This is not a joke. More than five years ago I divested the last of my comic books and they included a lot of Silver Age #1s including one in particular fetching north of $50K. For all the books I sent to CGC to get slabbed, I was repeatedly asked by potential buyers NOT ONLY ABOUT each book's numerical grade, e.g., "9.2, 9.4, 9.6 and so on" - but also if the "slabs" themselves were free of cracks, scratches and scuffs. The consensus is for ultra-rare books, if there's a defect in the "slab," you should send it back to CGC to get it re-slabbed at extra cost. This is analogous to buying record albums in the 70s and picking out the copy with the "best cellophane wrapper." -d. Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 19:25:50 -0500 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: Slabbed photos? To: [email protected]
I have noticed the slabs have an unfortunate tendency to get scratched or scuffed. I will be starting a new business "slabbing slabs", creating cases for your slabbed items that are guaranteed to keep your slabs in pristine condition. On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 2:57 PM, Walton, Jeffrey <[email protected]> wrote: Though once slabbed they make great placemats....who wants dried eggs over their stills or photos....not me. -----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Irvin J. Gelb Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 3:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] Slabbed photos? Hi, I totally agree with Jim. I think that it's ridiculous to slab photographs which I call a "plastic prison". Photograph collectors want to admire the beauty of a photograph by seeing the patina, feel of the paper, etc. IMO it's only because of a dealer's desire to make more money out of "authenticating" and slabbing photographs that this practice exists. I am against it as an admirer of vintage photography. irv -----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://mailto:mopo-l%40LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU&k=%2FbkpAUdJWZuiTILCq%2FFnQg%3D%3D%0A&r=6winMtvxAyrknwIP9AhUBSGQhmqQR3aDBCaMVMpQD%2B0%3D%0A&m=Z8E2HoKUfCEuG%2BysiQj2pCLv78JUZbPgyL%2FErHZEx%2Bo%3D%0A&s=fca4335e3e2f5bab8c27d61f3553bfb353469dc92c081fea2950f695b4a981b5] On Behalf Of Jim Episale Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 12:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MOPO] Slabbed photos? Any opinions on slabbed photos pro or con? I personally would rather hold, feel, maybe even smell the paper to determine its vintage. I see absolutely no advantage to slabbing at all. Thoughts? 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