Rich Matist

Thank you, Jennifer. Very clear

Hello,

If I have a book already slabbed and graded; can I send it in for a signature signing event? I certainly wouldn't feel comfy trying to remove it from the casing myself.

Thank you,

Rich

On 3/29/2022 at 1:09 PM, CGC Mike said:

Keep in mind turn around times are working days.

On 3/29/2022 at 1:43 PM, Sold! said:

More like 21 months:

466÷22= 21.1 months.

That's right ... I liked the quick answer in my head better. 21 months just made me frown! That brings me to January 2024

Thank for the information.

Thanks Jennifer!

And wow ... 15 months is long, long time 

Sorry if this was already asked ....

If a book was submitted for 'press + grading', how to I project the approximate turnaround time? 

Specifically, the current turnaround for pressing is 254 days and turnaround time for grading is 212 days, am I looking at 254 days - or - 254 + 212 (466) days?

Thank you

Not sure what exactly happened to this book ... really great shape, great color, other than the whole top left region of the book. Wondering if that glaring defect over the "M" in Marvel drops the book below 6.0 grade?

Not sure what exactly happened to this book ... really great shape, great color, other than the whole top left region of the book. Wondering if that glaring defect over the "M" in Marvel drops the book below 6.0 grade?

Okay ... i was prepared for it being received as a dumb question. But I did want to be sure 

Prompted me to do the searching! I did find the videos on this site that show several back covers having issues worse than mine perfectly resolved.

My apologies in advance if this is ridiculous ..... but pressing is applied to both front and back? 

I just wanted to be sure -- a pressing candidate I have is immaculate, but has an ever so slight bend on the back cover. Not really a bend, but more of like a faint depression if you angle it just the right way in the light.

On 1/25/2022 at 12:29 AM, William-James88 said:

Why would a spider-man 361 be sent as economy rather than modern?

My mistake ... i was thinking cheapest service available. Yes, they were sent as modern!

I'd have to double check the math, but it was explained as the cost/difference from economy to standard because the book was perceived to be well over the $400 threshold. 

On 12/27/2021 at 1:32 AM, William-James88 said:

The value is for insurance purposes though. If you write 400$ and move on (which you can), CGC only insures that book for that value. So if they lose it or damage it (has happened in the past) are you OK with getting 400$ back?

So, my 1st of 6 batches have been returned to me! 

Just an FYI to confirm some of the above ... 2 of the submissions were ASM #361. Graded 9.6 and 9.8 respectively. I was contacted that the 9.8 exceeded the value threshold and I was charged for a higher tier of grading. Not so sure I agree with this approach -- but it is what it is.

Thank you, Jennifer 

Submitting 20 books:

I want to send in 10 books for grading, 5 modern and 5 silver,

I also want to send in 10 books for pressing and grading, 5 modern and 5 silver.

Can I just enter all 20 into the online submission form and submit them in one shipment?

The two CGC service groups would be bundled separately.

Thank you all

Thanks for all this feedback. A bit to think about but I get it.

What you said about different graders, different grades, makes perfect sense to the subjective nature of grading, but I do try to believe that the grades are as consistent as is reasonable. Although, on a personal note, I've stopped sending in multiple copies in the same batch  

On 1/16/2022 at 5:29 PM, zzutak said:

Silverfish, on the other hand, usually stick to the cover stock

Very interesting Zzutac ... wouldn't have thought an insect!

On 1/16/2022 at 5:29 PM, zzutak said:

A specific blemish does not carry fixed point-value deduction.  Rather, any deduction will be case-specific and will depend on the book's condition grade aside from the blemish/defect under consideration.

But with that type of blemish ... is there a maximum grade one could receive? I guess what I'm trying to equate it to, is like with a 1" tear you couldn't grade 6.0  

Hey Everyone,

Was hoping for some insight on how a particular defect impacts grading. Highlighted the right edge chunk issue in a close up pic below. It's only the cover -- inside pages look fine. I'm curious because I have 2 other books (1 silver, 1 modern) with a very similar issue.

Any feedback is appreciated 

Thank you both. I know its not a very high grade/valuable comic, but I will take a look at the costs nonetheless.

On 1/3/2022 at 5:13 PM, SuperMega said:

No he was not, he was throwing some shade at CGC's president

Thanks .. just making sure. Everyone has been really helpful on these boards so I didn't want to risk ignoring anyone  

On 1/3/2022 at 3:03 PM, chrisco37 said:

When is the book coming out?  

Chrisco, were you asking me? 

I have a question about 'color touch' ... I had this book graded 15 years ago and had it for some time before that. I was surprised, disappointed, etc., when it was returned with a purple label and at a 4.0 grade.

Is this something CGC restoration removal services would remedy without damaging the book? There are no grader notes and I don't even know where the color touch is. 

Thanks guys

And i just googled 'Church Pedigree'. I definitely recall hearing the 'Mile High' pedigree years back. Turns out Mile High = Church.

On 12/27/2021 at 1:32 AM, William-James88 said:

The value is for insurance purposes though. If you write 400$ and move on (which you can), CGC only insures that book for that value. So if they lose it or damage it (has happened in the past) are you OK with getting 400$ back?

I'm not disagreeing, but since the tiers do reflect different/higher pricing for the service based on value, wouldn't CGC object to declaring a lower value?