And since Iām on the topicā¦Iāve pointed these out in my recent pickups. Two books from the IDW series that are decent flips if you find them in the wild.
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Which is why no one should ever go by whatās slapped on slab labelsā¦ itās just a label and most of the time the only thing thatās accurate is they get the title and issue correct for he label, even the grades are more than likely āwrongā on most daysā¦ 
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A lot of people were up in arms with this sale, how a single cover could sell comparable to a low grade (1.0 or
Lower) completed copy.
But looking at the cover, it might be in the 3.0 range. May be able to marry it with a completer coverless interior, and in that way itād be a 100% complete technically all original (i.e., no restoration). Coverless are not that expensive (maybe can acquire for under $200k?ā¦canāt find any recent sales). Iād rather have that than a restored copy.
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$408k? I know of so many other things I could do with that type of moneyā¦ Even if I was filthy rich with millions.
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Could say that about any $1 spent on a comic book, or piece of a comic book.
So your statement doesnāt mean much.
Itās parking wealth
It may be a good investment, if the plan is to create a complete/high grade āconservedā copy.
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For me, itās like buying the bumper on a rare Ferrariā¦ itās still incomplete. I like my shit fully intactā¦ thaāts all!
And it does in terms of those who want their crap intact, not incomplete! Comparing $1 to $408k is well, like saying apples are almost like orangesā¦ theyāre both round, thatās about it!
I take it youāre not into fixer-uppers.
I donāt mind a project. Especially when the end result cost much less than what I would have paid for someone else to do it for me.
Thatās not a fixer upperā¦ but to each their own!
If the cover was way less, just saying, 408k is a lot of money for just the cover and yes, I would consider adding a cover to the insides that were not original to each other from the print press as considered ārestoredāā¦
Give me $408k and I can make a lot more money instead of trying to find the rest of the book to make it more valuable. This isnāt like you can just go picking parts from a junkyard, the chances of finding the rest of exactly what you need is nil to none more than likely.
But covers are typically printed separately than the interior pages than merged together.
Ok. You can feel that way, But youāre not the one who decides when itās label time at CGC/CBCS. Buyers will listen to them before they listen to you. You know the game.
Still waiting for you to start Agent Poyoās grading service thoughā¦ 
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Can a coverless comic still be graded āUnread.ā
Well, part of the manufacturing process. Each page is printed separately too. Just like car parts, made then assembled but if you replace a broken or missing part years later, itās considered restoring right, since it wasnāt the original part when leaving the plantā¦ 
If itās an original part from another car of the same year/make/model, I donāt believe itās restoration. How would you even know the difference unless it was painted and the part didnāt fade the same extent?
Thatās why replacing original parts with original parts is better aligned with conservation tactics.
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I donāt knowā¦ just go by the effing definition of ārestorationāā¦ why argue about everything said?
Add another cover from a different book to add to one without a coverā¦ sounds like youāre restoring it to me, maybe not to full original condition since you know, paper over time starts to deteriorate.
But the two parts are original. They have not been modified or altered in any way.
Anyway, Iām not here to argue with you. It doesnāt even matter because you and your opinion or Websterās dictionary are a non-factor.
People donāt listen or look to you, or even me. They go by what the label tells them. The label would be conserved, if it even calls it that. It might just be a blue label with āmarried coverā noted with a grade. I canāt seem to find any example of just marriedā¦ever example I find with a married cover has other reinforcements made and called conserved grade.
FWIW I have a Tec 359 that displays amazingly, however it is missing the centerfold so it is a CGC 0.5. If I can ever land an OG centerfold by its lonesome or a beat to hell copy Iāll gladly have it added back in and re-slabbed. Iāll likely never sell it as it was a gift from my wife, I just want to protect it. Color of label, monetary value, and ācollectible communityā be damned.
Thatās like changing out the tires or brakes!
@agentpoyo would call such things restored too. NOT ORIGINAL!!!