Kantankerous

Well the reason I asked these questions is that. People, who don't know, think that "Polybagged version" is somehow worth more than the non-Polybagged version based on what I can see from eBay sales even though they were all polybagged. The ones that are labeled "Polybag" seem to fetch more money which shouldn't really be the case (In the case of Spider-man #1 McFarlane.. yes but not in this case).

Looks like I'm getting the one day treatment. Awesome!! I'm not sure but I think closer to submitting double digit (ten or more) count would increase the probability of delaying it. I think 6-8 is safe. More detail since people seem to be interested in this. Shipped 2/22 - Delivered 2/24 Received 3/21 - In Processed 3/21 - Scheduled for Grading 3/21 - Grading/Encapsulation/Imaging 3/22 - Quality Control 3/22 It looks like if the submission count is low they go immediately to grading the book because as soon as they opened the package they went to work on grading it. I'll be getting my book back in about a month + a week and most of the time was spent just waiting for them to open the package.

well well well... it does look like my theory is correct..

About to put my theory to the test about small submissions.

Not trying to make an excuse for CGC's poor grading but... they do state that even if the comic book is cased in the slab, it doesn't prevent the comic from being damaged while inside the slab. I know from experience that if you shake a slabbed comic book vigorously enough that the comic book will move inside the slab and hit the inner wells and damage the book. Some people call it shaken comic syndrome (SCS).

Hate to do this again but... it's not the timing... as you know that the certificate numbers are sequential (higher the number the more recent the submission) 3893111023 Grade Date: 12/01/2021 - Poly-bagged Edition 3989814009 Grade Date: 01/17/2022 - No mention of Polybag If what you say is true then shouldn't the one that was graded more recently have the polybag notes also if the one that was graded before had it? This leads me to believe that if you do not submit the book in the polybag then you won't get the "Poly-bagged edition" or "polybag removed" on the label.

I'm beginning to see a pattern here. Lot of the submissions with few books (say less than 8) seem to get graded quickly...

That can't be true otherwise this wouldn't happen. Same books and one has "Polybag removed" one doesn't. And from my understanding all 1st prints of this book were polybagged. What would make CGC say one is a polybagged version and the other one isn't on the label? Seems really inconsistent to me. Did they only label the ones they received in a polybag "Polybag edition"?

But has anyone submitted a book that was removed from the polybag and received the "polybag notes"?

Question 1. If I submit a book that was originally polybagged but pulled out of the bag will CGC not put "polybag version" on the label? Particularly in the case of Todd McFarlane's Spider-man #1, the polybag version does not have a price on it and it's obvious it's the polybag version but will they note that in the label if you remove it from the bag? Question 2. In cases where it's obvious that the book was originally in a polybag (like in example stated in question 1) will they write "polybag removed" on the label if the item was removed from the bag and sent to CGC or will they only write that if CGC removes it from the bag. I'm asking because I have some comic books that are in need of pressing due to the "polybag crease" that resulted over time and I don't feel like having CCS press that book because it will add months to the delay.

I have a related question. I really want to remove my book from the polybag and press the book myself (because CGC will take forever if I get them to do it) before I send it in to CGC but for some comics the label makes a distinction between a "polybag" edition and regular edition. So here are my questions. 1. If I remove the polybag myself then will it get the "Poly-bag removed" text on the label or does it only stay that if CGC removes the polybag bag for me? 2. If I remove the polybag then will CGC label it so that it says Poly-bagged edition, or do they only do that if CGC removes the bag? In case of Spider-man #1 (1990) I know there is a difference between the Polybag edition and regular edition (the polybag edition doesn't have a price) but would CGC label it Poly-bagged edition if they don't open the bag themselves? Unrelated question but does anyone know if you can tell the difference between polybag version and regular version of Web of Spiderman 90 other than the polybag?

I think someone mentioned that if you do prescreen it adds to your TAT. Mine wasn't a prescreen (only 3 books) and it went from SFG (8/29) to GEI (1/11) to Shipped (1/12) in two days.

My book finally shipped today. (Day after my birthday. Nice birthday gift!!) With the exception of few lottery winners who got their slow modern graded super fast, it seems like it is first in first out (FIFO). I submitted my books in July and was marked received 8/29 and a few weeks after people who posted they got their books shipped and their books were received 8/14ish, I got mine shipped. And they were all graded 9.8 so I'm pretty stoked!!! So if your books were marked received around 8/29ish.. you should be getting your books soon..

Even if everyone complains... we all know it... It won't stop the submissions... because when you can take a modern book you bought for $20-30 bucks and get it graded at 9.8 and turn it into 200-300 bucks... there's just too much money to be made for people to quit this...

Submission # 3916975 Delivered 7/4/2021 Opened/SFG 8/29/2021 GEI 1/11/2022 G/QC ? Shipped ? Finally movement!!! On my birthday too.