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Most are adverse to work - that's why they post here I understand being new to comics, but people aren't new to asking for help. And some folks can't do the barest bit of minimum research themselves, but magically they can find a related forum, sign up to make an ID, post a new thread, and ask random strangers for free help. But can't post which signatures they already know of to save the STRANGERS THEY ARE ASKING FOR FREE HELP some time/energy. As a general aside to the OP, I think you should take quadrant (or smaller) closeups and then number the signatures so people can help you match the name to the actual signature. Just random folks making random lists may not help you as much as you think.

Look online for other signed programs from same sdcc and see if they’re labeled and can help you

I have no idea what is going on in this thread, but I already used the DNA from the comic to make a clone of Stan Lee. Anyone have baby pictures of him for me to match?

You can get a vague idea using sales data from comichron if you want any better data you need to get a specific job with the printer or with marvel good luck

I figured I was looking for “fried pie” as it related to comics So I googled “fried pie comics” understandably geography may get you different results, but this was my top non-sponsored result https://friedpiecomics.com

They make it pretty easy to pick the issue by year when there are multiple search results on cgc census i suggest doing that also, did you contact fried pie?

I’d say if you have issue with cgc labels, you should consider contacting customer service

There’s a cgc website that lists multiple contacts also can check most social medias

Don’t worry about the signature series since it won’t qualify just submit the normal one, it’s cheaper anyways

For best results, contact cgc directly about the paperwork. Explain your situation.

separate the the different invoices within your shipping package include all paperwork in the package. If you're not sure to include it, might as well. Pressing .... depends. The better you are assessing the condition of books and what defects are pressable, the more value you are likely to get out of the pressing.

this is totally speculation, but there's a bunch of possible reasons, but most likely reason is that the artist is not really interested in signing and maybe his agent arranged like a package deal for a bunch of clients in negotiations with CGC. OR would prefer to do remarques and wanted to make the sig so expensive that you just get the remarque.

There are some hoops to jump through and paperwork to fill out, but theoretically there are situations were the artist himself/herself can submit signed or sketched books himself for the CGC SS. If that is a thing that is wanted the artist should contact cgc directly to arrange it.

I think they don’t want to be in the business of picking and choosing which unaffiliated parties to trust

No harm contacting cgc customer service directly to ask your questions and have them walk you through the process

honestly, this whole situation seems like it deserves a personal phone call and apology from one of the big bosses at CGC with a full explanation of what happened and how processes will be improved, with a full refund, free press and grading of this book, and at least one full free CGC SS submission (max value of $xxx) for a CGC SS private event in the future. And literally every single employee who was contacted should have to call and apologize and say what they could have done better.

I expect you'll find there's a slight premium you'll need to pay for the US version vs the Mexican version. Good luck on the hunt.

you should consider posting this in the "want to buy" subforum. If you dig around a bit you'll find it. This one is for people selling.

some of those grey hulk covers are extremely awful.

i don't know if they exist, but there is a 'want to buy' subforum. you can consider posting there.

congrats to you on getting your book back. Did you also get your money back? If not you should still 1) notify them that they still owe money, and 2) write a whole summary of your experience and give it to sauce dog or the police or whatever lawyer everyone is involved with. And also give (official/declarative dated) notice to Hero Restorations that you have received your book back but not the money, just for documentation's sake in the event of bankruptcy or other legal/criminal proceedings. Obviously the odds of getting repaid are low, but in might help legally when showing a pattern of behavior that helps move things in favor of other folks who are still owed.

you could offer to sell similar copies to him for $1,000, that's an easy $4,000 profit for him.

If you haven't found what you're looking for asking random strangers on the CGC chat boards, I would consider emailing "Fried Pie" directly and asking. They have their own website and email. I have no idea if Fried Pie still exists, but the staff are listed and you could probably find them on social media and ask too. I'm not sure its comprehensive, but they seem to show all the variants they have produced on their website.

There’s more information about the cgc ss program on the cgc website.

policies and forms change and get updated over time. If I were you I'd contact CGC customer service directly and ask your question. They have email and phones and possibly texts. You can check the CGC website for more info.