Fingerprints?!
So its been a loooong while since I've posted, but after a rather extensive break I got back to submitting more of my collection.
I had rather good fortune originally but 2015 has been harsh as I just checked the grades on my recently shipped order. I've gotten 1 9.8 in the last 50 or so books. 1.
This is particularly odd to me as on a whole my prior submissions were easily half or more 9.8 - 9.6
I cared for all my books equally, it just seems the grading has taken a marke
After a year off, the grading begins anew..
To say 2014 was a bit of a rough year is an understatement, but alls well that ends well!! After starting the year with a skin cancer operation and losing my vehicle, among a death in the family and issue endangering the house, Im happy to say Im walking into to 2015 healthy, house secure and insured, a few negative friends lighter and a shiny red corvette stingray driving!
So after the year of hell, its time to get back to business on my collectio
My quick IMYOP on the online community
While Ive been a comic book, wrestling, toy,anime,sci fi,movie, gaming supergeek since I saw Star Wars at the age of 4, it often shocks people a) how long it took me to get into the internet originally and b) how very little I have interacted within any online communities.
In the very short month or so that Ive explored the cgc community Ive already journaled more times than Ive probably posted on ANY online community EVER.
SO...why here and why now?
The 2nd batch is on the way home and I learned to peak at the grades online!!
Well, no sooner (relatively) had I journalled my first ..um..journal (+ interlude) and my second submission is on the way home! As my grading addiction grows daily at a heroin like rate I also discovered you can see the grades online once the books ship.
So did I wait until they arrive for the surprise? But of course..
NOT!!
I went fairly large this time, with a total of 21 books. Whereas my first batch was alm
Finally, the grading begins! The cataloguing continues! My once proud collection resurrected!!
Its been a long and treachorous journey fraught with daring do and dangers best recalled at a later date, suffice it to say Ive finally gotten into my 20,000 book collection and begun my cgc grading.
As I anxiously await my second full submissions results (21 books) I thought it would be a great time to reflect on my first experience earlier this year. It feels like ive been talking about getting s
A quick aside on the New Mutants cgc community
As Ive been reading passed journals and acclimating to the CGC community Ive noticed a significant number of New Mutants fans!
For my first submission I sent #87 and 98, 1sts apps of cable and deadpool natch, as I wanted to start with some money books.
Despite a ludicrous amount of books to whittle down to 15 for my first submit, I couldnt help but also send NM #1 and #2. Not even remotely comparable value choices next to my many other opti
