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17 years later...got my GRAIL...SHOWCASE 4

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Ze-man

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Now THAT's a book!

 

Very nice. Congratulations. :golfclap:

 

And you asked what kind of nutter would cut out The Flash from a book?.. a little kid that's who!

 

I like the flash.. I will cut him out.

 

Ze-

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ft88

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Actually I didn't really mean resale, just better eye appeal. Restoration is its own bagaboo but adding the your cover over mine basically hides both defects.

 

Not a sales pitch on my part, but I really do like the aspect of marrying books that need it. Missing centerfolds or pages/coupons out are the classic examples. Try finding a coverless Hulk 181 with nice pages and it'll sell for as much as a Good copy with crappy pages.

 

And the Hulk #2 was it - thanks. I believe there was an Funny Pages with a Centaur on the cover that had a similar problem. Always good for a laugh.

 

And in no way is the your SC 4 in this lower class of books, just interesting for folks who buy ultra low grade.

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Goonchild-migration

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Actually I didn't really mean resale, just better eye appeal. Restoration is its own bagaboo but adding the your cover over mine basically hides both defects.

 

Not a sales pitch on my part, but I really do like the aspect of marrying books that need it. Missing centerfolds or pages/coupons out are the classic examples. Try finding a coverless Hulk 181 with nice pages and it'll sell for as much as a Good copy with crappy pages.

 

And the Hulk #2 was it - thanks. I believe there was an Funny Pages with a Centaur on the cover that had a similar problem. Always good for a laugh.

 

And in no way is the your SC 4 in this lower class of books, just interesting for folks who buy ultra low grade.

 

Its definitely food for thought and your words reinforce my opinion that I was right to go after this copy aggressively.

The kind words and positive response from all you guys sort of doubles the pleasure in owning it.

I know now why its taken me so long to get one...aardvark has been stashing them all :insane:

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Transplant

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Congrats. This books presents so well for its technical grade that restoration was my second thought when I saw it. The first was, wow! A piece like that which reaches the spine affects the book's longevity b/c it's prone to tearing more on the spine. I'm in favor of most resto that is actually conservation. Major congratulations on your acquisition.

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Dark Knight

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Congrats on picking up your grail!!! Makes you feel good inside doesn't it? I remember the time I got my grail (AF #15) years back when I was strictly collecting SA books... I couldn't believe that I actually have a decent copy.. Ahh the memories!

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