A CGC Unrestored NM 9.4 Journey Into Mystery featured in the most recent Heritage Auction has been identified as the same book that was previously a CGC NM- 9.2. Apparently, the top edge has been trimmed. The previous owner confirms that he sold it to Jason Ewert when it was still a 9.2 and prior to it being trimmed.
Read about it here.
It seems to me that Jason Ewert knew the grading system well enough to be able to identify flaws that could be a) micro-fixed to improve grade .2 or better, and b) shaved away undetected. From the few examples that have gone public, it seems as though books whose primary flaw was slight fuzz on the spine corner(s) were good candidates for trimming.
Since the book in question was graded after the last Ewert trimming scandal, CGC obviously still cannot detect this trimming with consistency or accuracy.
One shudders to think just how many of these trimmed books have passed through CGC undetected.
THEECOMICGUY here. I talked to CGC on 1-29-2006, not 1-29-2005. I am not precognitive.
ReplyDeleteTheecomciguy here again,
ReplyDeleteAn email recieved from Jason Ewert stated the following:
"I can
also assure you I did not trim any book or knowingly sell any trimmed book
and this will ultimately be proven."
Not saying I necessarily believe it. Then again, I didn't expect a response either
ComicGuy-
ReplyDeleteWhen did you receive this email? Can you forward it to me at zipper68@gmail.com?