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| A situation that has to end sometime.Posted Apr-22-08 15:41:12 PDT Hello, I started this blog as an advacate for restored comics. See I recently purchased 3 restored comics they are an 1961 X-Men #1 with a 9.2 grade from CGC and only what is considered to be slight restoration. But upon me trying to sell this comic for $7,000.00 which I might add is about $12,000.00 lower than overstreet's value of that very same comic in unrestored condition I had to list it 3 times and got insulting offers from dealers on this comic. They wanted to pay as low as $2500.00 for this beautiful comic. I also have a Fantastic Four #1 1961 and an Fantastic Four #5 1963 that also contain slight restoration but have yet to be graded by CGC you can view pics of these comics by going to my ebay as they are up for auction. I have collected comics for years and back in the 70's-80's these comics (the 3 of them) would have pulled atleast $20,000.00 because restoration was "not a big deal". Now in a world where restored comics are becoming more numerous these comics have been given some insulting values from dealers and alike. I have had a max offer of $10,000.00 a one time for all three comics THEY MUST BE CRAZY I would sit on my comics before I let someone get these beauties for nothing. You see I have knowledge of the printing industry and what goes into the printing of these comics. I was a printer for 20 years and I know that paper overtime starts to depreciate becoming yellowed, chipped and etc... and inks become less vibrant and they lose there lusture. With this in mind how else do you expect to keep a key copy of any 1940-1979 comic in Near Mint condition. Through restoration of course. But to hear the Big Guys (we won't mention any name as to avoid a lawsuit but you comic collecters know who I am talking about) say it a restored comic is only worth 1/4 of the overstreet value for it's grade. This is ridiculous as this is a big drop in what these comics are worth. When you take into consideration that the owner must have lovingly cared for the comics or they wouldn't have spent the money to have them restored to keep them looking great with time. See you take for instance the Mona Lisa or a 1957 Chevy; If the Mona Lisa had never been restored what would she look like today? But because of restoration she is exquisit and PRICELESS. What plagues the Mona Lisa is the same thing that plagues many old paintings: a bad case of yellowed varnish. Over the past 495 years, the painting has been plastered with resin, lacquer and varnish at various times. Light causes those substances, originally clear, to darken with age. Removing them is tricky, because each different substance requires a different solvent, and those solvents, in turn, must not damage the paint that lies underneath everything. The same stands true with comics. A beautiful restored "57" Chevy if never restored what would it look like? But again through restoration the value increases. '57 Chevy is a nickname of the 1957 Chevrolet made in America from late 1956 through much of 1957 by General Motors. It is one of many now-classic cars adored by millions of people. These cars are being restored to their original condition or modified according to personal tastes. As this car gets older it becomes more sought after by collectors than ever before. Its image has been frequently used in toys, graphics, music, movies and television. The '57 Chevy is an icon of the era that endures today. This article makes me again think of the beautiful restored comics in the world. It just makes sense everything that is old has to undergo some type of restoration to hold it's value but the dealers would have the little man to believe otherwise as so they can steal our comics for alittle of nothing. I think this is unfair and will not allow it to happen. Please help me speak out to everyone by posting a comment here on my blog. Thanks for stopping by. |
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