pbirch Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 I have an Incredible Hulk 181 that is CGC graded at 4.0 due to missing stamp. Today I found that stamp! What are my options? Get it regraded? Unsure how to proceed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 But the stamp is still cut out. I believe they won't encapsulate detached pieces from the cover. Not sure about inside, but I don't think it helps anyway. You didn't give us photos, but a clipped MVS always gets a green label as far as I know, so the missing stamp doesn't factor into the grade. A 4.0 tells me there are a number of defects, so the clipping isn't the biggest issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulksdaddy1 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Is it the original stamp to the book? If so, I wonder what they would do if you taped it back in? Can't see how that's different than any other tape on a book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidShredder Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 On 4/18/2023 at 9:40 PM, Hulksdaddy1 said: taped it back in? Yes, this is an interesting question. People reattach covers and wraps that separate. I suspect if they taped it back in well, CGC would allow it to stay in the book. But like scburdet said, this is a 4.0. It's probably not going to help the grade any. I'm more curious about a higher grade copy. If you reattached it well, would they just treat it as a large tear? Would it get a restored label? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divad Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Have Matt Nelson & Co. graft it back in . . . SolidShredder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Including an image of your CGC certified/encapsulated book (which includes the CGC label) in this thread or your original PGM thread from this past October (or both) would be helpful and much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalehamblin Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Do you still get the blue label when missing the stamp? And if it’s put back in would you not get a green label? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidShredder Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 On 4/19/2023 at 3:40 AM, Dalehamblin said: Do you still get the blue label when missing the stamp? And if it’s put back in would you not get a green label? A green label, a qualified label, just means "If this book didn't have a missing value stamp it would be this grade". You can ask them not to give you a green label but the blue label score is gonna be much lower. Depending on how it's put back in, I could see it getting a blue label or a purple (restored) label. My guess is that your best bet would be to tape the MVS back in since CGC does not consider tape restoration and you can still get a blue label. The real question is, how will it affect the grade if at all? Dalehamblin and Nilo2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nilo2 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Assuming the overall condition of the book is solid and the stamp is origani to the book, your best bet is to get the book pressed and then place the stamp back in the book using conservation tape. This should return a conserved grey/blue label which is far more appealing (both visually and in terms of market value) than a green label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
