To marry or to not marry an Amazing Fantasy 15 0

[Spiderturtle]

If you had a silver age Key:  it’s a blue 0.5.  You have slab parts of the 2 missing parts for this book.  Would you leave it alone and keep it as is or would you marry it?  The coupon can be easily located..

Edited September 8 by Spiderturtle

[Doctor Dositheus]

I've heard Hero Restoration does good work. (too soon?  )

[Doctor Dositheus]

Okay honest answer a 1.5 qualified or restored copy will still struggle to surpass the value of a 0.5 universal copy.

Edited September 8 by Doctor Dositheus
clarity

[Spiderturtle]

On 9/7/2024 at 7:51 PM, Doctor Dositheus said:

I've heard Hero Restoration does good work. (too soon?  )

I actually bought a $10k book from him about 12 years ago.   All of my pressings have been directly at cgc with good results $$$

Edited September 8 by Spiderturtle

[LowGradeBronze]

The Doctor makes a good point above regarding the value of the resulting married book, but from the purely personal angle, if it were me I'd like to hold a complete AF15 in my grubby little fingers. However, since your back cover is missing the coupon, I would not separate the existing front/back covers from each other in order to introduce the back cover that has the coupon. That's a step too far in my eyes. I'd add the page, but not mess with the cover. 

 

Edited September 8 by LowGradeBronze

[KPR Comics]

Not a fan of frankenbooks.   

[KirbyJack]

I was faced with the same situation with my former copy. It was missing an ad page, which I found. I decided not to crack my .5 slab, and just offered the page with the book when I sold it. The boardie who bought it from me planned to do the same.

[newshane]

These days, the CGC probably wouldn't detect the marriage in the first place. 

[shadroch]

Each book's coupon has a unique code, so a similar coupon from a different issue will not pass muster.  

[Spiderturtle]

Remove the back cover and get a blue 0.5

[NoMan]

I was actually imagining a real marriage, with nuptials and all.

[trmoore54]

On 9/8/2024 at 3:42 PM, NoMan said:

I was actually imagining a real marriage, with nuptials and all.

I was gonna say...say "I do"...LOL.  One idea if you crack it out, put the intact back cover with the coupon inside the original back cover and at least for visual/fun purposes it will look like it has the coupon...doesn't alter the book so it's a "no harm, no foul" (not sure if CGC would re-slab it that way  )

[KCOComics]

On 9/7/2024 at 9:56 PM, Spiderturtle said:

If you had a silver age Key:  it’s a blue 0.5.  You have slab parts of the 2 missing parts for this book.  Would you leave it alone and keep it as is or would you marry it?  The coupon can be easily located..

I have the same situation. A .5 AF15 missing the back cover, but i have a matching back cover. 

I've ultimately decided against marrying them together, and when I sell it,  I'll sell it with the back cover. 

For my book,   it's a likely a 1.0 Green Label vs .5 Blue label and it didn't feel worth the time and energy.  

Ultimately, I would like to upgrade it to a complete one some day. 

[Spiderturtle]

On 9/8/2024 at 6:52 PM, KCOComics said:

I have the same situation. A .5 AF15 missing the back cover, but i have a matching back cover. 

I've ultimately decided against marrying them together, and when I sell it,  I'll sell it with the back cover. 

For my book,   it's a likely a 1.0 Green Label vs .5 Blue label and it didn't feel worth the time and energy.  

Ultimately, I would like to upgrade it to a complete one some day. 

Very good eye appeal.  

[Silver Surfer]

Sell it, buy a complete FF#5 with the proceeds?

[LowGradeBronze]

On 9/8/2024 at 3:17 PM, newshane said:

These days, the CGC probably wouldn't detect the marriage in the first place. 

They will know if it has been consummated:  Grader's notes will say 'staining....'

[newshane]

On 9/12/2024 at 3:00 PM, LowGradeBronze said:

They will know if it has been consummated:  Grader's notes will say 'staining....'