29dukedog Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Is it something about the new holder, which I have yet to see up close and in person, that causes the book to assume that wavy position? Or was it just a bad slab that could've used a little more quality control? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Is it something about the new holder, which I have yet to see up close and in person, that causes the book to assume that wavy position? Or was it just a bad slab that could've used a little more quality control? Oy! Have you not been paying attention! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Is it something about the new holder, which I have yet to see up close and in person, that causes the book to assume that wavy position? Or was it just a bad slab that could've used a little more quality control? Oy! Have you not been paying attention! What? Where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Is it something about the new holder, which I have yet to see up close and in person, that causes the book to assume that wavy position? Or was it just a bad slab that could've used a little more quality control? Oy! Have you not been paying attention! What? Where? I'd tell you but we'd both end up banned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Is it something about the new holder, which I have yet to see up close and in person, that causes the book to assume that wavy position? Or was it just a bad slab that could've used a little more quality control? Oy! Have you not been paying attention! What? Where? I'd tell you but we'd both end up banned. Never mind. I'm getting caught up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC ed Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 While I'm on a roll cracking out pedigree ECs... Here are a couple that suffered some shipping damage when I received them a while back...I had been debating whether to send them in for reholdering, or just crack them out. I've made my decision! I won't be sending them in for reholdering. Into the wild they go! BE FREE!!!!! The old old label Gaines File Copy smells absolutely amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 They look great in mylars, Ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 While I'm on a roll cracking out pedigree ECs... Here are a couple that suffered some shipping damage when I received them a while back...I had been debating whether to send them in for reholdering, or just crack them out. I've made my decision! I won't be sending them in for reholdering. Into the wild they go! BE FREE!!!!! The old old label Gaines File Copy smells absolutely amazing. It doesn't smell like Bill's old socks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernerd Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 While I'm on a roll cracking out pedigree ECs... Here are a couple that suffered some shipping damage when I received them a while back...I had been debating whether to send them in for reholdering, or just crack them out. I've made my decision! I won't be sending them in for reholdering. Into the wild they go! BE FREE!!!!! The old old label Gaines File Copy smells absolutely amazing. You're on a roll, and they look soooooo good cracked out. Bravo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 While I'm on a roll cracking out pedigree ECs... Here are a couple that suffered some shipping damage when I received them a while back...I had been debating whether to send them in for reholdering, or just crack them out. I've made my decision! I won't be sending them in for reholdering. Into the wild they go! BE FREE!!!!! The old old label Gaines File Copy smells absolutely amazing. It doesn't smell like Bill's old socks? Didn't he keep them in a closet? Maybe they should smell of mothballs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Ed, Does the Northford copy have the cross in a circle stamp on the back cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC ed Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Ed, Does the Northford copy have the cross in a circle stamp on the back cover? Sure does...down there in the bottom left pink coupon: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Good call cracking them. The mylars look great! I'm more of an open-top mylar and keep it in a mag bag to prevent scratches and fingerprints, but I'm beyond compulsive about things like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Ed, Does the Northford copy have the cross in a circle stamp on the back cover? Sure does...down there in the bottom left pink coupon: Great. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghastly542454 Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Ed, Now that I'm seeing all of the cracking you've been doing, are you sure you didn't crack open that TFTC #41 that I bought from you? !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC ed Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 (edited) Ed, Now that I'm seeing all of the cracking you've been doing, are you sure you didn't crack open that TFTC #41 that I bought from you? !!!!! David! I'm sure...I bought your #41 already cracked out from another notorious slab-cracker.... edit: stevemmg ...I miss him. Edited June 18, 2016 by edowens71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Ed, Now that I'm seeing all of the cracking you've been doing, are you sure you didn't crack open that TFTC #41 that I bought from you? !!!!! David! I'm sure...I bought your #41 already cracked out from another notorious slab-cracker. Slab-crackers of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your rings and waves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 The old old label Gaines File Copy smells absolutely amazing. EC's off the news stand or in mailers gave that certain smell, I think from the ink, that no other comic publisher had. If your file copy retained that smell, after over half a century, it's truly fantastic!! A sensory experience from the early '50's, and certainly something that couldn't be enjoyed were the book in a slab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 The old old label Gaines File Copy smells absolutely amazing. EC's off the news stand or in mailers gave that certain smell, I think from the ink, that no other comic publisher had. If your file copy retained that smell, after over half a century, it's truly fantastic!! A sensory experience from the early '50's, and certainly something that couldn't be enjoyed were the book in a slab. My first Gaines File Copy, a Weird Science 14, was purchased in 1991 from Russ Cochran. I kept that book in the raw until just last summer, largely because I so enjoyed being able to have that tactile, sensory experience of it. But I finally broke down and decided the book should be preserved for the ages. (I'm now quite glad I had it slabbed just when I did, and didn't wait any longer...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
