bayactor Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Just got this slab at a 9.8. I was expecting a cleaner copy to be honest. Are these "flaws" generally allowable in a 9.8? Ink smudge Bent corner Crunched cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayactor Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 Maybe my initial post wasn't concise. I purchased the above book on ebay with a 9.8 grade (expecting it be pretty flawless). To my dismay, it had the flaws shown in the photos above. There appears to be some ink in places where there shouldn't be. This may be a manufacturing defect, so it may not affect the grade, correct? The other ones I would think would knock the grade down a bit (bent corner and gash in the lower rear cover). Would you agree that this book shouldn't be a 9.8? Or am I missing something? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber-Bob Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 27 minutes ago, bayactor said: Maybe my initial post wasn't concise. I purchased the above book on ebay with a 9.8 grade (expecting it be pretty flawless). To my dismay, it had the flaws shown in the photos above. There appears to be some ink in places where there shouldn't be. This may be a manufacturing defect, so it may not affect the grade, correct? The other ones I would think would knock the grade down a bit (bent corner and gash in the lower rear cover). Would you agree that this book shouldn't be a 9.8? Or am I missing something? Thanks! I agree, this is NOT a 9.8 . I would return it. I would be suspicous of a switched book = not a genuine CGC product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayactor Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 4 hours ago, Bomber-Bob said: I agree, this is NOT a 9.8 . I would return it. I would be suspicous of a switched book = not a genuine CGC product. That's what I thought. It's definitely going back. Looks to be a legit CGC book though. I think the grader was just being generous with the 9.8s that day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Does the seller have a return policy re slabs? As for the book, other than the ink, all possibly done by cgc during slabbing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayactor Posted February 1, 2019 Author Share Posted February 1, 2019 Yes, the seller allows returns and the book is on the way back as we speak. If the damage was caused by CGC after grading and during slabbing, that would be unfortunate. Do those things happen a lot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
