Opening Slab 0

[Atticus123]

How do I safely open a case to remove a comic?

[Jennifer F.]

Good afternoon,

Thanks for your message.   We do not recommend removing books from our holders as this will invalidate the grade and may cause damage to your book.  Unfortunately, we do not provide instructions on how to remove those.  If you are wanting to send the book in to us for a regrade or reholder, you can keep the book in our holder and we will safely crack it out here on our end.  

If you have any other questions, please let us know.  Thanks!

[WoWitHurts]

Try youtube and see what works best for you.

[Atticus123]

On 5/14/2020 at 9:05 AM, Jennifer F. said:

Good afternoon,

Thanks for your message.   We do not recommend removing books from our holders as this will invalidate the grade and may cause damage to your book.  Unfortunately, we do not provide instructions on how to remove those.  If you are wanting to send the book in to us for a regrade or reholder, you can keep the book in our holder and we will safely crack it out here on our end.  

If you have any other questions, please let us know.  Thanks!

If an intact slab is submitted for pressing and grading, is the existing grade taken into account?  Or is the book removed from the case and the process started as if it had not been graded before?  Curious if the present grade is a starting point or not.  Thanks.

[Jennifer F.]

Good afternoon,

Once the book is removed from the holder the previous grade is no longer valid and there is always the possibility that the grade may change.  Generally, if we open the book here and it is being pressed and then regraded the grade usually would not be lower, however, there are no guarantees with the grade, unfortunately.  

If you have any other questions, please let us know.  Thanks!

[Atticus123]

21 minutes ago, Jennifer F. said:

Good afternoon,

Once the book is removed from the holder the previous grade is no longer valid and there is always the possibility that the grade may change.  Generally, if we open the book here and it is being pressed and then regraded the grade usually would not be lower, however, there are no guarantees with the grade, unfortunately.  

If you have any other questions, please let us know.  Thanks!

Specifically what I am asking is if after the press, the new graders know of or work from the previous grade (regardless of it being no longer valid)?  Hope that questions makes sense as that is the answer I am after.  Do they know it was a 9.2 for example, or they just get a book on their table?  No agenda here, other than wanting to know how the process works.  Thanks.

[Jennifer F.]

Yes, if the book was previously graded there would be a record of the previous grade in our system that the graders would see when they examine it.  However, they will grade the book on the current condition of the book. 

Thanks!