Or a day late and a dollar short

Here I am at work and I checked my e-mail on my break. I received one from Classics Incorporated. It had nothing to do with my submissions but nonetheless I opened it curious to read what news had transpired. It looks like Matt Nelson will be joining the ranks of CGC. BUT, what does that mean for us, the collector.

I can only speculate that with Matt and staff going, does that mean more graders. Will turn around times be dropping instead of growing? There is a full article that you can go to from here on CGC's site.

http://www.cgccomics.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=3051&;

and then here is a copy of that Matt had sent out to anyone who receives his e-mails

"As you'll be hearing in the coming days, CGC has bought Classics Incorporated, and my staff and I will be moving to Sarasota, Florida to continue our services there on February 1st, 2013. This is a very exciting development for not just us, but for our clients and the collecting community at large. The chance to offer pressing and CGC grading under one roof will streamline the submission process and open the door for new ideas for our customers. Classics Incorporated will still be taking in submissions as normal here in Dallas during the next two months.

I will be parting ways with my partner Stephen Ritter at Worldwide Comics. Stephen is an incredibly knowledgeable dealer who understands the market implicitly, and he will continue Worldwide's success for years to come. It's been a pleasure working with him these past 5 years. I couldn't have envisioned a better partnership with anyone else in this business. Stephen got married to his wonderful girl Sharon this past Saturday, and he is just about settled into his new digs in San Antonio, so his life will now be a bit calmer. We will immediately resume work on the pedigree book (which is long, long overdue), a passion project we can't wait to deliver to the hobby soon.

It's been an exciting decade for me here in Dallas, developing innovations in pressing, restoration, and other areas of collecting. We will continue to develop new ideas for the company in the coming years as we always have, so expect many exciting things in the future.

See everyone soon,

Matt Nelson

President, Classics Incorporated"

I spoke with Matt over numerous occasions and have found that he is not only a genuine guy, but a genuine collector as well. I am looking forward to what is to come because with Matt Nelson, CGC has only improved.

Thanks for Reading

Tnerb

No Random Photo Below

To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.