StephenWA

On 5/23/2019 at 1:25 AM, GoldenGod87 said:

I might be going the cleveland walkerfest just so i can pay to get in then pay each walking dead actor to sign there own issue, i know the tickets are a set price to get in but then i have to pay a few 100 a piece on just autographed cgc copies and non graded autographs. My Question is how much does a yellow label cost if you get your cgc 9.8 copy autographed?  Also how much does it cost just to get ungraded  copies graded,? And last question can i pay cgc with a credit card/ The only thing i know for a fact is that you have to pay the actors in cash. Also i live in Lehighton PA 18235 whats the closest event from where i live will you tell me wheres the closest cgc event or gathering,etc so i can get ungraded copies graded? Thanks hope to hear from you in a day or two

Hi GG87, You could also look for Signature Series comics on eBay - saves all the hassle of buying tickets, queuing, witnesses, shipping and the uncertainty of what grade you might receive. #JustSaying

On 7/31/2019 at 2:00 PM, Tommy Murana said:

how many comics can you get cgc at one time?

I send in multiples of 25. Sending in groups of 25 seem to offer the best price for return postage per comic.

Dear Mollie,

I noticed that the two super-duper-rare Serbian editions of The Walking Dead comics are rated no higher than their bookstand equivalents.

Please will you have a look at revising the scores for:

1. Okruzen Mrtvima 2 Serbian Sketch Edition / https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/SlotScoreDetail.aspx?SlotID=118543 AND

2. Okruzen Mrtvima 10 Serbian Sketch Edition / https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/SlotScoreDetail.aspx?SlotID=118538

The former (#2) was limited to just 50 copies of this B&W / sketch edition, and the latter (#10) to just 100. They both attract premium prices on the very few occasions they come to market.

I suggest score them closer to or equivalent to other very rare TWD comics such as:

https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/SlotScoreDetail.aspx?SlotID=228983 (limited to 25)

https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/SlotScoreDetail.aspx?SlotID=170462 (limited to 105)

https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/SlotScoreDetail.aspx?SlotID=150491 (limited to 500)

https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/SlotScoreDetail.aspx?SlotID=156484 (limited to 500)

https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/SlotScoreDetail.aspx?SlotID=228164 (limited to 500)

I also note that the CGC Registry Census Report is not working properly for these two comics - please correct this.

Thank you :-)

Stephen

I have been interested in variant covers as my awareness of comic collecting increases. Reading this thread has only increased my interest.

As at August 2019, according to my research, the Top 10 comics with multiple numbers of different/variant covers is shown below.

10: US Avengers #1 (2017), 64 variant covers

9: Harley Quinn #1 (2016), 79 variant covers

8: Star Wars #1 (2015), 85 covers

7: Detective Comics (1937) #1000, 86 covers

6: Vampirella #1 (2019), 89 covers

5: Dark Knight III, The Master Race #1 (2016), 91 covers

=3: Godzilla: Kingdon of Monsters #1 (2011), 104 covers

=3:Batman #50 (2016), 104 covers

2: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #666, 145 covers (including 141 comic shop variants)

1: The Walking Dead #1 (2003), 246 covers (including 151 comic shop variants) as described in my Journal - see below 

On 5/2/2019 at 6:45 PM, BladeTX said:

That is really cool!  Hope to discover one someday.   Likely less expensive than rare comics like the Hyundai variant since it is not part of a set.

@BladeTX - I have two copies of this. I believe there were just 500, all given out at the NYCC 2013. They were both in great condition, and I had one of them CGC slabbed - came back at 9.8.

Happy to offer you the other one (which remains bagged but raw). If you want to trade, perhaps look at my 2003 with Variant set, and offer me something I don't have at 9.8?

Regards

Stephen

On 8/23/2019 at 7:21 AM, JasonK221 said:

Hi Mollie,

Could you please add the following 3 books to the following sets

BOOKS:

1. Walking Dead #191 - cert #2043469011

2. Walking Dead #192 - cert #2050211017

3. Walking Dead #193 - cert #1574358055

SETS:

1. Walking Dead (2003)

2. Walking Dead (2003 Complete with Variants)

 

Thank you

 

Hi Jason,

Welcome to the boards!

The additions of these have already been requested, and no doubt Mollie will deal with adding them in due course.

For future reference, it is probably worth looking over earlier addition requests to save yourself some time and avoid duplications.

Best wishes

Stephen

I have been thinking about the overall timeline for the TV shows. I have found this apparently well-researched link to the 3632 days (the whole TWD story so far is about 10 years) between the Wildfire virus first reanimating corpses / 3500 days since the "global outbreak" (this latter being 59 days before Rick wakes up in season 1, episode 01) and the end of season 9.

For example, from the global outbreak, which is suggested in real-world time as either 7 August or 14 October 2010, the CDC self-destructs on day 64, on the fifth day after Rick woke up. Abraham and Glenn die on day 598. Rick and Jadis depart by helicopter on day 1207 (3 years and 4 months). The pikes are on day 3407 (9 years and 4 months). It really helped me to start to understand the "time jumps".

The second link is to the FTWD timeline, which is of 994 days (just over 2.5 years) from Season 1, episode 01 up to the Season 5 mid-season break.

TWD: https://walkingdead.fandom.com/wiki/The_Walking_Dead_TV_Show_Timeline

FTWD: https://walkingdead.fandom.com/wiki/Fear_The_Walking_Dead_Timeline

It is not always clear how the two stories occur in parallel. It seems however reasonable to me to assume that the timelines are concurrent, as the global outbreak would likely be the same day across the US (+/- a day or so).

On 8/7/2019 at 12:25 PM, Glenn Misztal said:

Apologies. I'll try to phrase it simpler :

I have a German edition of an American comic. Can it be submitted to CGC?

Shown here is a picture of it.

Yes. I have Argentinian, Italian, Mexican and Serbian CGC-slabbed comics in my collection.

Anyone heard of any additional covers for final issue #193? A retailer "thank you" edition, perhaps?

On 8/7/2019 at 5:11 PM, TheGirlHasNoName said:

Can you update the last few issue numbers on the registry for the walking dead comics please. Thank you

Happy to help, Mollie:

1. To the WD (2003 Complete with Variants) set:

191

191 Second Printing

192

192 Sketch Edition (a blank cover, but suggest 'Sketch Edition' to be in the same naming convention as the similarly presented #109 and #150)

192 Commemorative Edition

193

193 Second Printing

193 Convention Edition (same naming convention as #181).

2. To the WD (2003) set:

191

192

193

Unless there are any future surprises, this should conclude these sets.

Hope this helps.

Regards

Stephen

Thanks, Stephen. That was just a note to myself that someone wrote in to customer service asking for WD to be updated. I normally hide them, so you guys don't get confused. Walking Dead should be up-to-date now.  (I'll miss Walking Dead)

19 hours ago, Colossus96 said:

Noob question.... I prefer my comics in the cgc case not signed. However is it ok  to have the cgc cases signed? 

Ditto revat and theCapraAegagrus. It is your collection, and so my advice would be to collect what you like. Remember that not everyone will like what you like, so bear this in mind if you think you might sell your collection or items from it one day.

The 'Sharpie' https://www.sharpie.com is probably the best pen to use, as it is the most permanent on shiny surfaces.

On 7/25/2019 at 6:24 PM, Gruson said:

Question. If you send to PO Box fully insured do you get signature confirmation or what?  Sending my first batch. 

I ship from the UK. Our post offices are no fans of PO Box addresses. So I ship to the full CGC address: 

CGC, 5501 Communications Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34230, USA

I also insure to the full replacement value of the comics.

Hope this helps. Good luck (and high grades) with your first submission.

SWA

On 7/22/2019 at 12:02 AM, Yorick said:

Doesn't it show a Signature book when you look at the specific book?  Oh, just checked - yes it does.  It'll also have a greater point value than a comparable graded book in the next person's registry.  I don't think this is needed...

Thanks for considering this, Yorik, and for replying. You your questions: Yes and Yes. By your reasoning, CGC should remove the photograph and notes symbols too (as when you open the specific book, both are showing).

But I remain of the view that a symbol to highlight the book as an SS would be a welcome addition. I hope there are a few like-minded supporters out there?

On 7/21/2019 at 7:33 PM, dupont2005 said:

Imgur works for me. I deleted my photobucket when they started the paywall

I use Imgur, and have been very happy with their service so far. I don't have huge numbers of photos stored there, but they do link nicely into html and other web pages.

10 hours ago, Sensei Ryan said:

Hey Stephen,

I am glad you requested the addition of the #193 2nd print but Mollie has asked us to wait till the books are graded and in CGC's system before requesting them to be added - that's why I didn't include the 2nd printing (and waited for the Commemorative Edition and re-requested it after your initial request for it to be added, too).  Not like it matters for future TWD books as apparently we're done (for now) but she can't create a slot for books that haven't been graded (so hopefully by the time she gets around to this request it will be in the system and won't be skipped over) - just for future reference. 

Ryan

Oh, I thought you had overlooked 193/2nd. I just like the Registry to reflect the full collection at any point in time. I'm sure we both do :-)  I noticed that you had requested that the 193 SDCC Convention Edition was added - the convention was not held until this weekend 18-21 July, so suspect that had not been submitted/graded either!

Well done in the CGC Awards today - I am very pleased for you :-)

Regards

Stephen

On 7/18/2019 at 9:49 AM, Sensei Ryan said:

Hey Mollie!

Can you please add to the Walking Dead (2003 Complete with Variants) set the following issues:

Walking Dead #192 Commemorative Edition (someone requested this prior to its release but now there should be graded copies)

Walking Dead #193

Walking Dead #193 SDCC Convention Edition

and can you please add to the Walking Dead (2003) set the following issue:

Walking Dead #193

Thank you for your help as always - we appreciate you!!!

Ryan

Hi Mollie!

Please also add to the Walking Dead (2003 Complete with Variants) set the following issue:

Walking Dead #193 Second Printing

Thank you as ever - appreciated.

Regards

Stephen

A couple of weeks have passed since I posted this. How do I provoke a reply from CGC policy-makers?

I hear that AMC will present the season 10 trailer at the show’s Comic-Con panel on Friday, July 19, in San Diego.

If you can't wait, show-runner Angela Kang has been talking to Entertainment Weekly about the new season:

On 7/12/2019 at 11:34 PM, Ultra snuggle said:

SDCC exclusive for walking dead #193...Anyone know if this would be a 1st print or 2nd print? I'm guessing 2nd?

 

https://cdnws.skybound.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/The-Walking-Dead-193_2ndPtg.jpg

Likely "Convention Edition". There is already a Second Printing.

On 6/28/2019 at 10:02 PM, BladeTX said:

Hi Stephen,

    I've enjoyed our interactions together so please know I am showing an incredible amount of restraint here in my reply.   Your logic is flawed on so many levels.  I'll break it down into chunks like Ryan did.
1.  Mollie works for CGC.   CGC's business model is to get as many people to submit comics for grading as possible.  The Registry ONLY exists to further promote the CGC model, to their benefit as we all compete by getting books graded, even some books we don't particularly want to get graded but need them for to complete a set.  It also keeps the secondary market for high grade 9.8, 9.9 and 10.0 graded book white hot for competitive collectors.   So don't worry if Mollie is spending extra time building sets - that's exactly what CGC wants her to do.

2.  I am going to strongly disagree with the logic there should only be 1 Master TWD set that includes the variants.  First of all, that set is like 600 books now so can be a 6-figure deal to build the entire thing.  Second, even if I wanted to complete this one set, it is virtually impossible for me.  Why?  Because I was not on the "special list" of people who received all 151 store variants directly from Skybound  (152 I think if you include the one that was never released).  Do you know how impossible it would be to hunt down all those as raw books and then pray they are 9.8 worthy?   Honestly, except for you guys on the inside track, the full set is unattainable on the open market.

3. I love TWD, and I wanted to build a set I could be proud of.  So I decided 1-48 would be perfect for me.   It allows me to do something no one else has done, at least in the Registry, which is to have all 50 books in that set Signature Series and eventually 2xSS.    I'm having fun with it.  I will tell you if that shorter set did not exist, I would have stopped buying TWD graded books except the keys and a few extra ones I liked.  The Registry set established a goal, and I've been enjoying the 2 years of effort to build it.

4. I have all 60 of the 15ht Ann regular issues, except the 5 1:100 books.  All are high grade.  I think it would be cool to create that set.  Why would you be against that?

I don't criticize what people collect.  To each their own.  By the same logic, don't criticize what others want in the Registry.  It is petty and not your place.   

Hi BladeTX,

It's called a "Chat Board" or forum so we can "chat" and discuss matters. Such a chat pre-supposes that different people will have different views. You have read mine, and I am happy to hear yours. You may regard my view  "petty", but I reserve the right to express it, whether or not it accords with yours. As I said, I'm not a fan of multiple-upon-multiple, duplicated sets as has evolved in some of the titles you have mentioned. I have nothing to add, so lets move on :-)

Cheers

Stephen

26 minutes ago, mysterio said:

Never thought #100 would ever be worth anything, they printed boatloads. It ended up doing pretty well. 

#100 had twenty variants - see: 

3 hours ago, Sensei Ryan said:

I'm holding out my thoughts on this until I read it tomorrow...I hate that the issue will most likely be spoiled online (besides what already has been spoiled, I mean) and will reserve judgment till then...

This is an incredibly hard wait for me, tbh...

Ditto 100%. Sad :-(

2 hours ago, MrWalkingDead said:

is this ALL real?  im shell shocked right now-- 

The New York Times is reporting it: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/02/arts/design/walking-dead-ending-comic.html

I love SS books. I have about 100. All of my books are listed in the CGC Registry. There is a small symbol in column #5 of the Registry which is presented when a book has one or more photograph/s, and a second symbol when a book has notes.

Q. Is it possible that CGC could add a third symbol in column #5 (or elsewhere) to denote a Signature Series book?