jokiing

On 3/31/2023 at 10:39 AM, Courageous Cat said:

deal with  funkdaflex (186) and you'll wish you hadn't 

Details please....

On 3/29/2023 at 12:25 PM, jokiing said:

"10 day turn-arond" Standard: Received 3/8/23 ..... 3/29: Still GEI

25 Economy Received same day as Standard Submission shipped 3/30..... Standard books still sitting on a bench somewhere

"10 day turn-arond" Standard: Received 3/8/23 ..... 3/29: Still GEI

On 3/1/2023 at 4:38 PM, jokiing said:

Economy received 10/25/22  ...  Grading/Quality Control 03/01/23

Shipped ... 03/02

Economy received 10/25/22  ...  Grading/Quality Control 03/01/23

On 2/22/2023 at 6:18 PM, 500Club said:

Anyone have regular Economy feedback?

On 2/21/2023 at 10:34 AM, cd4ever said:

That was my thought....the inside front cover would likely be the place to look. But that would require a crack. 

So maybe not worth the trouble to send pics to CGC if it is indeed the inside cover... would be nice if grader notes had specified because like I mentioned, I don't see tanning on the four front covers.

On 2/20/2023 at 7:47 PM, jjfversion1 said:

We must have had the same grader.

I sent 7 copies of Spider-Man 2099 #1 in one invoice back in December and here were my results:

9.4 x5

9.6 x2

I thought these would all come back 9.8. Only one 9.4 had grader's notes: "light cover tanning".

I'm guessing this must be common with Spider-Man 2099 #1 

Needless to say, I have stopped sending multiple copies of one book to CGC.

Interesting.... considering how tough CGC is on grades these days all four of mine should be at least 9.6, if not 9.8's as well.

The tanning would only be common with this particular book if it was caused by something other than poor storage.

On 2/20/2023 at 5:49 PM, CGC Mike said:

PM me quality pictures of each book.  Be sure to include the label.  I will send them to the team and let you know what they say.  

Thanks Mike.... I'll get those pics to you as soon as I can,

On 2/20/2023 at 7:50 PM, Beastfeast said:

I've seen tanning on books from the early 2000s.  The Southeast destroys books that aren't stored well.  

I can see that being the case.... Fortunately, I'm Southwest and my books are happy for that.

On 2/18/2023 at 2:45 PM, jokiing said:

Modern submission 2/6/23 ....  shipped 2/14/23. Got to wonder how much quality time is spent grading these books at such a fast turnaround.

A bit suspicious when all four copies of Spider-man 2099 #1 came back with the identical grade of 9.4 (white pages) and grader notes ... "light cover tanning"

These were stored with a couple thousand other comics from the same era and at least a couple hundred have been graded with no tanning issues. Guess I'll know more when they show up next week.

@CGC Mike ... Hi Mike, I've never argued with CGC about grades I've gotten on my books, although there are times when I'm puzzled at a 9.6 that shows no defects. That being said, I just received the four copies of Spider-Man 2099 #1 and I can't see why the grader decided there was "light cover tanning" on all four copies. First off, all four books look identical so seems odd that they would all have the exact amount of tanning. Is it possible that the grader was not familiar with this book, which has a very colorful cover, and mistook something in the artwork for tanning? I know CGC usually doesn't  veer from the given grade, but I think there is a mistake in this instance. I'm not sure what to do about this and don't want to incur more expence on these books if CGC doesn't agree with my concern.

Looks like Magazines are starting to move along..

6/30/22  Magazine Modern now GEI 2/16/23

Modern submission 2/6/23 ....  shipped 2/14/23. Got to wonder how much quality time is spent grading these books at such a fast turnaround.

A bit suspicious when all four copies of Spider-man 2099 #1 came back with the identical grade of 9.4 (white pages) and grader notes ... "light cover tanning"

These were stored with a couple thousand other comics from the same era and at least a couple hundred have been graded with no tanning issues. Guess I'll know more when they show up next week.

On 2/1/2023 at 4:57 PM, jokiing said:

2/01/23 .... Moved to Grading/Quality Control

2/03 ... Shipped ..... Very disappointed with grade.... grader notes mentions "piece out left bottom of back cover" .... I know I haven't seen the book for over a year but thought I'd remember that defect.

On 1/28/2023 at 10:30 AM, jokiing said:

1/28/23 ..... 5/12/22 Economy hit GEI recently

2/01/23 .... Moved to Grading/Quality Control

5/12/22 Economy hit GEI recently

On 1/6/2023 at 2:44 PM, Robin Landry said:

It's the first time I used them because I figured it was easy to do after the signing. But I can't confirm that they actually did it. I will call customer service next week to see if they did what I was charged for.

Really no other choice than CCS for a post signing press.

Thanks for the news.

I wasn't expecting my 6/20 mag submission to be graded for a year + so I'll tack on a few more months and hope the new case is worth the wait.

I would also consider the age of the book. Newer books with OW may be a sign of storage in a poor environment (or the grader wearing tinted glasses) . With older books it's part of the natural aging process.

What was the given grade?

If you feel brave, and this was delivered to you recently from CGC, you can send back as a Mechanical Error and have them press that corner back into shape. You can call or email first with pics and explanation. If you do send it back I would use a sharpie to circle the problem spot(s).

On 1/3/2023 at 2:18 PM, Panda2 said:

Hi everyone,

 .... not sure if this is the right place to post this, but .....

 

 

Perfect place to post this.... I understand you're looking for an opinion regarding just the top right color break, which is fine, but adding photos of the back as well would help get opinions of an overall grade since the grade involves the condition of the entire book. The more issues, the less impact that top corner will have on the overall grade.

Happy New Year Mike

Thank you and your crew for all your dedication and help.

Here's a wish for less Quality Control issues in 2023.... and beyond.

Don't think that's possible with their current submission form. Seems like an option that could be offered but imagine the screw ups with different tiers for the same book or mix and match within an order.

Bought 56 copies of Wolverine Limited #1, wholesale thru Bud Plant, back in the day..... Nuff said.