ghn999 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 What do u think the value is on this comic? It not worth over 10g because of the restoration. Maybe alot lower. What a bummer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicquant Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Depends on the type and quality of restoration. It's probably just color touch because of the black cover. Typically this type of resto sees about 25% of the universal label. If its trimmed its much less. WolverineX, ghn999 and Keys_Collector 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghn999 Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 Here a better picture of it. I haven't gotten it back yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpoolica Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 With that book I'd look into having the color touch removed ghn999 and jsilverjanet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghn999 Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, Deadpoolica said: With that book I'd look into having the color touch removed Will do, Thanks! Deadpoolica 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Ugh, then you would be trading in color touch you can't see for a piece of the black cover scraped off. Hard pass. jaybuck43, D84, KCOComics and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicquant Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Deadpoolica said: With that book I'd look into having the color touch removed You won't be able to have that color touch removed without completely removing the affected area (instead of scraping it). C-1, according to CGC's resto scale, translates to "Poor, Slight" and for color touch that typically means its bled all the way through the cover. So to remove all of it they literally have to scratch all the way through the paper which is probably not what you want. However, since it does say small amount, it could be an option. It really depends on where it is and how large the crease was they CT'ed. If its just a couple of small creases you may be able to get a 5.0/6.0 out of it. Edited June 11, 2020 by comicquant D84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpoolica Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, comicquant said: You won't be able to have that color touch removed without completely removing the affected area (instead of scraping it). C-1, according to CGC's resto scale, translates to "Poor, Slight" and for color touch that typically means its bled all the way through the cover. So to remove all of it they literally have to scratch all the way through the paper which is probably not what you want. It doesn't hurt to have a professional look into the removal to see if it can be done....that's all I was suggesting comicquant and theCapraAegagrus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicquant Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 38 minutes ago, Deadpoolica said: It doesn't hurt to have a professional look into the removal to see if it can be done....that's all I was suggesting I completely agree. It could be worth the check even if they have to go through the cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 If you tear the cover completely off then you won't have to scrape any pieces of it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 I would just be happy with what I got. Randall Dowling and The Lions Den 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 12 hours ago, ghn999 said: What do u think the value is on this comic? It not worth over 10g because of the restoration. Maybe alot lower. What a bummer! TMNT first print was the kind of book that didn't even have prices set in the price guide for a while due to the price constantly fluctuating. It`s the kind of book that sets a new market value everytime the hammer falls, so I think you;r best bet if you were to sell it would be to do an auction. ghn999 and oldrover 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCOComics Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 15 hours ago, Ryan. said: Ugh, then you would be trading in color touch you can't see for a piece of the black cover scraped off. Hard pass. This! Scraping off the color touch will reduce the grade anyway, likely negating the value increase. But worse, it is scraping away the cover and doing far more damage than the initial restoration. I get that in some situations it can raise the value, but it's not good for the book. I imagine as it becomes more understood, the market will punish resto removal. Randall Dowling, The Lions Den, HuddyBee and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghn999 Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 I'm torned on what to do. Do I really want a blue label or a purple label. I don't think a purple label will go up in value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, ghn999 said: I'm torned on what to do. Do I really want a blue label or a purple label. I don't think a purple label will go up in value. The book is rare enough that it will go up in value regardless, at its own rate. And I am confident that a 9.4 with resto would be worth more than a 7.5 blue label (which is what this could get if you remove that kind of resto on a copper age book). ghn999 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpoolica Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 3 hours ago, ghn999 said: I'm torned on what to do. Do I really want a blue label or a purple label. I don't think a purple label will go up in value. If it's just for your personal collection then I wouldn't do anything to it...if you're looking to sell it off then, like I said I'd look into seeing if removal is possible ghn999 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghn999 Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 1 minute ago, Deadpoolica said: If it's just for your personal collection then I wouldn't do anything to it...if you're looking to sell it off then, like I said I'd look into seeing if removal is possible It's going back to CGC! I'll keep you guy updated. Thanks for all the response! Deadpoolica 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 On 6/12/2020 at 10:28 AM, ghn999 said: I don't think a purple label will go up in value. My experience would say you are incorrect. I have owned lots of purples, and they went up as much as blues did. Sometimes more, if you can either buy them right or hold them long enough. That said, CCS is excellent at determining whether it's worth your while to remove resto. So it's definitely worth sending back for them to evaluate. At the very least, you're only out the prescreening and postage. Deadpoolica 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Definitely I will keep it even though it was restored. Today, the market for 9.4 copy is pretty expensive. I wished I kept Universal blue 8.5 ten years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 16 minutes ago, JollyComics said: Definitely I will keep it even though it was restored. Today, the market for 9.4 copy is pretty expensive. I wished I kept Universal blue 8.5 ten years ago. dude, I wish I kept my golden age mid grade Detective Comics and Batman comics from ten years ago. Deadpoolica and JollyComics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
