Busting open a slab

[peewee22]

If I can't post CBCS slab busting I guess the mods will kill this thread quickly.

 

But I had hell trying to bust open a Spidey 6 in CBCS 4.5. Nice book but I want a raw Spidey run 1 thru 10. CGC slabs open easily. Simply slide a butter knife or thin screwdriver in the side panel and follow it down to the corners. VOILA it snaps open. Not CBCS. They must press the ends with a steel press and gorilla glue them. My large screwdriver could not pry it. Finally jimmy'd one of the edges open with several pieces lying around after I broke them loose. Crushed out the plastic sleeve (as gently as I could) and cut one side with my trusty Wusthof scissors. Book finally came out undamaged. Sweating in my office like a roof shingle layer on June 22. Le puff !

 

[Spyder!]

Cool, I love #6.

[collector_bill]

Good Man !

 

Comics should be free to read and they look much better in a Mylite and fullback

[FineCollector]

That's helpful information to know. I crack all my slabs, so if I'm going to ruin the book and stab myself freeing a CBCS, I'd rather buy CGC.

[PUNYHUMAN]

Get a pair of pliars. Crack the clips off from the top or bottom. Once you do that pull across, it should come off. the case should open. Slide the inner well out. it does take a little muscle though. Then grab your scissors. Hope that helps.

[budsbundy]

Get a pair of pliars. Crack the clips off from the top or bottom. Once you do that pull across, it should come off. the case should open. Slide the inner well out. it does take a little muscle though. Then grab your scissors. Hope that helps.

This^^

 

Took me several of their slabs to figure it out

[PUNYHUMAN]

There is a video on youtube on cracking a slab.