Quick Question regarding "Slight Tear Seal" note

[kris106]

Could anyone tell me if this would considered a CGC blue label?

 

 

If not, I'm guessing it would be considered restored?

 

If it would be a blue label, would values be on par with other 5.0s? I'm guessing that it would have been higher but was graded lower because of the tear seal?

 

Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[Michelangelo]

to my knowledge, a tear seal is restoration by CGC standards.

 

I've never seen a blue label with a notation that read "slight tear seal"

 

notations about tape may be included in blue labels only if the tape doesn't do anything restorative; if it did, you'd be looking at a purple label (with tape noted).

 

A tear seal most certainly is restorative; thus, no chance CGC gives this a blue universal.

[makeminemego]

My FF 1 is in a purple label due to having been cleaned and having 1 (1/2") tear seal. So yeah, I would think the same thing regarding this DD 1. I guess you could always have the seal removed.......

[Sqeggs]

Depends on what they mean by "tear seal." I've certainly seen CGC blue label books with a tape notation.

[AJD]

to my knowledge, a tear seal is restoration by CGC standards.

 

I've never seen a blue label with a notation that read "slight tear seal"

 

notations about tape may be included in blue labels only if the tape doesn't do anything restorative; if it did, you'd be looking at a purple label (with tape noted).

 

A tear seal most certainly is restorative; thus, no chance CGC gives this a blue universal.

 

You're right about the tear seal, wrong about the tape. CGC treat the tape as if it wasn't there, and grade the book as if the defect the tape is 'fixing' is present. Not a purple label in that case.

[grayzr]

Thats resto to cgc, I have seen books in cgc PL that have that notation or something like that.

[Bomber-Bob]

If Tape is used as the tear seal, the notation will read Tape. However, a simple Tear Seal notation will probably mean some sort of glue and yes, CGC considers this restored.