How can THIS be a good idea??? 1 1

[Wally's Comics]

Slabbing a book that that has a photo copy of that book is one thing...

But slabbing a book that has a photocopy of a different book???

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/401722345721

 

Come on Man!

Edited March 6, 2019 by Wally's Comics
Come on Man!

[marmat]

Now, that is one of a kind

[Phish&Comics]

The seller also has this heavily restored and trimmed Batman 9 that somehow has a blue label: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Batman-9-CGC-0-5-OW-Pages-Classic-Cover/401703962848?hash=item5d876c08e0:g:UM4AAOSwIt5cXhTp&frcectupt=true

Edited March 6, 2019 by Phish&Comics

[jcjames]

14 minutes ago, Phish&Comics said:

The seller also has this heavily restored and trimmed Batman 9 that somehow has a blue label: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Batman-9-CGC-0-5-OW-Pages-Classic-Cover/401703962848?hash=item5d876c08e0:g:UM4AAOSwIt5cXhTp&frcectupt=true

 

The grade reflects the damage to the book. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Red84]

55 minutes ago, Wally's Comics said:

Slabbing a book that that has a photo copy of that book is one thing...

But slabbing a book that has a photocopy of a different book???

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/401722345721

 

Come on Man!

It is my personal view that CGC should not slab a book with a reproduction cover; however, CGC should DEFINITELY not slab a book with a reproduction cover for a completely different book. Based on the cost of slabbing an otherwise worthless book, the above seems ripe for deceiving an unknowledgeable buyer. I really don't see any other reason why the above exists.

[bc]

57 minutes ago, Wally's Comics said:

Slabbing a book that that has a photo copy of that book is one thing...

But slabbing a book that has a photocopy of a different book???

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/401722345721

 

Come on Man!

$499 

He'll be lucky to recover the slabbing cost from that frankenbook - but good luck.

Nice description "Cgc 1amazing spiderman marvel tales 138 book looks mint " It should look mint - it's a photocopy of a cover.

 

 

[toro]

1 hour ago, Wally's Comics said:

Slabbing a book that that has a photo copy of that book is one thing...

But slabbing a book that has a photocopy of a different book???

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/401722345721

 

Come on Man!

Darn it, my offer of $1.00 was rejected.  I've been looking for a MT138 with a Photocopy cover of an ASM #1 for a long time too. 

[Dick Pontoon]

Odd CGC would even slab the book like this since the ulterior motive to scam someone seems pretty obvious.

[Red84]

41 minutes ago, Pontoon said:

Odd CGC would even slab the book like this since the ulterior motive to scam someone seems pretty obvious.

It's perfectly suited to scam someone. The blue label just adds to it.

[Cliff R.]

This is what Marvel Tales 138 looks like:

Do you suppose the seller removed the original cover or just happened to have a coverless copy?

YIKES! I just saw the asking price. 

Edited March 6, 2019 by Cliff R.
Price

[Krismusic]

I hope no one gets ripped off by this

[Red84]

Seller also has an incomplete book that he doesn't bother to mention in the description.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Batman-13-CGC-5-Comic-Book-1942-Joker-App/401703955291?hash=item5d876beb5b:g:XHcAAOSwlflcXg-3

And a conserved book where he doesn't mention the conservation in the description.

 

[Lazyboy]

5 hours ago, Red84 said:

6 hours ago, Pontoon said:

Odd CGC would even slab the book like this since the ulterior motive to scam someone seems pretty obvious.

It's perfectly suited to scam someone. The blue label just adds to it.

I have to disagree. Just how stupid would you have to be to get scammed by this?

No Grade
Marvel Tales #138
COVERLESS
COVER IS A COLOR COPY
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #1

What I wonder is if the submitter was scammed and for how much.

[Dick Pontoon]

You wouldn't have to be stupid, you'd just need to be a casual buyer or new collector, unlike the folks on the boards, who breezes through the listings hits the BIN and doesn't realize what they are getting. I'd wager the seller submitted the book based on feedback.

[Ride the Tiger]

Tell bitcoinswami that photocopy covers are the thing of the future and prices for these are only gonna go up.

[James J Johnson]

5 hours ago, Krishosein said:

I hope no one gets ripped off by this

The label pretty much says it all. It clearly identifies exactly what it is. I would imagine that the only way you could be deceived by this and mistake it for an original, complete, 1963 issued AS #1 is if you have little to no hobby experience and are illiterate, yet by some means happen to have thousands of dollars of disposable cash to spend despite being illiterate.

Edited March 7, 2019 by James J Johnson

[mattn792]

32 minutes ago, Ride the Tiger said:

Tell bitcoinswami that photocopy covers are the thing of the future and prices for these are only gonna go up.

@BITCOINSWAMI @BITCOINSWAMI @BITCOINSWAMI

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[lizards2]

I think the correct question is, "how can this be a bad idea?"

[Lazyboy]

3 hours ago, Pontoon said:

You wouldn't have to be stupid, you'd just need to be a casual buyer or new collector, unlike the folks on the boards, who breezes through the listings hits the BIN and doesn't realize what they are getting.

Not knowing what you're doing and not paying enough attention while doing it seems incredibly stupid to me.

[Tony S]

I'm with Lazyboy on this. The book is an NG. NO GRADE. The label clearly states what the person is actually buying. So CGC has done it's job here. A buyer knows they are purchasing a Marvel Tales 138 with a color photocopy of the cover of ASM 1.  Anyone that buys the book believing they are getting something other than what is clearly stated on the label is woefully ignorant, inattentive & SOL.