xerog Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Hi there. I've got a copy of Silk 1 that I had sent in to be graded, but it came back NG and said it's coverless. I had spoken with Customer Service and they said to resubmit it as a mechanical error and put a note stating it is a cover misprint, but it still came back as coverless. Could I get some information on why this isn't considered a cover misprint? It's got the same number of pages, same back cover, and the first and last pages are the same. The information I'm finding online is that the cover of this issue is the back cover of issue 1 B that was misprinted on this issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator MattM CS Posted August 17, 2022 Administrator Share Posted August 17, 2022 Hello, Thank you for your email. I have sent this to our graders to review. Once I have more information for you regarding this I will let you know. Thank you for your patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soonerjudd Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Same thing happened to me when I submitted mine. Came back NG, “Coverless”…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerog Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 @Soonerjudd I was really surprised the first time, and even more surprised the second time. Hopefully @MattM CS will have an answer for us soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator MattM CS Posted August 19, 2022 Administrator Share Posted August 19, 2022 On 8/19/2022 at 11:06 AM, xerog said: @Soonerjudd I was really surprised the first time, and even more surprised the second time. Hopefully @MattM CS will have an answer for us soon. Hey All! I am awaiting a response for this. I apologize for the delay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerog Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 No problem at all. Thank you for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerog Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 Hi @MattM CS Have you received an update on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator MattM CS Posted August 25, 2022 Administrator Share Posted August 25, 2022 Hello Everyone! Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I just received an update on this. You can find this below. PS! I will be out of the office until Tuesday attending a Con for CSG (our sports card grading company). If you need any help feel free to reach out to Crystal CS or give us a call directly. Have a great weekend!! Per our graders: In the last 7-8 years or so, Marvel has had a rather confusing practice where they will manufacture a book with a special variant cover (usually a store exclusive cover), but then underneath it they include an additional cover that is essentially the same as the regular cover with no UPC present, OR an interior cover that is all grey with only the book's logo at the center. These extra "interior" covers will not include a UPC and/or price like the genuine regular or variant cover has. Therefore, if someone possesses what appears to be a regular cover of a Marvel book, but it is printed without a UPC and/or price (or with a grey cover that only has the book's logo at the center), it means that it is actually a variant cover that has had the outer cover removed. With only the interior "almost-but-not-quite-regular" cover remaining, it is now, in effect, a coverless book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator CrystalM CS Posted August 25, 2022 Administrator Share Posted August 25, 2022 Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself and say I am available to answer any questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marbleman3 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 (edited) If it was printed that way by marvel (or some other comic publisher), why is it designated as a coverless book and not designated as either an (i) error print or (ii) a variant print? It’s not like a customer or store took the book and then removed the cover on purpose post-distribution or even as a fraud. This came from the publisher and they manufactured it that way. Let me know if I’m thinking about this wrong, but isn’t an NG an indication that something was altered after the printing and once it was in the public’s hands? Would CGC designate a blank sketch cover variant (wrapped over the same comic as a cover A) that came straight from marvel, as an added cover green label? If it applies one way shouldn’t it apply the other way? This reasoning is unusual to me. Edited September 2, 2022 by Marbleman3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator CrystalM CS Posted September 2, 2022 Administrator Share Posted September 2, 2022 Hello! As mentioned by Matt, the book originally came with an outside cover that included the UPC on it. Since this cover was not present on the book when it was submitted it will receive a coverless grade. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
