable( ) much like Amazing SM #237 first Hobgoblin with the tattoo situation.

but I haven't bought one that didn't have something there cut is more common on the many issues I have if they came like that.
don't know if that helps.

-Brian
Just to be factually accurate...1st Hobby was ASM# 238!
I was thinking about posting the same thing in regards to the ASM #238 but I realized I was being anal so I didn't. Glad I'm not the only one who thought about doing this.

I was up like 26 hours in a row when I wrote that....and while I was at work under a house crawling around it hit me ASM #238

I knew you guy's would *SKREE* me on it

-Brian