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On 1/21/2023 at 7:17 AM, Vfactor1 said:

Good luck buddy!

Fingers crossed for at least 9.8s!!

Thought you were using different presser?

 

V.

Thank you!

I’m using CCS on this submission because these books look really good as is, they just need a slight boost to maximize their 9.8 potential.

I will eventually try a different presser for some other books that really need some extra care. Like this one.

Spoiler

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This one is really a Hail Mary, I won’t expect much. My gut tells me CCS couldn’t and wouldn’t do much with this one, so I’ll go with someone else.

 

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On 2/14/2023 at 6:43 PM, Iconic1s said:

Good luck!

Thank you!

Word on the street is that CCS has greatly improved their turnaround times!

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“Mr. Shepherd, do you have anything liquid, perishable, fragile, illegal, obscene, embarrassing or superhero related in this package?”

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On 3/13/2023 at 8:50 PM, Brandon Shepherd said:

HAF on 9.8 mountain!

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This is my first submission with three or more books to get a clean sweep of 9.8 grades.

Awesome!  Congratulations!

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On 3/13/2023 at 8:18 PM, Iconic1s said:

Awesome!  Congratulations!

Thank you my friend! Now to wait for the next submission. It was delivered last week but it hasn’t been marked as received yet. 

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On 2/28/2023 at 6:15 PM, Brandon Shepherd said:

Second Submission: 2023!

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The Raws

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On 3/13/2023 at 8:38 PM, Brandon Shepherd said:

Thank you my friend! Now to wait for the next submission. It was delivered last week but it hasn’t been marked as received yet. 

Here we go again!

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On 3/13/2023 at 7:50 PM, Brandon Shepherd said:

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This is my first submission with three or more books to get a clean sweep of 9.8 grades.

Scratch that.

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Why?! Am I crazy?!

When I opened the package from CGC I smiled, I was so happy with the contents, four 9.8 examples of beautiful books. Later on I examined the books again and noticed the top staple.

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There was a small tear, it was not there when I submitted the book. I took before photos on this one.

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Not cool.

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It stinks but it’s not the end of the world. I may have lost money on the pressing fee but I had a grading credit still, and the book was only $3.00, not worth bringing up to CGC. The damage may have occurred during pressing, or came about from shaken comic syndrome. I thought about this on and off for a few weeks and decided to crack the book out. I also couldn’t in good conscience sell this book in its holder on eBay.

Life goes on.

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I have a few labels to return to CGC some day.

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On 4/9/2023 at 4:13 PM, Brandon Shepherd said:

My 80s Action Comics set really needs some love. 

Pressing/Grading Submission #3 for 2023.

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Awesomeness. I just picked up Action Comics #636 (1st Phantom Lady II, Dee Tyler). 

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On 4/8/2023 at 11:36 AM, Brandon Shepherd said:

Scratch that.

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Why?! Am I crazy?!

When I opened the package from CGC I smiled, I was so happy with the contents, four 9.8 examples of beautiful books. Later on I examined the books again and noticed the top staple.

619FFC83-5E4D-467C-BAE9-833F71AF29CC.thumb.jpeg.b9296accb7f0e13fa2f82d0978b824da.jpeg

There was a small tear, it was not there when I submitted the book. I took before photos on this one.

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Not cool.

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It stinks but it’s not the end of the world. I may have lost money on the pressing fee but I had a grading credit still, and the book was only $3.00, not worth bringing up to CGC. The damage may have occurred during pressing, or came about from shaken comic syndrome. I thought about this on and off for a few weeks and decided to crack the book out. I also couldn’t in good conscience sell this book in its holder on eBay.

Life goes on.

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I have a few labels to return to CGC some day.

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Sorry that happened brother 

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On 4/10/2023 at 9:50 AM, RayJr said:

Sorry that happened brother 

Thank you. It’s a bummer but at least it wasn’t a really expensive book.

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