Restoration Check: Any Age

$49.00 $99.00

Use this service to find out:

  • Does an item I want contain undisclosed restoration?

  • Where could the restoration be on my item?

  • Am I being offered a collectible deal that is too good to be true?

What you get:

  • 1-2 business day response time

  • Call or email response (Comicpresser choice)

  • Brief explanation of likelihood of restoration

  • Brief indication of where/what restoration could exist

  • Improved understanding to spot resto the next time

How to order:

  1. Add the RestoCheck service to your online cart; 1 service per item to evaluate

  2. Click checkout in your cart, and add details into the checkout form

  3. List your items to be evaluated, the price you might pay as the declared value, and any notes on timing/concerns/needs. Then complete form & pay

  4. Send (link to) up to 10 images by email to info@comicpresser.com

  5. Types of images to email:

    • Front cover

    • Front spine or corners closeup

    • Inside front cover

    • First page

    • Centerfold, including staples

    • Last page

    • Inside back cover

    • Back cover

    • Back spine or corners closeup

Use this service to find out:

  • Does an item I want contain undisclosed restoration?

  • Where could the restoration be on my item?

  • Am I being offered a collectible deal that is too good to be true?

What you get:

  • 1-2 business day response time

  • Call or email response (Comicpresser choice)

  • Brief explanation of likelihood of restoration

  • Brief indication of where/what restoration could exist

  • Improved understanding to spot resto the next time

How to order:

  1. Add the RestoCheck service to your online cart; 1 service per item to evaluate

  2. Click checkout in your cart, and add details into the checkout form

  3. List your items to be evaluated, the price you might pay as the declared value, and any notes on timing/concerns/needs. Then complete form & pay

  4. Send (link to) up to 10 images by email to info@comicpresser.com

  5. Types of images to email:

    • Front cover

    • Front spine or corners closeup

    • Inside front cover

    • First page

    • Centerfold, including staples

    • Last page

    • Inside back cover

    • Back cover

    • Back spine or corners closeup

RESTOCHECK TESTIMONIAL

I'm sure there are collectors with nerves of steel, who simply never get drawn into a risky listing because it seems like such a deal. 

After 30 years of collecting, I still can't say that for myself.  This raw, high-grade copy of Fantastic Four #5 on eBay had so many standard red flags, such as "why didn't the seller get it graded for sale?", but it wasn't suspiciously cheap, many others were bidding, the top-rated seller was forthcoming with info and extra photos, and I was over-confident in my collector's eye.

Fortunately, I still had the good sense to reach out to Comicpresser.  They not only told me they would steer clear, but sent me photos with callouts of the signs of restoration I'd missed. 

The fee was negligible in comparison to the disaster averted, and I came away with knowledge I can use in the future to be more discerning.  Priceless!

Bill C | 29-Mar-2024 | 5 out of 5 stars

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