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00slim private msg quote post Address this user | |
| It's gonna be tough tracking down a loose cover for that book, but add an alert to your e-bay account & you might luck out. Rooting for ya, bud. | ||
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Magellan private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @00slim good call! I'll do that right now. Thanks! | ||
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50AE_DE private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @Magellan I don't think there would be a deduction for adding a cover since you're increasing the eye appeal of a coverless book. |
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Magellan private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @50AE_DE That's can I'm hoping for, though, this is purely hypothetical at the moment. | ||
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nikki666666 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| What colour label would a married cover get given? Still blue?? | ||
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Magellan private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @nikki666666 I'd assume CBCS has something similar to that other company's purple restored label if it warrants restored status. | ||
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nikki666666 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Its not classified as a restoration though...@Magellan | ||
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Magellan private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @nikki666666 Even if I have to replace the staples? H | ||
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nikki666666 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| not if you use vintage staples.. theres no way they would know either...@Magellan |
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00slim private msg quote post Address this user | |
| If you replace the staples, yes, that's Restoration. Is your HoS 92 missing staples? Or, are they just rough? Here's an example of the restored CBCS label off e-bay:  |
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00slim private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I know Overstreet says vintage staples are ok. Not sure about CBCS, or across the street. | ||
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Magellan private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @nikki666666 vintage staples, eh? Ingenious! | ||
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Magellan private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @00slim It appears the Staples have gone the way of the cover, so everything will have to be replaced. | ||
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00slim private msg quote post Address this user | |
| If you're gonna replace the staples, definitely use vintage staples. A low grade comic from the 70s shouldn't run you only a few bucks. Some restoration experts are almost uncanny in their ability to detect things like this, though. Don't be surprised if there's a note about the staples. I'm not saying don't do it. It's worth the time & effort to get that book to its former glory. Or, some semblance of it. |
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shrewbeer private msg quote post Address this user | |
| You will get a blue label from CBCS for the marriage, no restoration noted You will get a green label from CGC for the marriage, no restoration noted EXTRA staples from both companies will be treated just as a defect. If you REPLACE the existing staples, you will at minimum get a conserved label, possibly restored. Really not sure about replacing with vintage... I cannot find confirmation from either company exactly how this is treated; but overstreet allows for it under FN unrestored. |
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nikki666666 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @shrewbeer I can't even imagine how they would know if staples were original or replaced with a similar year staple! | ||
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Magellan private msg quote post Address this user | |
@00slim Oh, I'll definitely give it a try, but I have locate a cover first.  |
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Philflound private msg quote post Address this user | |
| My suggestion would try to find a nice copy with incomplete interior, or damaged interior if you can get it cheaper. Then marry both cover and take the staples from the damaged copy so you will still have HOS 92 staples. | ||
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Magellan private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @Philflound That would certainly be another option, though it may prove just as arduous a task as finding a cover by itself! No luck so far! | ||
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00slim private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I'd look at finding a cover as a long term project. | ||
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Magellan private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @00slim I am definitely starting to realize that. |
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CopperAgeKids private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Pretty much the ceiling for a book like this would be 1.0, apparent/restored grade. | ||
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Magellan private msg quote post Address this user | |
@CopperAgeKids If I'm able to track down a relatively inexpensive cover, I'd be more than happy with a 1.0 just to know I have a complete copy.  |
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doog private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I have a fair number of pre code horror coverless, like fight against crime 20, always hoping to get married someday. Have to play the long game. So while I wait, I find facsimile covers. I have an x men 1 coverless graded NG, now I own a cover for it I bought at a show. Someday I will crack it, although the ad pages are cut out of it, it has extra staples, and is scribbled on. The worst copy of x men 1 on the planet. | ||
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Magellan private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @doog Dude, your copy of X-Men 1 is so much better than the one I don't own. | ||
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Magellan private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quick follow-up! I went ahead and purchased a facsimile cover from eBay user breknemdjme11 and it turned out great! This will definitely look legit until (and if) I can find a real cover. Thanks for all the input, guys!   |
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Magellan private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Another follow-up for those interested! I stole some staples from an extra issue I had lying around (interesting to note that Valiant's VH1 run used much larger staples than others, even modern Marvel issues) and assembled my cover. Unfortunately, the inside page was completely detached (staple well torn through), but it looks pretty decent overall!     |
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doog private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Now you have a book | ||
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shrewbeer private msg quote post Address this user | |
@Magellan nice work! Repro cover is better than no cover at all  |
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Magellan private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @shrewbeer Very true! | ||
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