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On 11/10/2022 at 2:31 PM, Lpgk said:
the thing that frightens me is, correct me if I'm wrong, but the last time comics was hot was in the early 90s. I believe the comic market started to heat up again in 2013 or so. I can't want 30 years for this to come around.
Sometimes you have to zoom out to get the whole picture...
Unless you purchased everything you own during 2020 to late 2021 (or chased spec books at their peak) you should be fine.
This was previously posted in a different thread in Comics General (Are prices still climbing or have they eased up a bit???)
Below I pulled up September 2019 - 2022 to compare my personal collection's value for insurance purposes.
Then filtered only books that have remained constant that entire time period.
(37 out of 50)
2019 to 2020 24.62% increase
2020 to 2021 31.68% increase
2021 to 2022 7.72% decrease
2019 vs 2022 51.43% increase- ygogolak, djzombi and aardvark88
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CGC has a flood limit on submitting certification numbers (to protect against bots scraping the data), so it would take roughly four to six years to be careful not to trigger the scraping flood limit and check all the certification numbers.
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On 11/9/2022 at 9:01 AM, valiantman said:
Oh, they track it, because you can see who signed what on the individual certification number lookup screen. They just don't report it in the CGC Census... probably for logistical reasons. Signature Series needs 25 rows to report the count for each grade. If there are 5 different creators who have signed a book through the years, they'd need 25 rows for Signature Series totals, then 25 rows for the grades on Person A's signatures, 25 for Person B's, etc., then what about when both Person A and Person B have signed a few, that's 25 rows for that combo, and there are 120 combos possible so the CGC Census for Signature Series becomes thousands of rows of grades, counts, and signature combinations instead of 25 rows.
Problem... still unsolved.
Very good to know.
Now we just need someone to create a bot to submit every possible certification number, scrape the data, and export into an excel file.
Then compile it into a searchable database based on 'signed by'.
Let's find out how many Stephen Kings or Robert Crumbs or George Lucas there are out there... -
I really wish CGC tracked whom signed what...
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Thanks for all the 'leg work' and drive you put into this.
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On 11/6/2022 at 12:16 PM, VintageComics said:
They're behind in everything.
Where Walk Through books used to take one day, in and out like an actual 'walk through' service should - maybe 2 - 3 days if they were busy, they don't even open Walk Through boxes for a couple of days now.
The world is truly broken and it's not getting fixed any time soon.
This is true BUT Mechanical Errors should not be delayed.
The turnaround times for every and all tiers are clearly stated.
Mechanical Errors are a result of many factors NONE of which are the customer's 'fault'.
Say for example -
You order a cake for someone from a bakery.
They are short staffed / busy, but you've agreed to a timeline.
Paid your fee in full in advance.
Cake arrives and it isn't correct.
Whether it be the wrong message (incorrect label verbiage) or contains ingredients that were not discussed (various foreign objects found within the well) how long would you 'wait' for the bakery to make things right?
A day or two?
Over two weeks?
Two months? -
@CGC Mike
Whom do we contact about the apparent lack of urgency in regards to processing mechanical error submissions?
It could be perceived that since CGC is not profiting from these that they are not correcting / resolving the errors in a manner that is putting their customers / stakeholders first... -
Thank you to everyone that posts in this thread to showcase their collection and inspire others.
- Dave2739, Badlands and Sweet Lou 14
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Thanks for posting this topic.
Had to send in my first ever mechanical error recently and was wondering why those aren't "Fast Passed" the regular queue for processing... -
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I shipped my SS 9.4 Bruce Timm to CGC for the Paul Dini signing.
Just got it back.
The new label doesn't reference the previously witnessed Bruce Timm.
AND they even included the previous label back in this shipment.
Has this happened to anyone else?
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Paul Dini Signing Event Submission
Delivered to CGC 08/08
Received by CCS 08/15 (5 business days later)
Credit Card Charged by CCS 08/24 (7 business days later / 12 days so far)
Scheduled for Grading 10/25 (42 business days later / 54 days so far)
Grading / Quality Control 10/26 (1 business day later / 55 days so far)
Shipped 10/28 (2 business days later / 57 days total)
So...super happy with CCS pressing as I got a grade bump to 9.6
Also Dini placed the signature / sketch where they would both work well.
My concern / anger?
I shipped my SS 9.4 Bruce Timm to CGC
The new label doesn't reference the previously witnessed Bruce Timm.
AND they even included the previous label back in this shipment.
Has this happened to anyone else?
If so, how did you handle it?
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Anyone have any photo covers that they would recommend for Hugh Jackman (as Wolverine)?
I don't have any on hand nor know what it is out there.
A quick eBay search returned some that weren't in that great of condition. -
This is my favorite (and only owned) PM cover image.
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ASM #300 2020/21 average was ALL spec on Venom joining the MCU proper and being in The Sinister Six for SM:NWH.
The rumors and then the end credit scene in Venom 2 helped this.
The same can be said about Ultimate Fallout #4.
That life cycle WAS cranking with a video game in 2020 into SM:NWH rumors in 2021 into nothing...
Check the prices from the beginning of the year to now.
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Continued tracking of my 50 piece personal collection's value for insurance purposes.
I am utilizing eBay sold items (with auctions taking priority over buy-it-now) to determine FMV.
January to February .40% increase
February to March 2.05% increase
March to April 4.07% decrease
April to May 1.14% decrease
May to June .01% decrease
June to July 1.83% decrease
July to August 3.15% decrease
August to September 7.01% decrease
September to October 1.68% increase
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On 10/15/2022 at 5:36 PM, COI said:
The reason books soar in the run-up and fall flat after the movie comes out is precisely because it's not about the movie, it's about speculators speculating on other speculators; it's about people trying to make a fast buck by anticipating other people's FOMO and generating hype for the stuff they're holding; it's about slamming CGC by pressing and submitting books fast enough to capitalize on some creative at Disney alluding to the possible appearance of some d-list dollar-bin character in an unnamed project without a release date..
100% this.
I recall an amazing (IMHO) boardee named Branget once referenced the quote "You sell the sizzle, not the steak" when explaining the cycle of selling spec books.
Most are selling to people that hope to sell to others that hope to sell to others...
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Was going to post this in Comics General but after the last Alan Moore thread got booted I figured it was better suited here.
“I’m definitely done with comics,” he says. “I haven’t written one for getting on for five years. I will always love and adore the comics medium but the comics industry and all of the stuff attached to it just became unbearable.”
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/oct/07/watchmen-author-alan-moore-im-definitely-done-with-comics -
Recently updated myslabbedcomics profile and realized I never posted this.
Purchased last year.
Signed by Carrie Fisher...in black on top of the cover image...
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One of my most prized comic-related items that rarely gets to be shown off.
The Devil Puppet puppet by Evan Dorkin and handmade by his partner Sarah Dyer.
Not too many exist.
- ICUP, Cat, bounty_coder and 3 others
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Any word when the signing will occur?
I know it was mentioned as 9/30, but then the hurricane went through the west coast of FL.
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CGC still taking several days to open submissions?
in Comics General
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ME delivered 11/2.
Still not entered.
7 business days.
My last 10 book shipment to CGC was completed within 7 business days.
(see below)
Either McFarlane books clogging the line or writing ME does nothing at all...
September Modern Slow Boat Shipment
Received by CGC 09/08
Scheduled for Grading 09/08
Credit Card Charged 09/09 (1 business day later / 1 business day total)
Grading / Quality Control 09/14 (3 business days later / 4 business days total)
Shipped 09/19 (3 business days later / 7 business days total)