AF15 9.813355
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MatterEaterLad private msg quote post Address this user | |
| WOW. When it comes to restoration, go big or go home. The book will be in the next Comic Connect auction.  |
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| I bet that was some costly restoration work! | ||
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dielinfinite private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Should’ve gone for a 10.0 | ||
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DrWatson private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Not a fan of trimmed cover edges. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by dielinfinite  |
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 I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans.
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esaravo private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Just another fake purple grade (PLOD). | ||
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TellEmSteveDave private msg quote post Address this user | |
| 9.8 All three edges trimmed. Ummmmmm yeah sure why not. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by esaravo  |
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 I don't believe this....and I know you don't care that I don't believe this.
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GAC private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I would still take that book....king of the silver age imo. | ||
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MatterEaterLad private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by GAC I would not kick it out of my collection. |
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DrWatson private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I would take it if someone gave it to me, but I wouldn't buy it even if the money wasn't a concern. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by dielinfinite When does restoration stop and a xerox copy starts? |
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| Its a historical artifact that has had its historicity removed from it. | ||
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DrWatson private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by EbaySeller So, you're saying it's had a historectomy? |
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southerncross private msg quote post Address this user | |
 Myself there is a difference between restoring structural integrity and rebuilding a book when there are a lot out there |
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| Yeah, I wouldn’t buy that thing. I would take it if it were offered. Then sell it and get the best “real” AF15 I could manage with the proceeds. | ||
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I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans.
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esaravo private msg quote post Address this user | |
It's probably something like 50% more a real AF15 than my fake copy: |
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southerncross private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by CatCovers That was my thinking too  |
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 Not trying to be an ass since February 12, 2020.
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| This is is too much. May as well get a True Believers. I could see doing this as a pass time if you were capable of doing the work, but I don’t see dropping the cash to have it done when you could buy a good copy. Too each his own. |
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DrWatson private msg quote post Address this user | |
| It's still a real AF 15 to me, but like I said before, I really don't like the trimming and for some reason the interior lightening. The rest really doesn't bother me. However, as I've gotten older, I do like it when my Silver Age books still have a vintage (not beat) feel (look) to them. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by DrWatson High-end restorationists document the work, with photos to show the progress and verify what's been done, because buyers who pay more than 100k for a book want to know. Folks at this level don't use color copies or facsimiles. It's one thing to go from a Blue 1.5 to a Purple 5.0 (which would require larger pieces added). But to get the book to a 9.2+, you have to be starting with at least a mid-grade book, so we're only talking a few very small pieces, reinforced spine with leaf-casting, professional color touch, etc. If I had a purple 5.0 with a trimmed cover, I'd have no problem if someone could take that to a 9.8. |
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| It would look better in a CBCS holder. | ||
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 I'll probably wake up constipated.
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Quote:Originally Posted by DrWatson Exactly what I was thinking. |
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| I don't know if anyone else feels this way but the 9.8 grade actually de-legitimizes the book for me. Getting a book like that to an 8.5 or 9.0 would feel more like a legitimate use of restoration. Getting it to a 9.8 just seems over the top and contrived. Almost like it may as well be a facsimile cover. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by EbaySeller There's definitely that resistance. A too good to be true kind of thing. I'm hoping that eventually collectors will realize that purple 9.0+ has often had less work done to it than a purple 5.0 |
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I don't believe this....and I know you don't care that I don't believe this.
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GAC private msg quote post Address this user | |
| The book is likely 95% original, 5% additives. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by GAC 95% Original 3% Dead Sea Scrolls 1% Meteorite fragments .75% Bob Kane's toupee .25% Anti-matter |
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I don't believe this....and I know you don't care that I don't believe this.
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GAC private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @MatterEaterLad lol!! | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by MatterEaterLad I'm completely ignorant of the restoration industry, but I would be surprised to learn that. Typically in trying to achieve perfection in anything its the last 10% that takes the most effort. Interior lightening is also a new one to me. I would assume that's not necessary for the 5.0's. |
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DrWatson private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Interior lightening is the same thing as wet washing or solvent cleaning every page of the book. The term "interior lightening" just makes it sound better. | ||
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