jokiing

Two out of my three received 1/13/22 Moderns shipped 4/22 but the third is stuck in SforG and that's the one with 25 comic books.

On 4/25/2022 at 4:56 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

I wrote on the slabs and put post it notes on them. Although I still would not put it past them to still miss them as when I originally sent in for the signing I had it written on the window bags and a note on the backer board as well. 

Good idea. I circled and wrote with Sparpie on my error slab as well since they have missed things in the past. My last return was turned around fairly quickly. Hope that's the new norm.

On 4/25/2022 at 4:30 PM, Bird said:

I heard Elon Musk is going to buy the economy tier in his efforts to save the planet

#ReleaseEconomyTier

He's going to have Economy Tier graded on Mars... Should speed things up

#ReleaseEconomyTier

On 4/22/2022 at 5:39 PM, joeypost said:

Does anyone have economy books back from July/2022?

Back to the future?

On 4/20/2022 at 9:00 AM, Miguelb said:

Agreed, I've noticed CGC is tough on even the smallest of tears.

On 4/20/2022 at 10:14 AM, comicginger1789 said:

Especially with any book 1980 to now

... Unless CGC has established a tear to be a common manufacturing defect, like this Wolverine Limited 1. I sent this back for a review and CGC graders claimed, yes, this is a 9.8. Of course many boards members and I were in disbelief when I originally posted this.

On 4/22/2022 at 12:08 PM, Rayzor13 said:

Thanks for your replies.  Are the bags CGC wraps them in the same?   I was thinking of putting the bubble wrapped slabs in an acid free box, stored vertically.  

Not the same as CGC bags. I believe these are available in mylar as well but can't think that mylar would have an advantage in protecting the slab.

On 4/22/2022 at 7:26 AM, skybolt said:

- IMO, I  believe that most of the books that come back with creases after being pressed by a 3rd party are either due to minor creases or bends missed during pressing or as Joey mentioned in a previous post, the books were not allowed to take shape after pressing and before sending to CGC. In all honesty, perhaps this is the one benefit of having books sitting at CGC for such long periods. If the pressing job was bad, then at least the books would revert back to their original form BEFORE being slabbed. 

There's got to other explanations for pressed books coming back with minor creases. Three of the last batch of nine Wolverine Limited, all pressed by Joey so I know that they were done right, have notes with light creasing to cover plus light bends added to one of them. These weren't the most pristine books (bottom of my Wolverine barrel) but six came back in the mid to low 9's and the ones with notes were 8.5 and two 8.0. The only explanations I can come up with are that the creases could only be lessened with a press, but not removed or the books were mishandled by CGC. The bends are another story.

On 4/22/2022 at 11:56 AM, Bird said:

we need a 2021 economy update please

either that or we need the mob with torches emoji back

perhaps we really need to mob up and get a consistent noise heard for economy to be addressed. Did they lock the door and forget where the key is for the economy 2021 room? Yes it is 200+ days TAT but it seems every other level book is getting slabbed and TATs reducing and economy is

I don't get it... just because a book is pre-1975 it gets no love from CGC. Not to mention that they charge a lot more for this "Economy" service

On 4/21/2022 at 11:32 AM, jokiing said:

Modern

Received: 1/13/22

Shipped: 4/22/22

Another 1/13 Modern = Grading/Encapsulation/Imaging

Another 1/13 Modern = Scheduled for Grading

My GEI graded and shipped today. Still waiting on the last 25 Moderns to advance. How long the wait for my two submissions in Economy is anyone's guess ????

Modern

On 4/15/2022 at 6:58 AM, Pontoon said:

When I attempt to add them to my blocked list, those IDs both come up as invalid for me.

Use all lower case letters

On 4/13/2022 at 2:08 PM, zoso99 said:

Seems that Prescreen are in the early release program with a bit of a time served advantage. My 1/13 Modern subs are still SfG.

Gasses and possibly oils being released from the wood may be worrisome, but wood in an "old chest" may be dried out enough to not cause issues. I wouldn't do it, especially if it still smells of cedar.

Also, storing in a firebox or safe is not a good idea, especially with regards to encouraging rusty staples.

On 4/6/2022 at 3:59 PM, 56 said:

I received a 9.8 grade on a comic, but the grader notes indicate a large stacking bend on back cover. How did it get a 9.8

Getting grader notes for a 9.8? I smell a rat.

On 12/29/2020 at 2:09 PM, wildgrind said:

Also, I don't know why I feel like eBay is sketchy to use for auctions, but does anyone know of reputable sites that conduct auctions? I've already been pointed in the direction of ComicLink and Mile High Comics, but any other info would be great.

 

Thanks for letting me be apart of this community!!

Check out MYCOMICSHOP.COM

They have auctions and many raw and slabbed books for sale and on consignment.

Welcome to the boards!

My NTT #2 just back from being reholdered due to the George Perez signing being canceled and it's heading back again for a redo. Big scratches on front of slab and a bent corner. Sound familiar?

On 3/28/2022 at 4:51 AM, Msgarmar said:

Courgra-9913

Canada

This person sent an offer on a book which I accepted and then messaged me the next day to say he meant to offer $500 less and to cancel the order. Other recent review says it’s a scam. 

courgra-9913  .... all lower case, like the morals of this scammer

On 3/14/2022 at 10:43 AM, jokiing said:

Got my Options email on Friday (3/11) for my slabbed comic book that was sitting at CCS. Got confirmation email today (Monday) and status moved from CCS to Reholder (Option 4). That all moved along rather quickly. Hopefully will continue in that direction.

Today (3/22) my Reholder moved to Grading/Quality Control

How about a picture of your Venom so that we can help determine if it's actually a variant?... since you're not 100% sure

Got my Options email on Friday (3/11) for my slabbed comic book that was sitting at CCS. Got confirmation email today (Monday) and status moved from CCS to Reholder (Option 4). That all moved along rather quickly. Hopefully will continue in that direction.

On 3/7/2022 at 5:17 PM, NewWorldOrder said:

From you pictures I can only see scuffing.

I think a lot of scuffing comes from shipping yes, and the comic can always move in the CGC holder

80% of the time all my modern books are shifted all the way to the right in the CGC holder when I open up the box from CGC.  Since most books dont have over hang they are fine after I nicely bang the holder to center the books there after.  However any overhang is 100% damaged every single time now from CGC I get in the modern tier. 

Both of my comic books that arrived with bend corners (different shipments) were square in the holder... did not shift to the angle that you're describing during shipping, so the damage to mine was more than likely done in-house. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it.

On 3/7/2022 at 4:45 PM, NewWorldOrder said:

Can you post a group picture?  I honestly havent had too much bad luck with scuffing this past year.  Mostly for me its any slight overhang is damaged 100% of the time from moving around during shipping.   At least 15-20 books in 2021 had this kind of damage every time from a little overhang at the bottom right hand corner.

 

 

You think this overhang is from shipping? I've always assumed this damage was done during encapsulation. I've sent back two books with this issue and the last had minimal overhang. My last box of 25 had nine with scuffs, not from shipping because they were packed pretty tight.

On 3/7/2022 at 3:28 PM, batmiesta said:

Defenders #27 9.8

What's this CVA sticker nonsense?