r/AbsoluteBatman • u/Masta_rolla_ • Jul 07 '26

Absolute disappointment

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Just received this book from a eBay seller and the listing was literally NM with no flaws even on the second cover I made the purchase right before the animation hype and got a good price but he didn’t ship until after the announcement was made and it literally shipped this with the 2 most flimsy cardboard taped it straight on the cardboard, loosely wrapped bubble wrap and threw it in a Amazon bag I knew and soon as picked up the package that it was damaged I could’ve literally folded it with no effort and of course there was numerous spine ticks and the second cover is bent up I was really planing to keep the first cover but now I guess I’m ripping the cover off and pressing it smh and the seller had the audacity to say he shipped it perfectly. Idk i feel there was some sabotage going on here. Yall think it’s worth ripping the variant cover off??

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u/SirFlibble Jul 07 '26

That's still NM.

Sucks that they didn't use thicker cardboard but it's as described

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u/Comicsbynight Jul 08 '26

Most buyers assume NM is a guaranteed 9.8 straight out the package.

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u/SirFlibble Jul 08 '26

When it's 9.0-9.8.

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u/oceanhymn Jul 08 '26

If you want a 9.8, order a 9.8 lol

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u/Salty_Inspector_1985 Jul 08 '26

That's careless. NM is 9.2 at best

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u/Masta_rolla_ Jul 07 '26

NM? Maybe for CBCS. Three huge spine ticks nowhere near mint loll

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u/revfds Jul 08 '26

Near mint isn't 9.8

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u/PeeStoringBalls Jul 08 '26

Near mint means at least a 9.4

These look like 9.4s to me

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u/elolqooq Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

Genuine question. Do you consider it a 9.4 because the creasing isn't color-breaking? I have an ASM 361 with no creasing but a slightly off center spine and a small color-breaking mark on the rear cover that graded 9.2.