Red label question

[AstroTrain]

So I have Wolverine 1-4 all graded with red labels.

#1 9.4

#2 9.4

#3 9.4

#4 8.5

 

I paid $100 for all 4. My question is, is it worth switching them to the newer labels?

[ChrisInBaltimore]

Depends who you talk to. A lot of people think the grading was tighter back at the beginning. There are also people that really like old labels and would want them for that reason alone.

 

There's also some school of thought that books should be regraded because of stuff breaking down or something in the material used to slab the books.

 

Personally, I'd leave 'em.

[Meeklo]

Depends on how OCD the collector is….

[shadroch]

At auction, it seems many people dont know what to make of red labels. I had an X-Men 142 9.2 Red label sell for less than a blue 9.0 in the same auction.

[01TheDude]

I've never seen a red label-- can you post a scan?

[shadroch]

I don't think I have any more. Red Labels were given to Modern Era books for a very short time.

[shadroch]

Red labels can be exchanged for blue labels by paying for the reholder service. No need to get them regraded.

[Ghost Town]

I've never seen a red label-- can you post a scan?

 

[jaybuck43]

I'm sure Shadroch's analysis is spot on. All I know is I tend to pay more for Red/Old Label Blues since they almost always have never been pressed. Thus have a better chance of upgrade with a CPR.

[MediumLover]

I've never seen a red label-- can you post a scan?

 

[Ares]

Red from being soaked in the blood of your victims is allways good

[ImageMask]

I've never seen a red label-- can you post a scan?

 

 

Now that is a book I would leave just like it is.

 

Unless I wanted to sell it. Then CPR 4sure.

[ChrisInBaltimore]

I've never seen a red label-- can you post a scan?

 

 

Now that is a book I would leave just like it is.

 

Unless I wanted to sell it. Then CPR 4sure.

 

Yea I'd love to have that book.

[AstroTrain]

I thought maybe I would be better offer with Blue label over Red label, now I'm realizing that comics and Johnnie Walker aren't vthe same. Maybe red label is cooler.

[01TheDude]

I thought maybe I would be better offer with Blue label over Red label, now I'm realizing that comics and Johnnie Walker aren't vthe same. Maybe red label is cooler.

 

well they aren't making them anymore so there is that

[Brian48]

I don't particularly like the red labels myself. They look out of place when sitting with the rest of my collection. I'm not particularly found of the old labels as well.

 

Here's one of the few in my collection.