Yes, I remember borrowing my buddy's Crow TPB in junior high. I always wanted to get some of the individual comics, but they weren't exactly the easiest things to find back then, so this is another start (along with my Walking Dead and TMNT runs). I put a an offer in on ebay, not expecting the seller to take it, but they did. It's graded by PGX, which I'll eventually take out and have slabbed by CGC. I want to read this one, anyway, so buying a PGX copy doesn't concern me as much. I'll just have to be really careful with it.
Check it really well for color touch before you send it to CGC.
You hit my major concern on the head. I've heard a lot of horror stories about PGX, but I figured I'd run a greater (I think) risk of buying it raw. I just got back into the hobby, so I hope I don't learn my first lesson this early on.
When I remove it, I plan on recording the whole process of me putting it into a box, reading it, and sending it to CGC. If it comes back with any problems, you had better believe someone will be getting some nasty emails and calls, though I doubt PGX would help me at all.
On a side note, I'm amazed how nice and helpful people are on these boards. I've learned more reading old posts in the past few weeks than all the years I collected growing up.