jokiing

Good logic with all opinions.... Thanks!... Not making it easy... but I'm leaning towards Bomber-Bob's advice....

Thanks guys, for the advice.... I'm old school and was mainly collecting in the early 70's thru late 90's.... so the process of slabbing comics is a somewhat new concept. It is a tough call whether or not to have it graded. My initial thought was to sell it raw. One of the lowest slabbed copies that I saw sold on ebay was a 3.5 for $480. Any ideas what range CGC could grade my copy? That's the few hundred dollar question.... Taking the stain and cost of slabbing into consideration I'm thinking a raw sale might be my best option....

Is it really worth getting professionally graded? As Bomber-Bob mentioned, it is a key book with value, but with the damage being so obvious, what would be the advantage? If the book was rare and not easily found with a high grade I would not hesitate to have it graded. I'm not arguing against having the comic graded, I just don't have enough experience, regarding pro grading, to know what would be the upside to doing so.

Paper is flat, no ripples.... not sure what stained it.... and interior pages appear unaffected. Overall, in pretty good condition. Just out of curiosity, how much of an investment am I looking at to have it cleaned and pressed? ...and as a restoration, how does that affect it's overall value?

Considering that the stain on the front cover is minimal and there is no other damage I think you make a good point. For what it is, not worth the expense to end up with a restored book. Thanks.

Water stain affecting edge of front and back cover. Internal pages not affected. Pages and cover are flat. Is this something that can be fixed? Thanks, Joe