Yorick Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 16 hours ago, s-dali said: I'll play. I'd place money that the middle one is CGC. As for the other two, I'd guess PGX is first with Voldemort being last. Well, I guess the odds are not too long, but I am impressed. You've nailed it. s-dali 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 8 hours ago, namisgr said: This is a Fantucchio pedigree book I won in that auction, and you can see the rings in the Comiclink scan, although they're even worse in person. There's no sugarcoating it, this is an inferior product: I mention the Fantucchio "pedigree" as CGC should have an idea of how recently these were all graded. I did not submit them, so therefore I am out-of-luck at having them corrected? Going back to look at the scans posted on CLink, I too see that the rings were apparent, but it's much worse in-hand. Your 9.4 looks like a stained 3.0 (no offense). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, Yorick said: I mention the Fantucchio "pedigree" as CGC should have an idea of how recently these were all graded. I did not submit them, so therefore I am out-of-luck at having them corrected? The Fantucchio copy of JIM #2 was graded 7/12/2018. As for reholdering it, I'm going to wait until they have the problem solved, and I expect them to pay for the fix, since it's a defective product. Edited October 27, 2018 by namisgr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat-Man_America Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 4:33 AM, namisgr said: The Fantucchio copy of JIM #2 was graded 7/12/2018. As for reholdering it, I'm going to wait until they have the problem solved, and I expect them to pay for the fix, since it's a defective product. If they don't solve the problem and/or offer to fix it on their own nickel, what options are left? Note: This is almost a rhetorical question as there may be other options, but I'm curious as to your thought process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Cat-Man_America said: If they don't solve the problem and/or offer to fix it on their own nickel, what options are left? Note: This is almost a rhetorical question as there may be other options, but I'm curious as to your thought process. I guess sell it? I think a word to the auction houses may be useful. When big CGC clients like the Link and Heritage get enough complaints from their customers about the Rings problem, and how it causes them to bid less than they normally would, or not bid at all, they might spread the word to CGC in a more impactful way than if CGC were to hear from me directly. Edited October 28, 2018 by namisgr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCComics Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 8:05 PM, Ride the Tiger said: You've already told everyone you don't care about the NRs. Thats fine. I am not going to try and change your opinion because it is exactly that and you are entitled to it. Now how about you give the people on the other side of the issue the same respect? No more of this. You are on ignore. I like the fact that right after you say you should give the other side some respect and you talk about having an opinion on both sides, you put someone with a differing opinion on ignore. Ride the Tiger and Paul © ® ™ 💙 ⚽️ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride the Tiger Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 1 hour ago, CCComics said: I like the fact that right after you say you should give the other side some respect and you talk about having an opinion on both sides, you put someone with a differing opinion on ignore. I know i'm a stinker aint I? Hee hee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducktape Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Wow. Found this on the bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdennis3 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 2 hours ago, DingoDog said: Wow. Found this on the bay. But in all seriousness that is pretty bad. Guessing they didn’t opt to contact cgc for a reslab since a buyer will probably crack eventually for a oa piece. Ducktape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducktape Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) For a split second i thought it was a cool design by the artist until i clicked on teh listing. It would sell better as "Newton rings to eternity #1!" 9.8 Edited October 31, 2018 by DingoDog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat-Man_America Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) CGC "SOTA" holder's Newton Ring issue fixed by a holder from another state. Here's a scan of the first holder again: Here's the reslabbed book sans the oily splotches... Note: CGC seems to have missed amateur restoration in the earlier grading of this book (tear seals with glue). The original owner was probably unaware of it, so I'm not holding the eBay seller responsible. Subsequent grading caught the error (obviously this holder isn't one of CGC's NR prone "SOTA" slabs; you can surmise what you will from that). This is all I choose to say on the matter. Edited November 1, 2018 by Cat-Man_America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 18 minutes ago, Cat-Man_America said: CGC seems to have missed amateur restoration in the earlier grading of this book (tear seals with glue). Maybe not. Sometimes they let slight glue seals into blue labels... but that's another conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat-Man_America Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 17 minutes ago, Yorick said: Maybe not. Sometimes they let slight glue seals into blue labels... but that's another conversation. I'm aware of that, but usually they mention it on the label when that occurs. This was undisclosed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 1 minute ago, Cat-Man_America said: I'm aware of that, but usually they mention it on the label when that occurs. This was undisclosed. I thought they were taking most notes off of the label so that we are forced to buy the grader notes. I have a detached cover 3.0 with no notation. It looks like a 6.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber-Bob Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 49 minutes ago, Cat-Man_America said: CGC "SOTA" holder's Newton Ring issue has been fixed by a reholder. Here's a scan of the first holder again: Here's the reslabbed book sans the oily splotches... Note: CGC seems to have missed amateur restoration in the earlier grading of this book (tear seals with glue). The original owner obviously was unaware of it, so I'm not holding the eBay seller responsible. Subsequent grading caught the error (obviously this holder isn't one of CGC's NR prone "SOTA" slabs; you can surmise what you will from that). This is all I choose to say on the matter. Sorry but I am confused. I thought you got the book reholdered and now you are saying it came back regraded and restored ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milkman Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 16 hours ago, DingoDog said: Wow. Found this on the bay. That slab pretty much perfectly sums up the NR problem. Ducktape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat-Man_America Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 12 hours ago, Yorick said: I thought they were taking most notes off of the label so that we are forced to buy the grader notes. I have a detached cover 3.0 with no notation. It looks like a 6.0. CGC has never provided grader's notes on labels to my knowledge. However, in some instances books with a very small amount of glue would receive a Universal Grade with a notation to that effect. Here's an example: Unless there's been a change in the CGC's policy along with the new labels/holders then they should've at least mentioned the tear seals or issued a Conserved Grade label. I bought the HIT #18 thinking it was a Universal Grade. 12 hours ago, Bomber-Bob said: Sorry but I am confused. I thought you got the book reholdered and now you are saying it came back regraded and restored ? C'mon Bob, I'm sure if you think about it a bit more you'll figure it out. Keep in mind that I don't have much confidence in the newer CGC holders. CGC apparently missed the amateur restoration when they originally graded the book. I bought HIT #18 (8.0) in the new style CGC holder from an eBay dealer and decided to have it re-holdered where I could be assured it wouldn't come back with splotchy NR. I never expected the conserved grade, and I'm not faulting the folks who did the regrading. I can't add much more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber-Bob Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 5 hours ago, Cat-Man_America said: C'mon Bob, I'm sure if you think about it a bit more you'll figure it out. Keep in mind that I don't have much confidence in the newer CGC holders. CGC apparently missed the amateur restoration when they originally graded the book. I bought HIT #18 (8.0) in the new style CGC holder from an eBay dealer and decided to have it re-holdered where I could be assured it wouldn't come back with splotchy NR. I never expected the conserved grade, and I'm not faulting the folks who did the regrading. I can't add much more than that. Yes, now I understand. Wow ! Kudos for taking this so well. Most would have come on here complaining. Of course you would have been vilified by the crowd that thinks CGC should be the only game in town. I am sincerely sad to hear this happened to you. Cat-Man_America 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 30 minutes ago, ERTO said: C'mon Bob, you know he's still butthurt at CGC for making him remove a CBCS slab from his Sig Line. C'mon Bob, you gotta know this is Stu! Bomber-Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 On 2018/10/31 at 3:49 AM, DingoDog said: Wow. Found this on the bay. "I kinda like that one Bob." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
