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[Ryan Spletter]

Got this off eBay from a seller with perfect feedback. The book is super wiggly inside though, almost cockeyed when I received it. Didn’t notice any signs of tampering. Is this something that happens with this book in this casing? Anything I should look for specifically to indicate something isn’t right?

[revat]

Yah sometimes it shakes loose

Edited June 6 by revat

[Lightning55]

It could just be my perception of the photo, but it looks like it is holdered without an inner capsule. 

I don't think the capsule could rotate freely to that degree without hitting a side of the holder, stopping the rotation. Or a corner would be sticking out of the case. That was one thing supporting my "no capsule" theory. And a book without a capsule would of course be much looser in the frame.

Maybe you can see the capsule, and my theory is a big "never mind".

[Semicentennial]

On 6/5/2024 at 9:37 PM, Lightning55 said:

It could just be my perception of the photo, but it looks like it is holdered without an inner capsule. 

I don't think the capsule could rotate freely to that degree without hitting a side of the holder, stopping the rotation. Or a corner would be sticking out of the case. That was one thing supporting my "no capsule" theory. And a book without a capsule would of course be much looser in the frame.

Maybe you can see the capsule, and my theory is a big "never mind".

It looks like there is an inner holder, but may not have been sealed.  You can see a where the seal is to the right of the barcode that runs vertical to the almost the top of the holder.

[The Lions Den]

It's tough to tell from the photo, but any way you slice it this isn't right. 

[Hulksdaddy1]

[Paul Kosnik]

This looks super sketch to me, especially on a big book for which this is plenty of financial incentive for shenanigans--did you ever get to the bottom of it?  Interested to know what you found out.

[davidking623]

I would just return it . It does not look right to me at all .