zach1900

On 5/7/2024 at 4:56 PM, thehumantorch said:

Page quality shouldn't affect grade.  Pressing and cleaning can help a book but not every book.  If you think about the pressing process - applying humidity and heat and pressure - bends divots etc can be addressed but a color break that breaks the ink can not be repaired.  The ink has been damaged and the only way to address that is color touch which will get you a restored label.

Yes this book was originally an impulse buy for me, then I started getting paranoid that I had a counterfeit, even though all indications were it was not. Here's my thought with a modern book that has off-white pages that's otherwise a pretty good decent grade. It sat in less than ideal conditions i.e humidity but it wasn't handled much. I guessed it as a 9 about 10 years ago

I bought it raw assuming it was going to be a 9.0 plus, looks like I might break even if I sell it. Oh well I wanted to hold on to it but thanks for all your help guys

Thanks, I assumed the off-white -white designation ect did factor into the numerical grade. Mainly color breaks were noted, I did pay to have it pressed and clean but I don't know if either of those actually happened or not.

Teenage mutant Ninja turtles number one first run. 8.0 off-white, is that considered good or average for a modern book?

Why would a book graded "Off-white" grade higher than the same book described as "white pages"?

I've been emailing with the guy at comic link,  he's pretty helpful. But I can't tell if comic link is mainly into high grade slabs or what. Most of their options seem to have nines and 9 1/2 and 9/8 s

I thought they were both 10% seller fee?

I sent my very first submission and which was unlimited value, very disappointed in the turnaround times given versus what actually happened. 

Apparently the turnaround time doesn't include the time it just sits at their facility, in fact according to them they didn't get it for a week after it was signed for , actually it sat for 12 days because Cgc didn't Even acknowledge it was there, I have many UV books to send in and I'm reconsidering, thinking about just getting high quality holders for them and bypass Cgc.

On 5/2/2024 at 2:58 PM, Shockmaster said:

My 4/1 11 book Vintage went to GEI today.

As did my UV 

On 8/8/2023 at 7:19 PM, wiparker824 said:

This book has a long history of counterfeits being common as others have said. Normally the ones I’ve seen were more lazy, they just white out the 2nd print text on the inner cover but the ad page at the end would be different. This doesn’t look like that but counterfeit seems likely with the missing price.

There's like a dozen proven ones out there I would hardly say a long history

Does anyone move anymore?

I mean I see people waiting for their submissions to come back for a year, what are we supposed to do in the case of our mailing address changes?

Thank you I'll get that

Any thoughts, I sent it in assuming it isn't a a counterfeit... All indications are that it's a first print. 

They'd call it a $20 facsimile ...even though I declared $10k. 

good luck with anything going through Memphis, not sure how the usps even gets away with this stuff, oh wait..i do.

Does turnaround start when they receive your package and does anyone know if their po box is delivered to their office or do they have to make the 30 minute trip to the post office?

For security reasons the form you send in with your books should NOT list your declared/FMV or for that matter any grading fees.

If somehow your package were opened or damaged before it reaches CGC and someone *nosey happened to see the submission form with a high declared value.

I know the USPS , even registered mail has the right to open any mail piece they see *fit. 

I've had the USPS damage a package of mine (not anything valuable) and repackage it, it just rubs me wrong that there's any pricing/fees listed with the form you send

I wonder why CGC defaults and seems to prefer FedEx for return shipping, also their rate of $50k insurance/ground at only $20 is like 1/7 of the price FedEx charges to send TO CGC with $50K insurance.

On 4/3/2024 at 4:50 PM, MAR1979 said:

It's not perfect, not by a long shot, but USPS registered in my decades of experiences is by far the safest option from ANY carrier.

 

On 4/3/2024 at 4:06 PM, CitrusZ28 said:

Registered mail has a chain of custody; everyone who touches it must sign for it and it is locked up in the facilities during transit. Yes it does take longer, I shipped some books to CGC on 3-23-24 and they arrived at the facility on 4-2-24.

Sadly that's not true, 14/15 post offices completely failed their audits in regards to registered mail...lost keys, leaving cages unlocked during and after business hours, ALL post offices failed to keep accurate logs, registered mail being handed off with no signatures nor required ID, and the list goes on and on.

I did reach out to them, but I am still not clear on screening and pressing on modern books..

Since registered mail is notoriously slow, yet considered safe.

Wouldn't something that spends a day or two in transit (2nd day air, overnight ect) be less likely to go missing or damaged even if it's not as "safe" , thoughts?

On 4/12/2020 at 12:38 PM, Callaway29 said:

Have to wrap in brown paper using gum tape. They stamp all the seams to provide evidence of tampering. There’s a strict chain of custody where each person who handles it signs for it, and it gets locked in a cage over night... Also goes in a locked bag I believe...

LOL Except 14/15 post offices totally failed their audits in regards to registered mail, and not just "minor" infractions. registered mail was left unlocked during and after business hours, mixed with regular mail, keys lost, logs not properly kept at ALL audited post offices, "regular employees" handling registered mail, in one case the auditor witnessed a clerk handing off a registered mail package to someone with no ID and no proof of the sender or who they even were. 

Why does everyone call it Pre-screening when CGC calls it "screening"?

When trying to submit a single book, I get to the "screening" selection and it says "not available for modern pressing"...but it lets me select it anyway, in addition to pressing..am I doing this right, this is a post-1975 book by almost a decade. thanks, total newbie