AlexH Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 (edited) Hey folks, I sold a bunch of slabbed books to a boardie, and he sent back pictures of what he thinks are tiny white spots of mold. He says they are on the inner case (so not on the book itself), but I don't have them in hand so I can't be 100% positive. I can't tell if it is scuffs on the case? Or if it is a weird white mold? I was hoping to get some thoughts on this. Please let know what you think. Edited July 19, 2021 by AlexH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post theCapraAegagrus Posted July 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2021 99.9% likely that it's scuffing within the case. This has been noticeable from CGC for awhile. Some of it has been speculated to alleviate Newton Rings. kairos70, The Lions Den, silverseeker and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaard Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 On 7/19/2021 at 12:42 PM, theCapraAegagrus said: 99.9% likely that it's scuffing within the case. This has been noticeable from CGC for awhile. Some of it has been speculated to alleviate Newton Rings. Agree. Although, for some reason, CGC has not commented on this common defect. AlexH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 On 7/19/2021 at 12:54 PM, Gaard said: Agree. Although, for some reason, CGC has not commented on this common defect. It would be nice to know if it was intentional, recognize that it's not great, and inform us that they're looking for another solution. Silence is not always golden. AlexH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 I fear that CGC is in a state of flux and things like this are being overlooked due to the massive volume of submissions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Those were not recently graded. theCapraAegagrus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 On 7/19/2021 at 2:28 PM, Ryan. said: Those were not recently graded. Good point. I overlooked that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexH Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 yeah, sorry about that, most were graded between 2004-2015 (i believe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanfingh Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Most likely scuffing from friction, and also some from bad plastic. There were tons of inner wells that were shipped out before the case re-design that had that type of damage on them. The white dot that is outside the inner well is weird. But that may be floating paper white fiber that got trapped during encapsulation. Nothing suggests mold to me. AlexH, The Lions Den and greggy 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Mold doesn't make sense. Not sure what it is, but it aint mold. AlexH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Ries Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 On 7/19/2021 at 1:23 PM, The Lions Den said: I fear that CGC is in a state of flux and things like this are being overlooked due to the massive volume of submissions... That's one way of looking at it. Another way to look at it is things like this are being overlooked due to the massive lack of quality control... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 I'll just say that I am disappointed at how mature all responses have been in spite of this thread's title. AlexH and The Lions Den 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexH Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 On 7/19/2021 at 9:27 PM, William-James88 said: I'll just say that I am disappointed at how mature all responses have been in spite of this thread's title. 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 My guess it's "dandruff" from the packaging these slabs were shipped in after manufacturing. Someone needed to whiff it with some canned air prior to encapsulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Oh, and... The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) On 7/19/2021 at 6:27 PM, William-James88 said: I'll just say that I am disappointed at how mature all responses have been in spite of this thread's title. It's early yet. Plenty of time for someone to rise to the occasion, things taking a turn and getting out of hand? Edited July 20, 2021 by James J Johnson William-James88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/20/2021 at 9:52 PM, Count D. Monet said: Hide contents I'm out of reactions today but this is one the best reaction posts ever. Artifiction 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
