Hello. I am a comic book collector from New Jersey.
I have a question and perhaps an inquiry on the price for a repair. (Not a restoration)
I purchased a comic book on e bay last week that was in VF/NM condition. The title is SUPER RARE in that condition and the price I paid for it was.............$599.00 plus tax and shipping. So, figure about $640.00.
The title is WESTWARD HO! (No. 14 in the Classics Illustrated series)
I made a fateful decision (now regretted more than I can say, and that is the classic understaement!) of carefully removing the comic from the bag and board just to examine it. But when I place it back in the bag it seems it got caught near the bottom of the right (front cover) and it chipped. Mind you, the chip is TINY (and I mean TINY) and it is full black from the art in that section of the illustration. I recovered the tiny chip and it is now on the other side of the board. There is also an equally MINUTE tear forming slightly under the chip, which is almost impossible to see. I am wondering what it would cost to get the chip back in its proper spot and have these two microscopic repairs made, and what you would advise me to do. I am NOT planning to sell the book (nor others in my large collection) and will pass then on to my kids. I am a 68 year-old schoolteacher who has so far resisted retirement.
Thank you so much,
Sam Juliano
P. S. Needless to say this blunder has had me losing sleep. This comic is rated 9.0 and as I say is VF/NM. There are absolutely NO OTHER ISSUES, other than the minor imperfections I just explained.