Thread Name: PRICE CLIP From: goodbooks at webtv.net (JOSEPH HILL) Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:38:27 GMT A Fine Dust Jacket with price clip. A VG Jacket with no price clip. Of the above, the one you would want for your collection? I asked Henry this question,he says"six of one and half a dozen of the other." If a Fine jacket is price clipped,does this lower the jacket to a VG copy? ------------------------------------- From: kamins at modernlib.com (Scot Kamins) Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 09:49:59 -0700 I think it depends on the severity of the clip. If the clip is clean along the dotted line, I'd take the Fine copy, reducing the rating to Fine Minus (which rating is a little silly, to be sure). If the clip is severe or ragged, I'd take the VG copy -- again, depending on how the copy really looked. ------------------------------------- From: kamins at modernlib.com (Scot Kamins) Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 09:58:03 -0700 And actually, this would be "Price-clipped, else Fine" On Jun 4, 2012, at 9:49 AM, Scot Kamins wrote: ------------------------------------- From: brianlemasters at gmail.com (Brian LeMasters) Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:35:29 -0500 Also depends on the title, for me. I have passed up a few fine copies because of clipped jackets or markings in the book. I usually prefer to look for the better copy around the corner. Of course, this is why my collection grows so slowly - and I am fine with that. Brian ------------------------------------- From: charles.graham at dominican.edu (Graham, Charles) Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 11:03:39 -0700 I like to have the price since it helps to date that particular copy. If given the choice, however, I would opt for the fine copy, as they are getting harder to find, and price clips are so common. I agree with Scott about neatness. Most of my jackets have the price clipped neatly with scissors, some are torn off. A tear looks pretty sloppy, so that might be a deal breaker. A similar topic- what do people think about inscriptions for birthdays, Christmas, graduations, etc. with a date (or not)? Would that downgrade an otherwise fine copy? I myself like to see a book's provenance, as long as it is not heavily marked. Marked copies are, of course, usually a deal breaker. Chuck Graham Mail Services Coordinator Dominican University of California ------------------------------------- From: dchock7 at aol.com (dchock7 at aol.com) Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 18:04:12 -0400 (EDT) Joe, To me a price clip is fairly important. Plus, you sometimes need the price to date the DJ. For example, the 1969 first of Joyce's Dubliners. The first DJ has a $2.45 price, not $2.95. If the price is clipped, you can't determine if the DJ is the correct one for the first. Pete ------------------------------------- From: zebradlj at yahoo.com (Darrell Johnson) Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 11:11:29 -0700 (PDT) ML'ers, I think books ought to come with a blank page in the front so people could state "this is my book!"? I don't mind a bit of provenance at all.? People should want to put inscriptions in when the book is a gift.? I think it would be cool if every book had a list of previous oweners and when they owned them. Darrell ------------------------------------- From: goodbooks at webtv.net (JOSEPH HILL) Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:27:08 GMT Why then not add a few more blank pages to submit your own review of said book? -------------------------------------