Avi

I remember reading somewhere that the white scuff are intentionally done by CGC in a attempt to prevent newton rings.

2 hours ago, carter3175 said:

I just went through my CGC Submission Tracking and was wondering why I haven't heard my doorbell ring to get my packages and now I know that C. Coronavirus has been signing for all of my shipments from CGC. What a pal he is!!!!!!!

 

Wow! Thats funny...but that sucks! I never understood signing for something if they dont check who really signed.

7 hours ago, William-James88 said:

Just came here to say this is a cool topic, and a wonderful question in the newbie area. 

No CGC wont accept COAs...wait what was the question?

14 hours ago, dm3 said:

Hi All

This is a bit off topic. I am a long time comic book collector but this has to do with a non-comic book.  The book is a reference book and i ordered it new from the publisher but has a very very intense ink smell that i am allergic to (stuffy nose, red eyes, headache, etc).   Is there any way to rid the book of this smell?.  I have read that baking soda can get rid of a mold smell (put it in an enclosed box with a lot of baking soda for a few days or a week) but this is the ink in the text, and it is entirely black ink and very very dense text.  And i am not sure even if the smell is gone that the allergic reaction will be any better, because it is the ink itself.

The book is indispensable as a reference. I don’t think i can find a replacement from another publisher with the same quality of content.

 

It is far more intense than a newspaper ink smell.

Are there any restoration experts that have been able to rid books of the intense new published book ink smell? 

Any services available for this type of thing?

 

thanks for any assistance.

Which book are you...trying to forge...err I mean buy recently that smells?

1 minute ago, Mr.Fantastic said:

Thanks, so I suppose you could just request a Universal label taking whatever grade CGC deemed reasonable after the hit for the sig and sticker?

Yep, you should check with them how to denote that you want a universal label before sending it in though.

1 minute ago, Mr.Fantastic said:

Has anyone ever sent an un-witnessed comic signature to a third party authenticator like JSA or PSA for verification? I have had good results with this for some signed sports cards. Also, how would CGC treat the book in the grading process if it received it for grading with a signature authenticated by a third party?  I realize it wouldn't be in a gold label, because it wasn't witnessed by CGC, but would they give it a Universal grade, and would it lower the grade for having a signature on the front and possibly a small verification sticker on the back of the book?

Third party verification would be ignored at CGC.

Green label, would avoid the lower grade. Universal is possible but you'd get dinged for the sig and probably the sticker.

https://www.cgccomics.com/grading/labels/

43 minutes ago, Unstoppablejayd said:

A friend was able to add them to his order from Spencer Beck for me. 

Who is your friend and can he ask Spencer for pages for me? Ive been trying to get pages from that guy for over a year now.

21 hours ago, Unstoppablejayd said:

Bringing back the 90s!  Brett Booth and Adelso Corona from a recent X-men issue 

 

How did you get these?

On 2/16/2021 at 11:32 AM, Jandreu said:

My first submission to CGC is showing delivered on February 2nd but is not showing up in my submissions. Should I be concerned? 

No need to be concerned, you'll probably have to wait 10-15 business days before they show up. I really wish CGC would mention the lag time on the submission page.

5 hours ago, KillerBee said:

The link

This link no longer works. 

Well this thread is a year old.

12 hours ago, TA3000 said:

Hi! I've recently just made my first submission to have some comics graded. I shipped them and the tracking shows it was delivered on 2/4/21 but I still don't see anything when I log on to track my submissions. How long does it usually take from when comics are delivered to when you can begin to track the submission? 

It can take a couple of weeks at a minimum. It seems like there are a lot of people submitting these days so Id expect a back log and delay unfortunately.

4 minutes ago, alohaboyz said:

pretty sure someone told them about this thread.

pretty sure they dont care then.

4 minutes ago, alohaboyz said:

Of course i know this would happen.  This IS A CGC forum.    But i want to give CGC a fair shot at explaining the strange events with this submission.  Like i said, this has not been posted on open non biased  forums yet.   I would love to support CGC, but it is hard to when things like this happens.  Everyone needs to remember, i sent 10 submissions to CGC and this was not the only problem.  All the other problems have be solved fairly ,not great, but fair.   Again, outside of this forum on youtube, my family post nice videos of CGC reveals.  All positive.     The ball is actually in CGC hands now.   I dont want favoritism , just consistency and fairness.   

CGC doesnt monitor every forum and thread. But they do look into things posted in the Ask CGC section. Maybe you should this on the Ask CGC forum so they can respond.

1 hour ago, Artyman72 said:

I have started back into the hobby and have bought probably 8 slabs thus far. I received this one today and it looks nothing like any of the others. At first glance I thought it was cracked but it appears to be a type of inner tab of some kind. Is this normal?

 

Its wedgie! 

Helping a friend sell this. Message me for details or info.

This was a 2015 SDCC exclusive and Jim Lee hand sketched 50 original cards to go with these figures. This particular Harley Quinn sketch is #23 of 50. The card is 3.5” x 6.5”. Everything is in its original packaging which is in excellent shape.

Asking $850.  Buyer pays $25 for shipping and insurance anywhere within the continental US. International shipping varies. PayPal is the accepted method of payment.

1 minute ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

Dang ya, I have some books that were already ss'd by herb trimpe and Len wein, I sent them in for Roy thomas; and if I dont get the witnessed sigs I'm going to be  if they dont keep old sigs witnessed

Thats like a nightmare scenario!  that doesnt happen.

Just now, ADAMANTIUM said:

Those are nice! The top one says signed and sketched "on" instead of "by"

Small potatoes just didnt know if you had noticed.....

That batwoman beyond is sweet though

 

Sigh...yeah I noticed, they also left out the colorists name. CGC QA at its finest.

Just now, seanfingh said:

5 minutes ago, steveinthecity said:

Looks like a bindery tear.  

Agreed. Bindery tears often will not affect grade at 9.8 or below.

Yep, also agree on the bindery tear.

Any grader notes? VF should have something?

6 minutes ago, Lazyboy said:

Wouldn't this be a constant issue then? People submit just-released comics all the time and they should all have cover dates from the future.

How is 2/21 a "just-released comic? Am I missing something here?

3 hours ago, Bperilous said:

I'm noticing that with 3 books that have a 2/21 publish date that I try to submit, the modern option is grayed out and unavailable.  The value of all is less than $200.

 

Am I doing something wrong?

2/21...as in February 2021? 

3 hours ago, PeterPark said:

The boards are all kinds of messed up right now...I hope this change isn't permanent...

There is nothing permanent except change. -Heraclitus

58 minutes ago, Batarag said:

Anybody know how to take reflection and shadow free pictures of slabs using digital camera?

I think a photography lightbox will fix those issues. Basically need diffused light from multiple directions.