BriD.

I was wondering if archival tape and tear seals were the same thing. Also, while not trying to say anyone is right or wrong here, how can we be 100% sure CGC didn't miss the trimming?

I seem to remeber reading that the crossover service will continue but without the extra incentives like the $10 cost if grade goes down and free pre screening. But still 50% off. I suppose I could be remembering wrong. (if this w already stated I apologize, I couldn't go back through the whole thread)

One from CLink and one from HA

Bought a set of Psylocke books from buckycap. Books are great, were packed securely and shipped fast!

Just got outbid on the last auction I was watching ending this year so this is it for me

I'll take these @ 25% off if still available

Really wanted one of these. Never found one under the tree but I can't complain. There was always other fun stuff!

It did kind of seem like if I hadn't called nothing would have happened. Anyway, I got my refund today so they take care of it pretty quickly.

I usually hold my camera sideways as if if recording a video and position the slab all the way to the right or left of the viewing screen. This way you can use the flash but it's off to the side and doesn't reflect directly off the slab. You'll get some glare on the edge but the pics usually come out pretty good. Then you just have to crop the photos after taking them. It's not perfect but it's decent Here's an example - there's a little glare on the left side just above Jo-Jo that kind of looks like scratches. That's one thing I can't figure out how to stop. But at least you can't see my reflection in it or a big white spot.

I talked to customer service about this today. She said they credit your cgc account but will refund the money if you request it. I didn't really get a good idea of how long it takes to get it.

Just picked this up. I hadn't seen this book before. White pages had me sold

This X-men 58 just got back from grading. I'd say problem not solved

I posted my results in this other thread if anyone is interested. There are other boardie results there as well.

Here's my results - The number at the end of each line in parentheses is what the graders predicted in the pre-screen X-Men #58 PGX 9.0 OW/W - CGC 8.5 OW/W (suggested a press for a possible 9.2 - declined press) JoJo #8 PGX 6.5 OW/W - CGC 6.0 OW/W (I was worried this might have resto so I'm happy about that.) (5.0 - 5.5) Vault Of Horror #35 PGX 7.0 Cr/OW - CGC 6.0 Cr/OW (6.0) Exciting Comics #35 PGX 7.0 OW/W - CGC 5.0 Cr/OW (ouch!) (5.5) Zoot #14 PGX 7.0 Lt. Tan/Crm - CGC 6.5 Lt.Tan/OW (6.0 - 6.5) Zoot #12 PGX 7.5 Cr/OW - CGC 6.5 Cr/OW (6.0) Rulah #19 PGX 9.0 W - CGC 8.5 W (8.0 - 8.5) Everyone of these books has varying degrees of newton rings as well. Most are not too bad, I had to try to find some of them. The X-men has them pretty bad right in the middle of Havok's face. Group Shot!

They both are in Illinois. I knew Clink was already but was surprised by a recent comicconect purchase.

I asked about this after I got the email with the grade predictions. I was told the graders don't have any of the old slab info, similar to the way they get pressed books from ccs but aren't made aware that they were pressed. I guess they compare the grades after they're done.

Has anyone seen an announcement from Metropolis or Comicconnect about starting to charge sales tax? I know Heritage and Comiclink both sent out emails but I never saw anything from those guys. Maybe I missed it. I don't see it stated anywhere on either website. I was just charged tax for a Comicconnect purchase (I'm in Illinois). My initial invoice did not show the tax but when my card got charged it was added. I assumed it was coming but did not expect it with this purchase.

I received an email today that the 7 books I submitted have gone through the initial screening process. It was suggested that one book could get a slight bump with a press but I declined that. The others did not fare so well at this point in the process . I'm really hoping for no PLODs (or newton rings) I asked if the graders would have any of the old information when the books get to grading. I was told that the graders will not have any of the old slab information when they get the books, similar to how they are supposedly unaware when pressed books come from CCS. I guess I'll take their word on that. I assume they will compare the grades at the end and charge accordingly. On the plus side, my order might be only $10 per book! Now the waiting

I recently picked up a great book from elite_comic_source on instagram. You'll see that some who sell also share their personal books together with the ones they're selling. So you might see a book you're looking for and find it's not for sale. I love seeing other peoples books but it's nice to have them in separate sections like they are here.

Has anyone noticed if this service is on the online submission form yet? I checked but I don't have a paid membership and can't view the form.

I've been seeing these for a while. A couple of books I got back at C2E2 had those. I also thought there was no inner well at first but was told otherwise. I've also been seeing a lot of problems like what's going on in this thread - https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/440282-cgc-comic-badly-encased-purchased-from-ebay-seller/ Seems like the book gets shifted during shipping but the seals are not holding. Certainly seems like a defect or quality control issue. What I'm wondering is how are these inner wells different from the creep engine slabs other than the heat seals? It just seems like two sheets of plastic sealed at the edges with no space inside for the book. Maybe there is room but I just don't see it. Has anyone cracked one of these out?

Bought a nice America's Best from Jon. Nice book shipped fast! Great!!!!

I bought a Sensation slab from Sharon. Very pleasant to deal with. Book was packed great with a nice freebie inside! Wonderful!!