Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues

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1. Penalized for unknown restoration

   By ThrashingZero, March 10
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   • shadroch
   • March 11

2. CGC Clearly Dropping books

   By Guy D. Corp, March 4
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   • DougC
   • March 10

3. What's going on here? Newton rings, scuffing, or something else?

   By heapmalloc, March 8
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   • Lightning55
   • March 8

4. Tape a piece of comics back together again, restoration or not?

   By BA773, March 7
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   • Qalyar
   • March 7

5. 9.8 with a chip on front cover

   By Jibber82, March 7
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   • grendelbo
   • March 7

6. Color fade or manufacturing error?

   By LDarkseid1, September 30, 2023
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   • LDarkseid1
   • March 7

7. Restoration or Qualified? ASM 28

   By FoomMember, March 5
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   • FoomMember
   • March 6

8. How does different writing on cover affect grades?

   By Still Only 35c, September 8, 2020
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   • Still Only 35c
   • March 5

9. Did I get slapped with a harsh grader?

   By mephistopheles, March 5
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   • mephistopheles
   • March 5

10. This book was clearly restored right?

    By BA773, March 1
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    • Mr. Zipper
    • March 4

11. Small corner crease impact?

    By DK1, March 2
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    • Tom789
    • March 4

12. Dividing a Wrap into 2 Separate Pages

    By WOLVERINE335, February 28
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    • WOLVERINE335
    • March 2

13. Will pressing my book help the grade

    By kenobiwan, February 29
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    • kenobiwan
    • February 29

14. How Much Does This Stamp Knock off Of The Grade of This Book

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    By skillzdadirecta, February 23
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    • seanfingh
    • February 29

15. Stamp question

    By WilliamScottB1130, February 28
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    • Hulksdaddy1
    • February 29

16. Recognizing Difference In Rare Variants

    By Filtration88, February 17
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    • Lazyboy
    • February 22

17. ASM# 3 1963 press clean?

    By bbking88, February 21
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    • LowGradeBronze
    • February 22

18. Pen on cover

    By D_rezz, February 18
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    • Mr. Zipper
    • February 22

19. CGC Quality Control Fail

    By ChristianJM, February 18   

    • transformers
    • quality control
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    • dbcn
    • February 18

20. CGC really did a number on my book

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    By Ed Hanes, November 18, 2023
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    • Iconic1s
    • February 18

21. What is this on my CGC 9.8 modern book ?

    By Max Carnage, February 13
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    • newshane
    • February 15

22. Dent

    By thediceoflife, February 14
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    • Funnybooks
    • February 14

23. If someone colored tape is it restoration?

    By Tbone911t, February 13
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    • Yorick
    • February 14

24. 3-D Zone 16 - Would this get a green label?

    By Lknoll, February 9
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    • mephistopheles
    • February 11

25. Tips for Using Erasers

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    By comicsbuysell, January 26
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    • Jayman
    • February 11

26. Could a press remove this?

    By BA773, January 30
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    • mephistopheles
    • February 10

27. Detective Comics #481 CGC "9.8". Really...? REALLY...??

    By RockMyAmadeus, February 9
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    • Number 6
    • February 9

28. If a book is rejected from pre-screen, is it given a potential grade?

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    By danlewski, April 3, 2023   

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    • morenodragon
    • February 8

29. Crime and Punishment 2: Looking for the CT

    By jas1vans, February 3
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    • The Lions Den
    • February 8

30. Anyone else lately getting grader notes that include "finger bends to cover"?

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    By rube11, April 12, 2022
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    • gte4289
    • February 7