Moderns submitted at Wizard World Nashville

I submitted these books at Wizard World Nashville in October, and they were invoiced at CGC on Oct 23rd, Modern non-Fast Track. Allowing for Thanksgiving and Veterans Day that made just about 31 business days turnaround, which is A-OK. I'm not sure why these went through so quickly.

This time, I made sure to write down what my estimated grades were and had that the reference during the unboxing, just to add to the torment. Again, i do not check my invoices once they're marked "Shipped/Safe"

The roster of books submitted:

100 Bullets #1: I've had this one for at least 12 years. I didn't buy it right off the racks, but almost. I estimated it as a 9.6, and CGC agreed. So far so good.

Fables #5: I bought this one fairly recently, because it was a low-number of this great series, was the right price, and looked absolutely perfect. I could see no defects whatsoever on this book. I estimated it a 9.8, but wouldn't have been surprised if it was a 9.9. CGC says: 9.6. Sigh, not too bad I guess.

Sandman #50 Platinum (DC/Vertigo): This is the second 50 Platinum I've submitted. I knew it was not as good as the other, which came back 9.8, so I was thinking 9.4. Now it's a 9.0, and things seem to be trailing off. Still, a very sellable extra.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 Another Universe Exclusive: I expected this one to be a 9.8, but it's a 9.6. Of course, they also mislabelled it a Second Print instead of an Another Universe exclusive. The giant "Another Universe" logo should've been a clue. I have not yet called to arrange its re-labelling.

Gold Digger #1 Regular Series: I just really enjoy this comic. Very hard to find, thoroughly enjoyable. I saw it as a 9.4, they saw it as an 8.5. This one was the biggest grading discrepancy.

Mangazine #11: The first appearance of the Gold Digger characters in print. Mangazine was kind of like Dark Horse Presents; an anthology title with mostly unestablished characters and creators. Gold Digger ran through four issues. I graded it an 8.5, they said 9.0. Yay!

Mangazine #13: Third Gold Digger; I said 9.0, they said 9.2. Yay!

Mangazine #14: Fourth Gold Digger; I said 9.0, they agreed. I now have all four Gold Digger Mangazine appearances, three of the four original miniseries, and #1 and #2 of the ongoing series graded. I guess it's time to request a registry set to put them in...

Ninja High School #2: Another Antarctic Press issue, the white cover makes it tough in high grade. I hoped for 9.6 and got 9.4.

Peter Panzerfaust #8: One that I submitted to hopefully flip. First cameo appearance of Hook, although they didn't feel like putting that in the notes. I expected a 9.6 and got a 9.8, yay!

Starslayer #2: First full Rocketeer by Dave Stevens. I got this from a $1 bin in Las Vegas, expected a 9.6 and got a 9.6.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #7: First color in TMNT. Picked this one up just to slab, I thought it looked like a 9.6 but it got 9.2.

Batman: Harley Quinn: Definitely the star of this submission, the first appearance of Harley Quinn in regular DC Universe continuity. I bought this one around the same time as 100 Bullets, I think in the same store in Lexington, KY. This one has been among my candidates for CGC all along, but I held off because I didn't think it would do that well. As Harley's kept getting more and more popular, I thought even a 9.2-9.4 would be sellable, but now it's a 9.6 keeper.

The last three are proof that apparently I can't grade early 80s X-Men at all. All three were bought from discount bins, cherry picked because they looked so good. I could see no flaws whatsoever on #148, and expected 9.8. Instead, 9.2. I though 9.6 on #157 and #158 but got 9.2 and 9.0, respectively. I wonder what's up with that?

Overall, I submitted 16 books and had 3 come back as I expected, 4 come back higher than expected, and 9 come back lower than expected. Totalling up the ranges, and my grades are off by an average of 0.1625.

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