Tallanvor Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Hello! So I have a question.. I just bought a graded comic, and it doesn't appear to be on the quality that i was lead to believe. For one, there doesn't seem to be an inner case? surrounding the comic. Second, it looks like there is some kind of oil sheen on the comic itself. I know about the prism effect, this is not it. It moves like oil when I press on it. Third, the comic looks warped. The person I bought it from has a decent rep, so I'm a little confused. They tried to tell me that this was the new grading scale.. I called BS and said it looks as if the comic has been tampered with. At any rate, I'm going to post some pictures and would like to know if there is way I can have CGC look at it? I paid a pretty penny for it and I have a limited window to get my money back. Have a look and I appreciate any and all responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony S Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 (edited) Your pictures are coming up really small so it is hard to say 100% for certain. But this I believe is a Generation 2 slab WITHOUT the inner holder. With those slabs there is two sheets of mylar over the book and the book is held in place by the pressure of the outer holder These slabs without inner holders were much more prone to what is called Newton rings or the Prism effect. Where the two sheets of plastic touch, an oil on water visual effect happens. While unslighlty if extreme, this in no way hurts the book More of a concern is uneven pressure (the spine of a comic is slightly thicker than the outer edge) would often times cause waves in the book. The good news is CGC will reholder these for free. Linkhttps://www.cgccomics.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=5383& The slab has not been tampered with. One of the biggest improvements to the new slab it is impossible to open it without it being obvious. The slab is welded together all along the edges and removing the book results in a outer slab that is broken into multiple pieces. Welcome to the boards. Edited July 28, 2017 by Tony S Tallanvor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallanvor Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 Hey Thanks Tony! I'm going to contact them today and see about getting it sent in and reholdered. Appreciate the response and thanks! I'm very excited to be apart of the comic book collecting community! Tony S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
