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I don't recall a time that the new holders were ever free of NR issues.  The problem appears to be inherent in the plastics making contact combined with added internal pressure on the holdered book.  The old holders occasionally did have issues with moire patterns ...often due to inner sleeve pucker... that presented as rainbow streaks, but these never left the impression of damage to the encapsulated book.  

The new holders are another matter.  New holders display plastic contact as random oily splotchiness that leaves the impression of water stains on the cover.   CGC reps can argue all day about how this has no impact on the actual condition of the encapsulated book, but the impression is what it is, and when pervasive the oily appearance can seriously impede desirability to own the holdered book.

I have no idea why there has been a resurgence in NR cases, but the problem obviously hasn't been fully resolved. Just sayin'.

 

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5 hours ago, Crops068 said:

Hell no.  I will stay where ever Brittany is.  She will take care of any issues that arise I am absolutely positive of that. :)

FYI, I don't think CGC will redo holders for NR on books that had a stained appearance before they were encapsulated.  :gossip:

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22 hours ago, Kevlar said:

Let's see the results when you try what I showed in the video.

I have yet to try sliding the backer in, but was able to separate the front from the back quite easily as I was passing by it last night - more to come.

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Did as described in the video (was not concerned about preserving the case, made some noises but it is held together well, quite a tough case...not to worry), but now I have these streaks.  Some of the NR's came back within a few minutes along the edges where I didn't swipe completely with the backing board.

I dunno, it's kind of an improvement but the streaks look terrible; I'm not sure what's worse.

 

I'll try again later with a different board, maybe there was some on this board (very possible, I just grabbed a random one out of a pile of used ones - maybe a brand-new one would have been a better bet.  I will update if I feel that a new one was better).

As it stands, I don't recommend the idea as NR's would be easier to explain than all of these streaks I have now.

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1 hour ago, Dangercow said:

Did as described in the video (was not concerned about preserving the case, made some noises but it is held together well, quite a tough case...not to worry), but now I have these streaks.  Some of the NR's came back within a few minutes along the edges where I didn't swipe completely with the backing board.

I dunno, it's kind of an improvement but the streaks look now; I'm not sure what's worse.

 

I'll try again later with a different board, maybe there was some on this board (very possible, I just grabbed a random one out of a pile of used ones - maybe a brand-new one would have been a better bet.  I will update if I feel that a new one was better).

As it stands, I don't recommend the idea as NR's would be easier to explain than all of these streaks I have now.

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Are the streaks tiny scratches?  I've noticed that if you wipe something away on the new cases you can leave tiny marks that are I guess scratches...especially if the case is brand new.  I'd rather have NR than that so I just try not to clean them if they have stuff on them (when they're so dang shiny and new it's best to leave them that way) 2c

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2 hours ago, Sensei Ryan said:

Are the streaks tiny scratches?  I've noticed that if you wipe something away on the new cases you can leave tiny marks that are I guess scratches...especially if the case is brand new.  I'd rather have NR than that so I just try not to clean them if they have stuff on them (when they're so dang shiny and new it's best to leave them that way) 2c

Yes it was a test with a case I don't value (shame as it's a beautiful cover).  I'm very disappointed with CGC; it's not their fault i marked up the inside of my case, thats on me - but shame on them - from here on out I'm not buying CGC comics (I have 20+ CGC slabbed comics [not a lot, i understand...], but all of my recent slabs have NR's of varying degrees - my purchasing them only adds to this problem).

 

 

Shame on you CGC

 

 

 

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...I've attached a photo of the west-wall in my room to show I'm not a comic-flipper or hack, I've been in this hobby since 1983.  I'm purchasing for my PC.  The comics on the wall in the photo below are not for sale; those within the Canadian Variant years are Canadian Variants I bought as a kid at the gas station.

I'm done with CGC.  That's just me, but how long can this go on for?  First-world problem, certainly, but our business keeps CGC from not addressing the problem.  Our hobby is all about incremental degrees of quality; yet we allow CGC to ignore our wishes while claiming "Superior Optics" - superior to what?  That's their MISSION STATEMENT - Superior Optics!  Pfft - Shame on you CGC - or is it shame on us?

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Does CGC even read these posts?  We are all, within this thread, so critical of them, and a response is never posted?  Am I wrong?

 

Shame on you CGC

 

#shameonyoucgc

 

 

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Here is a picture of the North-wall in my room - the older CGC's shown there are largely NR free (like the yellow-label X-23 #1 variant; the Campbell ASM run); yet the slabs from the last few years show some to a lot of "oil-stains" (Campbell "All-New", X-23 SDCC) - again, shame on me for continually buying into CGC's low-end product.

 

Until there is an announcement and a change, I'll not buy another CGC slabbed book.  I don't want to sound like a jerk, but I'm buying for display purposesin my PC, so I want to see "SUPERIOR OPTICS".

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10 hours ago, Dangercow said:

Here is a picture of the North-wall in my room - the older CGC's shown there are largely NR free (like the yellow-label X-23 #1 variant; the Campbell ASM run); yet the slabs from the last few years show some to a lot of "oil-stains" (Campbell "All-New", X-23 SDCC) - again, shame on me for continually buying into CGC's low-end product.

 

Until there is an announcement and a change, I'll not buy another CGC slabbed book.  I don't want to sound like a jerk, but I'm buying for display purposesin my PC, so I want to see "SUPERIOR OPTICS".

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That is one seriously nice room. Well done.

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