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Silver Collector

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  1. Silver Collector
    I love getting CGC books but don't like the stickers.
    Well, this is my first journal entry. Yesterday I received 11 CGC books that I won at a ComicLink auction. I'm always excited to get my purchases even though I know exactly what's coming. I thought "Oh wow, 11 new books for my collection!" Then I remembered that I would have to remove 11 Comiclink stickers from my CGC cases. I'm not sure how others feel about this, but I like my CGC cases free from dealer stickers. I'm not sure what adhesives the ComicLink stickers use, but ALL of it seems to get left on the case when you peel off the sticker.
    In this case masking tape is your friend. Just tear off a strip and fold it into a circle with the sticky side facing out. Place your fingers in it and start sticking it to the old adhesive. It will start to pull it right off. Repeat as necessary. Hope this helps others.
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  2. Silver Collector
    Or "Only one surprise!"
    Well, I finally got my first batch of 20 books back from CGC. I expect the other 15 to arrive today or Monday. These are books I have in my collection that I pulled to get a "value tier" on a bulk CGC grading submission. So on this batch I didn't focus on any one title, just what looked to be in "high grade".
    Overall I'm happy with my grades. I must have missed something when I "cover graded" my Brave and the Bold #106. It came back a lot lower than I was expecting. The rest of the books came back pretty close to the grades expected.
    I am one of those people who looks at the grades before the books arrive, but that doesn't lessen the excitement for me of opening up the box to see the actual books.
    I've included some pictures.
    Mike

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  3. Silver Collector
    Thor and more Thor!
    I excitedly open my second box from CGC in as many business days. These are (15) Thor comics from the bronze age. Like the first batch I received, these are books that I had collected mostly during the 80's. I like to collect Thor for two reasons. First, I think the stories are cool. Second, back in the 80s as well as now, they were a lot less expensive compared to other comics, like the Amazing Spider-Man from, the same era. I was very happy to see one of my 30 cent variants get a 9.6. Hopefully my photo collage will come through.
    Thanks for looking,
    Mike

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  4. Silver Collector
    Scanning all of those books took longer than I thought!
    Because of the journal entry "DO WE COLLECT SERIAL NUMBERS or GRADED COMIC BOOKS" by XXXPHEONIX
    http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=6856669#Post6856669
    I decided to scan all 31 of my Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane book s and put very short "blurbs" by each one. Prior to this I hadn't given much thought about uploading scans. I figured It wasn't that big a deal. Well, I found out a lot of people like to look at a collection with scans. After looking at other sets on the board, I guess I do too.
    All the scans are 800 pixels across so you should get some detail of each book (I hope they uploaded in that resolution). If you have any feedback on how I can make the presentation better let me know.
    I am going to work on scanning the rest of my books at time allows.
    Thanks for looking,
    Mike
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  5. Silver Collector
    The wait for the others continues
    At the end of October I submitted another batch of books to CGC. I submitted on four different tiers, "standard", "economy", "value", and "modern". I went to the Post Office today to pick up my "standard" submission. CGC is a little behind on the 15 business days for this tier. The couple of books I submitted on the "modern" tier are "graded" as of today. The "economy" and "value" tier are still at "verified". I expect all of these books to be back to me sometime at the end of January 2014.
    To be honest I'm not that concerned on when they are coming back. It would be nice to have them sooner. But, since these are books that are going right back into my collection, I can wait.
    These are the books that came back today. ASM #50, ASM #129, and Iron Man #55. I had always wanted to get them graded, but had put it off because of the expense. I'll post the rest as they come in.
    Thanks for reading,
    Mike

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  6. Silver Collector
    Modern submissions
    I picked my modern CGC submission up from the Post Office today. I only had (2) books submitted on this tier. Some may ask why only two books on an invoice. I had always wanted a graded copy of Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe and I higher graded copy of Spider-Man #1 (Platinum). The platinum issue is so hard to get in high grade because the cover has a tendency to flake at the spine. All of my platinum submissions prior to this have been 9.4 at the highest.
    The other reason I only submitted (2) was that it was getting expensive (I already had (24) books in the value tier, (3) in the standard tier, and (2) in the economy tier).
    I'm still waiting for the economy and value tier to come back. Right now both are still at "received".
    Thanks for reading,
    Mike

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  7. Silver Collector
    Man, this stuff is taking its sweet time coming back!
    After almost 4 months I received (2) books that I sent in on the "Economy" tier. CGC received these books on November 1st. Well, Saturday I got a visit from the postman. As always, I'm very excited to open up the package even when I know what the grades are (I peeked). I want to make sure my cases are in good shape, etc.
    Below are my Marvel Super-Heroes #12 (1st appearance of Captain Marvel) and Marvel Super-Heroes #14. I bought these in the late 80s, probably not at the same time. I've always thought Captain Marvel was such a cool character. His second appearance is coming in on the "Value" tier expected some time this week.
    Thanks for reading.
    Mike

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  8. Silver Collector
    It's finally over!
    Well, it's finally over in that I have received all of the books I sent to CGC at the beginning of November 2013. My last batch of (24) books arrived on Wednesday. I did have a few "What the heck was I thinking sending that one in?" moments as I saw some of the lower grade books. My fault for only "cover grading" as I made my stack. It was nice to get back several DDs in the 9.4 to 9.6 range. I was also pleasantly surprised with the (2) MSH #18s. I could never seem to find those books in really high grade. Pics of everything posted below.
    Thanks for looking.
    Mike

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  9. Silver Collector
    Finally here and worth the wait!
    My "economy" submission from CGC is finally here! CGC received them on May 6th. And I got them back today (August 26th). They actually came to my door yesterday, but I was at work and you know how that goes. For a while I thought they would never get here.
     
     
     
    For this submission I pick mostly X-Men books, with a smattering of Amazing Spider-Man and a lone Jonah Hex. Two of the X-Men books are from the Mile High II collection, but CGC told me that they did not recognize that pedigree anymore. I'm not sure what criteria they use for unrecognizing a pedigree.
     
     
     
    Here is a list of the books:
     
    Title Issue Grade Notes
     
    Jonah Hex 1 9.6
     
    Amazing Spider-Man 61 9.8 1st Gwen Stacy cover
     
    Amazing Spider-Man 67 9.6 1st app. Randy Robertson
     
    Amazing Spider-Man 68 9.4
     
    X-Men 25 9.0
     
    X-Men 40 9.2
     
    X-Men 45 9.8 Mile High II
     
    X-Men 48 9.6 Mile High II
     
    X-Men 56 9.8 1st Neal Adams on title
     
    X-Men 57 9.6 (Neal Adams art)
     
    X-Men 60 8.5 1st app. Sauron (Neal Adams art)
     
    X-Men 61 9.8 2nd app. Sauron (Neal Adams art)
     
    X-Men 63 9.2 1st Lorelei (Neal Adams art)
     
     
     
    For better or for worse, no books were pressed prior to grading.
     
    I'll post pictures in the next message. Thanks for looking.
     
     
     
    Mike
  10. Silver Collector

    That's weird

    By Silver Collector,

    Can't post a new topic to the forums
    I just posted a journal entry "Well, that took long enough..." and was going to add pictures in the first message as a reply, but my journal entry does't show up in the CGC Journal forums. Also, I can't post a new topic. I'm not sure what I did wrong. It's always worked that way in the past. Any tips here?
     
     
     
    Thanks,
     
     
     
    Mike
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  11. Silver Collector
    The long long wait is over...
    Yesterday, after 4 long months, my books have arrived from CGC. I sent off a modern tier batch and 2 books in the economy tier. Both batches came back on the same day. The books arrived at CGC on 11/18. The moderns were taking so long at one point I had thought they were lost. Well, they are here, safe and sound. They grade as follows:
    Amazing Spider-Man 238 9.0
    Amazing Spider-Man 239 9.6
    Amazing Spider-Man 252 9.8
    Alpha Flight 1 9.4
    Alpha Flight 1 9.8
    New Mutants 1 9.6
    New Mutants 1 9.6
    Thor 263 9.8
    Thor 308 9.8
    Thor 310 9.4
    Thor 321 9.6
    Thor 329 9.6
    Thor 337 9.8
    Thor 338 9.8
    Thor 339 9.6
    Thor 400 9.8
    Marvel Super-Heroes 18 9.0
    X-Men 65 9.2
    I am pretty happy with the grades overall (not sure what I missed when I submitted the ASM #238 though). Thanks for reading.
    Mike

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  12. Silver Collector
    It's really bronze!
    This is my bronze statue of Superman "Superman - More Powerful Than Ever" that I picked up at the Minneapolis con in May of this year. The sculptor is James Shoop. I remember seeing it in the Warner Bros. store at the Mall of America around the mid 1990s. I thought it was awesome when I saw it, but it was too expensive for me to own. Well, the Warner Bros. store closed down and I didn't see it again. It turned out a friend of mine bought the statue (his wife worked there and won a lottery to be able to buy it at a discount). He then sold it to another friend of mine. He kept the statue for the next 20 years! Anyway, I met him again at the Minneapolis con and asked him if he still had the statue. To make a long story short, I was able to finally acquire the statue after all these years. I plan to admire it for many more. Thanks for reading.
    Mike

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  13. Silver Collector
    Submitted 5/5, received 8/14
    During the Wizard World, Minneapolis Con, in May of this year I submitted a few different tier levels of books. My modern submissions showed up today. I did peek online (because I'm weak willed). My modern submissions were a lot of duplicate books. A friend gave me some Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1. I also sent in a bunch of Wolverine Limited Series #1 (plus #2-#4), and X-Factor #1s (I have a lot of those). Here is a breakdown of the books and the grades:
    Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1 9.4
    Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1 8.5
    Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1 9.4
    Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1 9.6
    Thor Annual #14 9.4
    Wolverine Limited Series #1 9.8
    Wolverine Limited Series #1 9.6
    Wolverine Limited Series #1 9.8
    Wolverine Limited Series #1 9.8
    Wolverine Limited Series #1 9.8
    Wolverine Limited Series #2 9.0
    Wolverine Limited Series #3 9.6
    Wolverine Limited Series #4 9.6
    Wolverine Limited Series #4 9.8
    X-Factor #1 9.8
    X-Factor #1 9.8
    X-Factor #1 9.8
    X-Factor #1 9.8
    X-Factor #1 9.4
    X-Factor #1 9.8
    X-Factor #1 9.4
    X-Factor #1 9.8
    X-Factor #1 9.8
    X-Factor #1 9.2
    I'll post a picture that matches the list. I probably need to start selling the duplicates so I can afford to get more books graded . Thanks for reading.
    Mike
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  14. Silver Collector
    More X-Men, New Mutants, and X-Factor doubles
    More books that I submitted at the Wizard World, Minneapolis Con. Lots of dups. The "value tier" I submitted at the same time has much less duplicates. I'll post those when they arrive.
    These are the grades:
    New Mutants #1 9.6
    New Mutants #1 9.6
    New Mutants #1 9.8
    New Mutants #1 9.8
    New Mutants #1 9.4
    New Mutants #1 9.4
    New Mutants #1 9.4
    New Mutants #1 9.4
    New Mutants #1 9.8
    New Mutants #1 9.6
    X-Factor #1 9.6
    X-Factor #1 9.6
    X-Factor #1 9.4
    X-Factor #1 9.4
    X-Factor #1 9.8
    Uncanny X-Men #244 9.8 (first Jubilee)
    Uncanny X-Men #244 9.8 (first Jubilee)
    Uncanny X-Men #244 9.8 (first Jubilee)
    Uncanny X-Men #244 9.6 (first Jubilee)
    Uncanny X-Men #244 9.8 (first Jubilee)
    Uncanny X-Men #244 9.6 (first Jubilee)
    Uncanny X-Men #248 9.6
    Uncanny X-Men #248 9.4
    Uncanny X-Men #248 9.8
    Uncanny X-Men #266 9.8 (first Gambit)
    Uncanny X-Men #268 9.4
    Uncanny X-Men #268 9.4
    Uncanny X-Men #268 9.6
    Uncanny X-Men #268 9.6
    X-Men Annual #14 9.6 (Gambit's real 1st appearance?)
    I will post a picture of the books in the reply. Thanks again for reading.
    Mike
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