path4play Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 16 minutes ago, ThothAmon said: It's a real punch in the gut when you view a shipped CGC invoice and the universal is there, yes!, the grade is better than you expected, yes!, and then you see the slightly brittle or brittle page quality, woe is me. I think the marketplace punishes them so badly becomes it reminds us all of our own mortality. Nothing lasts forever. Happened to me. Paid up for long time want list book. Paged through it with no issues prior to submission (certainly turned pages with no "brittle" chipping or loss). Excitedly waited checking for grade online every day... Universal! ...2.5, okay.... whoops, uh... oh no! Got some Newton Rings as bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 45 minutes ago, ThothAmon said: It's a real punch in the gut when you view a shipped CGC invoice and the universal is there, yes!, the grade is better than you expected, yes!, and then you see the slightly brittle or brittle page quality, woe is me. I think the marketplace punishes them so badly becomes it reminds us all of our own mortality. Nothing lasts forever. Agreed, I had it happen on a Batman 4, and it was very much a punch to the gut, maybe even a bit lower...... Badger and path4play 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
path4play Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, ender said: Agreed, I had it happen on a Batman 4, and it was very much a punch to the gut, maybe even a bit lower...... I presume the page quality is also embedded in the grade. Else the Down With Crime would be 4.5 apparent or something like that. That makes it really a "double whammy" (punch to gut and kick to groin). Edited September 8, 2018 by path4play ender 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 (edited) 54 minutes ago, path4play said: Happened to me. Paid up for long time want list book. Paged through it with no issues prior to submission (certainly turned pages with no "brittle" chipping or loss). Excitedly waited checking for grade online every day... Universal! ...2.5, okay.... whoops, uh... oh no! Got some Newton Rings as bonus. Much like the books I posted this looks like is a beautiful book with nothing obvious contributing to the Brittle designation. I agree, the grading companies should have some kind of scale, like with restoration, to note extent and location of brittleness. I'm sure we would all look more kindly on a book with brittle corner(s) than a book that is completely separated at the spine with chips falling into the holder. As we all know, if you collect GA and are not made of money sometimes the only copy available to you is one with brittleness. It would be great to be able to have a better understanding of what you are buying. Edited September 8, 2018 by Badger mwotka and ender 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
