newshane

Landed my grail right before the awards. Figured I'd share. Super tough to find in grade.

As far as the plastic boxes go, I use the corrugated plastic boxes from Bags Unlimited for my CGC books. I got tired of the cardboard boxes falling apart due to the heavy weight of the slabbed books. I've had NO problems with the plastic boxes from BU and recommend them highly. +1 I exclusively use the corrugated plastic boxes from Bags Unlimited. I've been very happy with them.

Scheduled for grading: 5/23/13 Graded: 5/24/13 Grading/Quality Control: 5/29 Shipped/safe: 5/31

Amazing collection. Amazing! Let me know if you ever want to sell any of that stuff.

Scheduled for grading: 5/23/13 Graded: 5/24/13 Grading/Quality Control: 5/29

Scheduled for grading: 5/23/13 Graded: 5/24/13

Scheduled for grading: 5/23/13

Since at least one of you has "cheated" by posting "non-comic" covers I'll throw in my pulp entry. From my personal collection.... cover by Frank Kelly Freas.

What are some of the best "Robot" comic book covers of all time? Not asking about pulps...but newstand comic books from any age. I think it might be a neat focus for a collection.

Modern Fast Track Received: 5/8/13 Verified: 5/14/13

Shipped/Safe - 4/10 Grades were available for viewing exactly 3 weeks after they received them.

Modern Fast Track: Received - 3/20 Verified - 3/28 Scheduled for Grading - 4/2 Graded / Graded - Quality Control - both on 4/3

CGC will not own the company. They will be sister companies. It is CCG that is buying Matt's company. Classics only works on comics, unless they spread out to coins and cards, the issue is only relevant with CGC items...so the relationship is there, between the two parts of the umbrella company. So why has there never been a problem with CCG owning both NGC and NCS? How's the health of that market fared? In my opinion, it is a necessary evil. One that is accepted and used. Think of it this way, if you have a wondeful coin collection and your house burns down, I guarantee you will call NCS. Any collector would. If you discover a 'rare' coin covered in 'grime' and horribly toned, you can use the services of NCS. It is accepted in the marketplace. 'mint' What about currency pressing? Has that too become acceptable? Once again you are comparing 'apples to oranges.' Currency (i.e. paper money) is made out linen just as much as it paper (actually more). Currency is printed with raised inks which help create embossing. Therefore, 'pressing' can be proven and actually causes the removal of the embossing on the note. A comic book being 'pressed' cannot be determined 100% of the time. If I stack a collection of high grade raw comic books tightly in a box for a period of time, you would not be able to (if done right) tell the 'pressed' book from the book from the box. Therefore, the pressing of currency actually causes physical damage to the piece in question. Pressing a comic book (when done right) does not. Personally, I will not buy currency without the 'EPQ' or 'PPQ' designation. This argument has been brought up numerous times on this very forum and cross-collectors like myself have each time attempted to explain this. Also, as to the PM's and emails I have been receiving, I really do not want to enter a discussion comparing art to comic books; or even antiques. As I have said many times before, what goes on in the comic book collecting field does not even hold a 'candle' to what goes on in other collecting fields. This is such a minor issue in my opinion, it does not bother me at all. I have listed examples in this thread and others. Not that anyone cares, but 'pressing' (as I have said multiple times throughout this same thread) is considered minor conservation to me; not restoration. It also does not deserve to get this much attention in my opinion. I did post a thread several days ago in another sub-forum, about my FIRST experience with 'pressing.' I still continue to buy high grade books that I know have been pressed as well. Just is just my opinion, but please do not attempt to compare the pressing of comic books to another collecting field that you may not be educated in. All that this does is either make you look like you do not know what you are talking about; or causes someone who is knowledgeable in the stated field to come and state facts, thus proving you wrong. Respectfully, 'mint' Wow, if anyone was on the fence about you being a condescending prick, they are no longer on the fence. I agree...the guy is a total person_who_is_obnoxiously_self-impressed.

Just got my first shipment from Dre. Slabs were gorgeous and arrived quicky and safely. I'd like to thank Dre for a great deal and fantastic service! I really appreciate the 9.8 subscription service because it's a relatively worry-free approach to keeping my registry current. Thank you so much! I look forward to future business! -S

This is terrible news. I thought it was a joke at first. Seems unethical. Does this mean that having my books pressed will now certainly promise a higher grade? In other words, if I throw them an extra $20 I can have all my 9.6 books magically upgrade? Maybe so, maybe not...but that's how people are gonna look at it. Bad bad news for the integrity of the company because of the perception (or truth) that one can basically buy a higher grade now.

Given the prior 9.8's, this should have graded a 10 purely on principle. Slap a CVA sticker on it and all is well!

Oh...and if that Spawn comic really did belong to Holguin...then he should take better care of his comics! One corner on that copy was bent all to h**l.

I can't tell you how angry I was regarding the bad timing (for me) of this auction. I'm one of the crazy folks who would have spent the cash on that book. Only 60 copies exist. I saw one copy move on eBay last year for far less and it was in far better shape than the one that sold yesterday. The book is molten hot.

Spawn 185 B&W Just sold on eBay for 2,076.25! WOW! It was also in raw condition. I'd say no better than VF tops.

I should also add that the book is perfect except for the flaws in the picture above...as far as I can tell. The corners are all razor sharp. I would have given anything to have sat in on the grading process for these books. It would have been a fantastic learning experience!

OH and I meant for the picture to say INDENTATION not INDENTION! That's what I get for staying up all night writing papers for grad school!

Okay folks, here is a picture of one of the slabs that came back as a 9.6. I had to take dozens of pictures before I happened across one that adequately illustrated the tiny indention in the vicinity of a staple which seems to be bent and bulges a little from the edge of the book. You will also notice a small smear of some sort. It actually appears to be a spot that didn't get adequate ink for some reason. This is definitely a production flaw of some sort, although I'm not sure about a technical name for it. The indention is very, very small and is only visible when holding the book at certain angles under very intense light...that's what made getting a good shot of it so difficult. The white spots you see here and there are dust or lint particles on the slab. The spine rub looks worse under this sort of magnification than it really is. I don't think the CGC gave it much concern at all. The spine is just as clean through the slabs as any of my 9.8s and approaches the quality of some of my 9.9s. Keep in mind that I took everyone's advice. I purposefully submitted a few copies that were supposed to provide a baseline of a 9.8. This strategy apparently didn't work. It seems that I was off by two tenths of a point! I anxiously await the arrival of the additional slabs. I will once again attempt to get graders notes and will re-examine the books through the slabs. I will let you all know if I spot anything interesting...or anything at all! Can't wait to look for the flaws I missed on the 9.8s! Sorry that the picture appears to be rotated in the wrong direction. I guess the board doesn't like pictures that are wider than they are long.

Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you're enjoying the thread. Please send me a PM and we will try to make a deal.

There should be no prints because I handled them with gloves. I assume that Classics Incorporated and CGC also examined them with gloves. The flaws are on the back cover around the staple area. There is a tiny, tiny nick that can only be seen under intense light. I will attempt to get pictures. I am still waiting on the other books I submitted. I will provide updates as soon as they are available.

I did have them pressed. Classics Incorporated did the work. The 9.6s also passed their 9.8 pre-screen.