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How did this happen?

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DiceX

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It's allowed in a GA book if it's only a dot or two.

From what I understand, they had to make this allowance to keep so many Church books from getting purple labels.

 

But I might be wrong. I'm sure someone will be along soon to correct me if I am.

 

 

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Comicopolis

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It's allowed in a GA book if it's only a dot or two.

From what I understand, they had to make this allowance to keep so many Church books from getting purple labels.

 

But I might be wrong. I'm sure someone will be along soon to correct me if I am.

 

 

If that's true doh!

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shadroch

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For reasons I don't understand, CGC treats GA books differently from SA or later books. Its their bat, their ball. They make their own rules.

I agree with Overstreet that age should not factor into condition. IF CT is restoration on a SA book, it should be restoration on any book.

My thinking is that the owner of a high dollar GA book wouldn't slab it if it were to get a PLOD so CGC would rather get the bucks from slabbibg it than worry about being consistent.

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Ditch Fahrenheit

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We were just discussing this recently.

 

This thread should answer your questions:

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=5681388&fpart=1

 

This is the more recent discussion.

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=6010502#Post6010502

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ComicConnoisseur

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It's allowed in a GA book if it's only a dot or two.

From what I understand, they had to make this allowance to keep so many Church books from getting purple labels.

 

 

 

I wondered how that happened if Edgar Church`s comics went right to Chuck of Mile High?

What happened did a bunch of dealers do some restoring after Chuck? hm

 

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EwanUK

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It is a daft and inconsistent rule

 

I have a silver age key... it says on the label, I quote, "small amount of color touch on cover"

 

the label is purple

 

Apparent Slight (P)

 

WHY ???????

 

please define -

 

"very"

"small"

"restored"

 

Why is the age of the book relevant?

 

 

 

 

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DrWatson

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How did this happen?

 

I'll tell you how it happened. Someone who has been a board member since 2007 and knows exactly why that book is sitting in a blue label thought he would stir some mess by starting a thread and pretending to be innocent while hoping to incite a brouhaha.

 

That's how it happened.

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8milemax

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How did this happen?

 

I'll tell you how it happened. Someone who has been a board member since 2007 and knows exactly why that book is sitting in a blue label thought he would stir some mess by starting a thread and pretending to be innocent while hoping to incite a brouhaha.

 

That's how it happened.

 

Wrong! I myself have never saw this before, I have seen glue and tape in a blue label but not color touch.

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shadroch

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It's allowed in a GA book if it's only a dot or two.

From what I understand, they had to make this allowance to keep so many Church books from getting purple labels.

 

 

 

I wondered how that happened if Edgar Church`s comics went right to Chuck of Mile High?

What happened did a bunch of dealers do some restoring after Chuck? hm

 

 

 

 

 

Color Touch and just about any form of restoration was popular and very accepted pre-CGC. It wasn't unusual to see a dealer buy a book at a show, use a sharpie to fill in a crease and put the book up for sale.

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ComicConnoisseur

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It's allowed in a GA book if it's only a dot or two.

From what I understand, they had to make this allowance to keep so many Church books from getting purple labels.

 

 

 

I wondered how that happened if Edgar Church`s comics went right to Chuck of Mile High?

What happened did a bunch of dealers do some restoring after Chuck? hm

 

 

 

 

 

Color Touch and just about any form of restoration was popular and very accepted pre-CGC. It wasn't unusual to see a dealer buy a book at a show, use a sharpie to fill in a crease and put the book up for sale.

 

Agreed, but these were the freakin legendary Mile Highs! The greatest pedigree comics known to man! What were these people thinking?

Answer was probally greed! They touched up some of the best comic books of all-time to get a few extra bucks! I guess they were not visionaires, and didn`t see the historical importance. (shrug)

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shadroch

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It's allowed in a GA book if it's only a dot or two.

From what I understand, they had to make this allowance to keep so many Church books from getting purple labels.

 

 

 

I wondered how that happened if Edgar Church`s comics went right to Chuck of Mile High?

What happened did a bunch of dealers do some restoring after Chuck? hm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color Touch and just about any form of restoration was popular and very accepted pre-CGC. It wasn't unusual to see a dealer buy a book at a show, use a sharpie to fill in a crease and put the book up for sale.

 

Agreed, but these were the freakin legendary Mile Highs! The greatest pedigree comics known to man! What were these people thinking?

Answer was probally greed! They touched up some of the best comic books of all-time to get a few extra bucks! I guess they were not visionaires, and didn`t see the historical importance. (shrug)

 

 

People lose perspective on this site but the vast majority of comic readers don't give a hoot about pedigrees.

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mschmidt

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How did this happen?

 

I'll tell you how it happened. Someone who has been a board member since 2007 and knows exactly why that book is sitting in a blue label thought he would stir some mess by starting a thread and pretending to be innocent while hoping to incite a brouhaha.

 

That's how it happened.

 

Wrong! I myself have never saw this before, I have seen glue and tape in a blue label but not color touch.

 

Read the back of the CGC label :gossip:

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8milemax

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How did this happen?

 

I'll tell you how it happened. Someone who has been a board member since 2007 and knows exactly why that book is sitting in a blue label thought he would stir some mess by starting a thread and pretending to be innocent while hoping to incite a brouhaha.

 

That's how it happened.

 

Wrong! I myself have never saw this before, I have seen glue and tape in a blue label but not color touch.

 

Read the back of the CGC label :gossip:

I never bothered until now :tonofbricks:

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