Panda2

Deadlines are called deadlines for a reason

Crickets for me. I have one book sent to them in January?

I was totally with you on that stain. My notes literally say Stains top bc. Otherwise 9.6? 8.5. If I got that as a 9.6 I’m not sure I would be happy….

Grades in but no emoji…Mike is torturing me here

Yes please count me in!

I also grew up in Toronto - with places like Phoenix comics, silver snail when it was on Queen, etc. The landscape sure has changed over the years...

This would be the worst case scenario, as I have never had a book graded by CGC - I just buy on the aftermarket as it is supposed to be safe

The fonts on the back of the labels is all wrong too...

Comparing them to a 9.6 and a 9.4 from my collection, I would say they look funky to me - the numbers are too wide to my eye

@CGC Mike the line “It is possible that some of the claims will be partly dispositioned by re-grading the book and returning it to the customer.” Worries me a bit. Is this to suggest I might get my fake 9.8 book back in a 9.2 slab with a cheque for a couple hundred bucks? REALLY hoping this isn’t going to be the proposed solution…. Many thanks, Panda2

Just in case anyone is wondering - I checked in with CGC customer service yesterday as it has been over a month since they confirmed the book I sent them had been tampered with (ASM 194) At the time they had said 'we will follow up with you'. The response yesterday: "At this time we do not have an update on this incident. Please know that we are working on the next steps and will reach out as soon as we have an update." So who knows what is going on behind the scenes, but certainly not in a rush to compensate those impacted.

In!!

Yeah, it just seems like they are trying to wash their hands of it - to be aware that there are counterfeit versions of their product floating around in the marketplace, and to not own that seems irresponsible at best. Given the data they have on all the submissions, I would think flagging those cert numbers to the community at large would be the least they could do.

Compensation notwithstanding, someone, be it CGC or @comicwiz, or someone else needs at some point to publish a list of cert #s associated with the scammers, or books that are known to have changed while keeping their cert number. A black list of sorts. While the rest of us plebes can do our best to verify the cert numbers using CGC's lookup, it would certainly be useful to have a list of submission numbers to steer clear of - or to have checked by CGC if you own one. Just a thought...

Yikes…how many more?!?

Perhaps that is one of the new improved processes they have implemented since holdergate? Lol

Will keep you posted!

Well, just got the notification that my book had indeed been tampered with - now I guess we wait and see what happens. The email states it may be a few weeks before I hear anything further.

I totally hear and live these points of view. I just turned 50 and for me it is about having a piece of history. If the bottom fell out of the market I would also be fine. But do I hope they might appreciate over time? Sure better believe it but that’s not why i am buying. I now have the means to have things I would never have thought I would have and things I held on a pedestal. So I buy and I enjoy seeing them and come what may. it is certainly not a retirement plan, but it brings me joy every day

I got the 6.0 on the first book but was a full 1.0 grade harsher on the others(I spent a lot of time comparing to my own graded books) and either things have become more lenient or I am losing my mind. -iron man - soft corners, abraded edges, creasing and wear across the top? 9.2? I had it at 8.5 -comet I was at 5.5 but waffled with a 6. The extra stain and the piece out got me lower -HOS I saw spine stress lines and some wear that I wouldn’t have thought to see in 9. I was at 8.0 -fear 10- I thought the abraded corners brought this down but clearly I just have to adjust my grading I was a full point under on all the newer books I had this at 7.5 this was a sad round of 8 points

I was right there with you

Customs, shipping, etc, but not associated with the exchange rate - just when your US dollar is worth 1.40 in Canadian, it can be a bit of a shock the first time…or every time

All of this bang on. I will note that there is a huge difference between the shipping and custom fees between comiclink and heritage auctions for example. Heritage is far more expensive, largely because of the declared value of the package. Also note that if you want to pay by cheque, you will need an American bank/bank account. Otherwise you can pay by visa (and get dinged the 3% merchant fee) or via bank wire (which also has fees attached). I think visa is good for up to 10k per invoice. The exchange rates are what give me the biggest heartburn…. Good luck!!

I also have sent mine. Just curious about CLink being proactive with their buyers if they weren’t following the news…

I haven't heard anything from them either - they were the source of my book as well