revat

Charges for sigs can vary from show to show and might even be different for graded vs non-graded.  Maybe check out the social media of the artist for clues, or if it matters that much you can message the artist or his/her agent if you can find the info.  

Additionally, the facilitator may a bit more info on that.

I think MOST facilitators let you submit under your own account (which might save you a bit of money), but you should probably contact the facilitator first about what the best processes are for if/when to fill out paperwork.  

Also, if CGC happens to have their own booth at the convention, you can just go directly to the booth and NOT use a facilitator (saving on extra fees).

If you meant mycomicshop.com

in Texas they are reliable though I have no idea if they make sense for non US folks

On 2/24/2024 at 7:51 PM, Readcomix said:

“Fried Pie Superman 50” turns up nine copies on eBay.

He's looking for a sketch cover version of the fried pie variant for Superman 50.  Which may (or likely does not) exist.

On 2/22/2024 at 9:44 AM, Dr. Balls said:

As far as the insurance goes, CGC likely has a blanket policy to cover all books to a certain value at their facilities. The book that is worth $100 and the book that is worth $10,000 both have the same coverage, and - mathematically - the premium is spread out over however many books are on site at any given moment. 10,000 books with insurance coverage of $10M with a premium (guessing) of $10,000/year means that each book - regardless of value - costs $1 to insure.

Paying the fee for a book that *they* say is now worth X because it's in a slab is a predatory up-selling tactic that customers have to pay to play the CGC game.

And you don't think its at least possible that they assign a higher proportion of their cost of insurance to the books in their care that actually cost more?  I think most accountants would do that.  Or that the insurance might even be paid per item similar to workers compensation.  I'm not saying they're not trying to profit on the premium of more expensive books or take advantage of a de facto monopoly, but to say that none of it has to do with insurance is .... not a credible argument to me.

I’d say contact cgc customer service about the services they provide

Absolutely the vast majority of these are worth more than their American counterparts.

I’m sure some of it if not most is insurance and liability, but there are probably other aspects that can only be explained by decision makers within the company.

if it’s something of great enough interest that you think the public should know the exact reasoning and cgc would have a reason to publicly make an official statement, consider interviewing cgc or blackstone bosses or consider getting a job there.

Different folks have different definitions of pedigree 

even grading companies evolve their positions 

On 2/15/2024 at 5:47 AM, GawkHawk said:

Is this what you're looking for?  Scroll down a bit and the Fried Pie and the sketch variant are both listed.

 

https://www.cgccomics.com/census/grades_standard.asp?title=Batman&issue=50&publisher=D.C.+Comics&year=2016&issuedate=5/16

At some point the OP confused the issue, he’s actually looking for Superman not Batman

also, to the OP: I don’t know you’re doing it, but don’t include “new 52” in your cgc census search terms

I’d contact cgc customer service to get the official answer from the company 

There are a few (very few) situations where it might still be worth grading.  Generally not though

if you want to know you’re one of the few, post the book and some close up condition pictures

consider contacting CGC customer service directly.  They get paid to help folks submit books.  CGC customer service contact info can be found on the cgc website.  If you click on the big "CGC" in the top left of you screen, you will find the CGC website.

It’s for sale right now in the copper / modern sales section of the boards

cgc 9.8

On 2/6/2024 at 7:03 AM, Jordysnordy said:

On 2/6/2024 at 6:40 AM, revat said:

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

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

On 2/4/2024 at 12:38 AM, Darthvader23 said:

I looked for fried pie....couldn't find anything related to comics, only food. could you post a link? thanks

https://friedpiecomics.com

On 2/3/2024 at 3:00 AM, Darthvader23 said:

should i not be able to locate this comic through the cgc census......i type in 'superman 50' and everything with superman comes up.......any suggestions?

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

On 1/31/2024 at 5:08 PM, Fixer7640 said:

What is this CGC provided paperwork? I’d love to get a sketch cover sent to CGC after the artist finishes it. 

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.