Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Jun 16, 2016 3:42:48 GMT -8
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I have not submitted any comics for encapsulation since the change in holder design, so my first in-person experience with it was at the dealer booths at the Wizard Philly show. The first wall book I looked at was an early SA Marvel that had been graded 9.4 and had a $25,000 price sticker. It had a large (not slight) wave starting at the middle of the top edge and extending several inches vertically. This can be readily confirmed by the dealer-owner, should anyone need independent verification. Indeed, I am aware that said dealer has been in direct contact with several senior CGC employees to voice concerns with keeping comics flat in the new holders.
A couple of points meant as the 'constructive criticism' sought by CGC management.
1. There is little doubt that if left in a holder for a period of time, a comic with a significant wave will be damaged. Anyone who's ever owned or seen a comic with a bit of a spine roll from stacking knows this.
2. It's problematic to the major dealers of the hobby and the customers that buy comics from them that a fraction of books develop defects after encasement.
3. The scope of the issue is not 'minimal' based on the word-of-mouth and undoctored photographic evidence from dozens of collectors and dealers, including many faithful champions of CGC and their grading-encapsulation services.
4. Should the issue persist, at least some dealers and collectors will change their dealing and collecting habits. That submissions have occurred at a certain rate since the advent of the holder change in no way guarantees that they will continue to do so in the future as experience with the new holder spreads and becomes more extensive.
Please take these concerns in the constructive spirit in which they are intended. CGC third party grading has become a powerful and important force in the hobby, and none of us wishes to see the long-term health of the hobby hurt by any problem with preservation in the encapsulation process.
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A couple of points meant as the 'constructive criticism' sought by CGC management.
1. There is little doubt that if left in a holder for a period of time, a comic with a significant wave will be damaged. Anyone who's ever owned or seen a comic with a bit of a spine roll from stacking knows this.
2. It's problematic to the major dealers of the hobby and the customers that buy comics from them that a fraction of books develop defects after encasement.
3. The scope of the issue is not 'minimal' based on the word-of-mouth and undoctored photographic evidence from dozens of collectors and dealers, including many faithful champions of CGC and their grading-encapsulation services.
4. Should the issue persist, at least some dealers and collectors will change their dealing and collecting habits. That submissions have occurred at a certain rate since the advent of the holder change in no way guarantees that they will continue to do so in the future as experience with the new holder spreads and becomes more extensive.
Please take these concerns in the constructive spirit in which they are intended. CGC third party grading has become a powerful and important force in the hobby, and none of us wishes to see the long-term health of the hobby hurt by any problem with preservation in the encapsulation process.
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