Shazam500 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 When a book has Brittle Pages.. are the pages intact adequately to avoid deterioration once the book is in the CGC holder? Is there a low or high risk that the pages could breakup or deteriorate when it's in the CGC holder? Thanks Professor K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Flakes sometime fall to the bottom of the slab all depends how old the slab is .The inner jacket should hold the newer slabs from dropping pieces from what i see Shazam500, Point Five and Professor K 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shazam500 Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 On 3/1/2024 at 2:42 PM, comicjack said: Flakes sometime fall to the bottom of the slab all depends how old the slab is .The inner jacket should hold the newer slabs from dropping pieces from what i see Thank you again. Have a good weekend. comicjack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor K Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 All comics are going to deteriorate inside the holder over time. Brittle ones just have a nice headstart. A really smart boardie here taught me that the most important thing is to avoid big changes in humidity and temperature. Buy a thermometer/barometer and try to avoid large fluctuations in temp/humidty where you store your books. Shazam500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatCaesarsGhost Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Ok the fact no one has asked for my opinion is no deterrent here. I must say this blows my mind . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 On 3/30/2024 at 4:54 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said: Ok the fact no one has asked for my opinion is no deterrent here. I must say this blows my mind . . . Every time I’ve succumbed to the siren call of crumbling paper I’ve regretted it. If otherwise a book was a 9.8 how high a grade could a slightly brittle grade book get? Not very high I’d hope. jimbo_7071 and GreatCaesarsGhost 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 "Brittle Page Regrets!" It could be a classic lurid fifties paperback. I've only got two books in this category; they both make me want to cry. I remember when the Jerry Robinson books were on offer at a SDCC; they were mostly brittle pages. I would have bought one but the taint of the brittle pages steered me clear happily! GreatCaesarsGhost 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatCaesarsGhost Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Now this confuses me. The pages are OW/W, but the spine is brittle?? Everything I thought I knew is wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vheflin Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 On 4/28/2024 at 4:58 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said: Now this confuses me. The pages are OW/W, but the spine is brittle?? Everything I thought I knew is wrong I propose it was stored in an exposed stack, that is, not in a closet or box/chest or other container. The stack protected the pages from air exchange but the spine stuck out 1/4" or so, caught air and rotted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatCaesarsGhost Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 On 4/28/2024 at 2:25 PM, vheflin said: I propose it was stored in an exposed stack, that is, not in a closet or box/chest or other container. The stack protected the pages from air exchange but the spine stuck out 1/4" or so, caught air and rotted. Makes sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...