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Boy, I'd be pretty upset if that's what I got back!!! Did they lose the rest? Did they give you a tracking number! I sure hope you find the rest of them! your the reason why this book isn't worth anything. Haha picture made me laugh, at one point I had about 30 copies thinking "this has to be worth a lot in 5-6 years" after it first came out. The going rate on eBay for a 9.8 seems to be between $80 and $100....9.9s go for around $300-350. I wouldn't call the book worthless by any means.

CGC holders are comprised of an outer-well and an inner-well. The outer-well is not air tight. The inner-well is air tight. The comics are completely sealed inside of the inner-well. It is heat sealed, not vacuum sealed. In order for it to be air tight it would have to be snug against the inner well. This is incorrect as it is not; just like third party graded coins. They are sonically sealed. If they were air tight, it would require a vacuum seal. Quote from the CGC grading process page concerning encapsulation: '...this is accomplished through compression and ultrasonic vibration.' If a vacuum seal was used (which would be required to form an air tight bond) the comic book would be compromised in the process and be damaged. I am willing to conduct an experiment. I will submerge a CGC slab in water. I'll leave it there for an hour. Then I will dry the outside of the inner well before removing the comic. I should be able to spot/photograph water damage fairly easily. If the inner well is not air-tight, then the book will suffer water damage - at least that's my theory. I'll post the results in my own journal. Stay tuned! Did this ever happen? I don't see it in your journal… Yes, it did happen! I talk about everything on THIS PAGE. You'll have to scroll down a few.

Very friendly buyer! Paid very quickly for his item and communicated well throughout the process. I hope we can do business again! Enjoy the slab!

Thanks to Rich Henn for hooking it up! Very easy to work with and always comes through.

That is cool. Welcome to the club. Does this comic predate issue 1 of Spawn? "Todd McFarlane's Comic Book 'Facts & Illusions'" predates Spawn 1. I bought my copy a few weeks before Spawn 1 came out. Do you mind providing a scan or picture please? I'd like to learn more about this comic.

Watch Dune, Blowie. With your homemade pico. Blowie. I watched the first 45 minutes of Dune. Gave up. You clearly didn't consume enough...ummm...spice...beforehand.

I like E.Gerber mylar Mylite 2's with the full backs (thumbs u Absolutely.

Very nice!

Spawn the Impaler 2 - Mike Grell Spawn 172 - David Hine Thanks to Rich Henn for landing these beauties for me!

Great seller! No problems at all. Comics arrived safely and quickly. Fast responses to all communication. Just a trouble-free transaction all the way around. Look forward to doing business with Paul again. (thumbs u

First Alpha Flight was mine...

Some people might pay a premium for newsstand editions. I am not one of those people.

Cost $11 or $12 to get it reholdered.

Told me he was suffering from the former.

Fantastic packaging methods! Your comics will arrive safely.

I'd vote to back it.

hahahahahahahahahahahahaha I just thought the guy was a total weirdo or an insufficiently_thoughtful_person. But a 12 year-old? Perfect sense.

I will be following this thread very closely and unfortunately have good reason to do so.

I think the Borg are much more terrifying than Zombies. Zombies are so much easier to kill. There are also far less of them to kill.

Drastic changes in temperature or humidity can be destructive to paper. You'll kill the odor, but at what expense? An ozone generator will kill airborne odors. I'm not sure if it would be as effective with paper. Also keep in mind that high levels of ozone can cause some serious breathing issues, especially if you have a sensitive system. I wish I could offer a better recommendation, but I've never researched solutions to this problem.

Amazing Cerebus collection!

I've been thinking about doing this for a while, but you've beaten me to it. Great job with this! Hopefully they will "sticky-note" this thread.

I love EC. Best comics ever.

I see that the discussion regarding Menace is still raging. I feel compelled at this point to discuss my experience. 1. There were issues with my order and issues with communication through the CGC message board. 2. Menace corrected these issues once I contacted him through email. 3. Menace delivered his product and issued the appropriate refunds within 48 hours of being contacted. That is my basic experience. Take it for what you may. But for the record, I ultimately ended up satisfied. I think the biggest problem here is communication. I don't think he is HOS worthy; I'm convinced his mistakes were honest and not malicious. I do think it's fair, however, to air criticism at his "disappearance" from the board. If you make contractual agreements through the board, then you should use the system as a vehicle through which to maintain contact with your customers. I think the person making the money should be the one acting proactively throughout the transaction. When you sell something, like it or not, you are also providing customer service. If there is an issue or necessary update to be made, then it's up to the person providing the service to speak up first. As a seller myself, I think it's better to be proactive when there are problems or delays. It simply looks better than waiting for people to come knocking. Just my opinions on the subject. I figured I'd post my experiences because people are continuing to call him out for not making things right. Well, he made things right with me...thankfully.

I want one.