Avast, Black Walter! When Susan C first promoted resto (remember the pics of Showcase #4 before and after?) it seemed as if it was really going to take hold in a positive way. But I think others far less skilled than Susan started to give it a bad name. I saw covers glued to spines as 'restored NM', bleed through and much else besides it would have been better not to do.
But as comics age, and prices spiral ever higher, it isnt difficult for me to imagine that it will become - not just acceptable but - the norm.
And I was actually thinking, like Sha, that this auction made it alright to think resto once again. 'If it was good enough for Jon Berk' will enter the lexicon.