Corallas Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 There is a book I am considering purchasing that has white out on the cover , i asked the seller and he said it was a date on the cover that someone covered with white out . My guess is this will grade as restored ? It looks also like there is a bit of white out by the spine too but not sure based on pictures . Will this grade as a restored book and could I remove the whiteout ? If i did manage to remove the whiteout would the book grade as restored still? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Corallas said: There is a book I am considering purchasing that has white out on the cover , i asked the seller and he said it was a date on the cover that someone covered with white out . My guess is this will grade as restored ? It looks also like there is a bit of white out by the spine too but not sure based on pictures . Will this grade as a restored book and could I remove the whiteout ? If i did manage to remove the whiteout would the book grade as restored still? Thanks Honestly, you are better off not buying the book if you want it graded since the answer could potentially be yes to all in the worst case scenario. theCapraAegagrus and silverseeker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10centcomics Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Well this is a very specific question but luckily I have the answer for you. I actually have a book with whiteout scraped off from the cover! (it was covering a pedigree marking) There are still flecks of white left on the cover and it's a Universal label book. I would imagine a book with whiteout would still get a Universal label too? (unless it was acting as CT on a white cover?) Corallas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 If the whiteout is on a white area, my educated guess is that it'll be labeled Restored. Corallas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corallas Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 12 hours ago, 10centcomics said: Well this is a very specific question but luckily I have the answer for you. I actually have a book with whiteout scraped off from the cover! (it was covering a pedigree marking) There are still flecks of white left on the cover and it's a Universal label book. I would imagine a book with whiteout would still get a Universal label too? (unless it was acting as CT on a white cover?) So the whiteout was scraped off completely right? Yes this was my idea , scrape off the white out to return the book to a non restored condition then submit for grading . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corallas Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 Just now, Corallas said: So the whiteout was scraped off completely right? Yes this was my idea , scrape off the white out to return the book to a non restored condition then submit for grading . also how to do this effectively without damaging book , just manual pressure or a solvent of some sort which I guess could damage the book and make it look like it was restored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10centcomics Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Oh you should have a professional do it and not try it yourself Corallas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keys_Collector Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 What's the book? Depends on what it is and the price that you can obtain it at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 If the book is a very valuable book, I would have an expert scrape off. Or, experiment myself by applying white out to junkers in my junker bin and see if I can remove safely so that I felt confident I could do myself (without damaging the book). As for grade, what has been said seems likely. If used on a white area, it is possible a restored label would be given. If just done to cover up pen, it may get blue and be treated as a defect. If done to cover up pen ON a white background well that might go either way.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corallas Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 On 2/18/2021 at 11:44 AM, Keys_Collector said: What's the book? Depends on what it is and the price that you can obtain it at. It was ASM Annual #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
