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[WorstUsernameEver]

Hello,

I recently purchased 3 CGC 9.8 X-Men comics from a seller on ebay with all positive reviews. I was disappointed to see that all 3 have corner creases that, in opinion, would disqualify them from being 9.8. After researching scs, it appears that it would be difficult for that to be the cause of the creasing. Attached is a picture of the first damage I noticed. How can this damage be present on a 9.8? Any guidance is appreciated. Thanks

[comicginger1789]

Apologies but I think better photos are needed...I cannot see the damage you speak of. 

[theCapraAegagrus]

18 hours ago, comicginger1789 said:

Apologies but I think better photos are needed...I cannot see the damage you speak of. 

Ditto.

[The Man Without Beer]

Definitly noticeable w/ color break. Maybe missed by grader or falls under slight production defects. 

[William-James88]

9.8 never meant flawless or even  near flawless. It means 1 thing and 1 thing only:

There must be 0 wear post production.

Any defect which CGC attributes to the production of the comic is allowed on a 9.8

So you can potentially have some really ugly 9.8s like your comic 

 

[joeypost]

Are they all the same issue?

[seanfingh]

On 2/17/2021 at 8:23 PM, William-James88 said:

9.8 never meant flawless or even  near flawless. It means 1 thing and 1 thing only:

There must be 0 wear post production.

Any defect which CGC attributes to the production of the comic is allowed on a 9.8

So you can potentially have some really ugly 9.8s like your comic 

 

It's not really ugly. Look at the scale it has been blown up. You can see the dot matrix pattern. That damage is absolutely microscopic and well within the bounds of 9.8.

[William-James88]

1 minute ago, seanfingh said:

It's not really ugly.

I know it's not. I was just using the same extreme language the OP was using for fun and to further make fun of this situation that it very recurrent. It seems many amateurs have no clue what a 9.8 means. I am going to copy paste my response above in any further question we get on this.

[seanfingh]

1 minute ago, William-James88 said:

I know it's not. I was just using the same extreme language the OP was using for fun and to further make fun of this situation that it very recurrent. It seems many amateurs have no clue what a 9.8 means. I am going to copy paste my response above in any further question we get on this.

Bonk bonk on the head 

[KingsleyChan]

Hello everyone,
Hope OP doesn't mind me asking this question on his thread. But hope I can get some people's professional opinion on this 9.8Blue that I've been thinking of sending into CGC for signing. I purchased this on eBay and upon closer inspection found two issues. 
A) Spine tick with color break and
B) Some small color breaks on the right

Should I
1) Return the item to the seller saying it's defective? Or can I even do that since it is a 9.8Blue.

2) Risk it sending into CGC for a signing, and pray it comes back as a 9.8SS? I have heard they allow for 1 crease. And I've seen a few other 9.8Blues of this on eBay. 

Your help is much appreciated!!! 

[Funnybooks]

You should consider starting your own thread to elicit replies

[theCapraAegagrus]

I doubt that you'll get any "professional" replies in this thread.