Is this acceptable in a 9.6 for an ASM 252? (pic) 0

[godparticl]

I picked up an ASM 252 and it was perfect except for this really gnarly gouge on the cover. It almost looks touched up with how it looks lifted and pressed back down. Of course there were no grader notes. Thoughts?

[Harry Lime]

No, I would not give that a 9.6. If everything else is perfect highest I'd go would be an 8.

 

[godparticl]

Yeah, it's pretty solid other than that, but damn is that a huge flaw. Thing that sucks is It was impossible to see in photos. This hobby is downright aggravating. I get screwed on poorly graded raw books, and then just as screwed on "professionally" graded...

 

Edit:...Well holy mess. Now I know why. The one they sent doesn't match the serial on the photo

Edited March 14, 2020 by godparticl

[Foley]

12 minutes ago, godparticl said:

Edit:...Well holy mess. Now I know why. The one they sent doesn't match the serial on the photo

eBay? Sounds like you need to return it for sure.

 

Edited March 14, 2020 by Foley

[godparticl]

3 minutes ago, Foley said:

eBay? Sounds like you need to return it for sure.

 

Yeah, I looked up their other auctions and both had the same serial. I'm requesting the refund. It's a fairly new seller, so maybe honest mistake

[theCapraAegagrus]

I wouldn't give it a 9.6.

[William-James88]

On 3/14/2020 at 3:38 AM, godparticl said:

Well holy mess. Now I know why. The one they sent doesn't match the serial on the photo

That clears it. No need to overthink now, just return it.

[godparticl]

15 hours ago, William-James88 said:

That clears it. No need to overthink now, just return it.

Got a return for it, so I guess it can be someone else's problem. Still, that shouldn't be a 9.6 at all

[Krismusic]

8 hours ago, godparticl said:

Got a return for it, so I guess it can be someone else's problem. Still, that shouldn't be a 9.6 at all

was the case cracked or opened? and also what does the label say? 

[godparticl]

9 hours ago, Krismusic said:

was the case cracked or opened? and also what does the label say? 

Nah, it looked brand new. Label? I mean it's just a normal blue label. Graded in feb of this year

[Real Elijah Snow]

On 3/17/2020 at 1:38 AM, godparticl said:

Got a return for it, so I guess it can be someone else's problem. Still, that shouldn't be a 9.6 at all

That's still slabbed, correct?

[Krismusic]

17 hours ago, godparticl said:

Nah, it looked brand new. Label? I mean it's just a normal blue label. Graded in feb of this year

can u show a picture of the entire slab.. as in maybe someone opened it slightly to switch out books or to switch out labels..  this is why I was asking about cracks and the label.. to see if any tampering has been done. 

[BigDaddy1]

That would not get a 9.6 with that damage.

[godparticl]

On 3/18/2020 at 12:44 PM, Real Elijah Snow said:

That's still slabbed, correct?

Yeah, it was slabbed. Looked great other than that book imperfection

On 3/18/2020 at 2:25 PM, Krismusic said:

can u show a picture of the entire slab.. as in maybe someone opened it slightly to switch out books or to switch out labels..  this is why I was asking about cracks and the label.. to see if any tampering has been done. 

Oh,  already sent back to the seller. It wasn't tampered with from what I saw. It looks worse in the pic because up close, but still it was pretty noticeable enough to warrant a lesser grade IMO