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Is MCS having staffing issues? My recent shipment of books to them was denied because "the business was closed" even though it was a Friday (March 3).

I have also had some books in the "Item set up in progess" category for 2 weeks now. It has never taken this long before. 

Haven't watched the video but yes, Clayton Crain sounds like a real piece of work.

But another man doesn't just 'steal' another man's wife. She's a human being and can make her own decisions. She's just as much as a rotten human being as Crain. Maybe even more so. No telling what lies she told Crain about her marriage, etc. 

On 8/31/2022 at 5:06 PM, speedcake said:

Mine are still in the "being processed" stage as well.  They have had the books since August 12th, I believe.

I was a little disappointed with the grading, but I know they are conservative and MCS will likely be able to get quite a bit more than anywhere else for the books (certainly more than I could myself) and they are doing all the work so I'm not complaining.  Just surprised by some of the grades, is all.

Well I was able to set the prices yesterday, so hopefully you'll be able to soon as well. 

And yes, selling through consignment with MCS was like a 'best-kept secret'. Now the secret it out, haha. 

On 8/12/2022 at 10:34 AM, speedcake said:

Well I just got an email saying they got the box so excellent! 

How long did it take for you to actually put your items up for sale/auction?

My order arrived on 8/3, then showed up in the system "being filed and scanned" on 8/22 and it's still on that status. I have used them many times before in the past and it never took this long. Just curious on how long you had to wait (hopefully you're not still waiting). 

I was going to check on when my Economy books were SFG, but they have long since dropped off My Submissions Status. 

Sometime in late September 2021 is all I can remember. I wish I would have known it was going to be close to a year, as I would never would have submitted them in the first place and saved the money. 

On 8/18/2022 at 8:49 AM, djzombi said:

I just submitted my first batch of consignment books ever - all CGC graded - and was mildly disappointed that it took several weeks for them to be properly entered into the system.  I just figured this was par for the course due to the sheer volume of submissions they get (hey, that last phrase sounds familiar...).  

Andrea just replied to my email I sent this morning and said they recently had a large influx of slabbed books coming in. So that explains the delay.

On 8/18/2022 at 8:49 AM, djzombi said:

I just submitted my first batch of consignment books ever - all CGC graded - and was mildly disappointed that it took several weeks for them to be properly entered into the system.  I just figured this was par for the course due to the sheer volume of submissions they get (hey, that last phrase sounds familiar...).  

I haven't sent anything in for consignment with them for a few months, but it never took more than a week before. At the very least, after a week it would list your books under "My Consignments" tab and list your books and have something like "books are currently being scanned/filed, etc." but it's not even saying that now. 

I sent them an email this morning so hopefully I'll have some more insight. Maybe there is a change to the process, maybe they are short staffed (no one seems to want to work anymore), or maybe it's something else. 

On 8/18/2022 at 6:19 AM, Ryan. said:

@mycomicshop

Conan,

I believe there was an announcement, here or in the newsletter, stating that MCS was implementing new intake procedures to make consignment processing significantly faster, particularly for slabs which were to be fully processed within a couple days of receipt. Have these new procedures been yet put in place?

Good question, and I was curious about this as well. I had a consignment arrive with them on August 8th, and I still don't have the option of setting my prices yet. It's never taken this long before.

Also, has Este left? She was always very helpful. 

Love the Spawn books, and I am really focusing now more on the newsstand editions (9.2-9.8 range) instead of having a 9.8 Direct. 

I don't have any intention of selling, but would that be a better long term strategy as far as value? 

Don't be mad at the "influencers" YouTube celebs, "they are just trying to put food on the table for their families". Just pay the 1000% mark up and enjoy your new comic. Sheesh.

I don't expect CGC to comment anymore on this. They have money and power and we're still going to send our books into them to get slabbed. It is what it is.

Black Flag, hopefully, won't recover from the bad publicity. But then again, you know what they say about publicity. I know that I won't ever give them a dime of my money. Hopefully others follow suit. 

Any updates from Skeff, Nerdy Girl, Comic Tom, or Gem Mint? Funny how they all scurried away like cockroaches and have been relatively silent since. I used to watch some of their YouTube videos, but I won't give them the clicks anymore. Gem Mint even took down his video addressing this because he was getting roasted (rightfully so). That just makes him look worse. Every one of these clowns should put up an apology video, own their mistake, and ask for forgiveness for scalping us peasants. Hiding away and hoping this blows over just makes them look worse each passing day. OWN IT. 

On 8/10/2022 at 3:02 PM, justafan said:

No, I think that should be banned. I've been against pre-show vulturing of books and deals by exhibitors and vendors before any of the VIP ticket holders or general admission ticket holder are allowed in.  I was listening to Thoro Comics breakdown of Gem's youtube and one of his guests, Tito from Kingdom Comics, shared this same opinion that NO ONE should be allowed to buy con exclusives before the doors open to general attendees. Con exclusives are for the fans and attendees of the show, not the dealers and exhibitors.  He went further to state that the practice of exhibitors selling to exhibitors before the show opens to the general public should also be stopped.  It isn't fair to people coming for deals when all the deals have been scooped up and are now being forced to pay secondary convention market prices before the show even opens.   I wholeheartedly agree with this but I doubt anyone would be able to police that.  The only way would be to let everyone start going in when they allow the dealers to enter to start setting up.

He says this around the 1:40:00 mark.

 

Thanks for posting this. Glad to see someone has the balls to out these YouTubers/Whatnot/"Influencers".

Gem Mint is a clown. They are like the drug pushers who sell drugs to kids on the playground and then cry "We didn't actually MAKE the drugs...we just sell what the people want". Pathetic.

They need to be outted and held just as complacent in this farce as much as CGC and Black Flag. 

Gem Mint even has the audacity to act like a victim in all of this. What a joke that guy is.

I loved it. For me, the Star Wars TV shows are way better than the Marvel shows. It's opposite on the movies though...

Question to anyone with experience doing this...

I just bought a CBCS book but I am going to get it in a CGC case. Is it better to crack it myself and then submit it, or just submit it in the CBCS case? I guess my worry is they may damage the book on the transfer (but then again that's the risk with a reholder anyway with a CGC case).

Anyone have any advice?

On 12/5/2021 at 9:06 PM, Dale Roberts said:

Amazing Spider-man #149  FVF  $125    Looks 9.4, but has light tide line on bc

Working on my Spawn Keys collection, and I really want to get issue 38, but the prices seem a bit...high. I figured the print run would still be high on the title at this time, so any reason for the inflated price? Or is it an anomaly (currently only 2 9.8 copies on eBay)?

My 6/15/21 Moderns just went into G/QC today. Tomorrow would have marked 6 weeks in G/E/I. So anyone around that timeframe will hopefully see movement soon. 

On 11/4/2021 at 8:31 PM, musicmeta said:

Well...good news....finally....My books have shipped!  Arrived at CGC 4/29,  Received 6/17,  G/E/I for the last almost 7 weeks (tomorrow would have been a full 7),  Shipped today!!!! 
My grades s u c k!  I'm so darn Happy!!! 

Nice. My Moderns that were Received/SFG on 6/15 went there 9/28, so mine HAVE to be imminent. Maybe they are working backwards...

On 11/3/2021 at 12:36 PM, ChrispyC66 said:

Modern sub Delivered 6/17, Received/SFG 6/18, GEI 9/30. 24 business days and counting. Called on 11/1 and CS told me they are in the Grading Room and they will be a couple more weeks. 🤷🏼‍♂️

I hate to even ask this, but I wonder if they literally meant couple (i.e. 2 weeks) or the CGC version, which means 2-20 weeks. 

On 11/2/2021 at 12:24 PM, irishcritic said:

 

Best solution is eliminate TAT's altogether. CGC should just state "whenever" as the TAT.  

 

Or just say "TBD" which, as we all know, will never be determined. They can continue to move the goal posts.

In fact, they probably aren't even grading our books, just watching the boards (and this thread in particular) while pointing and laughing at our posts. 

Today marks 5 weeks (9/28) since my Moderns have been in G/E/I. 

Since I have no one else to whine to about it, I thought I'd post an update.

On 10/18/2021 at 3:38 PM, Yetti82 said:

End of today marks 4 weeks in G/E/I for my 6/14 received modern slow boats. 

Any update on these? 

On 10/26/2021 at 3:40 PM, universal soldier said:

 the original LCS

 

Lots of mentions of the Million Year Picnic and the original Newbury comics. Frequented both back in mid 70's to early 80's. Million Year Picnic is still around but haven't been there since probably 1980 or so. I remember trying to convince my dad that he should buy me the ASM#1 on the wall for $200 (no clue on the grade).

I still have this purchase from there circa 1977 for $2.75.

Man, NOTHING like those old spinner racks. Before pull lists, the covers (at least for me) would determine what I was collecting that week. If the issue hooked me, then I was collecting it for awhile. Yes, the copies were usually beat to hell, but we didn't care.