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tarn kronos Posts: 45
2/16/2023
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I was able to put the pics on something called flicker...Two pics of the same book but one pic is in the sun and that gold really pops...thanks
https://www.flickr.com/photos/141663866@N02
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collectibleshop Posts: 3088
2/16/2023
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ok, after checking out your pics and again on e*** with the 1 CGC foil copy, and reading Xvipah's post, I can now see that there does seem to be a gold variant, most noticeable by Ozzy's face and the hands of the 'people', which are yellowish/gold color vs the more white color of the regular edition. So like Xvipah said, I'm also guessing whoever took the set pics on Ozzy''s site just used the same regular edition comic on all. Possibly at the time they didn't have the gold foil ones in time maybe?
Tarn, CPG needs square-on pics, which you can do by standing over the comic and holding your phone directly above it, but not sure how reflective that cover may be that way, so your/camera reflection could show in the pic. A scan would be better, maybe you know someone with a scanner? Lots of free sites to use that will reduce the physical size and file size, and crop it to the edges, or if you have a real computer, you may have a built-in photo editor, windows usually includes one.
update hours later---Sony had replied around noon, but it went to a spam folder, which doesn't tell you it has anything in it until you hover over the folder, so just saw it tonight.
and as usual, you don't get a direct/correct answer to the question from any company any more. They said they 'only had the 1 comic version AVAILABLE now, and the link I sent to 1 of the foil sets was sold out.' argh. not what I asked them, so explained again what we wanted to know.
but methinks it's answered anyway now, so getting a good pic of the foil version for someone to submit is the next thing to get this done.
edited by collectibleshop on 2/16/2023
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tarn kronos Posts: 45
2/17/2023
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Lol...yup sounds like they gave you the 'Run Around'... Earlier today I tried to scan the book but it was almost black...I played with the contract etc but it was terrible so had to use my phone and that's when I saw the difference in the sun light. I was going to get a straight on pic but like you guessed is this book is highly reflective so I put it at an angle to avoid my image in the pic....I'm going to see Ant Man tomorrow and can play with it some more before I go.
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Xvipah73 Posts: 357
2/17/2023
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I got the variant submitted with a fairly good scan of the signed version I have from my scanner. But, it is a signed version and the picture is "ok", but a little dark. Getting good shots of foil or slabbed comics is such a PITA.
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tarn kronos Posts: 45
2/17/2023
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I was able to download a free App from Google called 'PHOTOSCAN' and it removed the glare...works on slabs as well. I posted the foil pic here for your review...thanks!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/141663866@N02/52695348388/in/dateposted-public/
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collectibleshop Posts: 3088
2/17/2023
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tarn kronos wrote:
I was able to download a free App from Google called 'PHOTOSCAN' and it removed the glare...works on slabs as well. I posted the foil pic here for your review...thanks!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/141663866@N02/52695348388/in/dateposted-public/
ok, cool. I copied and it reduced the size and tweaked it some, and have submitted it as a variant. The background color may be iffy, but good enough for now.
Sony wrote back and gave me the same dumb answer---"we only have the 1 comic for sale on the site'. I've asked twice, simply, 'did you make two versions of the cover?'. how hard is that to answer?
anyway, guess that it's on this book for now. thanks to you and Xvipah for the info/pics.
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