Is this legit?

[wombat]

I would assume you have the ability to contact the buyer.

[cousin itt]

But what about the outer case itself? Does it show signs of having been opened?

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

After looking at it closely, the things the other members pointed out were there. There was a break in the consistency of the color on the label around the "white pages" and another number was actually photocopied onto the last digit of the serial number. It's pretty upsetting to know that this practice is taking place because a large part of grading a book is to make sure no one tampered with it. I'm going to go through all of my CGCs now and look at them with a closer eye.

 

Can you provide new close-up pics of the label and the top of the inner sleeve?

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

After looking at it closely, the things the other members pointed out were there. There was a break in the consistency of the color on the label around the "white pages" and another number was actually photocopied onto the last digit of the serial number. It's pretty upsetting to know that this practice is taking place because a large part of grading a book is to make sure no one tampered with it. I'm going to go through all of my CGCs now and look at them with a closer eye.

 

Can you provide new close-up pics of the label and the top of the inner sleeve?

 

Well...it's been over 24 hours. I could be wrong, but I don't think we'll be seeing the pics I asked for.

 

Again, could be wrong, but I think there's one of three possibilities here:

 

1) The seller shopped the pic (no label swapping or physical modification involved at all).

 

2) Dr. Wertham is a shill.

 

3) Both of the above.

 

To my eye, the pic has been shopped...and very crudely. My bet is on #3.

[kav]

yup

[wombat]

That post seemed off from the beginning.

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

I suspect someone had a grudge against CGC...there were lots of tell-tale signs.

[Mmehdy]

This is the tip of the iceberg... Don't buy on scam-bay

[Dr. Wertham-migration]

Hey guys, I understand if you want pics. I'm just not on here a lot. Again, this was listed for my friend. I don't want you to get this wrong. I feel TERRIBLE that I missed this obviously doctored book. I WILL provide pics tomorrow. After looking at it, it's pretty obvious where the case was cracked. If you want to have a pariah, my eBay name is "stepbrotherb". This is not a shill. This isn't an attempt to deceive. It was a mistake and I'm glad that the buyer went to this forum to get all of your opinions. When you scamps get together, you're worse than a sewing circle. I'm trying to get my buddy to find the seller receipt but he's dragging his feet. To me this is a criminal issue, but he seems willing to let it go for some stupid reason. It was purchased years ago and going back that far, it's hard to track down. Advise on how to do this from any of you would be greatly appreciated Is it easy to get transaction records from PayPal? Should we contact eBay by phone and put them on the case? Has this happened to any of you before? It was bought off of Scambay, as you call it, so there has to be a paper trail. Thanks for any of your input and I'll get back on here more frequently.

[cousin itt]

Yeah and our milkshakes cost a heck of a lot more than $5.

[wombat]

So have you refunded the buyer?

[Dr. Wertham-migration]

He inquired about the book on here before he bought it, thank god, so no money was ever exchanged.

[Dr. Wertham-migration]

And nice catch, cousin itt!

[wombat]

He inquired about the book on here before he bought it, thank god, so no money was ever exchanged.

 

So why did you say you would refund the buyer in your initial post?

[Dr. Wertham-migration]

I woke up at 5:30 am still tired and saw this thread. I thought he had already paid and was asking about it after the fact. When I realized this was done BEFORE it was a relief.

[Arkham]

IBTL

[Clouded9]

[wombat]

I woke up at 5:30 am still tired and saw this thread. I thought he had already paid and was asking about it after the fact. When I realized this was done BEFORE it was a relief.

 

What country do you live in? And how did you "see" this thread?

[Dr. Wertham-migration]

I'm in Los Angeles. The buyer messaged me through eBay and gave me a link to this post. Pics coming today.

[Doktor]

Being here for a while makes me occasionally forget Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity

 

Cause I think the default position here is to assume malice anytime something like this comes up & often, carelessness or not looking closely enough at things can lead to the same results far more regularly.