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X-Men 130 Quintuple Signed!

Officially boycotting teasers... Even though I don't have a lot registered at the moment, a graded run of X-Men 1-300 is my primary collecting focus. I do have many things in the works, such as books lined up for signatures and should have a nice boost to my set in the coming months, but currently it is somewhat skimpy. I normally try to get my own books signed mainly because it is usually more cost effective, but I could not pass this one up after accidentally running across it on eBay a fe
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The Greatest Moment in My Comic Collecting Career!

Thus far anyway... So I recently sent a couple of books to be signed and graded through DesertWind; Hulk 181 and Amazing Spider-Man 122 to be exact. Both were raw eBay purchases. The Spider-Man being a solid VF and the Hulk 181 being a very nice looking near mint. I was going for the elusive quad-signature with the 181: Stan Lee, Herb Trimpe, Len Wein and John Romita. Now to back up a second, before I got to a position to send this in for grading I sent the Hulk 181 to Matt Nelson (before th
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Prescreen Submission

Trying to turn a bunch of nothings into a few somethings... So I submitted a prescreen order to CGC about a month and a half ago and was curious who has done this and how it went for you? For anyone not familiar, you can submit an order and check a certain grade that you want and CGC will only grade and charge you for the book if it will make the grade you request or higher. They charge you a smaller fee if the book is rejected, around 5 bucks I believe. The catch is you have to submit 50 bo
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Just how consistent is CGC? Now with pics!

or resubbing a book and retaining its grade... For everyone that already read my previous journal, here is a look at the defect in question. If you didn't read the earlier journal you can find it here: http://comics.www.collectors-society.com/JournalDetail.aspx?JournalEntryID=13702 To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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Just how consistent is CGC?

or resubbing a book and retaining its grade... So I see and a hear a lot of people receive grades on a book and question why they are what they are. I have also seen someone (myself including) receive a high grade they did not expect and were surprised to get. And a lot of people seems to question just how consistent the grading process really is. I would like to think that for the money we pay and the time involved in the process that there is a legitimate rhyme and reason to everything and t
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First Signature Series Submission is back!

or Stan Lee defaced my comics! Last month I sent in my first signature series submission through Desert Wind Comics. These are not the first signature series books I own but they are the first ones I have submitted myself. Before I submitted these books for grading, I sent them to Classics Incorporated to be screened and pressed. For anyone that hasn't used Matt Nelson before I will give you his prescreened grade after pressing and what they actually got. Amazing Spider-Man #4 Matt's Gr
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Can anyone tell me anything about this comic?

Mystery and suspense! I picked this book up out of a dollar box and can't seem to find another like it anywhere online to get an info about it. It has a certificate of authenticity, autographed by Michael Turner with an original Michael Turner sketch, hand numbered 39 of only 100. Anyone ever seen one of these? I've seen this Witchblade/Tomb Raider comic in countless variants, but never this issue. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added belo
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Desert Wind Comics mail in submission

First Signature Series Submission I was curious if anyone has every mailed comics to CGC through Desert Wind Comics. I own a few signature series books but I bought them all after the fact, I have never personally submitted a book in person or through the mail for signature series grading. I finally got a few together and was going to mail them to Desert Wind for the New Orleans convention at the end of this month for a Stan Lee signing. I called and talked to someone there to ask a few questi
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New CGC Arrivals

Lookie what done came in the mailz! Well after about 5 months I got my economy submission in the mail yesterday. I'm very conflicted with this order. Some books were way better than I expected, others worse, and on top of that I have another dilemma. I am first and foremost a hobby enthusiast. I have loved comics since I was a child and am now in my 30s so I don't expect this is something I will ever "outgrow". My main interest is to collect, read and all around enjoy what the medium has to
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My biggest eBay surprise...EVER

or restoring my faith in humanity. I'd like to share a recent (and at the same time not so recent) eBay experience. So about a year ago I bought an X-Men 12 and 13, first and second Juggernaut appearances off eBay in the "fine" range. I sat on them and some other books for awhile and eventually submitted a 15 book order to CGC this April. I have been working on a graded X-Men run for awhile now and was glad to have these even in mid grade condition. So anyway, I get my grades the other day a
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Standard "Here's what I got back from CGC" post

Why are teasers mandatory? : / So I got my current oldest submission on the mail today. How did I do you ask (or probably didn't but I'm gonna tell you anyway)? Well let's find out! Walking Dead #7 9.6 - Personal copy, satisfied I suppose. Walking Dead #8 2nd Print 9.8 - Personal copy, wahoo! Walking Dead #9 9.8 - Personal copy, wahoo! Walking Dead #19 9.8 - Personal copy, first Michonne, super wahoo! Walking Dead #27 9.8 - Personal copy, first Governor, super wahoo! Walking Dead #
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Grading Original Art

After this issue nothing is EVER the same! Is it possible to have original art pages from a comic graded? If so what service do you use? I don't think I've ever seen such a thing but I have seen just single page sketches graded under the SS labels before. Anyone know? To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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Restored X-Men #1

To resubmit or not resubmit... This is my first time posting on here. I've have a CGC account for about a year and a half and enjoy reading the journals from time to time but have never submitted one of my own. Anyway, on to the point of this... I recently renewed my account and used my 4 free submission coupon on 2 copies of X-Men #1, Daredevil #1 and a Walking Dead #1. Very pleased that the Walking Dead pulled a 9.8, the Daredevil and one of the X-Men issues got 2.5 universals, which I kne
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