Comic Book Collecting

Hey comic collectors,

I have another case study for you, so I hope you enjoy it.

A new customer e-mailed me in late September the following:

Greetings Patrick…long story short  I’ve been intrigued about
you and your methods for a while.  I’m just coming into
possession of a Hulk 181 that to put it bluntly I overpaid for.
My mistake and I won’t bore you with the details but
if you’re interested I’d love to send it to you to take a look at
to see if your services might make sense for this particular book.

Without having it in my hands I think it might grade out in the
4.5 – 5.0 range (general dirt, corner creases) etc.  You might be
able to help it along and lessen my blunder…

This customer ended up sending me the comic book along with a
couple of other ones, but he decided in the end to put his money into
the Hulk 181 as it would be worth it if I could improve the grade even
a 1/2 or 1 point.

Good Grief Batman, Look At The Improvement
On That Comic Book

Here is a video of the before and after shots of the Incredible Hulk 181
that I prepped for this customer:

Incredible Hulk 181 Comic Prepping Case Study Video
(I re-uploaded the video to keep the customer name private)

Now that you’ve seen the video, what do you think of the comic
book after the prep has been applied?

I appreciate your feedback and comments below about these
results and if you believe that this is a valuable service to the comic
collecting industry.

Here is the end result of the comic safely protected in a mylar bag
backed with an acid-free backing board (every prepped comic that I
do I place in a new bag and back with a new board):

It’s a beautiful thing, isn’t it!

I’m looking for 10 comments before I make another post, so please
leave your comments below on your thoughts about comic book
prepping, collecting or anything related to that.

Thanks to all of my customers for making this a joy in improving your
comic books.

Patrick “the comic collector” Guy

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