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Take (I think its still available?!) Too slow...dang

that's a lot of water damage. Also not sure that the Spook 27 will cover your costs...

I ship an insured package to CGC. USPS shows it as "delivered" CGC does not show it as received. That limbo is currently about 2 weeks Physically where is my package during that time? And under who's insurance is it covered?

I agree, it's crazy to imagine they would be able to leave them at the PO for the 2+ weeks of limbo that exists now between delivery and receipt. I always assumed they were sitting at the CGC loading docs, but it would be nice to know this for sure....

It' an obviously disingenuous manipulation of the process for CGC process for multiple reasons. 1. CGC pays insurance based on what they house at any given moment, with the high volume of submissions these days it wouldn't surprise me if they're hitting their ceiling (if there is on) or if they're bumping up against a threshold that would push them to a new higher insurance class and cost. Thus they leave the books at the USPS (I assume the packages are not being "picked up" from the PO and that they've got sufficient space at the PO docs to have the packages secure, but not received). But to this end, the question is, if the books are "delivered" (as in USPS has finished it's job) are they still insured? Like if something happens to them before CGC picks them up are the submitters still dealing with USPS to get reimbursed? Or are they dealing with CGC and their insurance? And if they are actually receiving them and there in some pre-receipt holding space at CGC, are they covered by CGC's insurance? 2. Turnaround times. This is OBVIOUSLY being done (holding off "receiving" books) to delay the start of a submissions "turnaround time" since they publish those times. I have no doubt internally they are aware of their timing from actual delivery to return, and have a sense of how big the backlog/stack is in their "pre-received holding pile" I think an answer to #1 is critical, and CGC needs to address it. Who is insuring the package before CGC "receives" it, and where is the package during that time?

@pkpickardppst ... cant sell the competition (CBCS) on the CGC boards. Might wanna edit it away befoe the thread gets pulled.

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Well, sometimes the win is the sale. I bought a vintage comic rack in a Hakes auction last spring for $400. Hakes had restrictions on pickup due to COVID so I waited to pick it up (they were great about all of this). Decided in the mean time that I didn't actually have room for it, so asked Hakes to put it in this auction. Sold for $1600 last night. People have stupid money right now it seems (or at least they're expecting another big check from the government, so they're already spending it.

Not sure if its ok to mention here, but anyone wanting to scratch that vintage rack itch (ok that sounds horrible), I've got a rack listed with Hakes auction closing tonight. https://www.hakes.com/Auction/ItemDetail/243248/COMICS-READ-ONE-TODAY-WIRE-COMIC-BOOK-SALES-RACK

https://www.hakes.com/Auction/ItemDetail/243248/COMICS-READ-ONE-TODAY-WIRE-COMIC-BOOK-SALES-RACK You know you want it for your mancave! Ending tonight 9pm eastern

I know there were early ads in Overstreet, but does anyone remember, or have pictures of the first CGC ad in a comic book? Im guessing it would have been in 2000. Someone asked on Facebook and thought if anyplace would know, it would be here!

That ones been on my list for years....great find!

Doesnt this come down to a licensing agreememt with DC? Does DC ever do anything that makes sense, or would be in their brands interest?

Are you saying the mail delays of Nov '20 to Jan '21 were no different than those moths in previous years?

January Purchases.... (well except for the Thor Omnibus, that was my Holiday Raffle win)

Has anyone ever heard of an artist/writer refusing to sign something?

Wow I dropped off 3 big media mail boxes in Maryland on Tuesday and they are out for delivery in Kansas today. I am SHOCKED.

You can see it here https://www.hakes.com/Auction/ItemDetail/243248/COMICS-READ-ONE-TODAY-WIRE-COMIC-BOOK-SALES-RACK

I unloaded a ton of stuff back in 2014 when I moved to Europe. Some of you might remember i literally gave stuff away. If I remember right there were 10-12 priority mail boxes of raw comics that I "sold" for the cost of shipping. I cant remember everything in there, but I do remember.. Saga run including #1 Batman Adventures run (no BA12) Star Wars Dark Horse issues I also sold off many hardcovers in my library that have now gone well out of print and there's no way Im rebuying them... Think I sold my BPRD Plague of Frogs 4 volume set for $100... now you cant even find volume 3 and 4 to pay twice that for just a single volume. I think the only slab I've sold that I regretted was a 6.5 Strange Worlds 4. Sold it for about $600 back in 2015, and it'd take twice that to rebuy it now... C'est la vie.

on behalf of everyone..

Finaly the last book I was waiting for came in so I decided to snap a mystery shot of the "Mystery Box of collected editions" headed to @Blastaar

When you're talking about small dollar books (under $10) lots of things can influence the final bid from Auction description/key word, to how good/bad the photos are. Sometimes you just get a dumb buyer who clicks BIN on the first copy they find, instead of finding a better copy for less.