jcjames

Not with a screen-name like that!

Start with a newly-graded 9.8, Swap a 9.4 for 9.8, Scratch the case, Submit for ME, Profit. Repeat with another book....

Ah ok.

It only needs to be graded 9.8 once, then start the endless ME/reholder/Label-correction cycle where no regrades are needed.

He might be one of them. Not accusing, but I think this thread and the ASM & IH are just two snowflakes resting on the tip of an iceberg that is deep and massive.

I know of an (ex)-CGC sig-witness who scammed people out of their HG books that he would swap out for his own personal lower grade books for sig-series. He was eventually caught, but no telling how many hundreds of books he did this with before getting caught, and I'm sure he wasn't/isn't the only one. But in the case of this seller who cracks, swaps, then resubmits for reholder or ME without CGC checking, that's the CGC's sloppiness being exposed and exploited. And as you said, it's pretty certain this seller isn't the only one to have figured out that CGC's sloppiness is ripe for being exploited.

Great thread, and set you're accumulating!!

Why are 9.9 and 10 grade numbers printed so much lighter than the 9.8 grade numbers?

German reprint courtesy of @oakman29

So sorry to hear this happened, really hope they catch the thief and you can recover those! And thanks for sharing here, to spread the word and hopefully track them down - and as a word of warning for all of us.

Thanks for hosting and organizing this every year! It really is a fun and unique blast that so many of us look forward to!

$1,074.77

So... we can't post gifs!??

Bingo. "Third-party" my arse!!