comicquant Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 6 minutes ago, chuckfin said: Let's start a thread. I heard you guys are more into the rules than the Chinese Government Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PINWHEEL Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 Thanks everyone. I'm going to work up the courage to pop that slab soon and take a look inside before sending it off for a press/cleaning and new slab. Exciting but nerve-racking at the same time. chuckfin and silverseeker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 2 hours ago, PINWHEEL said: Thanks everyone. I'm going to work up the courage to pop that slab soon and take a look inside before sending it off for a press/cleaning and new slab. Exciting but nerve-racking at the same time. Wait a minute. Who said this is over yet? There's one more issue to properly address! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PINWHEEL Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 20 hours ago, James J Johnson said: Wait a minute. Who said this is over yet? There's one more issue to properly address! Thank you. Glad to be here after being a lurker for so long. The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PINWHEEL Posted January 1, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 1, 2021 Ok, I did it. Cracked the slab, and boy did it crack easy and clean. First time doing that so I don't have anything to compare it to. Took the book out and very carefully cut it out of the inner well and I'm happy to report that not only is it a really nice looking book (better out of the slab I think) but it is complete. I'm hopeful to keep the same grade with CGC and maybe even a bump in page quality to off-white if my owl card is to be believed. Thanks everyone. Ride the Tiger, B2D327, Callaway29 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PINWHEEL Posted March 9, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 9, 2021 Very happy to have this done and with the end result. Even got the bump in page quality I thought the book deserved. The Lions Den, silverseeker, EmilC and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callaway29 Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Maintaining grade is about the best you could hope for...congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Design Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Teacher Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 4 hours ago, PINWHEEL said: Very happy to have this done and with the end result. Even got the bump in page quality I thought the book deserved. I can certainly see why! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride the Tiger Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Way ta go. You always read about the horror stories of submitting a PGX book. Its good to hear when something goes well! The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) Congrats on the happy results. I've bought 3 GA PGX books on the cheap and cracked them all. One a 4.0 that I sold as a raw 3.5 for twice what I paid, one a 6.0 that I still have and think the grade was right (and I bought for less than the cost of slabbing), but the 3rd was a disappointment, a 7.5 that I paid a 6.0 price for, that was more like a 6.5, but also had resto (slight CT, glue, and staple reinforcement), that I sold at a loss. The resto wasn't super obvious, but should have been caught by anyone being paid to grade. I'd still take a gamble with a PGX book if the price was right, but not at more than a couple hundred. To me it's a bigger risk than buying raw, where at least you can usually return the book if you find problems. The biggest joke with PGX is that they would give 2.5 unrestored grades to GA books with notations of missing pages on the label. Not sure if they still do. Edited March 11, 2021 by rjpb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Thurgood Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 That's very nice looking for 5.5. Congrats! The PGM thread has a few examples that are worse than that come back with a 5.5, so was hoping you would get a 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCOComics Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 On 3/9/2021 at 2:54 PM, PINWHEEL said: Very happy to have this done and with the end result. Even got the bump in page quality I thought the book deserved. It looks beautiful! Congrats! The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trifisherjoe Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 All that worry for nothing. Congrats! It's empowering to crack that slab!! The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 3 hours ago, Trifisherjoe said: All that worry for nothing. Congrats! It's empowering to crack that slab!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PINWHEEL Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 Thanks everyone. It was a fun experiment for sure. If I found the right book in a pgx slab I'd be willing to see if I can go two for two. First burn would end that experiment quick enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 On 3/10/2021 at 11:09 PM, Albert Thurgood said: That's very nice looking for 5.5. Congrats! The PGM thread has a few examples that are worse than that come back with a 5.5, so was hoping you would get a 6. Not possible with a subscription crease, sadly. 5.5 was best case scenario, glad it worked out for op. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 On 12/30/2020 at 3:47 PM, Topnotchman said: It’s common for this book to be missing a page. My favorite page is where Doc calls Spidey "Super-Man". Albert Thurgood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverseeker Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 On 3/30/2021 at 12:06 PM, PovertyRow said: My favorite page is where Doc calls Spidey "Super-Man". PovertyRow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
