ASM 300 - worth fixing mechanical error? 0

[Kronius]

Hey all-

I just got back my ASM 300. It came back a 9.0. I noticed it has some scuff marks on the inside of the case on the front and back. The ones on the front are not very noticeable but the ones on the back are. I notified CGC and they said I could send it back as a mechanical error and they would put it in a new holder.

I was going through that process and they make you sign a waiver agreeing that it is possible that the comic will be damaged in the process and they are not responsible.

I assume it’s very rare for that to happen and that most people would take the risk and send it back but I figured it was worth a post here to check with you all to see what others would do in this situation.

My plan is to sell the comic, not keep it for my personal collection/display. So I’m really just concerned with max return on investment.

Here are picks of the scuffs. It’s hard to get them to show up in a picture but I did my best. They look worse in real life, but only the ones on the back are really noticeable:

[KCOComics]

I would just sell it. 

There is always a risk when you are cracking a book and having it resubbed. There is also the time and effort. 

Having issues with the case shouldn't hurt the value.

[theCapraAegagrus]

On 3/12/2023 at 7:26 PM, KCOComics said:

Having issues with the case shouldn't hurt the value.

If s/he keeps getting returns for it, though...

[Kronius]

I think I'm going to send it back to be fixed because it's noticeable enough that it would (and does) bother me, so it would probably bother anyone who bought it.

The more I think about it, the more I think it would be B.S. if the comic got damaged while CGC was fixing a mechanical error that was their fault to begin with and they refused to do anything about it. Knock on wood that it doesn't come to that, though.

 

[revat]

On 3/13/2023 at 8:59 AM, Kronius said:

I think I'm going to send it back to be fixed because it's noticeable enough that it would (and does) bother me, so it would probably bother anyone who bought it.

The more I think about it, the more I think it would be B.S. if the comic got damaged while CGC was fixing a mechanical error that was their fault to begin with and they refused to do anything about it. Knock on wood that it doesn't come to that, though.

 

I mean they won’t regrade unless there is obvious new damage, it’s just a reslab.

AND in this case it would be clear cut that they would be responsible for any new damage in the reslabbing process.

so there might be some time and hassle, but not a ton of risk.