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Buck Biggins

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  1. I haven't submitted a large batch of books in some time. I have heard grading was more strict so I wanted to see for myself and compare it to my old grading habits. So I sent in a batch of random books (that were not pressed) I had laying around. Comics I never got around to submit to CGC. I selected the FAST track option and mailed them in last month. These are books I had previously graded many years ago and had post it notes on the outside mylar bags. I like to think back in the day (10-15 years ago) when I submitted books to CGC I was pretty darn accurate. Books typically came back what I thought they would grade or better. Very rarely would they come back less. So the books I submitted last month are from my grading standards from that time period. * All of the submissions were graded White pages, 1 was Off-white and 1 was offwhite to white. Here are the results: The first grade is what I thought it would grade vs the grade it actually recevied this month. Better than I graded 1. Swing with Scooter 9 9.2 10-11/67 -> 9.4 (Sole Top Census) 2. Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats 1 11/61 7.0 -> 8.0 (2nd Highest census) 3. Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats 3 3/62 3 5.0 -> 6.5 (2nd Highest census) 4. Secrets of Haunted House 27 8/80 9.6 -> 9.8 Don Rosa copy (Tied Top Census) 5. Dead of Night 2 2/74 9.4 -> 9.6 (Tied Top Census) 6. Rawhide Kid 94 12/71 9.4 -> 9.6 Oakland copy (2nd Highest census, 1 copy higher) 7. Rawhide Kid 101 7/72 9.6 -> 9.8 Oakland copy (Tie Top Census) What I expected 1. House of Secrets 114 12/73 9.2 -> 9.2 2. Rawhide Kid 100 6/72 9.4 -> 9.4 Oakland copy (Tied Top Census) 3. Wonder Woman 211 4-5/74 9.6 –> 9.6 4. Conan the Barbarian 45 12/74 9.6 -> 9.6 5. House of Mystery 270 7/79 9.6 -> 9.6 MASS copy 6. Defenders 23 5/75 9.6 -> 9.6 Off by .2 of grade 1. Swing with Scooter 6 9.2 -> 9.0 (2nd Highest in census) 2. Unexpected 189 1-2/79 9.6 -> 9.4 3. Wonder Woman 210 2-3/74 9.6 -> 9.4 4. Worlds Unknown 6 4/74 9.4 -> 9.2 5. Dead of Night 8 2/75 9.2 -> 9.0 6. Dead of Night 10 6/75 9.6 -> 9.4 7. House of Secrets 112 10/73 9.2 –> 9.0 8. Secrets of Haunted House 33 2/81 9.6 -> 9.4 Don Rosa copy 9. Rawhide Kid 98 4/72 9.6 -> 9.4 Oakland copy (2nd Highest census) 10. Gunhawks 3 2/73 9.6 -> 9.4 11. Conan the Barbarian 77 8/77 9.8 -> 9.6 Not sure how I missed these. 1. Unexpected 120 8-9/70 9.6 -> 7.5 (tear on back cover from notes, I am fairly sure it did not have one when I sent it) 2. Rawhide Kid 97 3/72 9.4 -> 7.0 (Oakland copy, light creasing to cover, light spine stress lines to cover, readers crease full left of front cover) Guess I and dealer missed this one.
  2. In a few short years we lost soo many greats in our industry. Sad.
  3. I have a handful of books that I thought should have graded higher or were damaged in shipment to CGC. So after years of wondering what a press might do (some as old as 8 years), I sent them to CCS this past summer. I could have saved money by purchasing higher-graded copies but these were signature series books that I plan to keep and the creators have passed away. The results are below. Out of the 7 books, 6 went up in grade and 2 received better page quality. Overall, I'm happy with the slight bump in grades. Mystery in Space 75 Signed by Murphy Anderson -> no change in grade or PQ Mystery in Space 78 Signed by Murphy Anderson -> from an 8.0 to 8.5, no change in PQ JLA 15 Signed by Murphy Anderson -> from 7.0 off-white to 7.5 off-white to white Tales of Suspense 80 Signed by Stan Lee -> from 8.5 white to 9.2 white Wonder Woman 205 Signed by Nick Cardy -> 9.0 off-white to white to 9.2 white Detective Comics 292 Signed by Sheldon Moldoff -> 7.0 off-white to white to 8.0 off-white to white Our Army at War 203 Signed by Joe Kubert and Russ Heath -> 9.0 white to 9.2 white Books below. Our Army at War 203 Signed by Joe Kubert and Russ Heath -> 9.0 white to 9.2 white Detective Comics 292 Signed by Sheldon Moldoff -> 7.0 off-white to white to 8.0 off-white to white Wonder Woman 205 Signed by Nick Cardy -> 9.0 off-white to white to 9.2 white Tales of Suspense 80 Signed by Stan Lee -> from 8.5 white to 9.2 white JLA 15 Signed by Murphy Anderson -> from 7.0 off-white to 7.5 off-white to white Mystery in Space 78 Signed by Murphy Anderson -> from an 8.0 to 8.5, no change in PQ Mystery in Space 75 Signed by Murphy Anderson -> no change in grade or PQ
  4. I had them imaged by CGC Cheaper than a buying a new scanner.
  5. Almost 10 years ago I got this done. Wish I could have found a Beware copy as well to get signed. Looked like crazy and called every dealer. Could not locate a single copy.
  6. Finally sent these in after a decade sitting in a box. Got the grades and images today. Happy with the results.
  7. This has always been one of my favorite Archie covers. This copy came from a collection that my LCS scored. The collection had an almost complete run from 1 to 25.
  8. I finally got around to sending this Sensation in to get the spine roll removed. They did wonders.