DD #2 with tape on the back cover. What would you do? 1 1

[AmbassadorSlip]

Grade as is? And what do you think I should do/have done, to this book to get the highest sale value I can?

[theCapraAegagrus]

I'd grade it as-is. 2.0 IMO.

[Galen130]

Agree...and agree. 

 

[AmbassadorSlip]

Press and clean?

[oldrover]

Sell it and buy a higher graded copy. 

[Galen130]

4 minutes ago, AmbassadorSlip said:

Press and clean?

Not me.  I was agreeing with Capra.  Leave it be...and 2.0.  IMO as well. 

[AmbassadorSlip]

8 minutes ago, Galen130 said:

Not me.  I was agreeing with Capra.  Leave it be...and 2.0.  IMO as well. 

Are you saying you'd leave it raw? Or slab it but not press and clean?

[Galen130]

1 minute ago, AmbassadorSlip said:

Are you saying you'd leave it raw? Or slab it but not press and clean?

Don't clean/press.  2.0 grade...IMO.

[Deadpoolica]

2.5

[William-James88]

Between 2.0 and 2.5. The biggest flaw is the tear in the back so cleaning and pressing wont get rid of it. It's also a bigger detractor from the grade than the tape (which would be allowed at a 4.0 grade). This is an example of a comic that just can't be made more valuable.

I would not slab it since such a flaw makes it easy for most to agree on what grade it is. As you can see, there is very little variation on the grades we are giving it.

[comicginger1789]

Sell raw as I fear pressing, cleaning and grading will not yield enough if any profit. You could put $50 in it to only get $40 extra on the back end. 

[AmbassadorSlip]

Since it is a #2, I don't think I'm slabbing it, but I am sending comics to get cleaned and pressed, and I will have this one cleaned. Particularly, I will have them remove the one piece of tape that is still on it, and remove any glue from where the other piece had been. I want it to be preserved, it's still a number 2.