Here in San Diego, the Comic-Con still rules - (until they move it to a larger facility in Anaheim or Vegas - which is what I anticipate). And there is a cottage industry which deals exclusively with protecting slabs. I'm not kidding, there are now rubber or plastic "slab covers" and "slab edge protectors" to protect slabs from "bumps and bruises and cracks." It's like the secondary industry that sells protectors for smart phones. Big $$$.
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 23:36:58 -0400 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: Slabbed photos? To: [email protected] I have to keep pointing out to all those "I wanna hold it in my hands" people out there... there's nothing that says it has to stay in the holder forever once slabbed... once the owner buys the graded item, he or she may crack it open and enjoy it forever and ever, and never have to wonder what condition it was in before they de-valued it with their fingerprints and skin-oils. -----Original Message----- From: David Kusumoto <[email protected]> To: MoPo-L <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Aug 12, 2014 8:28 pm PST Subject: Re: [MOPO] Slabbed photos? 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 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? Thanks jim -- jim episale Unshredded Nostalgia 323 South main St. Route 9 Barnegat, N.J. 08005 800-872-9990 609-660-2626 "Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional." Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
