"I agree with Jim. If you want to restore it just for your own "enjoyment" just realize that if you go to resell it, you will likely devalue it. For me, I dont understand what the hesitation is when looking at something…"
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Tape damaged Beatles set sells for £2295, thoughts
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A significantly tape damaged set just sold for £2295 inc buyer's premium. Assuming they are genuine what do you think of this price? Would you ever want to own something like this or would you rule…Continue
The Strokes band signed single
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Paul McCartney stamped or live ink?
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Songs by George Harrison Volume 2 signed book
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How does this George from his genesis book Songs by George Harrison Volume 2 look? I don't know think these have been widely forged but thought best to check anyhow, thanks …Continue
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"Thank You Michelle..."
"i agree with Jim, - it will lose its character if its restored"
"That’s good the tape is gone so no further damage will occur in that manner. Looks like a nice set of Beatles signatures too. "
"I cannot tell from the photo but it may be just the tape stain you are seeing with the tape long fallen off. I have a tape stained set (first complete set I ever bought) where the tape is also long gone. I didn't bother trying to clean it up as…"
"At least find a way to remove the tape otherwise it will continue to eat away at the paper. "
"I would keep it as is...If you give it to a restorer he'll have to reink a lot of the autographs...that means that most of the ink will be his...not from John...Paul...George...and Ringo. It shows wear...lots of vintage sets have tape…"
"probably but its very expensive"
"I wonder if there’s anyway that could be restored. "
"I have a set with some tape damage (not as much as this one) so makes me wonder what it is worth. But it shows where the market is right now. It's not the worst set I have seen and there have been much more illegible sets on sale over the…"
"what people forget often is that in real life this is a lot of money and not everyone has unlimited funds to purchase a pristine set. However, it would have been good to have seen close up of the sigs before bidding."
"Makes sense to me. "
Tape damaged Beatles set sells for £2295, thoughts
A significantly tape damaged set just sold for £2295 inc buyer's premium. Assuming they are genuine what do you think of this price? Would you ever want to own something like this or would you rule it out due to condition? Was wondering what people thought about this. CheersSee More
"Sold for £2470 including premium"
"The checks have all been encapsulated and authenticated by PSA, so I imagine it was not required to pay Epperson to also examine them. In regard to the Tracks COA, it will have previously been sold by Tracks, and the COA has been retained with…"
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