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man did this guy get screwed....

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Calidream'n

Calidream'n

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That sucks....an 8.0 with no restoration that still got the purple label!

 

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ChasingKingKirby

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God I love Ebay! Whenever I'm feeling a little off, I can always count on some person_who_is_obnoxiously_self-impressed on ebay to post something like this to cheer me up!!! :roflmao:

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Theagenes

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IMO a book like that with trimming only should be in a GLOD, not a PLOD. Trimming is not restoration - it's destruction. Giving a trimmed book a "restored grade" is doing a diservice to legitimate restorative techniques.

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s-man

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The guy did say it was trimmed to get a better appearance which equals restoration.

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TheAvenger80

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The guy did say it was trimmed to get a better appearance which equals restoration.

 

Which would devalue the book more? A book with a trim but "restored" or treating it as damage? Probably about the same I would think, no?

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s-man

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The guy did say it was trimmed to get a better appearance which equals restoration.

 

Which would devalue the book more? A book with a trim but "restored" or treating it as damage? Probably about the same I would think, no?

 

Probably about the same...I think all things being equal I would rather the GLOD, just because the defect is probably something you knew about to begin with where something like a trim job or press would be really tough to detect if you didn't know what to look for and you submitted the book. (And yes, I added the word P R E S S to this thread...so let the beatings commence!! lol )

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Marvelfangirl

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I couldn't tell if the top got trimmed or not,and how is trimming a book restoration? (shrug)
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slym2none

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I couldn't tell if the top got trimmed or not,and how is trimming a book restoration? (shrug)

 

Well, it's not restoration - it's destruction.

 

Let's say you have an otherwise nice Silver Age book (about a 9.2) but it has some overhang on the cover that got bent enough in it's life that it's cracked, breaks colour, and possibly has a chip out at the corner. That issue would NOT grade at 9.2. Now, take a razor blade (or whatever) and cut that out, making the top look nice and neat again. Now, the book looks like a GREAT 9.4 - but it's not. And anyone selling it that way without disclosure would be pummeled on this website mercilessly (see: Robojo33.)

 

Cutting a comic book, for any reason, is NOT looked upon highly by anyone but scammers trying to sell a book as better than it originally was.

 

I hope this helps your understanding a bit.

 

 

 

-slym

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