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Discussed the issue with Customer Service through e-mail, and my 5 STANDARD books that were delivered on 5/5/23 were entered into the system as Received on 6/12/23. Quite the relief.

I had a registered mail (5 book - STANDARD) delivered on 5/5/23 I still get the message "Your package has been delivered and is securely stored in our facility. It will appear in the Submission Tracking tool once it has been opened" Any idea on how backed up CGC is with their mail openings these days?

The last tracking notice I had from my first order of 5 comics - USPS Registered Mail was that it was picked up from the facility on May 5th, 2023. The message I get from the Tracking tool is: Your package has been delivered and is securely stored in our facility. It will appear in the Submission Tracking tool once it has been opened Any idea on how backed up CGC is with their mail openings these days? I'd assume there may have been a rush to get things in before the price changes.

My first graded Copper Age comic found amongst my father's extended collection.

Found all 5!

Do they have these listed in CGC? I can't find a census record, or even a dropdown for submitting them for grading. I have Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, and The Creature I'd like to submit... and I need to see if I left the Wolfman in the basement.

Found another one for a dime!

Found a bunch of Karloff comics, some old gold key Universal monsters, some Ripley's Believe it or not, and a few Twilight zone books ... Here's a couple shots of the Karloff books.

Here he comes to save the day! Looks like it just got pulled off the newsstand.

As someone new to selling books at shows on my own, and as someone who used to assist my Dad selling at shows in the 80s and 90s, I can attest that there is no difference in the morals of sellers, buyers, and random thieves between then and now. And based on the words of wisdom of my late Grandfather (who never sold a single comic book) - "Keep your wallet in your pocket.", I would assume crime has never been low enough to be flippant about it at any time period in history. Keeping the expensive stuff behind the table in plain view is Comic Show 101 - and I'm not going to debate whether this is victim blaming or not - just pointing out the obvious way to avoid being a victim. Hope the thief gets caught, but I also hope others learn to setup their stands to minimize their chances of having their stuff stolen.

It's got it's issues, but it's my Dad's, and I wouldn't sell it or even trade it for a higher grade.

This counts, right?

Trust me, as a fellow collector, and as someone who shared in the hobby with my Dad, it is very difficult to give this stuff up... I'm trying to thread the line between keeping my fathers favorite books (and my favorites), and selling the ones that make sense financially. If I'm selling Hulk 1-6, FF 1-4, X-Men 1-66, and JIM 83+-170, I can afford to keep Avengers 1 and 4, and a bunch of others.... Right now I'm still trying to justify keeping ASM 1-50... And that means debating on selling Daredevil 1-7. I could have taken it all and just given the house to my sister (she made the offer) but I had to explain to her how lopsided the deal would be in my favor, and I know it wouldn't be what my father would have wanted.

Another trio from the FF series I just can't part with...

I know I'm planning on selling most of the collection, and not sure what the 1 will grade at, and the 4 is pretty.... But these are so iconic, I feel like they're worth holding onto at any grade.