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This is an unacceptable way of doing business. IMO

For FMV, I just always use the raw value.

Anything from Dena?

Silence is bad. Communication is good.

Good idea. I really can't say why I never thought of it. [Jim Gaffigan] It's so simple. [/Jim Gaffigan]

Ever since that , for whatever reason, kept pestering me, I've been thinking about it. I didn't set it earlier because I never have a certain price that I'll accept set in stone. If I've had a previous positive transaction with you, I might accept an offer lower than I normally would. The same goes if you've been showing a lot of interest/asking a lot of questions about the book. I'm not a Gordon Gecko kinda guy, taking less for a book doesn't bother me at all. But, honestly, if you offer $75 for a book I have listed for $300, do you really expect a response? And if you don't get a response, do you think "I'll just pester him for a couple of months"?

Reminds me of the first time I sat down at the poker table at the casino. Of course I lost the first hand I played. As he was stacking his chips, the winner of the hand says, "Do you even know how to play this game, kid?" Another guy replies "Take it easy on him. We all had to learn."

When I get lowball offers, I just ignore them. I don't get upset. What did bother me - a while back I get a lowball offer. I ignore it. A few days later, the same guy sends me another offer, this time 1 cent more than his last. And again a few days later. Repeat many times for many of my BINs. I had to force myself not to send him a nasty response ... but I didn't. He finally stopped.

+1 Remember how frustrated those guys were about Paradise Comics. The frustrating part for them was the lack of a statement by Paradise. CGC - make a statement!

I'm not sure I understand. How can it be a QC problem, but at the same time, is caused by a the operator choosing the wrong size slab. Aren't those 2 different steps (people) in the process?

I have never owned a company so this is an honest question... Is it normal for a company to tell it's customers what is an acceptable amount of defects?

Is in holder a new step? I've never seen that one.

Newb question. Try not to roll your eyes ... I want to buy 2 BINs from a seller who offers combined shipping. How do I buy them without paying the full shipping amount on both items?

A couple of questions from someone who has never had a book signed nor ever owned a yellow label... What's the difference between a facilitator & a witness? What makes one facilitator better than another?

I included a note with my last submission. Not sure it'll make a difference. "Please do everything you can to eliminate any possible newton rings. Thanks."

Sounds akin to your neighbors anonymously complaining about the height of your grass. (yes, I've received a letter from the city before) I always price my books lower than the rest of the BINs. I'm not looking to set a new high FMV point. I, like you, just want to sell my book. As for other sellers - it's none of their business what price I set on my books. I've never received a message like you, but if I did, I'd probably tell him to go pound sand.

What can we draw from this?

Did you make any kind of request...like "watch for rings", or "put in bigger cases"? And if so, I wonder if we can make that request on our forms?

I haven't tried to reholder books with newton rings, but I have wanted to. A while back I got back two expensive (for me) books with very bad puddling. I contacted Christian, and after sending him some pics, he said that they would reholder them for free. They came back with the EXACT same puddling. Not similar, mind you, they were the same. They transferred the books right from my box to theirs. I remember removing them from the CGC box and thought, "Shoot, they have puddling again. And they're the same size...in the same spot of the book. Come to think of it...". After I got out the pics of the books I had sent to Christian, and my suspicions confirmed, I figured that they just wanted to shut me up. So even though I've gotten books back with excessive amounts of rings (where the WHOLE cover is covered), I haven't even tried to contact them again.

Will CGC listen if you request no newton rings when you submit?

As was mentioned before, I would (and have) returned a book because of those rings. I understand it doesn't have any effect on the book itself, but if I spend money on something (especially a large amount of money), I want to be happy with my purchase. I guess technically "value" and "sellable" mean different things. But I can't help wonder if people are hesitant to buy CGC slabs due to these rings. I wonder if anyone is buying slabs from across the street because of this? (Can we even say 'across the street' anymore due to the move?)

Do you do this with the newer slabs? You sure about this?

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