Dr.Fate'sFullHelmet

Great topic, sad to say it was the one that provides my avatar, More Fun Comics #71, CGC 6.0 unrestored, sold it at the same time with a golden age Green Lantern 3 same grade. You know how some people say they have no regrets? I'm not one of those people. At the time I sold them I knew they were rare in decent, unrestored grade. Ah, stupidity...

Just received the book back from CGC today, and I'm friggin' ecstatic. As indicated by the pics, the waviness in the back cover has been removed and the book reholdered in a slab with a wider well and a spacer so the book cannot be squeezed. Other than the anomalous miscommunication, this process was quick, professional and has resulted in one very satisfied customer. CGC went above and beyond the call of duty.

Thanks BB, I did get a response from a very interested and proactive professional at Submissions after I expressed my concerns, and I'm now hopeful that all is as it should be, as my book is in the reholdering process.

Just an update for anyone interested, GCG received this book on May 3rd, and up to this moment all I have gotten in response is that no one seems to know where my book is. I can only hope that it's just a matter of a one hand not knowing what the other is doing situation...

Looks like I put my first reply in the defunct one...anyway, I think it's best for ebay auctions to end on Sunday night. Buy It Nows can end anytime, but you want an auction to end at a day and time when the most people will be home and available to be watching the auction, because when people are watching an auction they are more likely to fall victim to the "I gotta beat the other bidder" syndrome. If an auction ends at, say, 3AM on a Tuesday, most potential bidders will not be able to be watching at that time, so they will simply put in a very sober, sane maximum bid. If they are right there, however, watching that clock tick down and wanting that victorious feeling of being a winning bidder, they will often bid more, especially right at the last minute, to obtain that "achievement gratification". So take advantage of it.

I think it's best for ebay auctions to end on Sunday night. Buy It Nows can end anytime, but you want an auction to end at a day and time when the most people will be home and available to be watching the auction, because when people are watching an auction they are more likely to fall victim to the "I gotta beat the other bidder" syndrome. If an auction ends at, say, 3AM on a Tuesday, most potential bidders will not be able to be watching at that time, so they will simply put in a very sober, sane maximum bid. If they are right there, however, watching that clock tick down and wanting that victorious feeling of being a winning bidder, they will often bid more, especially right at the last minute, to obtain that "achievement gratification". So take advantage of it.

Very nice.

And they aren't even very expensive, especially on a cost-per-book basis. If one likes a book and desires to preserve it, it makes sense to store it properly.

"Honey, I'm starting to worry about what's going to happen to our house on White Mountain at noon..."

"What?? I distinctly remember you saying The Palace...geez...ok, ok, which building DID you want it on top of?"

Good point, it seems I bought the front cover and not the back cover also...

I'm gonna get a bumper sticker that says that!

Nice rack!

Exactly, and what it seems to boil down to is really common sense, if all other things being equal and we are trying to mitigate the deleterious effects of gravity. A book in a slab is resting on something. If the slab is vertical then the focus of the gravity will be on the bottom edge of the book. Laying any book down horizontally spreads out the effects of gravity rather than concentrating them on one specific area. As long as slabs are not stacked too high I don't see it (horizontal stacking) contributing any additional degree of gravitational pressure on the book. I'm sure in reality a lot of this is superfluous minutiae and in actual terms and practical results may not matter in the least. Theoretically I think there can be no doubt that a book laying flat experiences the least gravitational effect on any particular area of the book.

I purchased this one from ComicLink, and the seller provided only a front scan, not a back one. I did have trouble initially taking pics that would show the waves, but of course I was able to eventually. Honestly, if the seller had included a high quality back cover scan that showed these waves I probably would have passed on the book. I know what you mean about if yours had been a book you really wanted to keep you would have sent it to CGC. That's the way I feel about this one...this book is mine now, I need to take steps to address these waves. Who pressed the book seems to be a pretty darn important consideration, I'm understanding. I am under the impression that CCS is one of the top pressers, because of CGC's association and because of their prices! They seem to be about the highest out there, but (and I'm sure you can understand my mindset with this book at this point) the cost is almost a secondary consideration--I want this book to be right! If for no other reason than, nobody uses carbon copies any more!