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I figured it might have been true in that type of miscommunication, benefit of the doubt. The reason I gave broad answers was due to the thread title. The new generation may be more "sealed" as you would have put it, but doesn't mean if you drop it and a corner becomes separated, that the same thing couldn't happen. Technically With more of it sealed, more would fracture, and it might not look as clean. Regardless both would be simple reho,ders as stated for reasons in my last couple of posts. That said and with this thread title, I see or sympathize with why you drew the conclusion, but if I seem impatient is the Good News was it wasn't anything to do with the thread title, just misconception rather than miscommunication. If that means no more slabs for you, it'll take time, but hopefully we gave enough short but broad details if you come upon more to examine. Cheers!

I just realized why you weren't convinced about the corner. It didn't occur to me there was another way to slide the paper in as I did, but you guys are oviously on top of these things. I slid it through the open corner. You guys were probably thinking I slid it through the normally open sides. It didn't occur to me to try that, and I didn't know there was such a thing as a slab with open sides. However, it went through the corner. The only reason I used a thin strip like that is that happened to be what was sitting on a table nearby. I could have put a full sheet of typing paper in there if I'd felt like it.

Head of a Traveler by Nicholas Blake Pocket Books 742 1st Printing November 1950 $20 Had another copy of this sick severed head cover by Warren Baumgartner. Fine plus. Square, glossy and tight, hairline reader crease, light edge wear.

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Much better this round but yea the Spotlight, albeit a decent book, but with that bottom edge and corner and shadows on the back had me thinking it was about the same as the Transformers which I had at 9.2.

Another awesome cover... Hang My Wreath by Ward Weaver Popular Library No. 388 December 1951 $18 Bob Fink Union Girl stripping cover I like it. Fine Plus. Square tight and glossy. Has some light NCB creases. A fresh, pretty book overall.

Only the best for @zzutak .

I owe you a custom title. I will surprise you 1 day.

Maybe you'd prefer this one. https://www.ebay.com/itm/186249480649?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=onloWYbvT7e&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=88CMRdsEROS&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Flash vol 2, 223 Porter and Livesay from Johns's Rogues War. Bought four of the others from that arc and as much as I love 221, this is one I really coveted. Never thought it would turn up, or turn up when was looking, or not be a complete gouge, ......but last November on ebay, I found it with two days to go in auction and got t for around $1,850.00. Zoom covers are very rare. If it had been on CAF I would have happily gone to $3k maybe more. One of my grail pages, very few left, that are not "very expensive" , as they are on many DC collectors lists. So yeah this stuff still lands at auction, .. rarely but it does still land.

Please Send Me Absolutely Free by Arkady Leokum Popular Library No. 366 September 1951 $30 A stunner of a copy of this Popular with great uncredited GGA of a ho with the empty wine glass. Condition rarity at work here. VF/NM Square tight and glossy with almost no wear. Those lines you see are reflections of the gloss, not creases. Slight bindery wear at top of spine.

Got a bite.

So I guess that will put some air back in your balloon Mr Hindenburg?

Here is his microscope camera of, what looks to me as a round peg in a hole secure, am I daft? Looks intact?

On track for a 7:30 start. See you in an hour.

Today's pickup at C2E2 from Bob Storms.

Idk why I'm going into this. 1st generation such as these most likely rumored to not be pressed, some buy to crack them out TO press, some just take that rumor and pay a premium for the older label. @paqart all these things have niches and you're able to understand, just it might not mean much to you at this point. Broad statements don't always help detailed conclusions, so my bad. Lord willing you can learn the reholder submission and it may be used to your advantage (as others have) But If you do like the current cases better? It should be obvious to you which those are! So collect how you like. But we will as well, unfortunately as yours might become a prevailing opinion due to being unlearned of the "past?" God forbid 16 years of labels get so scarce that we're all forced to reholder Just thinking out loud here, I had made broad statements but I'm not sure this thread is the one to tie up. Taking a break 💔

Great thread!

Bulls on the JLA, but way off on the Spotlight () and the Strange tales...13 pts

I have an extra Saturday pass I would discount to $50 instead of the regular $80. Saturday passes are also sold out. Anybody need one?

I'm going 9.6 for all of them!

If you haven't run into damaged slabs, I'm sure you will in the future. Sorry I wasn't clear at first about everything that was a cause for a reholder. The bolded print and color is only in the newest gen slabs. They only put the top glue label within the case on the newest generation. The wavy label might be because of the pop corner letting in a lot of air or moisture like you said. I "now" don't blame your return, if it truly showed up like that and not from you testing boundaries like it almost sounded like you did. So pardon our French. Pardon our mess that yours might end up as a new popular opinion with now eight years of people being spoiled with new cases. When you come and white flag wave that 16 years of slabs and money flying all needs to be reholdered to the newest case or " because you say so or you're leaving the hobby?" You hear how that is exasperating, correct

Tales from the House of Mystery #1 by Jack Oleck Warner Paperback Library 0-446-75226-6 1st edition, 1st Print 1973 $90 for the pair Tales from The House Of Mystery: Volume 2 by Jack Oleck Warner Paperback Library 0-446-75256-8 1st Edition 1st Print 1973 A pair of tough books. Fantastic Berni Wrightson covers and interior illustrations Slightly lesser than the set I sold a while back because of No. 1 but still high grade. They both are super fresh, unread, new looking copies. No. 1 has an odd small production defect at the back lower corner. It looks like the edge hit the cutting machine and cut a tip off the back. Not a chew of any kind, very smooth, still a pretty book.

The corner separation is NOT normal. No one said it was. A case shouldn't look to be able to be swapped with the old slabs, we never said that it was "normal. You never proved the corner was separated so no one stuck in that argument long. The label rippling is not "common" but "can happen", which it is still cause for reholder. The label on top coming off is "normal in the fact" that it is easy to start a peal and somehow get dislodged, which is cause for a reholder back then as well, although truly most could "live with that!" Not normal though, the 2nd generation like you have there wasused for mostly 16 years and could be looked at as similar to modern newton rings. Some people cared about the label on top, some didn't as the cert is still sealed. Yes when they made the current generation they bolded the print and color of labels to become more readable. Here look at a 1st generation slab, it was worse in the beginning, these 16 year long labels were good enough for everyone at the time, but you're too "good for them?" Having been spoiled by the current generation, I get that, but that all sounds like an over reaction tbh