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    2020 "I WANT THIS TO BE ADDED TO A SET" REQUEST

    in CGC Registry

    Posted

    On 5/7/2020 at 2:20 PM, StephenWA said:

    Hi Matt

    Thank you for your check and quick response. Something peculiar is happening. When I open ANY of my sets, or comics on my Mac (usingSafari), all the text shows as bold. Until last week it was just showing fine. And now it is not.

    On my iPad however, the same text is fine (it is presented in the font/bold as I entered it).

    Any ideas why it is showing differently? Sorry to be a bother.

    Regards

    Stephen

    Hi Stephen,

    The website that we use to host the CGC registry is a bit outdated so I can only assume that a small change that we made had a ripple effect. Sometimes, lesser used browsers are not updated due to time/budget constraints. I use google chrome and everything is working fine. Our long term goal is to have the CGC registry merged onto the www.cgccomics.com website but this will take a lot of time, effort and money of course. 

    I tried Chrome, and everything is back in the correct presentation. Thank you !

    Funny - Apple/Safari is normal awesome for everything!

    Regards

    Stephen

    2020 "I WANT THIS TO BE ADDED TO A SET" REQUEST

    in CGC Registry

    Posted

    On 5/5/2020 at 11:46 AM, StephenWA said:

    Hello Matt,

    This may not be the perfect place for this note, but I do know that you look here. Something has gone wrong with collectors' texts in "Set Descriptions" - it has all gone bold in presentation, whereas I used to use bold text to highlight certain aspects of my text. Likewise "Comic Descriptions" have also been similarly effected.

    PLEASE correct this by reinstating the former presentation.

    Thank you in anticipation,

    Regards

    Stephen

    Hello @StephenWA,

    Can you please let me know if there are specific sets that this is affecting? I browsed a handful of your sets and do not see any issues. I checked a few of your TWD sets as I get the feeling that you are a fan.:bigsmile:

    Hi Matt

    Thank you for your check and quick response. Something peculiar is happening. When I open ANY of my sets, or comics on my Mac (usingSafari), all the text shows as bold. Until last week it was just showing fine. And now it is not.

    On my iPad however, the same text is fine (it is presented in the font/bold as I entered it).

    Any ideas why it is showing differently? Sorry to be a bother.

    Regards

    Stephen

    Hi Stephen,

    The website that we use to host the CGC registry is a bit outdated so I can only assume that a small change that we made had a ripple effect. Sometimes, lesser used browsers are not updated due to time/budget constraints. I use google chrome and everything is working fine. Our long term goal is to have the CGC registry merged onto the www.cgccomics.com website but this will take a lot of time, effort and money of course. 

    2020 "I WANT THIS TO BE ADDED TO A SET" REQUEST

    in CGC Registry

    Posted

    Hello Matt,

    This may not be the perfect place for this note, but I do know that you look here. Something has gone wrong with collectors' texts in "Set Descriptions" - it has all gone bold in presentation, whereas I used to use bold text to highlight certain aspects of my text. Likewise "Comic Descriptions" have also been similarly effected.

    PLEASE correct this by reinstating the former presentation.

    Thank you in anticipation,

    Regards

    Stephen

    Hello @StephenWA,

    Can you please let me know if there are specific sets that this is affecting? I browsed a handful of your sets and do not see any issues. I checked a few of your TWD sets as I get the feeling that you are a fan.:bigsmile:

    2020 "I WANT THIS TO BE ADDED TO A SET" REQUEST

    in CGC Registry

    Posted

    On 4/19/2020 at 12:20 PM, StephenWA said:

    Hello Matt - Any news? I am sure it is a duplicate entry...

    @SenseiRyan What are your thoughts on this?

    Hello @StephenWA,

    Thank you for your patience. Our graders confirmed that the standard issue of this book does not exist and the slot has been removed. The set now contains the variant issues only. 

    Thank you Matt. Appreciated : - )

    I hope you and yours are staying safe in these crazy times.

    Best wishes

    Stephen

    2020 "I WANT THIS TO BE ADDED TO A SET" REQUEST

    in CGC Registry

    Posted

    On 3/30/2020 at 1:05 PM, StephenWA said:

    Hi Matt,

    A quirky comic addition, ID https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/Comics/SlotScoreDetail.aspx?SlotID=269012 has sneaked into the TWD with variants 2003 set (https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/SetTypeDetail.aspx?SetTypeID=1984). I don't think such a comic exists - please check, and if necessary remove it.

    There are 157 Store Editions, plus the "Retailer" edition, which presently sits alphabetically amongst the rest at "R".

    Regards

    Stephen

    Hello @StephenWA,

    I have reached out to our graders for confirmation and will update the set if necessary. Thank you. 

    Hello Matt - Any news? I am sure it is a duplicate entry...

    @SenseiRyan What are your thoughts on this?

    Hello @StephenWA,

    Thank you for your patience. Our graders confirmed that the standard issue of this book does not exist and the slot has been removed. The set now contains the variant issues only. 

    2020 "I WANT THIS TO BE ADDED TO A SET" REQUEST

    in CGC Registry

    Posted

    Hi Matt,

    A quirky comic addition, ID https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/Comics/SlotScoreDetail.aspx?SlotID=269012 has sneaked into the TWD with variants 2003 set (https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/SetTypeDetail.aspx?SetTypeID=1984). I don't think such a comic exists - please check, and if necessary remove it.

    There are 157 Store Editions, plus the "Retailer" edition, which presently sits alphabetically amongst the rest at "R".

    Regards

    Stephen

    Hello @StephenWA,

    I have reached out to our graders for confirmation and will update the set if necessary. Thank you. 

    Best & Worst years to own a store?

    in Comics General

    Posted

    On 1/8/2018 at 7:35 PM, lizards2 said:

    I don't know how people even find shops anymore.  It used to be the phone book. 

    I agree that 1989 was probably the pinnacle - there must have been 5 to 10 times the number of shops then - they seemed to be everywhere.

    I live in the UK. But have holidayed and made work trips to the US since 1991. Five years ago, my wife and I decided to visit all 50 states. We checked them off as we completed our list using (our recommended) app "Been". We completed seven road trips including two coast-to-coast to finish off the states we had not previously visited. I remember a discussion as to what actually constitutes having "been" to a city or state. Our conclusion was based on three determinants:

    1. We had to stay overnight;

    2. We had to have a beer in a local bar; and

    3. We had to have a story to tell when we left.

    On our travels, we used Google to find comic shops in cities as we passed through ("Comic shop near me" with location services activated). Thus we have been to a lot of US comic shops! Most cities have 2-4 that we could find; of course some have more. We met some super-nice people. I remember meeting Chewbacca (the late Peter Mayhew)'s best man in Boise, Idaho, and some zombie extras from The Walking Dead in Atlanta, GA. I'm a returnee to comics after collecting them as a kid. I missed the late 80s-early 90s "hay-day" as others have described it.

    I just wanted to say that comics stores are still "out there" and generally crewed by great, really pleasant people. And thank you to my wife for indulging me...

    2020 "I WANT THIS TO BE ADDED TO A SET" REQUEST

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    On 3/18/2020 at 11:59 AM, StephenWA said:

    Please correct the set listing for issue #25 of Walking Dead (Italy) https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/Comics/SetTypeDetail.aspx?SetTypeID=4887

    There are 16 different covers in total as follows (the current listing for #25 can be amended or deleted):

    Newsstand cover A, Axe

    Newsstand cover B, Bat

    Newsstand cover C, Chainsaw

    Newsstand cover D, Machete

    Adlard Sketch Variant

    Chromium 100 Variant

    Lucca Comics and Games Variant

    Lucille Variant

    Negan Variant

    Hitch Variant

    McFarlane Variant

    Ottley Variant

    Phillips Variant

    Quitely Variant

    Silvestri Variant

    Zombie Walk Variant

     

    Thank you,

    Stephen

    CGC has only graded the regular issue and Walking Dead Weekly #25. I am not able to add the other slots as we have not graded any of the books. Thank you

     

    Again, I am trying to get ahead of the curve. I am a collector of this set, and would like it shown accurately.

    Please add the books.

    Regards

    Stephen

    2020 "I WANT THIS TO BE ADDED TO A SET" REQUEST

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    Posted

    Please correct the set listing for issue #25 of Walking Dead (Italy) https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/Comics/SetTypeDetail.aspx?SetTypeID=4887

    There are 16 different covers in total as follows (the current listing for #25 can be amended or deleted):

    Newsstand cover A, Axe

    Newsstand cover B, Bat

    Newsstand cover C, Chainsaw

    Newsstand cover D, Machete

    Adlard Sketch Variant

    Chromium 100 Variant

    Lucca Comics and Games Variant

    Lucille Variant

    Negan Variant

    Hitch Variant

    McFarlane Variant

    Ottley Variant

    Phillips Variant

    Quitely Variant

    Silvestri Variant

    Zombie Walk Variant

     

    Thank you,

    Stephen

    CGC has only graded the regular issue and Walking Dead Weekly #25. I am not able to add the other slots as we have not graded any of the books. Thank you

     

    2020 "I WANT THIS TO BE ADDED TO A SET" REQUEST

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    Posted

    Please correct the set: Walking Dead (Italy) https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/Comics/SetTypeDetail.aspx?SetTypeID=4887

    The existing comic #43 in the Registry "Adlard & Lucca Variant Edition" https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/Comics/SlotScoreDetail.aspx?SlotID=257261 is actually TWO comics, and was previously added inaccurately. The registry should show that there are FOUR versions of #43:

    #43

    #43 Adlard Variant

    #43 Lucca 2016 Variant

    #43 Zombie Walk 2016 Variant (to be added please as per my earlier request in this thread).

     

    Thank you,

    Stephen

    We only have the regular issue of Walking Dead #43 in our system and have not graded any of the variants yet. I did not make changes to this section as the current slots are empty. I am happy to update the slots once CGC grades the Italian Edition of any of the books as this will confirm the information. Thank you

    2020 "I WANT THIS TO BE ADDED TO A SET" REQUEST

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    Please add to the set: Walking Dead (Italy) https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/Comics/SetTypeDetail.aspx?SetTypeID=4887

    #27 regular newsstand edition (please retain the existing variant "Zombie Walk Edition")

    #37 Lucca Comics Variant

    #37 Zombie Walk Variant

    #40 Variant

    #41 Etna Comics Variant

    #43 Zombie Walk 2016 Variant

    #48 Variant

    #50 Variant

    #50 Kirkman Variant

    #53

    #54

    #55

    #55 Lucca 2018 Variant

    #56

    #56 Lucca Variant

    #56 Andrea Variant

    #56 Governor Variant

    #56 Michonne Variant

    #56 Rick Variant

    #57

    #58

    #58 Comicon Variant

    #58 Romics Variant

    #59

    #59 Pride 2019 Variant

    #59 Sienziewicz Variant

    #60

    #60 Sienziewicz Variant

    #61

    #61 Sienziewicz Variant

    #62

    #62 Sienziewicz Variant

    #63

    #63 Sienziewicz Variant

    #64

    #65

    #66

    Michonne Special

    Michonne Special Bonelli Variant

    Governor Special

    Tyreece Special

    The Walking Dead Special - Piccole Storie 2016

     

    Thank you,

    Stephen

    The Italian Editions for the requested books above are not in the CGC system yet and cannot be added at this time. I am happy to circle back to this post if this changes. 

    2020 "THIS SCORE NEEDS FIXIN" REQUESTS

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    Posted

    On 3/4/2020 at 1:53 PM, StephenWA said:

    In October 2018, Image/Skybound offered comic stores an opportunity for a store-unique The Walking Dead #1 comic to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the first edition. 157 stores accepted this invitation, and the comics were published - there were 500 for each store which accepted.

    Comics are being collected in two sets, and almost 200 have already been graded by CGC:

    1) https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/SetTypeDetail.aspx?SetTypeID=1984; AND

    2) https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/SetTypeDetail.aspx?SetTypeID=4954

    The Registry scores for these variants should be higher than the 32 points (for a 9.8 Universal) currently awarded. There are only 500 of each which makes them MUCH rarer than 32 points suggests. For example:

    Please give this bump request your kind consideration.

    Regards

    Stephen

    Hi Steven,

    Thank you for providing this information. The 3 books you referenced are all above 32 points in 9.8. Here's Negan Preview is already assigned 250 points for a 9.8 and cannot be increased at this time as recent sales are in line. Walking Dead 100 Ottley Sketch Cover is assigned 400 for a 9.8 and cannot be increased. I was able to provide a small bump for the Lucille Edition. Please let me know if I overlooked something on my end as I would be happy to reconsider. 

    Dear Sir,

    Yes, I would like you to reconsider; you may not have read my request carefully enough. I asked that the 157 Store editions (TWD 15th Anniversary) each have their scores increased above 32 points (for a 9.8 Universal). The three examples I provided were of other TWD comics limited in availability to 500 copies only.

    Please revisit my request.

    Regards

    Stephen

     

    @StephenWA Thank you for clarifying. I am happy to reconsider some of the point values initially assigned. Please note that we assign the initial market value for modern books but will reconsider once the secondary market presents itself. For most books, it may be safe to assume that there is not a large enough secondary market needed to make appropriate changes as we prefer multiple sales in multiple grades to formulate properly. 

    Can you please provide a list of books that you wish to have reviewed? 

    Thank you

    2020 "THIS SCORE NEEDS FIXIN" REQUESTS

    in CGC Registry

    Posted

    In October 2018, Image/Skybound offered comic stores an opportunity for a store-unique The Walking Dead #1 comic to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the first edition. 157 stores accepted this invitation, and the comics were published - there were 500 for each store which accepted.

    Comics are being collected in two sets, and almost 200 have already been graded by CGC:

    1) https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/SetTypeDetail.aspx?SetTypeID=1984; AND

    2) https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/SetTypeDetail.aspx?SetTypeID=4954

    The Registry scores for these variants should be higher than the 32 points (for a 9.8 Universal) currently awarded. There are only 500 of each which makes them MUCH rarer than 32 points suggests. For example:

    Please give this bump request your kind consideration.

    Regards

    Stephen

    Hi Steven,

    Thank you for providing this information. The 3 books you referenced are all above 32 points in 9.8. Here's Negan Preview is already assigned 250 points for a 9.8 and cannot be increased at this time as recent sales are in line. Walking Dead 100 Ottley Sketch Cover is assigned 400 for a 9.8 and cannot be increased. I was able to provide a small bump for the Lucille Edition. Please let me know if I overlooked something on my end as I would be happy to reconsider. 

    Yet ANOTHER Ebay shipping fail.....

    in Comics General

    Posted

    On 2/27/2020 at 4:37 PM, gadzukes said:

    You already know how this ends..... :facepalm:

    This package came in the mail today.  When I felt the package I knew it was a CGC slab because THERE WAS NO CARDBOARD and I could simply feel the plastic thru the envelope.

    SO I paid over $1000 for this and the seller couldn't take the time to use cardboard, padding, or a box.  doh!

    The slab is opening about half way down one side.  The comic appears to be ok.

    The seller said he would try to get some insurance for me, but when the PO insurance sees these pics won't they just say "Um... where's the packing protection?"

    So..... should I have the seller pay for a reholder plus shipping?  Just send it back and get my money back?  See if he's able to get some insurance out of it?

     

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    I read your post, and through the many helpful replies. I learned a bit from those to (so thanks y'awl).

    I have little to add that hasn't been said before. So I'll just say I'm sorry for your pain, and I hope the return and refund works out well for you. Thank you for sharing.

    Best wishes

    Stephen

     

    The Official The Walking Dead Discussion Thread

    in Modern Age Comic Books

    Posted

    On 2/21/2020 at 4:56 AM, Timothy Villalpando said:

    Sticking with it too. Other than my 2nd copy of Walking Dead #1 I don’t plan on getting rid of any of the 350+ different WD books I have any time soon. 

    For now, it seems the complete The Walking Dead comic collection in English language comprises 663 different comics in the main set + 53 TWD Weekly + 4 Survivor Guides = 720.

    I have also updated my Journal on TWD #1 to reflect the full 253 different covers of that first edition - see 

     

    No Horror Comics allowed in the UK?

    in Comics General

    Posted

    I have imported 00's of comics shipped from the US, including (for example) The Walking Dead which probably falls into the "horror" category. Not once have a had a problem, until this week a seller has contacted me to tell me that "Horror comics are banned in the UK". He discover this when he tried to ship me a comic I had purchased.

    We have comic shops, Comic Cons, horror movies and a Walking Dead attraction at one of major theme parks.

    I believe it harks back to an old day and has yet to be repealed. It would never be enforced...