Bumble Kitty Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 15 hours ago, Get Marwood & I said: Does it spoil your enjoyment of the books? No. The books are very nice, plus I was kind of expecting to see the Newton rings (because of this thread). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble Kitty Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 11 hours ago, Mr. Lady Luck said: That's not good Are you going to let CGC know about this? Everyone should bring this to their attention. Yes. I will bring a few of the books and show it to them at San Diego. Very curious to what they say. Sqeggs and szucchini 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 20 hours ago, Bumble Kitty said: I received a batch of books...with Newton rings. I didn't pay for the "rings", so I guess they were thrown in for free. Here are the worst three books: Bummer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGrover Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Has CGC made any kind of official statement regarding their position on "Newton Rings"? I find myself very nervous about sending in my batch of books... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Adam Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Just received my answer from CGC: "There are Newton Rings present in all of our encapsulated books, these are considered normal and acceptable. Reholder service is available, however there is no guarantee that reholdering will eliminate or diminish the presence of Newton Rings." I don't know what I find more disturbing, the admission that all CGC slabs have Newton Rings or the fact they consider them normal and acceptable. Acceptable to the company perhaps, but certainly not to their customers. SuperGrover, Spaceguy and rjpb 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 37 minutes ago, Black_Adam said: Just received my answer from CGC: "There are Newton Rings present in all of our encapsulated books, these are considered normal and acceptable. Reholder service is available, however there is no guarantee that reholdering will eliminate or diminish the presence of Newton Rings." I don't know what I find more disturbing, the admission that all CGC slabs have Newton Rings or the fact they consider them normal and acceptable. Acceptable to the company perhaps, but certainly not to their customers. That’s really discouraging. Were you asking about the rings in general, or were you bringing some of these poor recent examples to their attention? 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fett Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 (edited) Sounds like they are ok with their customers books being visually unappealing as long as people keep paying for the crappy product. Many years ago I was having some windows on my truck tinted and the guy kept screwing it up, leaving noticeable bubbles, and tried to give me almost the same excuse. He wasn’t in business very much longer as he had other competitors. Edited July 18, 2018 by fett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Adam Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, Point Five said: That’s really discouraging. Were you asking about the rings in general, or were you bringing some of these poor recent examples to their attention? It was a specific request re: my own ASM 50. An image was attached to the e-mail. This is what they consider "normal and acceptable": Larryw7 and Sqeggs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Adam Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 (edited) From the website: "CGC is careful to make certain that the comics it certifies are not only accurately graded, but attractively presented as well." Who considers a sea of newton rings across the face of a comic attractive? Edited July 18, 2018 by Black_Adam Spaceguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 8 minutes ago, Black_Adam said: It was a specific request re: my own ASM 50. An image was attached to the e-mail. This is what they consider "normal and acceptable": Oh my. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Adam Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 10 minutes ago, Point Five said: Oh my. It's doubly frustrating for me because, while every one of my slabs invariably ends up in a longbox, this is the one comic I had signed and graded with the specific intent of being able to display it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 CGC did reach out to me about this yesterday, but I haven't yet connected with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Adam Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Sqeggs said: CGC did reach out to me about this yesterday, but I haven't yet connected with them. I'm hopeful you will get a better response than I did. I know a name like mine barely makes a ripple in the CGC pond but I think they'll take notice when the big fish start circling! Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 I bought a slabbed Adam Hughes cover which had rings (when they first introduced the newest slabs), and CGC reslabbed for me at no expense to myself. That was when the problem first became evident. It's just a hassle that I want to avoid dealing with, and I don't really like CGC having to pay for all these resubs when it seems to be a manufacturing problem. CGC should be refunded by the slab manufacturer (or whomever designed these new cases). However, it does reflect poorly on CGC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 (edited) Freshly graded (June) Xmen 1 9.4 listed on Metro. Horrible. Edited July 20, 2018 by Gotham Kid Zolnerowich, Point Five, Sqeggs and 9 others 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, Gotham Kid said: Freshly graded (June) Xmen 1 9.4 listed on Metro. Horrible. How it presents is everything and someone let that book slide is Spaceguy, gino2paulus2 and comicdonna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Wow. That's not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wikked Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Got a stack back this week... this one has so many rings it looks like it has water damage. Looks even worse in person Badger, Mr. Lady Luck, Point Five and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Lady Luck Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Anyone know if this has been brought up at SDCC? Spaceguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
