Catwomancomics

Just opened mine.

Thank you @Jennifer F.

I would like to return these books for reholder.  These were graded and sent back to me with cracks in the cases.  I returned them once already for reholder but the same results happened for these 16 books.

I recently received back mechanical error books with new cases. 3966145 

I called to get approval but was told to send an email.  The general email doesn’t allow pictures.

16 of the 25 books have cracks along the seams.  Some on the right side in the middle and some on the left side bottom near the corners.

On 12/30/2021 at 3:41 PM, Tony S said:

Some really good points here that I had not thought about. How hard would it be to trim a piece of acetate to size, fold it and stick a few staples in?  Then submit to CGC for authentication. 

They would know it was a fake when they do the page count.

On 12/11/2021 at 1:22 PM, kav said:

are those bars across windows?  how he get past that?

Looks like he’s picking the lock or drilling it out.

@CGC Mike

These cracks on the sides of the cases is a serious big concern.  The last 2 CGC  graded books I purchased on eBay have these crack as well as my last 3 invoices.  

On 10/31/2021 at 5:20 PM, Catwomancomics said:

A sad stack of cracked cases.

Received 25 books back from CGC today. These were sent back for reholder. I was optimistic that my books would be encapsulated without cracks in the cases.  Sadly, 8 cases have no cracks. 17 still have cracks. Here we go again.

If anyone has ever used Geekdom Toys to handle their books for signature series please post your experience. 

I’m also in need of a witness for this event.

On 11/16/2021 at 5:38 AM, BigLeagueCHEW said:

Cover is Meh, IMO.

IMO It’s by far the least desirable cover of her first 6 ASM appearances. 194,195,204,205,226,227.

On 11/10/2021 at 6:17 AM, bshowell said:

 

So two listings for ASM #365 just showed up on Mycomicshop.com. Both are CGC 9.8 but one is direct and one is newsstand. As you can see the newsstand is 3 times as much as the direct. Is this the current market or is this seller just crazy (it's a consignment so mycomicshop.com didn't set the price)? I've been collecting newsstands since the Hickman Era on Fantastic Four because it was easiest for me to get them at Barnes and Noble and I kinda got addicted to them. This was just the latest side by side example of how crazy this market has gotten (or an example of a seller who will never sell that item, we'll see)😄

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s a crazy market for certain newsstand issues in 9.8

2 sales in August $1652 and $1740.  Plenty of sales over$1000 for ASM 365.

On 11/14/2021 at 5:57 PM, MAR1979 said:

Similar to #135 and possibly even more "busy". I'm not fan of the design of that type of layout.

I was thinking more like #199.

The cover to 195 isn't helping that book.

On 11/9/2021 at 10:12 AM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

Sorry to hear this. Here is a thread where someone tried to send an empty case that was eventually won. May want to read and see if a similar situation could help you prevail. 

 

This was a PayPal sale that I was fortunate to win. Shoomanfoo is the only scammer I have come across while selling. It's unfortunate that these individuals try to scam others in the hobby.  I have had plenty of successful purchases and sales here on the boards and on eBay.  I won't let one bad apple ruin it for me.  I'm sorry to see that @1Coolgot scammed.  Nobody deserves to be scammed by anyone.  Treat others as you wish to be treated.  It's really not that hard. 

On 11/9/2021 at 5:22 PM, djzombi said:

Same for me on my laptop, but not on my PC...?  So weird.  

I'm now experiencing a new problem on my iphone.  When I click on a thread to see the latest post, in takes me to the very first page of the thread every time.

On 11/4/2021 at 6:37 PM, ChrispyC66 said:

To clarify…CGC QC supposedly checks the slabs before they are shipped back. That’s what I meant.
I’m sure they will re-slab the books as a ME but that requires a lot more work than if they were rejected going out the door.

A lot more work and money spent providing shipping labels for Next Day Air via UPS.

Just wanted to bring it to CGC’s attention. I had a problem with 3 invoices recently. 50 of 53 books with damage.  Maybe too much pressure during encapsulation.  
Another board member has experienced the same recently.  Please view the last two pages of the Comics General thread. Where in the world was the Quality Control at CGC???

On 11/2/2021 at 7:35 PM, Galen130 said:

Well, my go to presser seems to think that CGC may not reholder slabs for ‘fractures’ versus outright damage.  He’s got my pictures though, so he said he’d contact them and find out.  They would have to be returned under his account anyway.

The overgraded Spider-Man slab will stay in my PC, but I don’t know if anything can be done about the finger bend that showed up AFTER they received the other comic I posted.  If they won’t fix it, I won’t sell it.

If I have to keep all slabs as is, so be it.  I’m done with having comics graded…I’ll keep collecting raw books instead.  I’ve only been around graded books for about 4 years, but it has gotten off-kilter quick.  I’ve lost interest.  I’m not a speculator, nor do I have the inclination to be so.  I tested the waters, but I didn’t drown. 🤣

I’ve contacted CGC and they are accepting my books back for reholder.   

On 11/2/2021 at 5:42 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

 

These cracks are on the right side of the slab opposite the weld.  The cracks are happening in the middle or bottom of the right side.  I also have a few on the left (spine side) near the bottom. 

On 11/2/2021 at 4:57 PM, Galen130 said:

Okay, gang.  My 20 Modern slabs arrived today...just shy of seven months since CGC received them.  For the good news...no damage to the shipping box, no broken pieces in the slabs, all labels appear to be correct (nothing missing), and overall the books/slabs look clean.  Most of them have a few small spots of Newton Rings (not a biggie to me) and some of the slabs have cosmetic and small scratches and/or scuffs, which could be on the inside.  They are very small...I'm not worried about them.

Now the bad news.  Right now, I'm trying to clarify a potential problem with each slab.  I'm working with my pressing guy as we speak...see what he thinks.  First, nineteen comics came back 9.8, one a 9.6 (I agree with it).  Very pleased, except one of the 9.8's was a gift (1st two pics).  I sent it in knowing it had an ink-breaking spine tick (not pressed).  Never had this happen before.  There are a couple small ticks that don't break color.  I don't recall those being there, but it wasn't pressed.

Another 9.8 arrived with a finger bend on the front, near the bottom (pressed)(pics 3 to 5).  I'm pretty sure this happened at CGC.  This will have to be remedied.

The big potential problem I see on each slab is what appears to be a crack/fracture either on one side of the slab or the other...or both (pics 6 to 8).  Some are very light, some not so much.  They aren't in the same spot on every comic, but they are limited to the bottom half of the slab.  These aren't sonic welds, I believe, and they don't look right.  Whatever they are, I've never seen this before.  I even looked at slabs I received last year and didn't really notice anything.  Of course, the last batch of slabs I got back from CGC was over a year ago.  Who knows.  Now, I just have to figure out what to do with all these slabs with the odd looking 'crack'.  I have no more comics at CGC...this is my last batch.  I won't have another stressful shipment. 

The slabs are indeed cracked. Anything that looks cloudy and not clear is damage to the plastic case.  Cracked or chipped.  Look at some of your older slabs from the last 6 months.  All the edges will probably be clear.  
I suspect this is happening during encapsulation with too much pressure.

On 11/2/2021 at 3:07 PM, Galen130 said:

I’m guessing I’m looking at the same thing here???

That is a cracked case.  The crack is curving up like a smile.  The case should have clear plastic along the edge.  If your looking at the front cover and see a spot that is not clear, then the case is cracked or chipped along the edge where the top half of the case meets the bottom have.. 

Is this being caused from too much pressure during encapsulation process?

I recently sold Robert a Marvel Team Up 9.8 book.  The price was fair and payment was sent immediately.  He’s great to work with and would do business with him again.