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UUMMM...does She have any sisters?? Both those books are beauties...

Wow this thread was a walk down Memory Lane; References to and appearances by Danny D, Supa, Donut, Banner, Darth, BOC, Greggy, Chrisco, Rickdog, JC etc...just to name a few.

Now THAT is one sweet looking 1.5 Blue label Showcase #4...

That's still a beauty! I loved Heath's work on the Sea Devils. PQ is as mysterious as numerical grading - tough to get a true consensus. I once had a Major Key resubbed and the PQ jumped two spots from Cr/ow to ow/white - go figure...

Well said... Congrats Mark1 and Welcome...

.... nicest copy I'd ever seen........ it's got to be one of my top 5 Western covers.... GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Ditto - that is SWEET...

Now THIS is what I call a walk down memory lane - great collection of 1956er's...

Not really - not much of a risk taker... I think I might just put it up on ebay with a reasonable (Although I can't fathom how to find that out) price and a make an offer. That way I can't lose too much...we'll see. If you're going to go that route why not put it on here in the marketplace for a day or two first. It's such a nice book and a lot of folks are looking for one, and you have a good rep around here as well. You could do the same thing, avoid the eBay fees and the possibility of selling to a dirtbag. Just a thought. And a good thought...I may stick my toe in the water...

It's nice having some Big Brothers on here...

Think of a straight resub that changes the grade from an 8.5 to a 9.0. NOTHING changed but the label, yet the book has jumped in value. And therein lies the point... I guess what I don't understand is that if you have an "expert opinion" and seem to already have made up your mind - why create a thread? Frankly this would be purely gaming the system to artificially inflate the value of the book for resale. Not that I am against it, but it isn't something I would advertise around here either. :shrug: Either way, good luck! "Gaming the system"??? Why would anyone resub any book other than hoping to get a better grade and increase it's value??? It's still the exact same book and if you're not going to sell why bother??? I think that analogy holds up to scrutiny... Plus, CGC changed the game when they decided to no longer consider numerous procedures as restoration. There are probably many sad EP's out there that if resubbed would now be moderate. And what if someone resubs in the hope of just getting a bump in PQ?? Is that gaming the system?? And, NO, i haven't decided just yet...although I may forego the resub and just list it for sale...

Not really - not much of a risk taker... I think I might just put it up on ebay with a reasonable (Although I can't fathom how to find that out) price and a make an offer. That way I can't lose too much...we'll see.

Hear where your coming from, but I have it on Expert opinion that getting a professional grade that deems the book to be "Moderately" restored is significantly better than one that is deemed to be extensively restored for Value Purposes. Since CGC has changed their criteria, swapping out an old Purple label that was EP, (due to some previous repairs that are now considered Conservation) for an a3 (Excellent quality/Moderate resto) ,it might behoove one to take advantage of the situation... In summary, it would be the same book, same resto, same grade, etc., BUT it would now be deemed Moderate resto instead of Extensive. Think of a straight resub that changes the grade from an 8.5 to a 9.0. NOTHING changed but the label, yet the book has jumped in value. And therein lies the point...

Full disclosure, I've spoken to a knowledgeable and respected Board Member about this book and would like to put forward a question to you folks who are particularly knowledgeable about this book. If one wanted to resubmit this book to CGC for the purpose of getting the "New" restoration designation, would it be worth it?? Conceivably, it might come back as an A3 or A4. I say this because the fact that it's graded 8.5 would suggest to me that the work would likely be considered "A". Considering that Tear Seals, Reinforcing and Cleaning are considered Conservation now, the Pieces added and Color Touch would be what is restoration. IF they have to fully regrade the book there's the possibility that tighter standards might reduce the grade, and there's always the possibility of the resto still being considered sufficient for the Extensive designation (5). So, the upside a possible A3 or A4 8.5. Worst case scenario a possible B5 8.0. And it would likely cost $300 or so plus 2 way shipping... What might you do???

DAMN...

last one;

The next four were all purchased in a fairly complete Aquaman run from an E Bay seller in Hawaii about 12/13 years ago...(I had stopped virtually all comic buying by early 1965).

Here are a few of mine...I bought this 11 off the shelf back 1963...

Hep's collection and DocJoes 9.6's are both truly awesome...

I'm guessing that's a decent price (or better) for a 5.0 purple?? I'm also guessing that the C-1 designation (Poor Quality but Slight Quantity) helped the price along. I'm even further guessing that the "new" Restored grading system has further confused the given Value of a restored book?? (6 degrees of resto up to 15 plus 1 conserved).

Wow just an awesome copy of a great cover...

I was gonna post my copy of this but why bother - this is a beauty too...

And lastly, something very different; I always loved to read D T in the Sunday funnies back in the day...

Something different; (even with the big chunk missing the ebay seller graded this as VF- )