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If the difference wasn't the top break, you could re-submit multiple times until you got your single-level bump. Because it's the 9.6/9.8 break, the handling alone could put it in jeopardy, especially if you go lower tier right now. It's encouraging that this has a 9.6 in OG plastic, but the defect isn't standard and that removes the grader deniability that might aid your 9.8 attempt. There's just no way to accidentally overlook serious material loss.

You also get free money when you add in what you saved by not resubmitting.

You're not posting your address right?

Does this mean we have to talk about lights again

What company do you use and are you happy with them?

Oh jeez, I missed this part!

Brutal. I haven't checked the price motion, but if OP did this six months ago the wait would have yielded 109 additional 9.8s to choose from. If OP held, there'd be another 270 9.6s to compete against. Venom tops the census at 30,318; Carnage and Spawn are at least a couple of years behind.

Thanks for that! Edited 👍 I guess acceptance is ultimately up to the clerk, but I wonder if becomes relevant to eligibility when an insurance claim is brought. My understanding is that the specs serve to indicate tampering, so a re-used amazon box with broken tape and other labels might make tampering difficult to discern. The box and tape are also supposed to absorb ink, I imagine to make permanent both the official postal stampings and the addresses. Here's what I found in the current Domestic Mail Manual under 503 Extra Services, 2.0 Registered Mail: 2.3.2 Opened Envelope Any envelope or package that appears to have been opened and resealed, or otherwise improperly prepared, may not be registered. 2.3.3 Sealing ...Packages must be sealed with mucilage or glue or with plain paper or cloth tape. The one time I tried to ship Registered when the box wasn't perfect proved to be enough of a hassle to make sure I didn't screw up any tiny thing in the future.

I love learning this kind of information! It does apply to the small sample I managed to look up; thanks for sharing 😀

@mycomicshop Conan, have you noticed an increase in blemished CGC output lately? Are your slab checkers becoming more fastidious? Maybe both? 🤷‍♂️

Nice sig and placement and contrast!

Did you do the pressing on these PGMs?

Thank you for following up!

Hi Kal, you've got the nervousness backwards! You should really be mailing in your comics to CGC. "Shows" just means some rando at a booth munching doritos. They'll be busy with everything except keeping your high-value comics safe amongst a sea of thousands and multiple other submissions. You may not even get a proper receipt or have any kind of way to track your book. And you still have to take get your high-value comics with you from your car, into the show, and to the booth! It's a bad idea, please don't do it 🙏 Instead, consider using Registered Mail to help ease your anxiety a bit. It's not perfect, but your odds of success are much better. USPS Registered Mail is basically insurance with an extra layer of protection and it will cover up to $50,000. The way it's supposed to work is that there's a chain of custody via signature every time the package changes hands, and when not in transit the package stays under lock and key. The post office will only accept your shipping box if it is completely blank except for the addresses, which need to be written directly on the box, no stickers or labels. The box has to be taped with paper tape and all edges should be sealed. You can seal with plastic tape first, but that tape must be completely covered by the paper tape for your final seal. The fee for Registered Mail is in addition to your postage, just like regular insurance. For example you might use Priority + Registered. Even with all this, you still have to be completely prepared to justify a claim; take every possible pre-shipping image and keep every receipt and GPA printout and whatever. Here's a link to the fees for all of this stuff: https://pe.usps.com/cpim/ftp/manuals/dmm300/notice123.pdf Hope this helps,

Well, a 1.0 is...optimistic!

I understand. I know you can slab as art or holder-only at the other place. I wish CGC had similar so they could just slab it without messing with it.

Real Life vs CGC 🥳

Congrats on getting that in a bag! Probably should leave it in 😀

#1 on the census and it'll take years before Spawn can catch up. They just crank these out, I can't believe they're still worth what they're worth at 30,318 slabs.

The shadow at the top of the back cover and the tanning on both covers will hurt.

Welcome! Awesome comic and great luck on the pickup. Not every crease is bad enough to crack/break the cover ink, but every break will have an accompanying crease. A pressing service can remove the crease but not the break; you can heal the wound but the scar is forever. Here are flattened color-breaking creases; the bends were removed, the breaks remain.

You can always try the Ask CGC forum here; they seem to respond quickly.

Oh, so everything's good then? Were you just pointing out that it was weird that they sent moderns?