Superman #1 CGC 3.0 resto removed? 1 1

[clarkkentdds]

Was this book previously restored with paper fill or color touch? The paper loss looks too methodical..

Edited May 17, 2023 by clarkkentdds

[Hulksdaddy1]

Definitely CT removal

[*paull*]

Hideous and shameful.  

[Dark Knight]

Very obvious

[Courageous Cat]

Shouldn't even be allowed to destroy a book due to color touch. Honestly I don't think CT is horrendous. price it  accordingly and move on. looks really bad and manufactured damage..sad

[MrBedrock]

On 5/16/2023 at 8:55 PM, *paull* said:

Hideous and shameful.  

Hideous and shameful, and really mind-boggling, that the participants in this hobby have established a market where a CGC graded 3.0 with scraped off color is valued significantly higher than the same book with the color touch present.

[clarkkentdds]

This same book sold in 2009 with a universal grade but notes of minor color touch and glue...Interesting that the consignor still scraped the color even though it had a universal grade. I prefer the original with minor color and glue. And it still had a universal grade.

Edited May 17, 2023 by clarkkentdds

[batman_fan]

On 5/17/2023 at 12:27 PM, clarkkentdds said:

This same book sold in 2009 with a universal grade but notes of minor color touch and glue...Interesting that the consignor still scraped the color even though it had a universal grade. I prefer the original with minor color and glue. And it still had a universal grade.

Wow, that is pretty shocking.  Usually when someone gets a restored book in a blue label they consider it a win.

[clarkkentdds]

This is really a shame... A Sup1 is an iconic piece of history..

"Gotta love this hobby" ...who says that?

Edited May 17, 2023 by clarkkentdds

[Dark Knight]

On 5/17/2023 at 1:29 PM, clarkkentdds said:

This is really a shame... A Sup1 is an iconic piece of history..

"Gotta love this hobby" ...who says that?

You mean the $$$ 

[L'Angelo Misterioso]

On 5/17/2023 at 9:03 AM, MrBedrock said:

Hideous and shameful, and really mind-boggling, that the participants in this hobby have established a market where a CGC graded 3.0 with scraped off color is valued significantly higher than the same book with the color touch present.

As someone relatively new to this hobby, its hangup over restoration, especially for golden age books, is rather annoying

[mjoeyoung]

It would be one thing to remove the color touch if it was poorly done and then get it restored professionally.

But THIS, this is an abomination.

The fact that someone would ask for this is bad enough.  That someone that makes a living off the hobby (that you would think has some respect for the hobby) would agree to do it is worse.

This is the kind of thing that confirms all the negatives; that it is all about making as much money as possible.

How the heck can there not be any Grader's Notes?  Any book that has restoration removal (especially if it was done by CGC) should have it noted.

[Point Five]

Oof, that's heartbreaking.

 

[Mr bla bla]

A shame. Especially since laser technology is available today, which could bleach the applied CT area of the book without destroying the structure of the paper. That is, making the CT area transparent. Destroying the book it self to get rid of CT is pretty old hat. And irreversible to boot.

[10centcomics]

Scrapping off CT should be viewed in the same light as trimming. Shameful and I hope grading companies will disincentivize it in the future.

[path4play]

On 5/22/2023 at 3:20 PM, 10centcomics said:

Scrapping off CT should be viewed in the same light as trimming. Shameful and I hope grading companies will disincentivize it in the future.

Exactly, or a tear or bullet hole etc.,  If have a 1" piece missing from the cover can I say, well there used to be color touch there?  This example, on this book, is really demented.

 

 

 

[clarkkentdds]

Yes. It's like double amateur resto really...

[Dark Knight]

The Goldin Supes #1 CGC 1.5 had some terrible color touch removal on the back cover as well. Label still reads small amount of color touch and glue. I guess whomever removed it met the threshold for a blue label.