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Fine detective work. How could a sane collector read that description and NOT think there was some restoration? The OP's buyer is out of touch with reality.

Latest submission 4x modern Signature Series marked as RECEIVED 07/29/2019 (from a signing May 18th or May 19th - that is not CGC's fault though).

Moved to Grading/Quality Control 07/23/2019. Finalized/imaged/shipped on 07/25/2019 - 3 for 3 9.8 Signature Series Dave Barclay from Niagara Falls Comic Con, two Jabba action figure comics and a Yoda action figure comic (copious thanks to Rich Henn)

Moved to Grading/Quality Control 07/23/2019.

3 modern Signature Series Received 6/24/2019 Scheduled for grading 07/17/2019

Received 6/6/2019, scheduled for grading 6/28/2019, grading/quality control 7/2/2019, finalized/imaged/shipped on 7/9/2019. (6 Signature Series) No movement on batch 2 that was received 6/24/2019.

The only time I care is when a fair counter-offer is made by me to a ridiculous lowball, and they respond with another lowball $5 above the last one and giving an ultimatum that they're not going any higher. Okay, don't. I also don't have to sell it. I don't like receiving them myself because most of the time I "watch" an auction is to get a feel for FMV before listing my own copy of the same item, but sometimes when I have a watcher, I'll follow eBay's advice and send an offer. I don't know how many times I've sent out offers that are substantially less and include free shipping only to have it snapped up at full price by somebody else while I'm waiting on a response. Those are good problems to have I guess. Full transparency though: I get just as many sit on their hands until the offer expires.

That is a gorgeous copy. Wow.

First batch that was Scheduled for grading 6/28/2019 moved to Grading/Quality Control on 7/2/2019. No movement on batch 2.

My oldest nephew would see Michael J. Fox ten times over before Kit Harrington. For him, Back to the Future is his original Star Wars trilogy, to give a frame of reference. Please know that's anecdotal and not meant as evidence to dispute your claim. Plus, you have to factor in that because of progression of his Parkinson's, Fox may not be able to do signatures at some point coming, so whatever he's charging now is still a bargain, despite the aging of the BTTF franchise.

First batch received 6/6/2019 just moved to Scheduled for Grading 6/28/2019. Not unhappy with this considering the volume of books they're processing right now. No movement on batch 2.

Not too shabby. Thanks for posting.

Six (6) Signature Series Modern received 6/6/2019, still listed as Received. No Fast Track, no pressing. Hoping they move to Scheduled for grading early next week. Three (3) Signature Series Modern received 6/24/2019, listed as Received. No Fast Track, no pressing. I know judging by the submissions above it'll be a little while yet.

Both those Vess covers are stunning. Wow.

I've been meaning to post these for awhile now. Here's a few of my faves:

Anyone available to act as a facilitator for this smallish show? I'm looking at one guest and a handful of books to be signed.

I know it's a longshot, but any US members heading overseas to this one that could act as a facilitator? It's super short notice - show is June 1-2,2019. http://www.filmandcomicconbirmingham.com/index.php/collectormania

They were the big dogs in the game from the beginning, certainly. If they're more common, it's because so many cards were graded by them before the others, including BGS, got into the scene. I think their overall price point for grading is below BGS. Some collectors, however, are more demanding than others. For novice or speculative collectors, it's hard to spot the difference between a PSA 9 and and PSA 10 (they don't have a 9.5). With a "gem mint" 9.5 BGS, if you got one with subgrades, you can see how that individual card set itself apart with those four criteria mentioned in the other post. Money realized from auction is something you might want to compare between the two brands before making your ultimate decision. Do your analysis with commonly traded cards, such as a Michael Jordan rookie, to get a better feel for the ranges they sell at between both companies, paying close attention to the higher end BGS stuff and the assigned subgrades (if any). If this sounds like I'm on a BGS bandwagon, I'm not. I personally hold more PSA cards in my collection (because of the reason stated - they were all that was available for a long time until competitors opened) than BGS, but I know certain BGS cards would probably realize more in the marketplace if I were to sell because collectors of high-end cards want those extra parameters to judge them by.

They are and have been for awhile after supplanting PSA. The big difference came when they started to display subgrades on the card's label (corners, surface, centering, edges). They also "grade" the quality of the signature on a card, which I don't care for. Sometimes you'll be big price differences for BGS 9.5s that have all 9.5 subs, or especially those with one or two 10 subs. I haven't been in that game for a long time now, but I still get their emails. They have a black label now where a cards rates 4 10s on subgrades, and they also have a cheaper option to grade without subs, just asking for overall grade (the old way).

I'm not a dealer, but I see my submissions in "Received" status. Some sit longer than others, depending on whether or not I chose CCS services. Then they move to "Scheduled for Grading" and then "Grading/Quality Control," where time can't seem to move any slower before I get my little dose of happiness when I see "Finalized/Imaged/Shipped."

Yes, 2015 for Star Wars #1 (and all those myriad variant covers!). Pretty sharp observation. Not sure if that was the sole driving force for the uptick, but it probably contributed greatly.

$7.99 cover? Hope there aren't a thousand variants. Anybody know how many pages the issue is?

This^^^^^. Hope you have a speedy recovery.

It depends on the tier of your submission. You can check their stated TATs on the website under FAQs, but this thread is actually a better indicator of what's currently happening. For instance, if you submitted some moderns and opted for fast track, check a few posts above for boardies who have posted their results in that same tier. Once it says "Scheduled for grading," it's usually a good indication that they'll be graded within the next couple business days, and then they have to go on to quality control for a secondary review before being finalized.

I find it more likely Bran warged into the white horse; makes it less of a deus ex machina that way.