Bomber-Bob

I'm confused by the pricing. Is Friday Night admission only with a VIP ticket for 35.00 ?

It is a helpful page but it only describes how CGC assigns the Quality and Quantity scale, like C-1, etc. Outsode of the restoration, nothing is discussed or explained how the grade of the book is assigned. Rover and I may be in agreement, but it seems we have a different viewpoint as to grade. I think the restoration is not ignored but held against the grade. You have a crease covered by CT, the crease counts against the grade, it is not ignored. In any case, it doesn't matter but the OP asked.

Then I must have gotten screwed on my restored books because they were not graded on how they looked. Here's an example of a book I still have. Can you honestly say it looks like a 5.5 ? If they graded it on how it 'looks' this would have been a 9.4. It doesn't work that way.

I'm as confused as anybody on the grading for a Restored. Years ago, I inquired on the grade of a Restored book and I was told the book is not graded by what it looks like. I remember I had a tear seal on the spine. I was told the grade reflected the fact that the tear seal was there, doesn't matter that it was sealed. You can't cover up a flaw and expect the flaw to be absent from the grade. I may wrong but this is what I was told. However, as with all things CGC, they can do whatever they want, on any given day.

I do think most seem to over analyze the situation. When assigning a value for a CGC submission just put the value you are comfortable with, regardless if it's pre grade raw or post grade slabbed. CGC is very lenient about it. They do not nick pick the value, and only occasionally assign a bump. CGC does not pay for the nsurance, you pay. You have to consider that fact when assigning a value you are comfortable with. I've said it before, getting a post grade bump from CGC is a good thing. Embrace it and enjoy !

UNless CGC has changed their policy on a review, if they do regrade it, you are charged a regrading fee. In my experience, the fee was one tier below the original submission.

I'm not sure this is true or maybe but I'm not clear on what you are saying. . Unlike the Green Qualified Labe, where the flaw is ignored in the grade, I thought the Restored Purple Label will have the flaws included in the grade. Let's say you have a subscription crease with CT. The CT is noted on the label and the subscription crease is counted against the grade.

Greg is one of my favorite dealers. There's no reason to call him out on this book. I would simply pass on it and move on. No biggie.

Also, I don't like the looks of the '11/13' in the title. The ink looks very faded, possible from an aggresive press or hydration. I would pass.

I agree with your comments on the 'cool' factor, however, the key word here is 'genuine'. For a dealer to simply say the bottom staple is missing leads me to be very suspect on what is going on. I do not get a warm and fussy that it is a genuine manufacturing error.

Without more clarity, I would not even consider buying this book. If the dealer's exact words are 'the bottom staple is missing', this would imply it was removed. If he said it was manufactured without a bottom staple, that is a better scenario. If your intent is to buy the book for submission to CGC, you are running a risk as to how CGC will view the situation. In any case, I would not pay a 9.6 valuation.

Quote from Harshen Patel .............. 'CGC provides its message boards as a service to the comic book collecting community. Although we value an open forum where users can discuss issues that affect the hobby, we will not allow our message boards to be used to promote our competitors. Several recent posts have done this and have been pulled. Going forward, we will pull any posts that violate this policy and may also choose to suspend or ban the poster.'

Matt still works there as well as Chris Friessen. Harshen has commented here that they will not tolerate advocating competitors here. I do agree a recomendation is fine, however, all too often the discussion turns into a Kudo thread which I don't think is approriate. Who the heck are you ? Some banished Boardie that grabbed a new account.

Why have you done 10 reholders ? If the book is fine in the current holder, leave it be. SCS usually happens from a rough shipping experience. Why risk additional shipments that are not necessary.

Yes, My wife and I usually try to go to the all night flea market. It's not really all night anymore but it's still a lot of fun. To be honest, I generally don't see many comics. Some, but far from 'tons'. Didn't know you are in the area. I'm in Downers Grove

Guido runs the best shop around. He can turn your books over quicker than anyone. Here's an example of his work. He's the best !!!!

Look, like anything else people have their favorites and opinions will vary. Please be respectful of the fact that these Boards are run by CGC, which has their own pressing service with some notable names in the hobby. While I'm sure some fan boys will jump in with praise for their favorites, these type of discussions are not really appropriate.

Good insight. I can't believe you have never experienced SCS. You must be a rookie ! LOL.

No, I have not personally scraped off any glue. I firmly believe that CGC will give the nod to a book that CCS has worked on. I think it's safer sending it to them.

I would suggest getting a Collector's Insurance plan through the company CollectInsure for your collection. You can buy blanket coverage and you only need to schedule individual books in excess of 20,000 (it was raised from 5K last year so I'm not sure of the new amount). If you ship using Fedex with Signature Confirmation your book will be covered for the 20K = you do not have to purchase insurance from CGC or the USPS. Not only is this more convenient, it will save you a lot of money on your shipments. I would think you can purchase an Insurance plan and use it for shipping your book in a matter of days.

SCS stands for Shaken Comic Syndrome, a condition where the book suffers damage inside the inner well from movement. Nothing to do with Newton Rings.