MetalPSI Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Hello I believe a recent new listing in The Maxx category is incorrect. There is no such thing as a 1/2 The Maxx silver foil. Just regular (Purple) Gold (Incentive) Red (Test) Blue (Test) Thanks 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 I'll go on to add there is a wizard mini comic 2 gold edition, as well as the regular and platinum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Matt G Posted July 29, 2020 Administrator Share Posted July 29, 2020 On 7/2/2020 at 2:10 PM, IkewithMike said: Hello I believe a recent new listing in The Maxx category is incorrect. There is no such thing as a 1/2 The Maxx silver foil. Just regular (Purple) Gold (Incentive) Red (Test) Blue (Test) Thanks 😊 Hello @IkewithMike, Thank you for your post and my apologies for the delayed response as our experts had to do some digging. We are aware that the Blue and Red foils were created in limited quantities (50 each) and were not aware of a Silver foil until one was received by our team. The book was deemed to be genuine, free of alterations, and was labeled as a silver foil. If you have any credible research to debunk this book I would gladly pass it along to our experts for review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 13 minutes ago, Matt G said: Hello @IkewithMike, Thank you for your post and my apologies for the delayed response as our experts had to do some digging. We are aware that the Blue and Red foils were created in limited quantities (50 each) and were not aware of a Silver foil until one was received by our team. The book was deemed to be genuine, free of alterations, and was labeled as a silver foil. If you have any credible research to debunk this book I would gladly pass it along to our experts for review. Well first off, the red and blues only had a print run of 10. As for the silver foil, is there a picture to back up this claim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 https://comics.gocollect.com/guide/view/950855 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 @chainnball @baslug @seanfingh @TXReplicant  Its a crying shame RMA is no longer here This thread, along with others on this very forum is where I've gotten my information  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Matt G Posted July 29, 2020 Administrator Share Posted July 29, 2020 15 minutes ago, IkewithMike said: Well first off, the red and blues only had a print run of 10. As for the silver foil, is there a picture to back up this claim? Hello @IkewithMike, CGC does not take photos of the books they grade. In the future, we hope to add the book images to the cert verification page but this process is not in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Matt G said: Hello @IkewithMike, CGC does not take photos of the books they grade. In the future, we hope to add the book images to the cert verification page but this process is not in place. Understandable, as it is, I haven't ever been able to find any existing copies of a silver maxx 1/2, either for sale or been produced. Im leaning towards it being a defect, most likely from a purple or gold, unless a silver test was made as well as the blues and reds, and again, searching online shows nothing, other than the 4 variants shown above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 Now take this for instance, how come it's not on the census but this mystery silver is? This is an obvious printing defect, would it be classified as a purple, labeled as printing defect? Why is the label blank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Matt G Posted July 29, 2020 Administrator Share Posted July 29, 2020 15 minutes ago, IkewithMike said: Now take this for instance, how come it's not on the census but this mystery silver is? This is an obvious printing defect, would it be classified as a purple, labeled as printing defect? Why is the label blank? @IkewithMike, I would love to assist further but please understand that I am versed in the CGC registry and this is veering towards technical grading issues and how they relate to the census. I would suggest contacting our customer service team with the information provided as they will need to discuss with our experts. My first guess is that the book may have been mis-labeled and sent back in as a mechanical error to be fixed which means that it would not be in the census as a stand alone copy. Also the book may have been categorized under the standard issue along with a notation of an error. If that is the case, I assume that we would not create a new "book" in our census as it is technically the same but with a defect. submissions@cgccomics.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, Matt G said: @IkewithMike, I would love to assist further but please understand that I am versed in the CGC registry and this is veering towards technical grading issues and how they relate to the census. I would suggest contacting our customer service team with the information provided as they will need to discuss with our experts. My first guess is that the book may have been mis-labeled and sent back in as a mechanical error to be fixed which means that it would not be in the census as a stand alone copy. Also the book may have been categorized under the standard issue along with a notation of an error. If that is the case, I assume that we would not create a new "book" in our census as it is technically the same but with a defect. submissions@cgccomics.com That makes sense, thank you. I see this situation only being resolved with photographical evidence. I have a hard time believing the "experts" would take a Darker Image platinum and label it a Wizard 1/2 silver, but that is the closest to rational I can find for whats happened here. Not one sale of a 1/2 silver recorded anywhere (eBay, clink, comic collect, heritage) and no record in available databases. I mean it would be great to find a comic printed in 93 that has lived underground this long, but its highly unlikely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baslug Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Interesting. I've not heard of nor seen a silver foil Maxx 1/2. There was that one with no foil title, but you already linked to it. Weird for it to show up on the census with nobody showing it off even. I imagine it'd be even weirder if the person who had it graded just hoarded it too. My dollar says it'll come up for sale soon enough if it's legit. Thanks for tagging me and putting this on my radar. Also, what happened to RMA? I'm not super active, but didn't realize he disappeared. He's still got books for sale on eBay... MetalPSI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 2 hours ago, baslug said: Interesting. I've not heard of nor seen a silver foil Maxx 1/2. There was that one with no foil title, but you already linked to it. Weird for it to show up on the census with nobody showing it off even. I imagine it'd be even weirder if the person who had it graded just hoarded it too. My dollar says it'll come up for sale soon enough if it's legit. Thanks for tagging me and putting this on my radar. Also, what happened to RMA? I'm not super active, but didn't realize he disappeared. He's still got books for sale on eBay... He had enough of being trolled and left the forums. Still conducting business but feels his knowledge would be appreciated elsewhere. Wish he wasn't wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TfromSanD Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 I contacted cgc about the silver foil that was added and asked if they had a picture. I was told they'd only take a picture if the submitter requests it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TfromSanD Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 On 7/29/2020 at 8:37 AM, IkewithMike said: https://comics.gocollect.com/guide/view/950855 Gocollect certainly wouldn't have the silver foil listed. They barely added the red foil in March only after IÂ asked why it wasn't there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 11 minutes ago, TfromSanD said: Gocollect certainly wouldn't have the silver foil listed. They barely added the red foil in March only after I asked why it wasn't there. Doesn't alleviate the fact that in 30 years nobody on the boards has ever seen one, let alone die hard maxx collectors. Is it possible? Maybe Is it more likely a mistake? Probably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TfromSanD Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 (edited)  23 minutes ago, IkewithMike said: Doesn't alleviate the fact that in 30 years nobody on the boards has ever seen one, let alone die hard maxx collectors. Is it possible? Maybe Is it more likely a mistake? Probably Yeah, i just want to see it. Kind of s#!t in my cheerios after I just found a red maxx 1/2 for the silver to pop up out of no where Edited September 7, 2020 by TfromSanD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 27 minutes ago, TfromSanD said:  Yeah, i just want to see it. Kind of s#!t in my cheerios after I just found a red maxx 1/2 for the silver to pop up out of no where Why? The red and blues are certified test prints. If this silver/platinum exists the most likely thing is that its an error, like the virgin covers that have popped up  Personally, I dont know what makes any of these special, other than the insane low print run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TfromSanD Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, IkewithMike said: Why? The red and blues are certified test prints. If this silver/platinum exists the most likely thing is that its an error, like the virgin covers that have popped up  Personally, I dont know what makes any of these special, other than the insane low print run That's pretty much what does it for me. I like having books others don't Have or can't get. Edited September 8, 2020 by TfromSanD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 3 hours ago, TfromSanD said: That's pretty much what does it for me. I like having books others don't Have or can't get. I cant justify paying that much for something I don't readily collect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...