The Banana Factory at CGC is Going Strong21596
 It's like the Roach Motel for comic collectors.
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| Even the seal is in the shape of a banana. There's no hope. | ||
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 I don't believe this....and I know you don't care that I don't believe this.
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Quote:Originally Posted by DrWatson So the seal must be applying pressure to the well. When seals are straight (i.e. crisscross each other) the pressure must be evenly distributed thereby keeping the well flat....with the new seal running parallel to the well, the curvature of the seal must be applying pressure unevenly causing the entire well to curve or warp...is this what we think might be happening? |
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 I've spent years perfecting my brand of assholery.
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DrWatson private msg quote post Address this user | |
| That would be my guess. It's pulling on itself. | ||
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 Not trying to be an ass since February 12, 2020.
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Quote:Originally Posted by DrWatsonthe book and well during encapsulation  |
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 Hmm... Moderated again!
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figment private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by DrWatson STOP THAT!!! "...pulling on itself" brings up mental image pictures of dancing bananas doing unspeakable things and we just don't need that in this sort of proper establishment. |
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DrWatson private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by figment Yeah, I thought about randy bananas pleasuring themselves as well after I posted the comment. What does that say about you and me? |
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Hmm... Moderated again!
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figment private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by DrWatson Well, uh... oh I know! Great minds think alike, final answer! |
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 Beaten by boat oars
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Studley_Dudley private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Again, some books I would like to bid on on Comic Link. Hesitant due to the banana hammock slab numbers. The Link still doesn't do returns for books damaged within CGC's specifications, correct? | ||
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 I'm waiting.... (tapping fingers).Splotches is gettin old! |
Nuffsaid111 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Still one of the greatest of dumbass responses from a place of business / customer support of all time: "the bending is per specifications". I still laugh when I see it 2 years later now. | ||
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1979_03 private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by Studley_Dudley Correct. Its their published policy. BTW even if you get an outlier that had escaped damage the cert number will keep any smart future buyer away. It's a no win scenario |
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| I posted this on another board and thought I'd share it here as well. Banana books go back past the 4XXXX books. I was filing graded books into their appropriate boxes this morning and I have books in the 37XXXX range that are banana books. I submitted these books myself. In fact, I think was my last larger submission to the cgc. They all have the new, post 1975 inner well were the seal curves around the book instead of criss-crossing at the corners. Also, signature series books in 2XXXX carry the new inner well on the post 1975 books. I thought they were safe due to the serial numbers being in the 2s. They are not. Their numbering does not fall in the regular sequence of serial numbers since they are signed books. I also have books that were not displaying bends when purchased, but seem to be developing them over time. I've decided that no book graded by the cgc where the page quality is below the number grade is safe. |
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 I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans.
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| Noticed this book that’s in this week’s MCS auction. Is it a coincidence that there are currently no bids, or do you think it’s still a 9.6? clickable text  |
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Beaten by boat oars
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Studley_Dudley private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by esaravo If that book is a 9.6, then I'm a Chinese jet pilot. |
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Not trying to be an ass since February 12, 2020.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Studley_Dudleycongratulations on your new career  |
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Hmm... Moderated again!
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figment private msg quote post Address this user | |
| That's the banana heat seal that wraps closely around the corner flares of the inner well. HARD PASS!!! | ||
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 Pretty sure the Thing and my wife aren't the same height.
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| I was visiting my daughter in CT this weekend and went to Terifficon. There are a ton of comic vendors there and I inspected several 9.8 modern slabs looking for bananas. Of the ones I looked at it seemed like about 50% were flat and okay while others had the curve and telltale bends around the staple areas. | ||
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 I don't want to brag, but cashiers are always checking me out.
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power_struggle55 private msg quote post Address this user | |
one of these days, there will be example of such (ai generated) |
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 Can the moderators change my profile caption to <snip>
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| It's also crooked hahaha | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by PhilCoulson Were they all in the 43 series or later? |
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Quote:Originally Posted by HulkSmash And ethnicity.  |
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Studley_Dudley private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I hope the sellers knowingly trying to hock the banana books are stuck with this inventory. Quote: Originally Posted by DrWatson I've recently self-identified as intercontinental. |
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I sent this in to CGC for a "Mechanical Error". I just got it back yesterday and the second you hold it, you can feel the "Banana Bloat" curvature. Not the inner well but the case itself. It feels like it was inflated with air. If you look at the reflections in the pictures it will give you an idea of the distinct fatness curve of the case. If I had a caliper, I would love to measure it. The only thing I could think of to attribute this to could be the case being exposed to heated conditions over 100 degrees for an extended period of time??? I didn't get it until the afternoon yesterday. The box was very HOT and it was 110 here in Vegas. Who knows what the temperature in the back of the FedEx truck was?  |
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It's like the Roach Motel for comic collectors.
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chester15 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| That's the new Viagra banana variant. | ||
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Pretty sure the Thing and my wife aren't the same height.
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PhilCoulson private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by Drogio Yes I think they were all 43-45 series. |
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Hmm... Moderated again!
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figment private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I predicted CGC would follow up the banana wells with banana slabs months ago. | ||
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It's like the Roach Motel for comic collectors.
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chester15 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| This is likely another 9.8 ruined by "the banana effect". No boardies left at the sanitized CGC forum to comment about it. Or not willing to stick their necks out. The thread would only get vaporized anyway, if a few pointed out the probability that the inner well caused the spine crunch. Or from any reference to the word banana. |
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I'm waiting.... (tapping fingers). Splotches is gettin old! |
Nuffsaid111 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Unfortunate when the owner asks "If 9.8 or overgraded". Who will tell him that it probably was a "9.8" when sent in. It only became less than that after the case/encapsulation damaged the book. |
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Hmm... Moderated again!
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figment private msg quote post Address this user | |
| The only time I even look at the CGC boards anymore is to post to the "Fire Sale" thread. After all, a man's gotta make a living. | ||
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Not trying to be an ass since February 12, 2020.
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Quote:Originally Posted by figment  |
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