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That's a very cool set of jitterbug covers... congratulations! Good luck with your Hawkman 4 submission and I agree, a graded copy might be easier to move. That's such a great book regardless.

Just caught up on your entries... some VERY nice additions! I couldn't help but notice your passing comment about the 'Spider-Gwen' thing. I have a feeling that book, series, character, etc. is only starting to heat things up. I'd love to actually read the darn thing but I haven't been able to find any copies locally! And you have some very impressive comic runs there!

For the archive... This is really sad. They bought the book for $200 and hope to get what for all their 'work'... ... $165?!

Sold a few books to Sergio who paid promptly... very friendly to deal with. Thanks again!

That made me laugh...

Batman 4 is my 'must-by' of 2015!

Would omission of chipping be normal on graders notes?

Wally... I'm not sure what to say. I had it as a 4.5, maybe thinking a 5.0 on a good day. Wow.

Thanks I am a honest person and I'm trying to change my financial situation. So does that mean you want this journal to be about me getting the comics and seeing what they graded? so will you guys be able to know if I'm getting closer to my goal by what I post here? Instead of using monetary values why not get creative and use pie charts or graphs to track your progress by percentages. You can share the results without dollar values involved. I like that idea. Perhaps just document net losses / gains.

I love the new additions... nice Clink wins! I've always liked the cover to FF 2 and I wonder if we were bidding against each other on another particular restored LB Cole book.

I thought it was very good! Much better than I thought it would be and I'm really looking forward to the next episode.

I really liked your Baltimore Con review... very nice 'Tec 48!

I bought a CGC Restored book on eBay... http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=158689&Number=3132108#Post3132108

Solomon Grundy...

Looks very good and I'm pretty excited about the possibilities!

I think you're right.

I'm guessing that just may be the new 'Conservation' designation... http://www.cgccomics.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=4030&

Nice wall books... thanks for the updates!

Dealing with Colin is an absolute pleasure... very personable and easy to deal! A nice asset to the CGC boards community! Thanks again, Colin!

Can't wait to see what you pick up there!

13:23 for TCFTBL...

It could be a trick. Is she a vampire? No So come on Karl.... are you gonna tell us what your secret question and project are all about ? She is supposed to be 15. Those who said 28, 30 ... thanks, I will need to revise her look. Guesses were 15-30. The project is my own creator owned story/ comic book. My goal is to go through Image. Back in the 90's when I was trying to be a comic artist it was all work for hire and nothing creator owned. Times have changed. Thanks for asking. I was going to say around 19/20... I love the line work!

No. 7 copies passed a Classics Incorporated 9.8 prescreen and were submitted to CGC. 5 copies came back 9.8 and 2 received 9.6 status. You should read this whole thread. It's really great. 7? Out of 1500 copies? Or do I need to read the whole thread...? I think you need to read the whole thread. My "7 copies" reference is completely wrong. I just skimmed the whole thread. The problem that CGC has, and it's a very big one, is that they are extremely overprotective of the 9.9 and 10 grades, and way, way, wayyyy too liberal with the 9.8 grades. I've subbed nearly 2,000 books at this point, and hit 9.8s with no problem, even without a safety net (prescreen.) I have subbed, in six years, exactly 6 books that graded 10, and a single 9.9. I've got at least 4 books in 9.8 slabs that are no contest 9.9s. Yes, I know everyone says that, but I have dealt only in ultra high grade for 2+ decades. I take magnifying loupes to comics. I don't think anyone would disagree with me, especially in light of many of the books that get a 9.8. These "9.8s" are substantially, obviously, MEASURABLY better than the standard 9.8s, but they get put in 9.8 slabs. It makes no sense to have a book that has an oxidized bottom staple from water damage grade a 9.8....and a book that has a single fleck, no bigger than the period at the end of this sentence, and THAT'S IT...also be a 9.8. I suspect it is the culture of Borock and Haspel that has instilled this into everyone grading moderns. It's not so much that the ceiling is 9.8, is that to BREAK that ceiling, a book has to not just BE flawless...it has to IMPRESS the finalizer. This isn't a bad thing, unless it's taken to the extreme, as CGC has. So, I keep the ultra high grade stuff raw. Not worth the cost to get it in a 9.8 slab. I've got 3-4 long boxes of the stuff. I'm happy to keep them as is, until the culture changes. Very good point!