Qualified vs Restored

[shadroch]

Would a Silver Age book missing a very common coupon sell for more as a Qualified VF+ or would it be worth Restoring and getting the purple label. I have not seen all that many Qualifieds for sale,so I am deferring to your judgements. Thanks

[blowout]

Qualified's are currently received better than books with restoration. So no, I wouldn't restore the book.

[shadroch]

Any idea on a price ratio between a regular label and a qualified would be? I figure a purple label 8.5 will sell close to the going rates of VGs but can't find many qualified 8.5s Thanks again Bill

[blowout]

I don't have too much data to hand, but one example I can give you is a Qualified copy of Hulk #181 9.2 with missing MVS sold on ebay for around $450 a few months back.

[blowout]

The other thing to remember with Qualified books is they are applied to a wide range of defects and different collectors react differently to each defect.

Some collectors don't mind missing coupons etc and will pay well for a nice copy of a book with this problem. Its all about getting the right collectors to see your book.