Primetime Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 39 minutes ago, Dark Knight said: I need to know who his manicurist is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Primetime said: 1 hour ago, Dark Knight said: I need to know who his manicurist is I believe it's most likely Jason, because if it was Danny, half of his thumbnail would be gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Boy Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 28 minutes ago, lou_fine said: I believe it's most likely Jason, because if it was Danny, half of his thumbnail would be gone. Think it was Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Chicago Boy said: 34 minutes ago, lou_fine said: I believe it's most likely Jason, because if it was Danny, half of his thumbnail would be gone. Think it was Matt. Nah..........Matt's only good for pressing or giving his fingernails that extra loving squeeze to ensure they are tightly and firmly ensconced in place. Edited March 3, 2020 by lou_fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Chicago Boy said: Think it was Matt. The post was on facebook. I did see Matt doing interview on why he don't use gloves after I saw the Sup 1 vid but not sure it was him doing the Sup 1. Edited March 3, 2020 by woowoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 7 hours ago, Crowzilla said: So that is a good excuse to deepen the fold line? Or to add some folds to the pages that weren't there before? I didn't handle Superman #1s this way when they were $10K books, and certainly wouldn't do it to a $100K copy (and I played with plenty of expensive books out of their fortress/mylars in the pre-CGC days). but its folding along the fold line that was already there. no extra harm ... its a pretty serious crease from looking at the front cover. The tone here is either CGCs people either dont KNOW how to handle comics, or dont care. I think after 20 years and millions of comics with a few mishaps, there'd be no reason to get all in a huff over this video. As I said earlier, to CGC, "extra damage" is quantifiable based on if it affects the grade. For this very not HG copy, the grade is unchanged, hence, no "damage". you can also argue that whatever slight extra strain to the papers, a press will reverse. LDarkseid1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 53 minutes ago, Aman619 said: you can also argue that whatever slight extra strain to the papers, a press will reverse. Unfortunately, as I am sure you well know, they don't provide a complimentary press job for your book if you simply send them in for grading only. If the book had simply been sent in for grading only, you are going to have to send it back out for pressing upon receipt and then go through and pay to have the book regraded all over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 4 hours ago, lou_fine said: 5 hours ago, Primetime said: 5 hours ago, Dark Knight said: I need to know who his manicurist is I believe it's most likely Jason, because if it was Danny, half of his thumbnail would be gone. 3 hours ago, woowoo said: 3 hours ago, Chicago Boy said: Think it was Matt. The post was on facebook. I did see Matt doing interview on why he don't use gloves after I saw the Sup 1 vid but not sure it was him doing the Sup 1. I was actually referring to the manicurist who did the micro-trim job on his nails, NOT whose hands those were in the video. As for whose hands those were in the video clip, based upon these posts in the other thread, they would definitely appear to be Matt's hands: On 2/29/2020 at 5:30 PM, RockMyAmadeus said: Matt Nelson hands! On 3/1/2020 at 12:01 PM, JollyComics said: Yes, I confirmed it. He checked my books last Friday. On 3/1/2020 at 5:32 PM, gadzukes said: Maybe Matt had done a precheck to determine the integrity of the crease and the pages right there..... or not. Matt's definitely a pro so I'll trust him, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, lou_fine said: I was actually referring to the manicurist who did the micro-trim job on his nails, NOT whose hands those were in the video. As for whose hands those were in the video clip, based upon these posts in the other thread, they would definitely appear to be Matt's hands: I leave you with a recent picture of Richard or as he likes to be called Mr B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, lou_fine said: Unfortunately, as I am sure you well know, they don't provide a complimentary press job for your book if you simply send them in for grading only. If the book had simply been sent in for grading only, you are going to have to send it back out for pressing upon receipt and then go through and pay to have the book regraded all over again. Well, you’re a submitter with a 100k book that suffered damage by their hands. I think they give you. A press in this situation to fix the problem and get you your 2.0 grade. It’s not even a case of catastrophic Irreversible damage! That crease ain’t going anywhere ... and short of having broken off a huge chunk along the crease, I mean, what’s the issue? Edited March 4, 2020 by Aman619 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manofsteel Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 If the grader did in fact crease or even rip an interior page... could we all presume the grader would just slab the book as is, never saying a word, figuring the owner would never even know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 3 hours ago, manofsteel said: If the grader did in fact crease or even rip an interior page... could we all presume the grader would just slab the book as is, never saying a word, figuring the owner would never even know? That would suck so bad!? I hope it never happens or happened. A few do crack their books out so if they did find some damages that was not there before than it would get really ugly. I don't think CGC would do that, at least I want to believe so. RetiredOldMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 On 3/4/2020 at 12:03 AM, Aman619 said: Well, you’re a submitter with a 100k book that suffered damage by their hands. I think they give you. A press in this situation to fix the problem and get you your 2.0 grade. It’s not even a case of catastrophic Irreversible damage! That crease ain’t going anywhere ... and short of having broken off a huge chunk along the crease, I mean, what’s the issue? Well, since it was apparently CGC themselves who had posted this little video, I am quite sure they did not in any way saw this as potentially damaging the book. Like others have posted here, this is probably just par for the course in terms of counting pages, given the defects that were on the book already. Although this rather cavalier approach to counting pages might not have impacted the final grade, it would be impossible for the actual graders to even know since the actual grading of the book is done further along in the process while the page count is apparently done in one of the earlier stages of the submission process. All I can say for sure is that this is 100% definitely not good from a PR point of view and might leave the OCD submittors with the feeling that lower than expected graded books might be due in part to how CGC employees handle their books during the whole grading and slabbing process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 You’re an experienced collector. Why are you freaking out about this? And if you’re not actually “freaking out” or object to the term, why are you so willing to pile on with others who never handle such books... and certainly not as often as Matt and other CGC graders do? We’ve had so many times here of newbies etc losing their minds accusing CGC of all sorts of crimes and misdemeanors. You’re splitting hairs to have it both ways. CGCs top graders can count the pages and examine my books — without gloves — any time I choose to send them down there... to Infer anything about CGCs methodologies to handling the books in their care while grading them from a cool video of ONE low grade but high value comic at a booth at a show is something Im surprised you are siding with the impressionable over this clickbait example of ineptitude and/or malice. CGC as a business has and still does make decisions that we have questioned their motives on, from a financial perspective But their grading system, albeit with a few unforced errors over 20 years, has been solid. Systematically mishandling comics (except by the slabs themselves! (Hah! Beat you all to it) ) has never been an issue. Not 100% perfect of course, but never a reason to worry about ones comics in their hands. LDarkseid1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gadzukes Posted August 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2020 This thread needed a bump, and I just so happened to get this in the mail today. onlyweaknesskryptonite, thedude, batman_fan and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Boy Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, gadzukes said: This thread needed a bump, and I just so happened to get this in the mail today. Wo !!!!!! Your on a mega key roll !! Edited August 29, 2020 by Chicago Boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monsters-n-heroes Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpc3qh Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 On 2/2/2020 at 12:12 AM, Crowzilla said: I absolutely adore these old-school pics; to say nothing of the quality of the books on the wall itself. LDarkseid1 and onlyweaknesskryptonite 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Boy Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 2 hours ago, bpc3qh said: I absolutely adore these old-school pics; to say nothing of the quality of the books on the wall itself. What ? No Action 1 ? Weak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpc3qh Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 59 minutes ago, Chicago Boy said: What ? No Action 1 ? Weak When you have a Detective 1, Detective 27, Superman 1, and Detective 66 (personal favorite of mine), I forgive the one absence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
