Adventures of Superman #500 - Removing cover sticker

[cf02cf03]

If I remove the sticker on the front cover of Adventures of Superman #500:

 

 

so it looks like:

 

 

...and submit it to CGC. Will this affect the grade? Qualified? Or perhaps a note at the top that says "sticker removed?"

[Amadeus Arkham]

Why are you wanting to remove the sticker?

[WordSlinger]

Yes, it will affect the grade (probably pretty significantly since you're removing part of the cover) and it will still get a universal label but it will be noted in the comments that the film is missing

 

 

Edit: I stand corrected, this would get the Qualified label.

[cf02cf03]

I prefer the cover with the sticker removed because it increases signature placement/sketch options. I assume they put a removable sticker on the cover for a reason, I just never understood why.

[Topnotchman]

Qualified

[WordSlinger]

I prefer the cover with the sticker removed because it increases signature placement/sketch options. I assume they put a removable sticker on the cover for a reason, I just never understood why.

 

Jonathan's arm only appears on the film. My guess was it was an attempt to make it semi-transparent to illustrate him "reaching through to the other side" and didn't expect people to want to remove it even though it is very easy to do.

[mschmidt]

Qualified

 

+1

[Topnotchman]

There was flip flopping on this book years ago as I got blue 9.8 platinum with the cling removed. Later that year I got a qualified 9.8. Since than the ruling is qualified.

[Topnotchman]

I was instructed to remove the cling before grading and got 9.8 blue, the first two sales on gpa were mine. They reevaluated later in the year. I was compensated for the book that was qualified as they did not inform me of the change.