TL;DR I bought a 'New Blem' board when customer service couldn't identify anything wrong. Top sheet looks strangely matte and unpolished, compared with another user's board. Is the blemish an unfinished topsheet?
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Posted this in my thread about buying new gear but was hoping people could opine since I'm a noob.
I bought a 'New Blem' Yes Typo from Evo recently. Before purchasing, I asked customer service if they could let me know what the blem is before I purchased. They contacted the warehouse staff, who checked the board and couldn't tell anything was off. So I placed the order.
Got the board earlier this week, everything looked fine to me while it was in the plastic wrap, took off the plastic and the topsheet looked strangely matte to me. I've only had experience with rental boards and shopping for boards but from my experience they've all had glossy tops.
Compared photos with @DavidPham and his board looked like it had a different topsheet finish. I've posted his photo first and then the rest are mine, with/without flash. Looks like his board looks polished while mine doesn't reflect at all (even when hit by direct flash) and feels like a wood surface. Graphics also look slightly blurry when you get up close.
Is this a blemished topsheet?
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Posted this in my thread about buying new gear but was hoping people could opine since I'm a noob.
I bought a 'New Blem' Yes Typo from Evo recently. Before purchasing, I asked customer service if they could let me know what the blem is before I purchased. They contacted the warehouse staff, who checked the board and couldn't tell anything was off. So I placed the order.
Got the board earlier this week, everything looked fine to me while it was in the plastic wrap, took off the plastic and the topsheet looked strangely matte to me. I've only had experience with rental boards and shopping for boards but from my experience they've all had glossy tops.
Compared photos with @DavidPham and his board looked like it had a different topsheet finish. I've posted his photo first and then the rest are mine, with/without flash. Looks like his board looks polished while mine doesn't reflect at all (even when hit by direct flash) and feels like a wood surface. Graphics also look slightly blurry when you get up close.
Is this a blemished topsheet?