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I have some “booklets” I would like to get graded. Do you have a maximum number of pages or thickness you accept?

Has GCG given consideration to manufacturing larger slabs in the future? There are many magazines including pre 1950 baseball magazines, Life and Rolling Stone just to name a few.

I would appreciate any information someone can provide on #1 How much useful information can be accessed via the bar code and #2 Does anyone know a good software system that can manage this data.

I am new to this site so sorry if has been covered many times before. I am just finding my Excel spreadsheet might fall short of what I am trying to accomplish.

Thanks!

Doug

On 1/24/2023 at 9:12 PM, scburdet said:

generally, with *comic* magazines the grades are a little more lenient than comics (b/c of surface area) so it depends if you have a frame of reference. I am not sure if they have separate units that deal with comic magazines vs. other magazines, and in almost a year there have only been a handful of magazines posted to PGM and no sports books that I remember. There's some light creasing around the top edge, perhaps some wear or crimping around the spine, and some light soiling. These all are more minor defects & could be improved by a professional clean/press. I do see a long crease about 1/2 inch from the spine going down the back cover, and the writing on the cover (a letter I?). The source of the writing is important b/c it's treated differently whether it's a distributors mark, or just random writing. I don't know what to call this as I don't remember a mark like this before. I'm going to call this a 6.5/7.0, but with a high degree of uncertainty. IDK where they'd be chatting, but finding a community of people that routinely look at sports magazines would be advantageous as I don't feel qualified. 

Trying to find such a community....thanks for your information.

I am getting ready to submit a bunch of Sports Magazines for grading/encapsulation. Love the idea of experts offering opinions on grading for a newbie like me before I spend the money. Sorry if Sports magazines are different....assumed defects are defects so here goes. This is a 1953 Baseball Magazine. Thoughts on grade?