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 some grading started for ever and I must say after taking the plunge it's a most addicting adventure!

Upon my initial approaching of my collection I was struck by a few instant revelations: A) I had pulled a plethora of choices in minutes B) this gets expensive real quick and C) 17 books doesnt even dent just the initial choices I pulled.

My first submission consisted of 13 books, followed quickly by another for (my membership freebies). It should be noted I have only ever seen pictures of graded comics online. I was also massively curious to get them back so I could truly get a grasp of what actual grades look like. I couldnt even hazard a guess as to the grades, choosing instead to forego even thinking about that until I had some point of reference from my first shipment.

First impressions: I was amazed how nice an actual graded book in hand looks and knew I was hooked pulling that first one out. I was pleasantly surprised as well to receive far more grades in the 9's than I intially thought. Admittedly there were a couple that graded far lower than I might have expected, but over all I was very happy. Top grade was Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (1990) at a 9.8 followed by GI Joe#1, New Mutants 98, and Incredible Hulk 340 all at 9.6! Next up were 5 9.4s : Wolverine ls #1, Punisher ls #1, New Mutants #1, Infinity Gauntlet #1, and GI Joe 11.

There was no real method to what I chose to send as I have so many candidates justfrom a quick peek into boxes!

Next journal I will cover the rest of the first batch, including my slight disappointments (they were all my oldest issues ) and my initial concluding sentiments on the entire process.

Until then, may you all discover a 9.8 with every submission!

ENVY

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