MAY1979

Yep, Current Membership provides significantly less actual benefit than in the past. With the parent company being Blackst0ne this falls right in line with their business model. Expect the cost of membership to rise and benefits of the membership to decease. On 2 things will change that: 1) Submissions thus profits fall sharply. Of course at that point Blackst0ne will simply sell off CGC 2) TRULY valid competition emerges, then #1 on this list occurs.

In 1978 the definition was change to:

Here's one from 1999 I've posted a few times before. Early in CGC operation (testing?) is was not uncommon for page quality not be considered. From my records I won this on eBay in April 2000 for $41 which back then was a bit high. It was my first CGC book that was not 9.6 or 9.8.

My opinions: 1) for the most part back then CGC on 9.8's was less lenient on non-color breaking spine ticks. 2) Most of the graders were seasoned and business was less than today so they had more time to look at a book. The more time you spend analyzing a comic the more you will find wrong with it. Curious about opinion of others on 1999-2003 CGC grading. P.S. As for me I'll gladly keep the old holders My ideal slab however would be first gen front label with top strip encased as on modern + modern slab clarity + first gen absence of newton rings

All of these are 1/1 9.8's in 1st gen slabs - determined via cgcdata as only 1 copy existing in 9.8 prior to July 2003 when 2nd gen labels were first used: 3 were self submitted

2/3 Self Submitted. Chrome Crisis may have been first CGC book I purchased on ebay.

I attended those semi-regularly in the late 1990's back when I lived "only" a 2 hour rail road ride away. 5 books in my current signature were purchased raw at those shows. Good times! Also I seem to recall at one of the earliest having Jim Steranko sign a small poster.

^ I do like the gold label. But taking a chance on re-holdering since Blackrock took over is way too risky for my nerves. Perhaps one day after Blackrocks sells CGC off, only a matter of when not if, and they re-institute actual quality control and value the quality of a workers effort not simply quantity.

Ain't happening, there will be no MOS2. To the 5 or 6 Mxyzptlk fans, Gunn ain't a comin' to yer rescue. In a few years there will be "Young Superman" film as per Herr Gunn. Probably with a "Young Luther" as villain. Not a fan of the DC movies myself but for a very brief moment I did look forward to a Superman vs Black Adam. It could have been epic.

Obtained MAD for the main date of issue month i collect. I wanted to hold out for a 9.8 but there is only 1 and in 20 years of searching I figured let me grab the only 9.6. According to the USPS report in the issue there were 1.25 million copies SOLD of the nearest issue to the filing date. It's amazing how many MAD's from the time were sold and how few seemingly exist in high grade today. In the 1980's via being gifted issues by those looking to clear out their stuff, 1978-1982 issues were my MAD era.

Nice! My first submission was only 1 book, the 9.6 Dell Giant #48 in my signature. The 9.6w Showcase 60 in my sig was in my 2nd submission which also included Marvel Premiere 15 9.6w and a Marvel Super-Heroes #1 (1966) 9.4.

It reality it's probably as valid as many alleged auctions sales

Why is it that most average folks think any comic that is bagged and boarded is "perfect"? In all seriousness I do wan to understand that thought process.

Dude!; I wrote "apparently"

Or market manipulation has not ceased - now ill it. I'd expect funny games to continue, while they no longer will work as well as during the bubble there is still to be made via manipulation machinations BTW: A CGC 9.8W deal at $3800 including shipping to Canada was apparently made on these boards yesterday. Victory was smart, no auction fees and the book will likley be testing $3200 threshold downwards in the next 1-3 months.

Does this count?

With the current census population pretty much everyone in the world could have 50 BTW a 9.8w sold on these forums today for $3800. Do know while success is no longer ensured as it was in 2020-early 2022, it won't stop market manipulators from trying, so take every 4.5K range sale with a grain of salt. They know what we know, the supply side of the equation requires constant HUGE demand to prevent a free-fall on this book. The bear is hungry folks only time will tell how large its meal grows!

Destroyer Duck 1 - has lead anchor attached. It will negatively breach 300 thresholds in 2023 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

It will never be made.

Agreed. Some sellers have become sensitive since the bubble burst, and feel entitled to get 2020/2021 prices. Those days are gone and the confluence of events that led to them ain't a comin' back for a decade, perhaps even 2 or 3 or never... Once again; sellers with true business acumen that understand cash flow is king, NOT getting what they feel is max price per item, will weather the storm as it worsens.

Perhaps a new thread: "Bronze age comics that are managing to hold their own on eBay" or "Bronze age comics that are treading water on eBay" During the pandemic bubble, Investors/Flippers/Speculators were buying book after book and selling them for a profit. Nearly every Bronze and Copper Marvel book was viewed as a sure thing. Online "influencers" were all downplaying that books could EVER go down. Skilled Comic book market naysayers on boards.cgccomics.com were scoffed at because times were good. There was no such thing as overpaying for a book because prices rose and there was no end in sight. How could the sky be falling when everything was rising in value? ENTER THE BEAR!

My first dealing with them was fine, the next 2 were the horrors and I said never again that was 12 years ago. I'm sure that 10-15% of the time all is fine

One of my dogs wears a Cap collar (with a Batman Shirt) the other a Panther collar.

1) They may no longer even own the pieces, but that type of thing won't stop them from trying to sell them. 2) The asking price will always be raised as soon as you agree to it, they are without honor and their word is less than worthless. Then in some cases after all that they never had the item to begin with - see #1 3) "Playing them Mind Games" is their primary goal. 4) Like many collectors I consider any item they have as something that may as well no longer exist.