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Nope, it is currently ungraded. I brought it to a show for review and was told if I don't get the restoration removed it would go into the conserved grade. I'm leaning towards not having anything else done to it at this point, just get it graded as conserved.

Thanks for the reply! I would say the most important thing here would be the eventual resale value. I'm not planning on selling it, but once it passes to my kid somewhere down the line, I'd like for him to have an option for the best possible outcome. - J

Hi there! I've got a Tales of Suspense 39 which I'd like to get graded but it has some restoration. If I have the restoration removed to get the blue label, there would be a spine split resulting in a detached cover bringing the book in at a roughly estimated 2.0. If I leave it as-is, then it would grade an estimated 5.0 conserved. Anyone out there have any advice on which way I should go? Thanks in advance for your time! - J

MODERN (no pressing or extra services) Received 9/3/21, Scheduled for grading MODERN (no pressing or extra services) Received 10/7/21, Shipped 10/14/21 The world has gone insane and nothing makes sense anymore. - J

I'm not so much concerned about the value difference between blue and purple - at least not for myself since I wasn't getting it graded to sell it. This will get passed on to my kid eventually. Getting it graded was more about keeping it safe and preserved. But it was still a surprise to see that "Restored" alert once it got through the grading. I guess one of it's previous owners took a ballpoint to it in order to fill in some color breaking folds.

Methinks someone at Hasbro may have been inspired by that "Imposters" ad...

Nope, I had several books come back with blue labels noting tape.

I've only been sending books in to be graded for a short while now, but I've already received several disappointing returns: 3 books with the dreaded RESTORED label which I had no idea had any restoration done. Granted, I purchased these books back in the mid 1980s when I had no idea "restoration" was even a thing. I was just trying to fill holes in my collection. Here's the one that broke my heart, tho:

I'm not sure if I should send in more books now so they get in the system or wait until things cool down a bit. Either way, I assume they'll get back to around the same time...

I still say Wanda created the mutants with The Hex. Monica passed through it a few times and gained powers... who's to say everyone else didn't as well? The townsfolk had it passed over them at least twice.

OK, what's going on here...? Grumble grumble. Received 4/12/21 Service STANDARD Status Finalized / Imaged / Shipped Shipped 5/5/21 Received 4/12/21 Service WALKTHRU Status Received

If you don't send it, you won't get it graded. Just don't expect them to stick firmly to their turnaround times. In my experience (not just this situation but several over the past two years of submissions) the timing can be pretty random.

I sent in a walkthru with two standards, received 4/12. The walkthru is still sitting at Received while the standards are in Grading / Quality Control. There's no telling which will sit and collect dust these days.

I just checked the pressing turnarounds and it's gone from 10 days to 15. Guess that explains some of the delay. Still worried about the first walkthrough which isn't in the system yet, however. Guess I'll just have to be patient. They haven't lost a book on me yet...

I sent a walkthrough in on 3/27. Although it was delivered on 4/2, it hasn't shown up in my submissions yet. I sent another walkthrough in on 4/3 along with 2 standards in the same box. These three were listed as "received" on 4/12. The 2 standards immediately jumped to "scheduled for grading" while the walkthrough is sitting in "received". Granted, it's supposed to have a walkthrough level pressing but isn't that supposed to take 10 business days and then move over to same day grading?