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Yes, I probably own 30-35 Sandman books that are triple-signed - including multiple copies of #1-9. Also have a bunch of the earlier issues that have 4 signatures.

It's nonsense - metallic-color sharpies won't affect a book any differently than a black sharpie does.

The pens to avoid are the paint pens that McFarlane loved to use in the past (he's no longer using them) - those will, in fact, smear over time.

1 hour ago, RadiantGraphix said:

Derek's contact info is still on their website... try calling him?
http://www.anastasiascollectibles.com/

It's listed under the "Contact" page.  It's a 714 area code number.

As far as the price you paid... I'm going to assume they submitted it under the "Standard" tier which is for books valued over $300 but less than $1000.  The cost for that tier is $65 plus invoice fees and Anastasia's "facilitator fee" ... that puts you at like $85.  AND IF YOU HAD IT PRESSED before grading then a book in that tier costs an additional $65 from CCS.  So, that plus return shipping could get you all the way up to $150-160.  Now, all that being said, if the book wasn't in NM- (9.2) or lower condition than you should have submitted it under the "Value" tier and could have saved on the pressing too and got the grading and pressing done for under $100, if memory serves me correctly.  
**CGC doesn't list their Sig Series pricing on the website anymore, so number are all approximate**
 

The OP wrote "half of the 50 day standard" - that means it was subbed under the Fast Track Value tier which costs $42/book. Even with a facilitator fee, it seems crazy high to pay $156 for just one book subbed under that tier ...

3 hours ago, ThatPovGuy said:

I may be naive or behind the times but I always thought when a book hits the grading floor where it came from is supposed to be anonymous. If CGC is being made aware that their own restoration company worked on this book or that book, that certainly does sound like a conflict of interest.

Nothing's changed in regards to that. Once the book is sitting in front of the graders, they have no clue who did the work on the book. The OP is speculating wildly based on nothing.

7 hours ago, seanfingh said:

Here is my list of guys that I have, that I consider to be rare - not always highly sought after (lol) but rare:

Roger Moore

Jim Kelly

Matt Parker and Trey Stone

Terry Gilliam

Bradley Cooper

Antonio Banderas

Willem Dafoe

Nick Cage

Rosario Dawson

Stephen King

Robert Vaughn

Ray Bradbury

Michael Moorcock

Richard Matheson

 

 

Dawson was at several shows last year - you need to come out more 

21 hours ago, AllBill said:

Would love to see your Stargate collection, just started mine, only have Richard Dean Anderson and Jason Momoa for now

Sure - here's a couple:

11 hours ago, Fiddy said:

I'm tempted to order from them but I heard their fill rate isn't great and if I order multiple copies I may just get one.

Their grading is terrible too.

There are a ton of celebrities that have only signed a couple of books for SS - it makes them rare, doesn't necessarily make them desirable.

I'm fairly certain that some of my Stargate Atlantis CGC SS books are the only copies that have the signatures of those particular celebrities, but it doesn't really mean anything to anyone outside of me (and my wife).

Anyway, for rarity & desirability, I'd say George Lucas.

Just go to CGC's website and sign up for a membership - all the paid membership tiers allow you send books directly to CGC.

4 minutes ago, VegasJeff said:

Wow! So how did they ship $80k worth of books to your friends house? Did he at least have to sign for them? I hope they weren't left out by UPS to get rained on.

Also, I thought CGC had a limit to the value of books you can send in which is $3k right?

"Walk-through" doesn't mean you have to physically walk the books through CGC - it just means same day service for books valued above $3k.

Yes

1) CGC will have a booth at Fan Expo Canada - in case you're wondering whether CGC will be at a show, you can always look at their Events page:
https://www.cgccomics.com/events/index.aspx

2) In general, CGC witnesses do not stand around creators waiting for someone to show up that needs their services. There are some very specific exceptions for creators with very high demand and limited signing opportunities, but in general you should always assume that you'll need to procure a witness before you go get your book signed.

Simply go to the CGC booth, tell them who you're looking to get signatures from, and they'll either send a witness with you straight away (if one's available), have you wait around a bit (if all witnesses are out) or tell you that a witness will already be there for that specific signing. Before going to the CGC booth, do the people there a favor by checking that the creator is actually at their booth & is signing - some creators have a tendency to show up late, wander off or will only sign within specific times.

3) No. CGC witnesses are provided free of charge as part of the grading fees you pay for a SS label.

4) Nope.

Holy *spoon* - that's an amazing book!

20 minutes ago, ComicBookQuest said:

I'll take X-Men #12 per PM 

All yours - thanks 

Sunday  - moving the remaining books to eBay tomorrow!

I'd call CGC directly and ask.

If you're looking for long-term storage, mylar bags with true acid-free backing boards is the way to go - you'll never have to replace either & they'll keep the book in an archival-safe state.

The cheaper option is poly bags with regular non-acid free backing boards - those you should definitely replace after 4-5 years. 

Board member Hotflips sells both options - you can hit them up here or through their website at hotflips.com

The insert you're referring to is called "micro-chamber paper" - it helps soak up the acids released by a book as it ages.

If you send your book in for a re-holder (which you call "recasing"), the book won't be regraded unless the slab is heavily damaged or there's obvious damage that makes it clear the book is no longer in condition it was in when it was first graded.

If your book is in the 1st generation of the new slab (the one without an inner well where it looks like the book is just floating within the slab) and it shows waves, CGC will re-holder it for free. I had about 25 books in those cases that became wavy and were re-holdered - none of them needed to be pressed, once they were removed from the case they lay flat again.

1 hour ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

should I go back and tell him, let him eat the cost, or pay the difference?

Surely I could just pay the value tier, which is only $7 more? (he charged me $20 per book which is Modern Price, and Value is $27). I mean I only submitted 4 books that's like $28 and should I pay before he sends? It would be doing him a solid  

He might make me pay the difference when I pick up the books, and who knows if I don't say anything the books might get bumped to Economy instead of Value tier...

If you don't say anything, CGC will change the sub to an Economy tier invoice - it won't go to Value.

14 hours ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

I have a question Economy is for under $400 value and Modern is for under $200 value

Has CGC removed the year restriction for Modern to Economy? I just had the LCS say this and only charge me modern prices for TOD #10, ASM #97 & #98, and a IH # 162

In other words if I have a pre-1975 book but the value of the graded book is under $200, can I pay the Modern Price?

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It's insane to say that pre-1975 has to be over $200..... none of Mine were; and the price of $38 dollars can't be right for a book valued under $200 even if it is a pre-1975, sigh

 

No. You can't submit a pre-1975 book under the Modern tier - your LCS screwed up.

5 hours ago, spooncomic said:

So I see EVERY single comic collector use mylar (egerber or other brands) but ARE YOU SURE THAT MYLAR NOT CAN DAMAGE THE PAPER OVER TIME? like I say even archivist pros is better avoid any plastic (mylar, poly...etc.) contact to paper.

What do yo think?

 

Seeing that mylar is completely inert & archival-safe, yes, I am in fact sure it won't damage paper over time.

4 hours ago, wchung said:

ill take TOS#73 and DD #25..

4 hours ago, wchung said:

DD #25. 9.0.. sorry

Thanks!

1 minute ago, dhgladiator said:

x-men #34 and #37.

Dave

You've got it - thanks!

On 7/11/2017 at 9:13 AM, comicalgems said:

In fact, I only know of one other person that has one.

That's it for this thread - PM me if you have any questions