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Please check on this ME submission?

Can you please check on this ME re-submission? I would very much appreciate the return of my books! If it’s not to much trouble I would also prefer a refund vs a credit. Thanks for your help!

Submission 4204196

Need your help. This is the second ME submission for these 2 books. 1st delivery was broken cases with the correct labels. 2nd delivery was slabs intact without the custom labels I ordered (previously paid). 

Why would my credit card be charged for labels I already paid for with my initial order?

Thanks for your help!

No more takers? The answer imo is neither book is a 7.5!

The top book is clearly under graded. That’s a clean book, misses NM due to the scratch on the back. Even so you can’t go lower than 8 - 8.5. The second book may not even be a 7.0. The condition speaks for itself. The back spine is hammered and the front is butter-faced. You don’t want to see a hi-res of that one. I don’t have a dog in this hunt. Maybe trying to point out what everyone here already knows. I see far more grading consistency and consensus in this forum than what’s being produced for consumption. 
 

Here’s a fun game. Which of these (2) 7.5’s is a 7.5? I have my answer but will reserve til opinions/grades are posted. Look these are 2 books currently listed on eBay. Please don’t comment that you can’t grade thru a slab, or that the pics are low res. There is plenty here to digest. If you don’t want to play don’t play. Books are posted front and back / front and back.

CCG Request #178173 - Please provide M.E. email w/ return shipping label. Please provide custom labels I ordered. ME submission #2.

I had this support ticket created yesterday in anticipation of receiving a new ME email with a shipping label. I did not receive it. Instead I received an email asking me to rate the support I received. Guess the need for this follow-up post answers that question?

Original submission I received 5 slabs back, wrapped half- and loose in the box. Resulted in 2 broken 9.8 slabs (top and bottom slabs of the 5). Resubmitted M.E. waited another month and they returned w/ slabs intact. This time without the custom labels. Sending back to CGC again. Hoping 3rd time is the charm. You should really consider throwing 9.9's on them, and a refund for my time would be nice. 

Please let me know if you need additional information.

Thank you for the detailed responses and pictures. I’m not seeing the pattern here, but there is light surface stress to the one corner. I could possibly benefit from a proper press is what I’m taking from this. Assuming CCS would need to perform it as it requires a case crack on a SS book? 

I was recently returned a SS scored an 8.5. I was certain it was a NM copy. Grader notes were "light spine stress and light canvassing". I elected not to press on submission because to my eye there were no pressable flaws. I did note minor stress to the lower spine and was not expecting 9.8, but 8.5 was a surprise (shock actually). 

Questions are: Does anyone have a good definition of "light canvassing"? Would light canvassing be corrected with a CCS press? Is this something I should have noticed?

I believe this gets a 2+ score bump if the answer is yes to pressing. If no, I will be happy with my 8.5 because it's probably the most beautiful 8.5 copy in the census. /s - Whether I would choose to re-submit after such strict grading on a 50 year old book is another question. Especially with the SS expense that went into the submission to begin with.

Thanks in advance.

On 12/3/2022 at 4:42 PM, mephistopheles said:

9.0 with a press. Most of the defects are pressable. What bugs me is that top staple but looks like a manufacturing defect, so shouldn't hurt too much.

Have a strong feeling you’re gonna win this round. The book is really nice. I’m waiting on books to come back but will send this one in on the next and post the result. 

On 11/26/2022 at 9:34 AM, AhsokaTano Jedi Apprentice said:

  You should point out what you feel the main issues with the book are when you post....It's helpful for the graders because without the book in hand it can be difficult to know the exact extent of the issues......

P.S.  Thanks for posting...

New pics posted. Any guess I had on flaws based on the old pics would have been inaccurate. The tics / creases along the middle back look worse in the pics than to the eye. 

On 11/22/2022 at 2:11 PM, AhsokaTano Jedi Apprentice said:

do you see any issues with the book ?

The back color rub is gonna cost the grade. How much is the question? I’ll post some better pics when I get her. Hoping tomorrow. 

The pictures are bad. Sorry to waste everyones time. I was primarily posting based on that back cover wear, but I don’t want to point out defects when I post. What would be the point? I’d be happy w an 8.0 for what I paid. Think the front wear/rub is glare from the bad pics. I still don’t have it in hand. Will be more careful w pics moving onward. Thanks to all!

Crack it and toss the case.

Thanks for your time and the grades!

Full honesty… The great spine, corners, clarity, color, and interior white pages blinded me. Then I got hung up on the hole in Robin’s knee and never noticed the giant holes in the bottom of the book until I paid up. Hit like a gut punch. I paid out $65 for what I thought could still be a solid FN copy. It was a lesson I needed to learn. It’s not easy buying online, because if I was holding her that never would have happened. I’ll keep it whole and “as-is” as a reminder. Like my wife, who I also met online. 

I understand. There’s definitely a benefit to getting these experienced opinions but don’t want to let my finds out of the bag either! Need to be more careful w my pics!!! I’m on a buying spree so look forward to posting more. 
Thanks much for your time and the grades! 

On 10/31/2022 at 5:36 PM, JollyComics said:

I like this eBay seller.  6.5/7.5 C&P.

If the seller is selling VG price, go grab it.

It’s mine. Waiting impatiently for it. Sometimes I win and sometimes I lose. Don’t want to get too high on it until I hold it. 

TBC, I’m not here promoting book destroying. In my defense I did say the plan was crazy. The flaw is more than small/moderate. Looks like the rat chewed a quarter of a way into the book. It’s a darn shame, is what it is. 

Thank you for the feedback. I understand. Seems to make more sense to bag it “as is”. I don’t want to take it out of circulation. Was too nice in spite of the damage to pass up. 

I don’t have the book in hand yet. My crazy plan was to chop the bottom 1/4” of the book and paste a clip over Robins knee, frame it and enjoy. Hate to think how many real quality books that mouse damaged, including this beauty. As low as grade I’m assuming it’ll bring is there any reason not to follow thru with my plan? 

I don’t have this in hand yet, on the way. One of the first Neil Adams Batman. Opinions seem to vary on the first. This one is in the conversation. 
You can find the flaws easy enough. How do these flaws affect grade for an otherwise great 54 year old book? 

Color break bend at bottom, not too dramatic though. Couple ticks. Was really clean compared to most raw books I was seeing. Please let me know what you think? Back is clean. I’ll post on reply. Thanks in advance!