Cephusdog

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Take per pm

At the discount

I've long been a customer of MCS. I, too, just recently sent in a batch of books, mostly raws, and was in for a bit of a shock when the intial grades were revealed. I'd previously consigned about 2 dozen early Walking Dead comics several years ago, which they helped me submit to CGC (my first submission). Those all received 9.8s and I'm eternally grateful for their help. While I didn't expect that kind of result with this batch, I was initially taken aback with about 1/3 of the overall grades, especially with 3 comics that I would have had no qualms calling NM. Those 3 books received two 7s and a 5.5. Not high value books by any means, but I just couldn't believe I'd been so far off in my assessment. Most are still pending scans and surprisingly (or not) those 3 books have been raised and are now graded 8.5, 8, and 7. I don't know how many eyes see the books but obviously the first set was really undergrading these particular books. While they are processing, I've had one book downgraded by half a grade and 5 books have had grade increases -- several jumping up by at least 1.5 points. Perhaps this bodes well for some after their kneejerk reaction while witnessing their initial grades. Luckily, i can afford to price these aggressively -- more in line with the grade I feel they capable of achieving with CGC. I do have a dollar amount In my head for each and I feel confident I can achieve those results with MCS. If i don't, well maybe CGC will have corrected its issues and their grading window, or I'll happily welcome them back in the fold. I will say I feel most would grade a full grade higher with CGC, some possibly much more than that. I have to admit I was surprised to see Conan post this. I've long suspected this was the case and have often appreciated/taken advantage of this aspect of their grading as a buyer. However, with the creation of this thread, and now as a seller, I've had to give this some more thought. I don't think the average MCS customer knows this about their standards (I know I sure didn't in the beginning), and while this may not hurt MCS (although, it does seem to affect the willingness of people to consign with them), I do believe it does trickle down and affect the hobby. The waters are difficult enough to navigate as newcomer and I feel it could really complicates something a lot of people struggle with. Wouldn't it make more sense if the comic community would try to adhere to the same set of standards? Yeah, I know, not going to happen, but I can dream. As an aside, i wonder how frequently MCS gives out grades higher than 9.2. I know I've seen higher, but they have been rare enough for me question if they intentionally try to stay lower. It may affect the quality of books i consign with them in the future.

Most, if not all were published on a bimonthly schedule. I know Avengers, Daredevil, and X-Men, and Two-Gun were.

Same here. Enjoy the weekend!

Cap America 197 - 7.0 OW $4@50%

Daredevil 187 - 7.0 OW $3Daredevil 188 - 8.0 OW $3 @50%

Action Comics 521 - 8.5 OW $48

SSOC 67 - 9.0 OW $5

SSOC 50 - 6.5 CROW $3 SSOC 43 - 9.2 OW $11SSOC 48 - 7.0 OW $5

Thor 298 - 9.0 OW $4

Ghost Rider 74 - 7.0 OW $2

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Both @80%

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At the 70%

SSOC 47 - 8.5 OW $7SSOC 37 - 9.2 OW $11

Thor 329 - 8.5 OW $3

Invaders 26 - 8.5 OW $4

SSOC 27 - 6.5 CROW $3SSOC 28 - 7.5 OW $6

Marvel Two in One 85 - 8.0 OW $2Marvel Two in One 37 - 8.5 CROW $3