Mark Zaid

With all due respect, you are assuming facts you know nothing about and postulating a theory that has no basis. Yes, that thread has been deleted. Why you ask? Not because of some grandiose scheme of CGC to ensure only positive messages are written about it, or to demonstrate it will exercise absolute control and substance over these boards, but because Mr. Carbonara, not CGC, specifically requested that it be deleted and I agreed that it was appropriate under the circumstances. These message boards have tons of critical comments about CGC, and we welcome it. That's how we learn and grow. In fact, there are years worth of comments I have personally posted calling into question CGC methods and process. What CGC will not tolerate, however, are libelous or inappropriate comments, or threads that violate the posted standards of these boards. I am not about to enter into a debate over every single thread that may have been deleted or frozen (in fact, these decisions are often made by the moderators of the boards and not CGC personnel), but I do want to at least respond in the context of this litigation.

Very astute observation. My understanding is that the regraded book in question received a CGC 8.0 grade. They then submitted it to the "other company" and received a 9.0 grade.

To the CGC Community: For purposes of transparency we thought it important to inform everyone that on December 13, 2016, CGC was sued in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County by Matthew & Emily Meyers, as well as by their business Investment Grade Books, LLC ("IGB"). Also named as defendants were CCS, Matt Nelson and Heritage Auctions, Inc. We just received the Complaint three days ago. In all five claims were asserted against the defendants. The Meyers claim (1) Defamation and (2) False Light, while IGB alleges (3) Intentional Interference with Existing Business Relations and (4) Intentional Interference with Prospective Contractual Relations. Both the Meyers and IGB are jointly pursuing a claim of (5) Civil Conspiracy. Rather than provide all the specific details, and because we believe it is important the community is aware of this action, I am providing a link of the full Complaint for everyone's review: https://www.docdroid.net/Dx6w7uS/complaint.pdf.html On behalf of CGC, CCS and Matt, rest assured we find the allegations to be false and completely baseless. We will not just defend ourselves against this lawsuit but actually fight aggressively. We welcome the opportunity to prove before a court of law that the accusations are frivolous. Many of you may recognize some of the allegations as having been the subject of discussion in this Gold Comics thread entitled "There's a Restored 9.4 Tec 33 Blowing up on Ebay" from 2015-16 where the Meyers posted under the username "igb": http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=9083257&fpart=1 We take our commitment to this community very seriously, and we stand by our services and product 100%. That is why I will keep the community abreast of what transpires in the lawsuit, but please understand that given the nature of litigation I might not be able to respond to your questions. But at the appropriate times I will post further explanations and evidence. If anyone has any relevant information to share, please feel free to contact me at Mark@MarkZaid.com. From the CGC family, we wish everyone a very happy holiday season. Mark S. Zaid, Esq.

This is exactly what I've been asking. This discussion between you and I hasn't been about who is better than CGC because there isn't. If you don't use CGC (or any established, credible 3rd party service) then what are your options? You are either relying on someone else or yourself. Those are your options. In other words, unless you have someone spectacular in your back pocket (like Fishler) there are no other viable options. How much would one have to (theoretically) pay Fishler per hour for resto detection on books he isn't selling you? This sounds like a question for kav! On a side note.... I'd like to hear what Zaid has to say about this particular incident. I don't see him post much anymore. Someone did bring this thread to my attention and I immediately contacted CGC to ensure it was being timely addressed, which it was. CGC leadership posted a status update which, at least from what I could tell, negated any further need for me to do anything. As always, best way to bring anything to my attention and follow-up is via PM or e-mail at Mark@MarkZaid.com.