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Dr.Fate'sFullHelmet

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  1. Dr.Fate'sFullHelmet
    You have taken a somewhat confrontational tone in this discussion, evinced by this claim that I was seeking validation rather than input from others who may have had similar experiences. I am not being defensive, but if anyone has a viewpoint different than yours, evidently that is your conclusion. The fact that you or I have seen, or have not seen, any particular anomaly does not in itself constitute evidence or disproval. You seem to have concluded that a comic book not encapsulated in CGC's "no-well" design cannot have developed waviness associated with the slab. I maintain that, until we have evidence that something else caused said waviness, the POSSIBILITY still does exist that the waviness was caused by (and please try to visualize what I'm referring to) a too-narrow well, in other words, a well that, over a certain period of time more or less "scrunched" the book on the sides resulting in the waviness. If a book is placed in a well that does not allow absolutely ANY space, simple atmospheric conditions, if nothing else, might cause the paper to expand just a tad and lead to waviness. If the (comparatively) widest part of the book is the front or back cover, that is where the pressure from the sides would result in the anomaly. I'm just acknowledging the possibility. Sorry.
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    Because you say it is a more logical conclusion does not make it so. I haven't seen much evidence, if any, that "pressed out waviness" comes back. There is a lot of evidence of books in slabs developing waviness in the slab. Sorry, I know how irritating it is when someone has a strong desire to absolve the encapsulation service for some reason apart from evidence. No need to accuse me of some subjective desire to place blame somewhere. I'm merely trying to get a handle on what happened in an effort to correct it.
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    Because some pressing services do not offer direct submissions to CGC.
  4. Dr.Fate'sFullHelmet
    What concerns me is the bad "costumer" service...evidently he's also disappointed with the costumes they've provided him. Would be kind of fun to read the grader's notes on that one, though...
  5. Dr.Fate'sFullHelmet
    Have those re-slabbed ASAP. CGC brought back the well for a good reason. "A small number of holders, however, were found to display a slight wavy appearance. In no instances did this slightly wavy appearance cause or reflect any damage to a book. Nonetheless, some collectors and dealers were understandably concerned." However, there have been many examples where the books within this particular type of holder (used April-June 2016) did develop waviness, so why take a chance?
  6. Dr.Fate'sFullHelmet
    Because it's extremely unlikely that someone would get a book pressed, get it back in an unpressed-looking condition and then send it in for certification. Keep in mind, this book (mine, I mean) was certified only last November. That would mean that someone either A. had the book pressed, the pressing was lousy and didn't fix the problem, and then they sent it in to CGC for certification AND CGC didn't mention anything about it in the Grader's notes, or B. they had the book pressed, sent it in for certification and in the short interim time somehow the waviness "came back" which is something I've never heard of after a pressing. No, the only reasonable conclusion for my book's waviness is something to do with the encapsulation.
  7. Dr.Fate'sFullHelmet
    "Earthlings! I've found them at last!...hmm...guess it's not really that great an accomplishment, seeing that my spaceship is less than 100 yards away from a large school, and it's taken me this long to find it. And I have to take issue with the arrow's contention that I've been "hiding" if during this time I've actually been searching for them...and then there's that thing about being hostile, I mean, I may be incompetent, but..."
  8. Dr.Fate'sFullHelmet
    Gesundheit.
  9. Dr.Fate'sFullHelmet
    It's part of the reason why Kent figured he had to cut me in half...
  10. Dr.Fate'sFullHelmet
    Appropriate, especially considering Atlas/Marvel's love affair with the trick ending.
  11. Dr.Fate'sFullHelmet
    And the saddest part is that ultimately he was wiped out by a drop of water.
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    That's what I said about my reputation...
  13. Dr.Fate'sFullHelmet
    "Uh, sorry, I know you're a busy monster, but if I could just get your name before you begin your rampage..."
  14. Dr.Fate'sFullHelmet
    I believe World of Fantasy #18 qualifies as the first actual Silly Monster issue...unless Hourman fought GRRGGROGG back in the forties...
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    It's kind of hard to tell, although if there are vertical waves it would follow that they are probably caused by the book being squeezed on the sides.
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    Thanks Paddy I'll certainly give it a shot. Also, the following pics show, I believe, what CGC's method was, and perhaps still is, when a particular book doesn't fit properly into a well (maybe the books are between well sizes so they use this "spacer"). They are used both on the spine side and at the bottom...
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    Sure looks a lot like mine although my waves are narrower. I can't imagine anything else causing this besides the books being squeezed into wells that aren't large enough.
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    Austin Powers vs. Shagg...
  19. Dr.Fate'sFullHelmet
    I couldn't tell from your scans if your book seems to be squeezed into its slab. Does the well seem too narrow for your book also? I got a response from CGC and they told me to send my book back to them and write on the Re-Holder Submission Form "Back Cover Waves". Now, what they didn't say is that this is a mistake that they are correcting. Right at the moment I'm actually not sure whether they are treating this as addressing a problem caused by a too-small well, or are they just basically saying "the guy's not happy with his slab so tell him to send it in and get it re-slabbed". Problem is, if it's the latter they may very well put the book into a slab with the exact same size well and the squeezing problem is not resolved.
  20. Dr.Fate'sFullHelmet
    Correct. In your experience, have pressed books sometimes developed this problem?
  21. Dr.Fate'sFullHelmet
    Hi Paddy, I'm not sure how I would know if it was. CGC slabs do not (evidently) disclose if books encased in them have been pressed, and I've only had the book for a few weeks. The grader's notes also don't mention it.
  22. Dr.Fate'sFullHelmet
    If it was recent then I assume the slab is the current with-well type. If I may ask, does there seem to be adequate space in the well for the book, or does it seem like (as is the case with mine) the well is just too narrow and the book may be being squeezed?
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    Except in K.A.'s case I don't think he quite caught the gist...
  24. Dr.Fate'sFullHelmet
    Finally got a better camera, hope these show up "well" enough...
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    More from our friends at DC...