Lurker89 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Hey been a while since I've been around the or bought a book. Birthday coming up tomorrow so I grabbed myself a book off ebay lsdt week that's been on my list- Moon Knight 2016 #2 Tedesco Variant in a 9.8 As advertised below: What arrived: It has a sizeable plastic shard in between the inner and outer well. My question is does anyone has any insight on this, is there any decent way to help this plastic shard migrate to the bottom of the case or is a reslab the only option? Saddest part is I think they edited the picture they put up on the listing to remove the plastic shaving in the case (see below) Could be wrong hoping I am. Hoping someone has an easy fix. Otherwise going to have to ship out. Lastly 2 white spots on the hand are not on my raw copy I'll assume this is a printing error and thus didn't affect the grade . 99% likely printing related though but something else to discuss on the grading side. (see below super zoom) Anyway thanks in advance to anyone with insight into the plastic debris issue. Looking forward into getting a little more active around here again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 (edited) On 5/22/2024 at 6:29 PM, Lurker89 said: Hey been a while since I've been around the or bought a book. Birthday coming up tomorrow so I grabbed myself a book off ebay lsdt week that's been on my list- Moon Knight 2016 #2 Tedesco Variant in a 9.8 As advertised below: What arrived: It has a sizeable plastic shard in between the inner and outer well. My question is does anyone has any insight on this, is there any decent way to help this plastic shard migrate to the bottom of the case or is a reslab the only option? Saddest part is I think they edited the picture they put up on the listing to remove the plastic shaving in the case (see below) Could be wrong hoping I am. Hoping someone has an easy fix. Otherwise going to have to ship out. Lastly 2 white spots on the hand are not on my raw copy I'll assume this is a printing error and thus didn't affect the grade . 99% likely printing related though but something else to discuss on the grading side. (see below super zoom) Anyway thanks in advance to anyone with insight into the plastic debris issue. Looking forward into getting a little more active around here again. Tmk @CGC Mike Can confirm? That shards of plastic are only a free reholder as a mechanical error if done by the original submitter and within 2 weeks of receiving back from cgc. A label done incorrectly is a free reholder as a mechanical error at anytime and by anyone. Again tmk. You could always pay for a reholder otherwise Edited May 22 by ADAMANTIUM Lurker89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator CGC Mike Posted May 23 Administrator Share Posted May 23 On 5/22/2024 at 7:29 PM, Lurker89 said: My question is does anyone has any insight on this, is there any decent way to help this plastic shard migrate to the bottom of the case or is a reslab the only option? Hi I believe your only option would be to send the book in to us as a reholder. Mike ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan_W Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 On 5/22/2024 at 7:29 PM, Lurker89 said: Hey been a while since I've been around the or bought a book. Birthday coming up tomorrow so I grabbed myself a book off ebay lsdt week that's been on my list- Moon Knight 2016 #2 Tedesco Variant in a 9.8 As advertised below: What arrived: It has a sizeable plastic shard in between the inner and outer well. My question is does anyone has any insight on this, is there any decent way to help this plastic shard migrate to the bottom of the case or is a reslab the only option? Saddest part is I think they edited the picture they put up on the listing to remove the plastic shaving in the case (see below) Could be wrong hoping I am. Hoping someone has an easy fix. Otherwise going to have to ship out. Lastly 2 white spots on the hand are not on my raw copy I'll assume this is a printing error and thus didn't affect the grade . 99% likely printing related though but something else to discuss on the grading side. (see below super zoom) Anyway thanks in advance to anyone with insight into the plastic debris issue. Looking forward into getting a little more active around here again. Sometimes debris in a case can shift and move. It it is thin enough you can try shaking the case a bit to see you can get it to settle on the bottom. I actually have a slab with a small thin piece of debris where I did this and it is totally fine (a PC book for me). It may work or it may not, but either way you still have a slab with a shard in the case. Since you bought it on Ebay, I would contact the seller and get compensation for the amount of the reholder. If he tells you to go make hay just return the slab at his cost. I am sure there are other copies of this book out there. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker89 Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 On 5/22/2024 at 7:36 PM, ADAMANTIUM said: Tmk @CGC Mike Can confirm? That shards of plastic are only a free reholder as a mechanical error if done by the original submitter and within 2 weeks of receiving back from cgc. A label done incorrectly is a free reholder as a mechanical error at anytime and by anyone. Again tmk. You could always pay for a reholder otherwise Thanks for the assist Adamantium. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker89 Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 (edited) On 5/22/2024 at 8:33 PM, CGC Mike said: Hi I believe your only option would be to send the book in to us as a reholder. Mike Thank for the quick response Mike. The reholder would be at my cost per what @ADAMANTIUM posted earlier correct? Edited May 23 by Lurker89 Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator CGC Mike Posted May 23 Administrator Share Posted May 23 On 5/22/2024 at 8:57 PM, Lurker89 said: The reholder aould be at my cost per what @ADAMANTIUM posted earlier correct? That is correct. Lurker89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker89 Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 (edited) On 5/22/2024 at 8:58 PM, CGC Mike said: That is correct. Thanks for the info Mike! Edited May 23 by Lurker89 Typo CGC Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 On 5/22/2024 at 8:47 PM, Stefan_W said: Sometimes debris in a case can shift and move. It it is thin enough you can try shaking the case a bit to see you can get it to settle on the bottom. I actually have a slab with a small thin piece of debris where I did this and it is totally fine (a PC book for me). It may work or it may not, but either way you still have a slab with a shard in the case. This. ^ A reholder seems excessive if not necessary. I'd definitely play around with it first. To be fair to the seller, the shard may have moved around in transit when the slab was shipped. If it's an older-style holder, you might even be able to get a piece of paper in through the side seams in the outer case and jog the shard out. Worth a shot. Senormac, Stefan_W and Lightning55 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Is it the Shards of Narsil ?? Lurker89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 (edited) On 5/22/2024 at 8:43 PM, Point Five said: On 5/22/2024 at 7:47 PM, Stefan_W said: Sometimes debris in a case can shift and move. It it is thin enough you can try shaking the case a bit to see you can get it to settle on the bottom. I actually have a slab with a small thin piece of debris where I did this and it is totally fine (a PC book for me). It may work or it may not, but either way you still have a slab with a shard in the case. This. ^ A reholder seems excessive if not necessary. I'd definitely play around with it first. To be fair to the seller, the shard may have moved around in transit when the slab was shipped. If it's an older-style holder, you might even be able to get a piece of paper in through the side seams in the outer case and jog the shard out. Worth a shot. This only reminds me that my slab of killing joke is like this, bought from eBay same situation, and at the time I didn't try to remove it. Lord remind me and if with success it'll be a testimony to even the new slabs are able to be removed. Time and patience. I think the picture provided here is of the newest generation of slab, makes me want to try with them the original poster! Edited May 23 by ADAMANTIUM Stefan_W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel013 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 What if it's not a shard... Senormac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriD. Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I got slab with a shard in it. It was right in the center of the front cover when I got it and it wasn't in the photo that the seller had. I realized I could get it to move a little and got it to settle between the label and the book. It wouldn't move to the bottom for some reason. It's hard to see in the photo but I definitely thought this was preferable to a reholder or returning it. Point Five and ADAMANTIUM 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 That's actually a "shard light" BriD. Not a full scale shard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Well I did attempt to look for my slab, but didn't find it quickly enough Lord knows. Maybe y'all well light that fire by extracting it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel013 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 You want my advice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning55 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 On 5/22/2024 at 9:43 PM, Point Five said: If it's an older-style holder, you might even be able to get a piece of paper in through the side seams in the outer case and jog the shard out. Worth a shot. This is your best bet. It's worked for me in the past. Also trying to work it to the bottom has proven productive. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclonus11 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 On 5/22/2024 at 10:05 PM, grendel013 said: What if it's not a shard... My quick scanning eye saw this thread and read “shart” which…thankfully it’s not that in the slab grendel013 and Gonzimodo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel0109 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Its happened to me a few times. Broken bits of plastic inside the CGC case. They stick out like a sore thumb but apparently they're invisible to Quality Control. PetuniaGrimm and ttfitz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
