To quote John Lennon; "I should have known better" when I saw that new "SMALL PRINT" disclaimer pop up which one is now required to agree with in order to proceed with submissions; Case you didn't notice, it basically states that any damage that might occur in the handling of one's books for either signing or re-holdering could result in a LOWER GRADE; Not CGC's Responsibility.... ARGH!?!
I received one of my Mark Bagley. S.S. shipments of these valuable Newsstand Puppies finding SEVEN out of this 25-count box
with BADLY DINGED CORNERS.
Having been a Collector since the 1950's, I KNOW ( from my own many accidents;-} what a dropped, corner-dinged comic looks like!
Also worth mentioning is the CONTINUITY of the CGC Cert. numbers;
Ending in 1002,1003,1016, 1017, 1021,1022,1023.
These were ALL 9.8 TO 9.6 AT THE WORST. Bought hand-picked brand new from my Distributor's box, these specimens were meticulously
bagged/boarded,stored for Decades and finally inspected, re-bagged in those fancy yellow window sleeves CGC now sells.
Very carefully, securely bundled & taped in 5-count per padded mailers by Yours Truly; ALONE.
As the Late Great Legend Stan Lee is my Witness; NONE OF THESE had ANY impact at the corners.
Alas; These corner dings from either "NEWBIE" Employees or Folks simply moving WAY TOO FAST lowered the grade as low as an 8.5!
To wrap this up; These 7 ASM #362 Low-print-run Newsstand Puppies (almost a third of this box;-{) WOULD HAVE GRADE HIGHER & SOLD FOR
CONSIDERABLY MORE to Avid Comic Collectors WITHOUT ANY Signature present.
After spending THOUSANDS OF BUCKS here; It's an understatement to say I will carefully reconsider any further involvement
with CGC's Signature Series going forward. Truth Be Known; If no amelioration is offered for this DREADFUL S.N.A.F.U., I will
most likely pass on Future Signing Events.
I'll contact Ms. McManus shortly with my photos ( attached is a pic of the very worst two submissions; Pressing won't help these two. )
Brittany has been very kind & generous with my issues in the Past; Hopefully, she will once again, offer some helpful solution.
Please join in on this BUMMER of an Experience with your own Sad Stories, as; IN NUMBERS THERE IS STRENGHT!
To be sure; I 'll let ya know what's up once I make Contact!