Are you paying for the grade or for the condition of the holder? Or both? 1 1

[mintcomics1]

On 5/3/2023 at 11:48 AM, Robot Man said:

Nothing clearer than a shiny new Mylar…

Have to agree. And nothing more fun than taking a minty book out and seeing it up close.

[lostboys]

On 5/4/2023 at 7:32 AM, theCapraAegagrus said:

I think that all of my slabs require a re-holder for something. They're all Signature Series, so the proper grade and signor are more important than the case's condition.

Yeah, I have more of a care free attitude towards signed books.

I dont even mind if its slightly over graded or has a little SCS.

The sigs are whats important

[shadroch]

On the secondary market, I don't mind a scuff or two or minor Newton rings, but if I were dealing with CGC, I'd expect 100% flaw-free slabs and not accept anything less. 

[Artboy99]

I just finished doing the Calgary Comic Expo last weekend and I had a guy in my booth looking at the Hulk 181 cgc 8.0 on display and he rejected it because of the sealing lines of the inner well.

The case is perfect otherwise.

 

Edited May 4, 2023 by Artboy99

[dbcn]

I just got a book back from the Chris Claremont signing with a large Newton Ring right smack in the center of the book.

I emailed and was told that CGC policy is that Newton Rings were within the acceptable tolerance levels of QA - I can pay the $40 for the reholder service, but after shelling out over $100 for the signing, it really seems like a gouge - the cases for the other 2 books I sent in came back great, why should this one cost me an extra $40?

My feeling is if other grading services have figured out how to avoid them, this just seems lazy / careless on CGC's part, and Newton Rings should not be within the realm issues that allow a book to pass through QA. 

CGC is supposed to be the highest tier of comic book grading services; I would expect nothing less than the highest quality product being returned, so it's hard to believe someone in charge of QA took a look at the giant splotch in the middle of the cover of the book and said, "that looks great! ship it!" 

 

 

 

 

[Paul Limanni]

Jumping on this thread to say I expect CGC to give me EXACTLY what they advertise. WHICH THEY DONT. Just got back an order that is so far >40% scuffed scratched newton'ed in the middle out of 100 books. Just unreal. WHY AM I SHILLING OUT 1,000+ FOR A SERVICE THAT CANT EVEN DO QC.

[THE_BEYONDER]

On 5/9/2023 at 1:25 PM, Paul Limanni said:

Jumping on this thread to say I expect CGC to give me EXACTLY what they advertise. WHICH THEY DONT. Just got back an order that is so far >40% scuffed scratched newton'ed in the middle out of 100 books. Just unreal. WHY AM I SHILLING OUT 1,000+ FOR A SERVICE THAT CANT EVEN DO QC.

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