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Restored AF 15 9.6

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sterlingcomics

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99.9% original 27_laughing.gif sounds like there was a lot of done on it to me.893scratchchin-thumb.gif i wouldn't pay 16K for that matter not even 6K, but that's just me. confused-smiley-013.gif

 

You might have been saying the same thing, but I don't know how all of the restoration work, if not done, would have net a 9.2 grade. If that was in fact the case, it definitely didn't deserve the knife.

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If the resto is limited to what they say it is, then it doesn't matter what it sold for in July 2003. It's a 9.2 that had a tiny piece added (about the size of a quarter of a tic tac), a little color touch, and a tiny tear seal. It's a nice book at $16,000.

 

Then again...is this the same one that sold for $8165 in July 2003?

If so, that would be a little bit much on the flip price.

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99.9% original 27_laughing.gif sounds like there was a lot of done on it to me.893scratchchin-thumb.gif

 

Take out a ruler and look at how big 1/16th of an inch is. It's not that much work at all. Think about the defects- tiny chip off top edge, three tiny flecks of color loss and a tiny edge tear. It very well may have been a 9.2. This isn't a Frankenbook we're talking about here.

 

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If the resto is limited to what they say it is, then it doesn't matter what it sold for in July 2003. It's a 9.2 that had a tiny piece added (about the size of a quarter of a tic tac), a little color touch, and a tiny tear seal. It's a nice book at $16,000.

 

I totally agree. If I had $16,000 to spend on a comic, this would be a candidate.

Great looking book.

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I already ordered it. I could not help myself.

 

If the resto is limited to what they say it is, then it doesn't matter what it sold for in July 2003. It's a 9.2 that had a tiny piece added (about the size of a quarter of a tic tac), a little color touch, and a tiny tear seal. It's a nice book at $16,000.

 

I totally agree. If I had $16,000 to spend on a comic, this would be a candidate.

Great looking book.

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I think that is an incredible deal especially considering some of the stupid money paid for books on there lately. The purple lable has way to big an effect on so-called knowledgeable collectors's imaginations. I bet that work is undetectable unless you are looking with a microscope. I would be on that book if I wasn't tangled up in so many other deals.$16,000 vs $160,000 - hmmm?

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Exactly. Since when is a book with slight professional restoration like this worth 10% of unrestored value?

 

I think that is an incredible deal especially considering some of the stupid money paid for books on there lately. The purple lable has way to big an effect on so-called knowledgeable collectors's imaginations. I bet that work is undetectable unless you are looking with a microscope. I would be on that book if I wasn't tangled up in so many other deals.$16,000 vs $160,000 - hmmm?
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I am serious. Thanks to the guy who started this thread, because I would have missed it on Comiclink.

 

I already ordered it. I could not help myself.

 

If you're serious... 893applaud-thumb.gif

Congrats.

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Exactly. Since when is a book with slight professional restoration like this worth 10% of unrestored value?

 

Since the PLOD reared it's ugly head, that's when! sign-rantpost.gif

timely

 

Shhhhh.

It's a buyer's market at the moment. gossip.gif

It may not last long enough for me to get in on it if you keep on ranting. sumo.gif

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Thanks. It keeps showing up as being for sale, but the guy I spoke to on the telephone says that as long as I got the order confirmation email (I did), it's mine. cloud9.gifcloud9.gifcloud9.gifcloud9.gif

 

Nice purchase. 893applaud-thumb.gif
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