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On 12/27/2023 at 12:56 PM, Stefan_W said:

People have come forward.

Can you point me to this?  I must of missed in this thread.

I just got back from vacation and super surprised CGC  hasn't said something.    I get that they might still be investigating and  don't want to tip hand until they are sure they got everything, but common doesn't take much to say "We know about this and are  currently investigating, we will update when we are done".

I have been trying to get myself up to date, do we know who this guy is yet?  I know CGC has a  bigger problem to deal with, but I want to know  who this  guy is and a list of  every comic that has passed through his hands.   I mean someone  bought these comics, no one has come forward and said "I bought X and it came from this guy"?

I was looking into the the seller, I don't want anything that went through  his hands in my collection.  Wasn't suggesting those submissions were reholders.

On 12/21/2023 at 4:50 PM, paqart said:

The site is identical back to 2017.

Nice catch.  I am trying to figure out where that contact box goes now.  Probably dead end.

Anyone notice this website:

http://comicselect.com/

Not much here other than same store name.  The whois is private.

I have been looking through this to make sure I don't have any of these books and noticed a few things I haven't seen mentioned (I haven't read every post, just a lot):

1) He has been double selling these on eBay, same cert# sold week apart.  Could be buyer didn't pay, or maybe he is shrill bidding...

2) Here are likely submissions made by seller.  If he just re-holdered a single book you can't tell but some of these he submitted for in a batch, I would also check any of these books if you have.

Received!  Thank you perfect transaction.

via PM.

On 5/31/2023 at 7:33 PM, Tom789 said:

I think your best bet is a site you mentioned in your post.  Heritage has high-quality scans available for registered users of all of their past auctions of CGC comic books, front and back (except the earliest ones may not have back scans).  Registration is free.  So you might want to train by searching for "CGC 9.8", then "CGC 9.6" and so on.

This is exactly what I am doing, the question was more about if people would want a database where you enter in the cgc # and get back front and back photos of the slab.

I have been trying to get better at grading, and have started a folder for each grade where I store front and back scans of CGC comics as I find them on the web.  This got me thinking has anyone ever created a database of CGC scans?  I think it might be nice to have a search box where you put in a CGC number just like validation, but you also get scans of the comic itself.

I gather lots of people don't want their comics scanned, or on the web, because scammers can use them to trick others.  However, every time someone sells a slab on eBay or Heritage they are posted for all to see. So the cat is mostly out of the bag.  I think it would be useful to verify that the book you are buying matches what CGC graded beyond the barcode.

Anyways curious if anyone knows of an existing database or would find such a thing useful?

Had a very smooth 10k+ transaction with TC33.  Would purchase from again!

On 1/24/2023 at 2:45 PM, grendelbo said:

 

Nice results!

What can I say lots of you know your grades

Got the book back today and its a 6.0!  Thank you everyone that helped me grade this before sending it in.

Anyone else having trouble viewing pictures on this post.  I only see the first two books?  Refreshed my cache an everything.

On 12/18/2022 at 1:57 PM, LowGradeBronze said:

Wish I could buy some 3.0s from your LCS! I think this might come back as a 5.0 including the GA bump that appears the norm with CGC grading for GA books.

I have been going to my LCS for going on 6 years now, and have never once bought raw off the wall until this.  They are almost always over graded and over priced.  I don't know how they would let a GA key with ~250 on census go like this.

Thank you everyone who graded.   I purchased this as a 3.0 from my LCS.  I thought it was 5.0 right when I saw it.  As I have looked closer I think it might be 5.5 so right in line with all you.   I cleaned it last night and its in the press now then off to CGC.  I will update when its back.

On 12/17/2022 at 6:48 PM, mephistopheles said:

Was thinking 6.5-7 until I saw the rip, so 5.5-6

Thanks for the grade.  I think 6.0 maybe too optimistic but I do think it presents nice.

On 12/17/2022 at 3:28 PM, 1950's war comics said:

anywhere from 4.5 to 5.5, nice looking book

Thank you!  Seems reasonable.

Batman #47  just picked up.  I know what grade I think it is, and what grade I bought it at but am super curious what others have to say.  Staples are attached, slight to no rust.

On 12/7/2022 at 6:35 PM, comicnoir said:

The back cover to Zap 1 may be the funniest thing ever printed in comics.

Drugs, lots of Drugs...

Young Lust #1 (PM Me for Back Cover)

Rowlf #1

Legion of Charlies #1

XYZ #1