I noticed the newsletter on the NGC home page has more info than the one in the link on page 1 of this thread.  

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210701005601/en/Blackstone-Tactical-Opportunities-to-Acquire-the-Certified-Collectibles-Group-a-Leading-Provider-of-Tech-Enabled-Authentication-Grading-and-Conservation-Services-for-the-Global-Collectibles-Industry

Just now, G G ® ™ said:

Damn!  so the link doesn't work then? So no one can see the joke?

I saw the joke.  

15 minutes ago, G G ® ™ said:

**BREAKING NEWS**Closure of CGC Boards imminent say BLACKSTONE. - Testing, 1... 2... 3... - CGC Comic Book Collectors Chat Boards (cgccomics.com)

Testing, 1... 2... 3...

38 minutes ago, BlowUpTheMoon said:

Very little reaction from the Coinees.

I was the first to reply!  

I would do the trade and enjoy the new kitchen.  

3 minutes ago, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

do we have any boardies here with an affiliation to GPA Analysis?

We have George.  @gpanalysis  

16 minutes ago, bounty_coder said:

I don't know how easy it is to get Mods to move a thread back.

You would need to remove the Captain America #323 on page 16 and the ASM #275  (sold) on page 17, then PM me.

A tear is a tear...

1 minute ago, BigLeagueCHEW said:

8 minutes ago, BabyAteMyDingo said:

I hate to be the wanker, but I don't think that was ever a 9.9. The lower left corner has some wear and there are spine ticks along the black line border on the left.

Spine ticks are from the wrapping during production. Doesn't affect grade.

2 hours ago, vheflin said:

That looks like another inner well that wasn't sealed at the bottom.

Yep, or poorly sealed.  Here's a good thread that shows different examples of inner wells, problems ect...

9.2

Is that color loss in the lower left corner of the cover?

1 minute ago, Bird said:

D'OH! 

what a n00b I am! 

It's confusing when you can do this in 2 places with 2 different sets of rules.  

3 hours ago, Bird said:

you can do "want to buy" but the rules state you must list a price. So generally people say what you are looking for trade wise and put a ridiculously high BIN to satisfy the rules.

So you have to start somewhere value wise in the trade post and go from there

good luck

 

To be clear, you don't have to list a price in the want to buy section.  You do in the regular selling forum.  If you are doing this in the regular selling section you  would need to post trade only in the title, and place a value on the book or books you will accept in trade value

12. If posting a trading thread you must list a dollar value price for the book that you WILL accept in TRADE VALUE, and you MUST put "TRADE ONLY" in the title of your thread if you will not accept money.

No successful pressing companies are going to reveal their techniques.

14 hours ago, tth2 said:

On 6/18/2021 at 5:12 PM, lou_fine said:

Is this a record setting price for this copy of Donald Duck as I guess they must be getting back in vogue after being in the cooler for a long time:  

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/cartoon-character/four-color-178-donald-duck-rockford-pedigree-dell-1947-cgc-nm-96-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7244-94042.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Auction-Archive-ThisAuction-120115

 

Sold for a rather astounding $90K and big congrats to the consignor of this book here who I believe is one of our very own here.    

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I fell out of my chair when I saw this price.

Nothing in any previous benchmarks would've predicted anything like this.

Didn't you have a 9.8 at one point.  

4.5 qualified.

9 hours ago, Jennifer F. said:

Good morning,

Thanks for your message. We work closely with our manufacturer to ensure that we receive only the highest quality holders, and we take great care to protect these holders during our grading process. The significant size and extreme clarity of these holders, however, makes it virtually impossible to prevent small scratches and scuffs that may occur during careful handling and in transit. As a result, minor scratches and scuffs that do not distract from the encapsulated book are considered to be acceptable.

If you feel that the scuffs you are seeing fall outside of this acceptable range, please email a few pictures to our office and we can review and advise you on how to proceed.  You can email us at: submissions@cgccomics.com.

Thank you!

Are these scuff marks intentional to get rid of newton rings?

3 minutes ago, Prince Namor said:

I wonder what the lowest graded Gold/Silver Age book is with White Pages...

4.0

1 minute ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

I assume also that it is not ongoing or it IS resolved?

I hope it's resolved.  Time will tell.  

1 hour ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

So is what happened to cause the blackout a mystery? @comicdonna

Hoping the original poster has clues

Or is a the world may never know kind of deal?

All I heard  was, there's a problem.  

3 minutes ago, Keys_Collector said:

Where are you or any other moderators when its the same problematic board members over and over again?  Sent you a DM a while back and never received a response.

I don't answer questions about how other people are moderated.  I suggest using the ignore function.  The current path will lead to time off.  

Reports are coming in from this thread.  Lets lay off from the racial posts.