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AwesomeSauce

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    Loose Inner Wells?

    in Newbie Comic Collecting Questions

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    I've also found that loose inner wells are pretty common on CGC slabbed books, these days. I got two reholders back recently that both had movement of the inner well. One was worse than the other, so I sent that one in as a Mechanical Error, and notated on the submission form that the inner well was "extremely" loose. CGC fixed the issue and reholdered the book a second time. When I got it back, there was absolutely no movement of the inner well. Also, I have called CGC Customer Service to ask if movement of the inner well was normal, and was told that CGC considers it normal to have some movement of the inner well. This issue used to really annoy me. There was a time, early on in my collecting, when I even returned a slabbed book with a slightly loose inner well to a seller, because I thought the slab was severely defective. The thing is, most slightly loose inner wells will not do any damage to the book inside. It's not the same thing as Shaken Comic Syndrome. So, now I've just come to simply accept slightly loose inner wells as an allowable defect. I am a little disappointed when I get one, but definitely don't freak out anymore. However, I've always wondered if a loose inner well would affect resale value if a seller was actually silly enough to notate it in their listing. 

    Amazing Spider-Man Collecting Thread!

    in Silver Age Comic Books

    Posted · Edited by AwesomeSauce

    Quick question. I'm looking to upgrade my ASM #47 from a 7.0 w to an 8.0 ow/w. I'm wondering if anyone can shed light on why this issue in grade 8.0 is listed as having a FMV of only $210.00 on GoCollect when the last three most recent sales of an 8.0 ow/w were $444.00 (on 06/07/22) , $490.00 (on 05/16/22) , and $329.00 (on 03/09/22). Also,an 8.0 w sold for $425.00 on 02/25/22. Is the spike in sold prices of ASM 47 8.0 vs. FMV as listed on GoCollect due to the movie speculation of an upcoming Kraven film, or is this issue really worth upwards of $400.00? Just don't want to get ripped off paying $400.00 for a book that's current sold value is based solely on movie speculation. Thanks in advance for your opinions!