Where in the world was the Quality Control at CGC??? 44 44

[harojchang]

Here's one....Transmetropolitan 1 and Runaways 1.

I was a bit miffed with the 7.0 due to "multiple stain top of back cover" I don't see any stains. I tried taking a good pic but the reflection kept making things weird. These were my comics and I never read them around food or water. And if there are stains, they are certainly hard to see so I don't know that it merits a 7.0.

I've already contacted CGC and will send these in to get new holders. They will relook at the grade too.

 

 

[media_junkie]

On 4/14/2023 at 6:39 PM, harojchang said:

Here's one....Transmetropolitan 1 and Runaways 1.

I was a bit miffed with the 7.0 due to "multiple stain top of back cover" I don't see any stains. I tried taking a good pic but the reflection kept making things weird. These were my comics and I never read them around food or water. And if there are stains, they are certainly hard to see so I don't know that it merits a 7.0.

I've already contacted CGC and will send these in to get new holders. They will relook at the grade too.

 

 

Well clearly the Runaways got knocked down because it has a red banana and a blue carrot.  QC at CGC feels those are defects because they should be yellow and orange.

[BlowUpTheMoon]

That ain't a 9.8 spine.

[THE_BEYONDER]

On 4/14/2023 at 10:22 PM, BlowUpTheMoon said:

That ain't a 9.8 spine.

[jcjames]

On 4/14/2023 at 6:16 AM, walclark said:

....  When a defect is created during a manufacturing process, reputable companies will stand behind their product regardless of who currently owns the product.

Unless they specifically state that warranties against manufacturing defects are not transferable. 

Does CGC have anything saying they warranty their product against manufacturing defects and if so, do they also explicitly say such warranty is not transferable?

 

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

On 4/14/2023 at 9:22 PM, BlowUpTheMoon said:

That ain't a 9.8 spine.

It sure isn't now. Wonder if it was before CGC got their hands on it or if this was a label error.

[Gaard]

On 4/14/2023 at 6:39 PM, harojchang said:

Here's one....Transmetropolitan 1 and Runaways 1.

I was a bit miffed with the 7.0 due to "multiple stain top of back cover" I don't see any stains. I tried taking a good pic but the reflection kept making things weird. These were my comics and I never read them around food or water. And if there are stains, they are certainly hard to see so I don't know that it merits a 7.0.

I've already contacted CGC and will send these in to get new holders. They will relook at the grade too.

 

 

Keep us posted.

*If* it's determined that the stains aren't really there, it'll go in the Phantom Flaws category ... which has, unfortunately, become quite the oft-used category.

I might've done things slightly different, though. Maybe crack it out myself to see if I can see anything. The chances of CGC admitting their incompetence are pretty slim. They seem to circle the wagons when confronted with possible wrongdoings ... "We know what we graded and we stand by it."

[mattn792]

On 4/14/2023 at 10:53 AM, AbsoluteCarnage said:

Then I have this stunner that I've not seen happen prior. With all being said and done I guess I should have been more happy to have my name slabbed inside a CGC case with Todd McFarlane not being an artist and all but how it happened to slip by Quality Control is far beyond me........

 

That DM SS opp that popped up quickly had me resubbing this back in to get that cursed thing out of the well at any rate ;-)

 

 

Wow is that funny, in a facepalm sort of way.

[Dr. Balls]

On 4/14/2023 at 8:22 PM, BlowUpTheMoon said:

That ain't a 9.8 spine.

I see a future Ebay listing for this book with the disclaimer "no returns on third party graded books!"

[flchris]

Randomly saw this on ebay. It’s not the Lim variant cover.

[Iceman399]

[THE_BEYONDER]

[SpineTic]

On 4/16/2023 at 2:02 PM, THE_BEYONDER said:

QC are Bob Ross fans.

 

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

Two pulled from Ebay. Both mislabeled.

Wolverine 3rd print not labeled as such

and a Superman 123 labeled as a 2nd print that is not.

   seriously CGC get your chit together. 

 

[wolflad]

Uh oh, got some books back. First thing I noticed is that most of my books don't have that nice little "melted crater" on the upper left side area anymore (assume where the outer slab pieces are injection molded?), but now they have a "snapped-off appearance" and superior to that area, most have another inch or more of cracking viewable from multiple angles. Normal? Something to message support about? Thanks for looking:

[Tnexus]

On 4/16/2023 at 5:09 PM, wolflad said:

Uh oh, got some books back. First thing I noticed is that most of my books don't have that nice little "melted crater" on the upper left side area anymore (assume where the outer slab pieces are injection molded?), but now they have a "snapped-off appearance" and superior to that area, most have another inch or more of cracking viewable from multiple angles. Normal? Something to message support about? Thanks for looking:

I was in informed on a prior submission about a year ago that's "normal".

[Douglas Sulipa]

On 3/9/2023 at 11:08 AM, Mrtombs said:

Just got an email this morning stating these defects fall into the acceptable range and dont qualify for ME reholder. 

 

In February got a Three Box shipment of 65 CGC’s (15 Standard and 50 Fast Track Economy)  that had HEAVY SCUFFING, with Dozens of Tiny Fine SCRATCHES on INNER Well of Holder, 10% to 20% of the Entire inner Holder SCRATCHED UP;  

These CANNOT be Buffed out from Outside; HORRIBLE Quality Control is Not Acceptable to the Majority of Collectors;  

[Stefan_W]

On 4/14/2023 at 6:39 PM, harojchang said:

Here's one....Transmetropolitan 1 and Runaways 1.

I was a bit miffed with the 7.0 due to "multiple stain top of back cover" I don't see any stains. I tried taking a good pic but the reflection kept making things weird. These were my comics and I never read them around food or water. And if there are stains, they are certainly hard to see so I don't know that it merits a 7.0.

I've already contacted CGC and will send these in to get new holders. They will relook at the grade too.

 

 

I had this happen a couple of time last year. My best guess is that sometimes when graders can see the pattern from the inside of the cover showing through, and they are looking very quickly, they interpret it as a stain. I noticed that it the phantom "stains on the cover" with a really low grade always happened with thin white covers.

[Tec-Tac-Toe]

On 4/14/2023 at 10:22 PM, BlowUpTheMoon said:

That ain't a 9.8 spine.

I have seen better looking spines on worms.

[SpineTic]

Remember him.