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https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/walking-dead-fcbd-2013-special-the-fcbd-2013/1/xnxwoy

I can't find it so far, but Ronbatman has commented on how long it can take for them to add missing variants (weeks to months), and bump posts will not get it done faster. if you've submitted the pics and info, you can check them by reading the info in this post: https://comicspriceguide.com/forum/topic15583-new-feature-related-to-variants.aspx
edited by collectibleshop on 11/11/2020

I feel that it's relative to the collector. Some people would rather have an original condition book, while others want one that looks great.
Personally, I don't buy enough graded books to say which I would lean towards.
A restored 8 vs a natural 8 will lose every time. A restored 8 vs a natural 5? The restored might get more interest.

Out of curiosity, what book are you thinking about getting restored?
edited by glorkar on 11/12/2020

yes, it will decrease the value, usually by quite a lot, depending on the amount of resto. It will get a purple label with notes on it about the resto, popularly known as a 'PLOD' or 'Purple Label of Death', if that tells you anything. there's LOTS of info about restored comics value on the net, many examples to go by on that auction site and closed auctions from other big auction houses. the CGC forums have all kinds of threads on this subject too.

https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/forum/27-comic-book-grading-and-restoration-issues/ is a main forum for that stuff, but mostly about grading criteria and restoration technique more than value questions, but if you search like 'value of restored comics' etc. you'll find lots of threads and opinions. try searching for your exact comic too.

It's up to the buyers if they'd rather have an unrestored, but worse looking copy, or a nicer eye appeal one that has resto, so depending on what the comic is (rarity/value) and how low the raw grade is, it might not be worth paying for restoration, unless you're doing it for yourself because you can't afford a better copy, but can afford the resto, which can run some $. if you can find restored ones of yours online, that should tell you something too.

so search and read up, the info, like the truth, is out there.

glorkar posted while I was writing, so like he said, a restored 8 that was a raw 5 will attract people, but it will likely sell at the raw 5 price or less, so you have to decide if spending the resto $ will be worth it if you're going to sell it.
edited by collectibleshop on 11/12/2020

Thanks a ton you have made my mind up for me, great info, and thanks again!

if you haven't seen it, this CGC page has their restoration grading scale, might be helpful in the future, but it gives no value clues:
https://www.cgccomics.com/news/article/4084/

So this is a little known service for us but we press books and do minor cleaning. We charge $10 per book with a two week lead time right now. There are other considerations but that's the general sales pitch. Ideally, people drop them off at our office so that we can talk about the issues and expectations.

It's amazing how a book can change. The best candidates are issues that have wrinkles that don't break color or that have a spine roll. We've seen some dramatic changes.

R