Or Five more to go

My first book back from Baltimore will be a signed copy of Amazing Spider-Man #181, due today. This was graded a 9.6, after pressing while retaining the previous grade. Was pressing a waste of money or did it save it from dropping to a 9?

The next two invoices were both from NYCC and marked shipped/safe the next day. The first being the one I previously wrote about, my original New Mutants Annual #1 which dropped to an 8.5. The second of those two was a raw 3-D cover of Forever Evil #1 which was signed by David Finch, Joe Prado, and Ivan Reis.

I spent a bit on this variant hoping to flip a 9.8. I even spent the extra money to have it fast tracked. At first I was going to have it pressed as a precaution but was admitted that they were really unsure what the heat would do to the book. The first two 3-D covers I sent in were 9.8; 9.9, respectively. Those I also purchased to sell, and fortunately succeeded. Will I succeed again.

I feared anything less than a 9.8. Being modern books anything less would be tantamount to one ply toilet paper. I opened the link and was happy to note the 3X signature book received a 9.8, but what I fear is the next invoice from Baltimore. The majority of which are books I cracked for Sal Buscema to sign. Will I wait until they arrive before I find out?

These previous 9.8 copies of my favorite series were not sent through CCS and my trepidation is growing. What if they drop? Is pressing by CCS only an insurance policy to retain a grade? Or maybe a gimmick? Has CGC become more stringent in their grading? Are the rookie graders aware of manufacturing defects? Or am I just really beginning to doubt my ability to crack a slab and gingerly place the comic book into a suitable bag? Maybe I should use two-ply.

Thanks for Reading

Tnerb

Ps. Next journal up... The worst has happened

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