Laminated Cover

[Chicago Boy]

Assuming this can't be graded, What color label, etc would this get???

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Picture or scan?

[Chicago Boy]

Sorry Just a hypothetical---if a book was laminated so it couldn't be removed without damaging the book could it be authenticated by CGC? Would it get a purple label (as in reglossed??) Curious as to what people think... Read somewhere that someone thought it would automatically get a .5 (if it was a full book ?)

[Iceman399]

If its the cover I am thinking of (feel free to pm). I inquired about it to the other guys and they said if they lamination couldn't be removed (and based on the cover it couldn't be) than it couldn't be certified.

[Chicago Boy]

Hi Iceman,

 

First off--dig your signature line addition of the video from the TV show! That's cool.

 

I really don't have any specific books that I was looking at per say. I was just thinking about the covers that sold about a half a year ago (AA 16, Marvel Mysteries, Capt Marvel,etc) They were really cool pieces I was just wondering if the new owners would be able to get them certified (I guess the laminate was not removable in any way without damaging the paper)

[Iceman399]

Hi Iceman,

 

First off--dig your signature line addition of the video from the TV show! That's cool.

 

I really don't have any specific books that I was looking at per say. I was just thinking about the covers that sold about a half a year ago (AA 16, Marvel Mysteries, Capt Marvel,etc) They were really cool pieces I was just wondering if the new owners would be able to get them certified (I guess the laminate was not removable in any way without damaging the paper)

 

Thanks when I watched it live I legit stood up in shock and awe. I was interested in the AA16 (which is the one I thought you were talking about). I was told from "Him" that if the laminate couldn't be removed it couldn't be certified (sent him a link to the auction etc). I imagine CGC stance would be the same. I guess its like most say you can feel the paper and differences in it (repo etc), also sure it would be near impossible to properly determine resto.

[jcjames]

 

Cue the Q Project

 

 

[The Kaptain]

I have never seen a laminated cover before. You mean someone removed the cover, laminated it and then re-stapled the laminated cover to the comic?

[The Kaptain]

Cue the Q Project

 

 

From a preservation point of view, that is just ridiculous. You could better preserve those comics by putting them in a Mylar with a Full Back. I doubt the plastic lamination material is archival safe.