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comicdiablo

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  1. I was thinking the same thing. I think that Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and then Spider-Man: No Way Home had comic sales at a boiling point, but since then the heat has been simmering. Others have mentioned a potential economic recession is brewing. However, I have seen a lot of debate about if and when this will happen soon, and how deep or shallow of a recession it will be.
  2. I agree that the quality/popularity of the films thus far is a huge factor (as it is for other comic titles lately), especially the most recent one from 2015, which got so many things wrong. I enjoyed some aspects of the first two films (from 2005 and 2007), and at least they got a lot more right than the 2015 "reboot." I think that it will be interesting to have this conversation again in 2025, after the Fantastic Four debut within the MCU. Personally, I believe that the FF has great potential to have some modern coolness injected into them and to appeal more to younger audiences, no less potential than Guardians of the Galaxy or Ant-Man and the Wasp had prior to debuting in the MCU.
  3. I haven't gotten any comics graded for over a year now, and thus upon returning to this site after quite a while, I was excited to see the 20-day turnaround relative to the previously (seemingly never ending) several-week delayed turnaround times. Then I read this post, which is concerning. I am thinking of getting some comics graded soon, so hopefully this issue will be addressed in terms of training and quality control (etc.), as it would be discouraging to receive an order with questionable grading after having taken a lengthy break from CGC due to another issue.
  4. Yes, the covers are flat but have that non-color breaking crease running parallel to the spine across the back cover (more apparent when reflected under light). Because I've seen it on multiple copies of Daredevil #9 and #10, both in hand and on eBay, it seems like it was some sort of systematic occurrence.
  5. As I'm sure many of you know, there's quite a craze right now over Echo (Maya Lopez) being portrayed in the Hawkeye series on Disney+, with an expected Echo spinoff series in the works. And btw, it's super cool that the character is being portrayed by an actual Native American who is deaf (and has a prosthetic leg and had no previous acting experience). Well, let me get to my inquiry now. I was looking through my ungraded copies of Daredevil #9-12 (the first story arc featuring Echo), and I noticed that Daredevil #9 and #10 each have this line on the back cover not far from the spine and parallel to it. Because I'm not feeling like taking photos right now, I found a few examples that are currently listed on eBay: This current listing has an example on the back cover of the Daredevil #9 (which is a Hulk advertisement for drinking milk); look at the top right where the light is glaring: https://www.ebay.com/itm/275069092598?epid=1002112263 This current listing has an example on the back cover of the Daredevil #10 (which is a Spider-Man advertisement for drinking milk); it mostly can be seen above the building on the right: https://www.ebay.com/itm/125056062337 Does anyone know if this is a manufacturing defect or a packaging/shipment or storage flaw of some sort? In addition to the two comics I have, I also noticed this defect on several other examples of these comics on eBay. Beyond wondering what caused this defect or flaw, I'm also wondering how much such a defect on its own would likely affect the grade of a comic (e.g., if there are sharp corners, no stress lines, otherwise flat covers, etc.).
  6. Continue no longer actively collecting, as I began this past summer
  7. I've had many people tell me that they are getting tired of comic movies/series. Personally speaking though, I continue to enjoy watching (some of) them and like the general increase in the quality of such movies during the past few decades. This happening to coincide with me collecting comics less over time (to where I effectively have stopped actively collecting) has also provided me with an alternative entertainment outlet, which can include inducing a warm fuzzy nostalgia as well as an appreciation for innovations based on the source material. Like any collector I suppose, I do have major qualms with some of the changes at times, but only if I feel it detracts too much from the original plot/character, not merely because it differs. I'm sure there's plenty of others who feel like the OP, but as for me, nope, keep 'em coming please. Though I don't want to watch comic-related movies or series all the time, I do want to continue having the option of doing so and thus welcome the development of new such movies/series.
  8. You have a lot more experience getting comics graded than I do, and I have no reason to doubt your estimate of about 10% of CGC-graded comics being received with some kind of issue related to encapsulation. Something this makes me curious about is what (approximate) percentage beyond that 10% go on to develop Newton rings that initially did not have Newton rings. One reason I am wondering about this is that I happened to look closely through my entire collection of graded comics earlier after not having done this for some time, and I noticed some CGC-graded comics that initially did not have Newton rings have gone on to develop some level of Newton rings. To their credit, I was told that CGC will offer a complementary reholder if photos are emailed to submissions@cgccomics.com, and it then is determined that the Newton rings are "excessive" (whatever that is subjectively determined to be). However, by the looks of the thread below, CGC has been trying to resolve this issue at the point of encapsulation for several years now. Some in the thread seem to have reported that this issue was resolved at various points, but it obviously has not been altogether resolved, as evidenced by both the current discussion and the most recent comments in the thread below (which report that Newton rings "have returned"...or perhaps never really went away?). Regardless, what a tiring nuisance, and I find it to be rather shocking that the company considered to be the standard in the industry has not adequately resolved this issue by now. I can imagine that some customers might increasingly consider other options over time. Yet business does seem to continue to be booming, at least for now...
  9. I have that same issue of TMNT (my only early TMNT comic that is graded) in CGC 9.4, and it has about twice as many non-color-breaking tiny indentations on the spine; but it still overall looks nice (as a NM comic should). I occasionally strongly disagree with a grade assigned by CGC in the 9-point range, but there's much variation even among 9.8 copies in terms of their imperfections; and I agree that this one does appear to be a 9.8 despite the minor spine flaws.
  10. I just used my $150 credit from upgrading to Premium membership in April. I was told that this credit would be automatically applied, but I did see some previous posts about including a note with the order. So just to be safe, I included a note with my invoice, stating that I would like to use my $150 credit. Though the wait times are quite extended right now, my $150 credit was used as desired, and I received my most recent order with no complaints. Now, was it necessary to include that note? Probably not, though I suppose it didn't hurt. By the way, the best forum to ask CGC about questions you may have is the "Ask CGC" forum. They often respond within a day's time, and you can find the answers to many questions previously asked in that forum as well. I have asked some specific questions there and had them answered before, but I also was able to find the answers to some questions I was thinking of asking.
  11. With how long my most recent express order took to be processed, graded, and shipped back to me, I have decided to take a break from submitting to CGC for a while. However, there were no quality control issues this time, so I was happy about that. Just takin' a break and hoping for things to return to shorter time frames by sometime next year...
  12. I about agree with this. I think that the seller should take responsibility if it's a flaw that was visible from looking into the case or if the damage occurred in transit (even inside the case), and then the seller should try to take it up with CGC or cut their losses. However, if there's a flaw in the comic that the seller had no way of detecting without opening the case, and the buyer opens the case and sees the flaw in the comic that CGC missed; then I think that the buyer should notify CGC about it and not blame or expect to return it to the seller (or get a refund). In both instances, it ultimately would be CGC's mistake, but I do think that the responsibility in dealing with the situation should depend in part on whether the comic remains encased or is removed from its case after in the buyer's possession.
  13. Can we all at least agree that (regardless if the submitter knows about restoration or not), the onus is on CGC to detect whether restoration has occurred? And it may sound unlikely or crazy, but someone could mistakenly or even intentionally inform CGC of a history of restoration on a comic when there actually has been no restoration. Plus, I would think that some collectors may well know there's been restoration but would be happy to receive certain comics graded with no notation of restoration by CGC (and would keep hush hush about it and never to be graded again while in their possession).
  14. I did not know Greg personally but did make some purchases on eBay from his store, including SA Aquaman #3 CGC 9.4 (WHITE). It sounds like he put his heart into his business and keeping customers happy and treated his coworkers like family. Anyone like that will be missed. I don't know how different things will be in his absence, but I did read that they plan to continue operating the comic store.