Tony S

What Kav said. But he was speaking to just the four issues you are getting graded. As to where there is always eBay. You can also sell here on the boards in the for sale section. You will find though boardies may want references since you just arrived. Keep in mind that the vast majority of your other issues may not be worth much especially if they are in the same sort of condition that you say the first four are in. You can look on eBay and see what previous sales (not asking prices) have been for issues you want to sell. Some issues may have only sold for a few dollars. o So the first four issues you are having graded would be best to sell separately. If you have other key issues like 42 and 68 you could sell them separately. But if you have a bunch of issues that only appear to be worth a few dollars each, those you might combine together in groups of five or ten Welcome to the boards!

Issue 4 is a no and issue 2 is unlikely. But I think issue 6 has potential to improve. We really need back cover scans as well as front. The pressing appeal of old label books is not that CGC was stricter grade wise. They are as Joeypost noted strict now. The appeal is that pressing was very, very uncommon when CGC opened in 2000 and for several years following. So old label books are unlikely to have been previously pressed.

This is a printing defect. Generally speaking, CGC is much more lenient on printing defects and focuses more on defects a result of handling. I doubt it would have any effect on the grade

The brown paper wrappers do not matter. CGC will remove them if sent to them still on. The Subscription card is an unknown. I will make the assumption all copies must have been printed with a subscription card, because the logical copies to leave out a subscription insert would be a subscription issue. My best, educated guess would come from looking at comic books where all copies had a card or insert of some type. The Marvel comics books that had a Tattooz sticker first comes to mind. When the Tattooz sticker is missing, CGC gives it a green, Qualified label. The book receives the same numeric grade it would if the Tattooz sticker was present, but labels it as a "Qualified" grade and notes the Tattooz sticker is missing. So most likely the missing subscription card will have no affect on the grade - but will get a green, qualified label.

Your pictures are coming up really small so it is hard to say 100% for certain. But this I believe is a Generation 2 slab WITHOUT the inner holder. With those slabs there is two sheets of mylar over the book and the book is held in place by the pressure of the outer holder These slabs without inner holders were much more prone to what is called Newton rings or the Prism effect. Where the two sheets of plastic touch, an oil on water visual effect happens. While unslighlty if extreme, this in no way hurts the book More of a concern is uneven pressure (the spine of a comic is slightly thicker than the outer edge) would often times cause waves in the book. The good news is CGC will reholder these for free. Link https://www.cgccomics.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=5383& The slab has not been tampered with. One of the biggest improvements to the new slab it is impossible to open it without it being obvious. The slab is welded together all along the edges and removing the book results in a outer slab that is broken into multiple pieces. Welcome to the boards.

WT#%#? That's about a bizarre as it gets. However, I'm not completely surprised. Just mostly surprised. Believe it or not, CGC was actually sending out some packages under my FedEx shipping account. Not MY packages, other peoples packages. A glitch of some sort. Despite several calls, it kept happening. CGC was crediting the money back, but it kept happening and I had to keep watching my FedEx statements. Finally I closed the FedEx account. Which you have to do by calling. You can create a shipping account online - but to close the account you have to call. Anyway, a few more shipments were made AFTER I closed the FedEx account. And FedEx sent me bills. Multiple bills. On a CLOSED account. I did one letter and just changed the date every time. Saying the account is closed and why would you let someone ship under a closed account? Meanwhile, a call to Customer Service service at CGC finally got to someone that was able to actually fix it and get the FedEx account info deleted from my account. Crazy but true story. This transpired over the course of a year.

Here in the States FedEx and UPS have both drop off boxes (you do your shipping label online & then if the box fits drop into the drop off box) and they partner with office supply stores like Office Depot. In Canada does FedEx have similar things? The delivery trucks can easily enough drop by a box or a office supply store to pick up packages.

The answer is more like "probably not". If it's a clear fingerprint - like the police would like to have - in an area with color then it's there and isn't leaving. The oil from fingertips has mixed with/softened the oil based printers ink and left a print. Smudges - as opposed to clear fingerprints - can sometimes be improved Fingerprints in white areas are more likely to be as much dirt as oil and can sometimes be removed.

The lawsuit that you refer to was - I'm fairly certain - over the numeric grades assigned to the restored books of the plaintiff. Not the ABC quality. You can have your own definition of words if you want but fine doesn't mean mediocre in the dictionary. Nor does a "B" grade in school indicate mediocre. And if someone says "she's so fine...." that doesn't mean she's mediocre. However, if other professional restoration services are observing the same thing you refer to, then there is reason to raise eyebrows.

Date stamps and store stamps were part of the distribution of comic books. Date stamps being extremely common for older books. Writing on the cover will sometimes get a qualified grade. Unwitnessed signatures by creators or notable people always get a qualified grade. My guess is that "complimentary" isn't considered a common distribution thing, so it was given a green label 9.2 rather than a much reduced grade for a large stamp on the cover. It would be seem consistent with CGC's policy of giving green label grades to books that have a (usually higher) price sticker placed over the actual cover price of the book. A practice common at places like airports, bus stations and hospital gift shops. You can send the book back in for regrading and specifically request a blue label grade. The stamp will then be judged as a defect, rather than ignored. The grade will be lower - probably substantially so. 7.0'ish most likely

Most books from bound volumes have other things done to them. Comic books vary in printed size from issue to issue , so most of the time the edges are trimmed so everything is nice and squared up and looks like a book. Staples are sometimes removed, especially if the spine was trimmed. If the comic book is in nice shape and nothing else was done to it other than the pinholes from being sewn in, most likely you'll get a qualified grade. The numeric grade will be the same as if no sewing holes were in the book - but it will have a green label. There is for instance an Amazing Fantasy 15 in Qualified, green label 9.4 that has three ring binder holes through the book

While I find your post interesting, it could be that you are confusing coincidence with causality. It would be more...enlightening to hear from Mike DeChellis or Susan Cicconi as to where books they have recently worked on fell on the CGC restoration grading scale. I would also point out that in one area, your post is factually incorrect. A "B" rating equals "fine". Not mediocre.

Prices of restored books can vary some, based on how much, the type and quality of the restoration. But for Hulk 181 in 8.0, it most likely going to land at around 1/2 of the unrestored price. Unrestored copies of Hulk 181 in 8.0 are averaging around $2100 Welcome to the boards!

This Comic books didn't mean much to me either after my divorce. Fast forward six years, I've remarried, happy and regret to this day all the stuff I got rid of. Just put it in boxes in a dark part of the closet and revisit this five years from now.

Fraternities shouldn't have a bad reputation. The first fraternity was established in 1825. Since that day, every single President and Vice President except for two have belonged to a fraternity. Most members of Congress and the Senate, most Supreme Court Justices were members of a fraternity in college. You make a lot of friends and build some excellent connections, you go to/host some parties, you have some great and not so great memories. Heck, my son even came back having learned basic woodworking, electrical and plumbing skills. They were always building a new bar & the frat house was always needing repairs. He didn't learn how to clean though. No one cleaned the place....

I prefer Canadian Club... But for you connoisseurs that feel 80 proof ain't enough, I suggest Everclear. The 190 proof stuff is basically legal moonshine (well, legal in about 1/2 the states, including Indiana where I live. The rest of you will have to make due with the 150 proof version) . Some cars might run on it long enough to get you to a gas station if you run out of gas.

The CCS website itself does show all tiers except Walk through as 10-12 weeks. And Walk Through at 4-6 weeks. This information hasn't been updated or changed in forever. The information in CGC's "services and fees" page is constantly updated and no doubt correct. I had a walk through last month that spent about two weeks getting both prescreened then pressed. So I would say the 11 day estimate for your express pressing submission is pretty accurate.

Just adding a little bit to what others have said During WW II, a lot of comics were printed with one staple as part of the effort to save metal. When a comic book is intentionally printed with one staple, that staple is in the middle of the spine. Sometimes a book accidentally gets printed with only one staple. A printing defect. The single staple in this case will be at the top or bottom just like normal - but the opposite staple is missing.

I'm stoked to read all these posts and see that Nik got his $$ back from PayPal. But it's not really a HAPPY ending until eBay closes out collectorsdugeons account and the Renton, WA police have opened an investigation. When someone commits blatant fraud, eBay and PayPal ought to be closing their accounts. Any ideas? Report the sellers other auctions to eBay?

It does look as this was all in jest.... I've used up all of my likes for today... I didn't even know there was a limit to number of likes per day. Who thinks up such limits?

If you don't pay for prescreen, CCS just presses your book(s). There have been over the years a number of "CCS Damaged my books" threads here on the Collector Society (CGC) forums. Invariably, the person that had the book damaged did not pay for screening. Invariably, it was concluded that the book was a bad candidate for pressing. And invariably, the OP was disappointed in the overall lack of sympathy that was offered by those replying to the thread. Send books to CCS and don't pay for prescreen then CCS does not contact the submitter and say "your book might fall apart". They just press it. And if it falls apart that's on the submitter. If he or she can't tell if a book might fall apart in pressing, then they should pay for the screening.

There are a few jokers in this place that might do this, for a fact...

The book does not have "pressed areas" where the Newton rings (I prefer prism effect) are at. That optical distortion is just from two pieces of plastic (the inner well and outer well) touching each other. There is no pressure or pressing on the book itself. The spots you mention are tiny printing imperfections. Many a book has a few imperfections in printing. 9.8 is very high grade - but it's not perfect. There are two grades higher. I'm not sure why you keep asking about sending in the book without the label. As others have said, there is nothing to be gained from that. The label is also sealed inside the holder and would be a fair amount of effort to get out. The case would be all busted up when done and if you are not experienced opening the case you might well damage the book. 9.8 (Near Mint/Mint) is a "split" grade. The grade is in-between NM+ (9.6) and Mint (9.9/10) Not NM+ or Mint. NM/M 9.8 Right in the middle. There are several other split grades. Good/Very Good (3.0) Very Good/Fine (5.0) Fine/Very Fine (7.0) and Very Fine/NM (9.0)

No, CGC went back to using an inner well on June 24, 2016. This book was graded on August 10, 2016. You can also see the seals on the inner well.

I am only going to respond in this thread as it is the one with pictures. Your other thread has more comments, but no pictures. My short answer there is nothing "wrong" with your book/it's encapsulation in the CGC holder This is a Generation 2 slab with the inner holder. This slab does not have a risk of causing waves in the books. It is really hard to tell from the pictures, but I believe the book is the way it was printed and it's a 9.8. Most new comic books right out of the box from Diamond do not lay flat. A friend has a comic book store here in town. I go in on Wednesdays (new comics arrive) and am there just to talk to people about getting their books graded and encapsulated (I have a Dealer Account). People - and the store owner - will oftentimes want to get brand new comics sent to CGC. We go through the stack looking for the best copies. I'm amazed at just how wavy and bent most new issues look. I believe it is a result of thin but glossy coated paper stock and the over saturation of ink. But whatever the reason, the books don't lay flat. Brand new, out of the box. Because this is the way the books were printed - it's a printing defect, not from handling - the grading companies tend to give it a pass. We sent in dozens of copies of this particular book back when it was screaming hot. Most had some degree of waviness to them. If you want to send it this book in for a reholder, the cost is $15 plus return shipping. Reholders MUST BE SHIPPED TO CGC IN THE SLAB. If sent in as a reholder the book will only be put in a new holder - it will not be regraded, it will be a 9.8. If you take the book out of the holder (which is rather difficult - I would not recommend it to someone new to CGC slabbed books) and send it back to CGC it will be regraded. It may or may not stay at 9.8. I believe your book is fine and it would be a waste of time and money to send it back in. Just enjoy it. Or sell it and buy another copy with the money if it bothers you.