About that restored Justice League of America 1 I thought had a photo copied cover 2 2

[ninanina]

Looks like I had it wrong all the time. The seller had the comic CGC'd after he accepted the return and it came back 6.0 restored. Huge mistake on my part.

I felt the cover was a photo copy only because:

a) paper used on the cover felt thinner

b) lack of gloss on the cover

Also, there was a 3rd and 4th staple attaching the cover to the rest of the comic. I always believed this to be a symptom of a married cover. I always thought when a comic was properly restored, as part of the restoration, the original staples should be used. 

I would be very interested in a few of you chiming in on this. 

I'm still happy the book isn't in my collection as it just didn't feel right...lesson learned. 

 

[theCapraAegagrus]

Considering that the restoration notes "cleaned", I wonder if that process affected the cover's look/feel.

[ninanina]

That's precisely what the seller said...so I'd have to say yes. 

[djzombi]

On 3/1/2022 at 7:20 AM, theCapraAegagrus said:

Considering that the restoration notes "cleaned", I wonder if that process affected the cover's look/feel.

Yeah, I recently bought online my first Silver Age book that was advertised as "Cleaned/Pressed," and I was VERY disappointed with how the colors and paper quality looked in person.  
I don't feel right having it in my collection and may replace it.  It looks...wrong.  Is this common for cleaning, or symptomatic of cleaning done improperly?  

[theCapraAegagrus]

On 3/9/2022 at 8:02 PM, djzombi said:

Is this common for cleaning, or symptomatic of cleaning done improperly?  

Good question. I'm not too familiar with the expected results for restorative cleaning, though.

[Drake Dragoon]

This is why you send precious books to a professional and cough up the extra money to have it cleaned and pressed properly. Too many people are watching YouTube videos on how to 'clean' a comic book with improper methods. Everyone thinks they're a pro after watching a video.

Luckily, after more people destroy these old books, our precious copies get more and more rare =P

[djzombi]

On 3/10/2022 at 6:43 PM, Pancakes! said:

How about not pressing it at all?  

And I assume here "cleaned" doesn't mean dry cleaned, more like aqueous or chemical.

Speaking for myself, I meant dry cleaned.  

[Yorick]

Is that a blue label?

[skypinkblu]

On 3/10/2022 at 8:46 PM, Yorick said:

Is that a blue label?

Looks blue on my computer too, I was wondering if it was an error ...because the other colors look plausible.

[steveinthecity]

On 3/10/2022 at 6:24 PM, skypinkblu said:

Looks blue on my computer too, I was wondering if it was an error ...because the other colors look plausible.

I was seeing blue as well, but since the OP didn’t mention it I figured it was some discoloration effect from the scan.

[Lazyboy]

On 3/10/2022 at 6:39 PM, djzombi said:

Speaking for myself, I meant dry cleaned.  

Not relevant here. This book and, undoubtedly, the one that disappointed you were more than just dry cleaned.

[djzombi]

On 3/10/2022 at 9:28 PM, Lazyboy said:

Not relevant here. This book and, undoubtedly, the one that disappointed you were more than just dry cleaned.

I assumed mine was only dry cleaned, as it was literally like a $30 book.  Who would spend cash on a chemical restoration and then sell it for $30, including shipping?  

[steveinthecity]

On 3/10/2022 at 6:31 PM, djzombi said:

I assumed mine was only dry cleaned, as it was literally like a $30 book.  Who would spend cash on a chemical restoration and then sell it for $30, including shipping?  

Practice book possibly?

[djzombi]

oof.  

I do suppose that is possible.  

[Lazyboy]

On 3/10/2022 at 8:31 PM, djzombi said:

I assumed mine was only dry cleaned, as it was literally like a $30 book.  Who would spend cash on a chemical restoration and then sell it for $30, including shipping?  

Why would a $30 SA book even be worth pressing? I suppose it's technically possible to up dry cleaning so badly that it ruins the book, but . I guess it's also possible that it was pressed by an amateur insufficiently_thoughtful_person and that's what messed it up.