Popular Post Professor K Posted September 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 29, 2021 Well I finally got around to re-submitting my restored Tec 36 to CGC. They picked it up today in Sarasota. Walkthrough tier. 13 business days. Going to try my hardest not to look at the grade on the site and just find out when I open the box. Point Five, Chief1332, Larryw7 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Good luck with the grade! Hopefully it can grade the same at the very least . Sure looks better than a 6.0, but restored copies are kinda tricky to grade correctly. Professor K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor K Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 On 9/29/2021 at 2:40 AM, Dark Knight said: Good luck with the grade! Hopefully it can grade the same at the very least . Sure looks better than a 6.0, but restored copies are kinda tricky to grade correctly. Hey Dark, it does look at least to be a 6.0. Corners are pretty sharp which is good but also a concern. Of course I'll post it as soon as I get it back with the Purple label. Dark Knight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Boy Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 On 9/28/2021 at 10:39 PM, Professor K said: Well I finally got around to re-submitting my restored Tec 36 to CGC. They picked it up today in Sarasota. Walkthrough tier. 13 business days. Going to try my hardest not to look at the grade on the site and just find out when I open the box. Beautiful in the holder Professor K and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Professor K Posted October 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) On 9/28/2021 at 11:39 PM, Professor K said: Well I finally got around to re-submitting my restored Tec 36 to CGC. They picked it up today in Sarasota. Walkthrough tier. 13 business days. Going to try my hardest not to look at the grade on the site and just find out when I open the box. It came back today. Detective Comics 36 2/40 D.C. Comics Grader Notes: cleaned color touch on cover cover reinforced light crease right center of front cover breaks color medium stain right top of whole book pieces added cover A-3 spine stress lines cover stain right bottom of whole book stain right top of interior stain top of back cover tear seals cover Conserved Edited October 13, 2021 by Professor K Larryw7, Point Five, mwotka and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadoggy Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Congrats! Looks nice in it's new holder. Without that ugly smear on the back that other fool put on there I thought there was a chance it might get higher but you really can't complain it didn't go lower either! I am sure you have improved it's value just by being in that new holder. I miss my old baby . . . Treat her well . . . Professor K and Gotham Kid 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor K Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 On 10/12/2021 at 11:56 PM, Canadoggy said: Congrats! Looks nice in it's new holder. Without that ugly smear on the back that other fool put on there I thought there was a chance it might get higher but you really can't complain it didn't go lower either! I am sure you have improved it's value just by being in that new holder. I miss my old baby . . . Treat her well . . . Thanks. I was hoping it would have came back a 7.0 , but you're right can't complain that the grade didn't change. It does look much better in the CGC holder. The colors are much better than my scan shows. The only hit I took was a notch lower in page quality. As long as CGC took the time to grade the book and didn't just slap on the same grade I'm fine with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 On 10/12/2021 at 8:56 PM, Canadoggy said: I thought there was a chance it might get higher but you really can't complain it didn't go lower either! It does look much nicer than a 6.0. The grade must be due to interior issues. Larryw7 and Professor K 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 On 10/13/2021 at 10:18 AM, RareHighGrade said: On 10/12/2021 at 8:56 PM, Canadoggy said: I thought there was a chance it might get higher but you really can't complain it didn't go lower either! It does look much nicer than a 6.0. The grade must be due to interior issues. Based upon my experience, I always find that restored books tend to look much nicer than their assigned grades. Not sure if the is due to the possibilty that the graders are also downgrading for the part of the book that has been restored? Especially if the look and feel of that particular part of the book is not as "natural" when you actually have it in hand as compared to an unrestored copy of the same book. On the other hand, I also find that pedigree books often do not present quite as nicely as their assigned grades and makes me wonder if this is because the graders might be a bit intimidated by the pedigree and give the book the benefit of the doubt if in question? ThothAmon and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor K Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) On 10/14/2021 at 5:56 PM, lou_fine said: Based upon my experience, I always find that restored books tend to look much nicer than their assigned grades. Not sure if the is due to the possibilty that the graders are also downgrading for the part of the book that has been restored? Especially if the look and feel of that particular part of the book is not as "natural" when you actually have it in hand as compared to an unrestored copy of the same book. On the other hand, I also find that pedigree books often do not present quite as nicely as their assigned grades and makes me wonder if this is because the graders might be a bit intimidated by the pedigree and give the book the benefit of the doubt if in question? I think all that is true. Edited October 15, 2021 by Professor K shortened Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post D84 Posted November 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2021 ThothAmon, Point Five, duplicatecomics and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 you bought it off ebay ? it was listed there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveb25 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 The insides are my old copy Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D84 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 On 11/9/2021 at 12:30 AM, Gotham Kid said: you bought it off ebay ? it was listed there... Yeah. I asked for several pictures before pulling the trigger. Larryw7 and Gotham Kid 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 (edited) On 11/9/2021 at 12:49 PM, D84 said: Yeah. I asked for several pictures before pulling the trigger. the fc was auctioned off on comiclink in Feb... Edited November 9, 2021 by Gotham Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D84 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 (edited) On 11/9/2021 at 11:59 AM, Gotham Kid said: the fc was auctioned off on comiclink in Feb... I know I overpaid for the book, but it's a keeper. Honestly, I'm glad that the front cover was sold by Comiclink. The whites are so white that before looking closely at the paper and printing, I was concerned it was a reproduction. Thanks for sharing. Do you have an actual link for it? I'm having trouble searching for it. Edited November 9, 2021 by D84 ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Captain Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 On 11/9/2021 at 7:31 PM, D84 said: I know I overpaid for the book, but it's a keeper. Honestly, I'm glad that the front cover was sold by Comiclink. The whites are so white that before looking closely at the paper and printing, I was concerned it was a reproduction. Thanks for sharing. Do you have an actual link for it? I'm having trouble searching for it. The cover is from a Winters book. Those books usually all have bright and strong colors and the book usually has white or ow/ w pages. I wonder why the cover was separated from the book. None of the books were incomplete and the front is apparently in great condition. D84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaydogrules Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 On 11/9/2021 at 9:59 AM, Gotham Kid said: the fc was auctioned off on comiclink in Feb... The front cover ONLY went for nearly $5k?? -J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RareHighGrade Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 There's a very pretty 6.0 Tec 28 coming up in the next Heritage auction. It's been a while since a nice unrestored copy of that issue was available. Detective Comics #28 (DC, 1939) CGC FN 6.0 Off-white to white | LotID #157051 | Heritage Auctions (ha.com) Gotham Kid, lou_fine and Chief1332 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
