MODOK

Quick question. What is the collectibility of these covers other than the artwork? How does someone use a cover you make? Frame it? Use it on a coverless original? If they do that, what good is the comic? Restoration PURPLE label from CGC? Good luck with the sales.

MODOK = john-c-holmes

This thread has very old start date, and the OP artist hasn't been it it for awhile. Is this artist still available for commission work? Anyone know? I stumbled upon it, and I'm very impressed by his renditions of so many covers. Reasonable prices IMO as well.

Exactly my point. How many potential submissions will never happen because of instances like this? PLENTY. CGC is losing MANY potential customers and alienating their current ones. They have so much business they simply don't care. If they did, they would inform us all of their expansion plans. Public relations is not their strong suit obviously. It's good to be a de facto monopoly. No competition.

Why get more workers? That will cut into their profits. Again, CGC is a de facto monopoly. If you don't want to wait 80+ days for turnaround time, you can choose not do get your raw comic book slabbed. Or, you can pay the more expensive "fast track" fee and get your books back in a more reasonable time frame. The choice is your's.

Many have posted this sentiment ad infinitum to no avail. CGC is a de facto monopoly, and they want to shepard people to their "fast track" tier for BIGGER profits. I doubt you will see expansion any time soon. I predict the bulk of CGC's business will be "fast track," and that suits them fine.

I feel your angst! Apparently, it is virtually impossible to get either a 9.9 or 10.0 from CGC. Scarcer then hen's teeth! Thanks for the great thread, and I appreciate you letting us take this exciting journey with you. We were all vicariously feeling your anticipation as you waited to hear back from CGC. P.S. I would also like to know how you got those 9.6s if you cherry picked the best copies. Seems like a raw deal to me.

Paypal can be accepted no problem. It's Paypal personal that can't be solicited as an accepted form of payment in sales threads (thumbs u I must revive this thread because I'm looking to start some selling on the boards. I read the guidelines, and found number 9 to be confusing. 9. List acceptable forms of payment (NOTE: Personal PayPal payment is NOT allowed as a listed option in your post as it is not appropriate for item purchases.) Personal PayPal is not allowed? I'm located in Bangkok, Thailand (please see location under my avatar.) What form of payment am I supposed to accept? Checks and money orders drawn on a USA bank? I'm merely a collector looking for an alternative to eBay. I am not a business entity! Sounds problematic for me. How am I supposed to fascilitate the sale of my high grade books? Any idea? How do other overseas sellers (who are collectors and not businesses) on the boards get payment? Looks like I'm destined to stay on eBay. ............................. PayPal Personal The PayPal personal account allows you to make safe, secure online payments, as well as send money and accept payments. This account is ideal for those who shop online and even sell on eBay. The personal PayPal account allows you to link your checking account to your PayPal account for easy money transfers and payment options. There is no charge for the personal PayPal account and the PayPal account is accepted at more than 1,000 online stores. PayPal Business The PayPal business account is ideal for online merchants, as well as other business entities. The account gives business owners the options of accepting payments without the excess credit card processing expenses. Along with the payment processing options, the PayPal business account provides its merchants with online invoicing options and virtual terminal processing, which allows you to process your customer payments online, as well as by phone, mail or fax. This accounts also provides options for express payments, allowing your customers to quickly check out with their PayPal account without providing personal information. PayPal research shows that businesses using the Express Checkout option see an average increase in sales of 14 percent.

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Thanks, Joey, as usual, we can count on you to be the voice of reason. I guess many (including me) are frustrated that CGC is going through incredible growing pains without giving us tangible hope there will be improvements made in the future (e.g., hiring new staff, expanding their location, etc.) We can only hope CGC reads these forums and understands our concerns.

You have a point. What is the lag time between the time CGC registers the book's grade on the website (where you can access it,) and when they physically ship it back to you? I would think it's negligible amount of time, no?

I would expect a slowdown from the Baltimore Fast Tracks. No doubt about it. You definitely will not see your 2 comic books until Halloween at the earliest. I say near Thanksgiving in November would be a more accurate guesstimate.

This precisely what CGC should be fearful of. Losing business from customers. Especially losing "new" customers who have never used their service. Most companies would do everything possible to mitigate or avoid the above scenario. Then again, as a de facto monopoly, CGC may not care. They have more than enough business sustaining them despite the explosive growth of demand for their grading services.