EmoJackson

Just received my books back from 2 signings.  Several of the books have excessive newton rings and scuffing inside and outside the slab.  Is this becoming the new norm?  How do I proceed to fix this issue?

Mine are still showing as received too.... 

If using a gunsafe I would suggest a dehumidifier rod. 

Lockdown Dehumidifier Rod

Do you have scans of the slab?

35 minutes ago, greggy said:

 You should just call accounting and have them check on it. 

I receive the same thing in my orders even after CGC charges my CC.  I'm guessing its their itemized listing of services provided. 

Wish they were more transparent with their charges. 

Thank you for the excellent reply Justafan, I really appreciate it.  I totally agree that the graders experience and repeatability for grading is always in flux as I too have several books that shocked me when I received them back from CGC.  Fingerprinted books, significant ink rub, and other issues coming back at 9.8 are always surprising.  I'm going to wait for the book to arrive and evaluate to see if sending it out for a cleaning and pressing service would be of any benefit.  This was my first time using the "CCS Prescreen" and will be the last, from here out I will either be submitting my books through a cleaner/presser or using CCS.  

Again, thank you so much for the explanation and assistance.  

I'll be sending you a PM shortly.

22 hours ago, William-James88 said:

For crying out loud, that is NOT what you paid for. You paid to ask if a press would improve the grade, not if there were pressable defects. 2 different things. A book torn in half could have pressable defects but pressing it wont improve the grade. And you got your answer.

If you wanted them to press the book, then just pay for pressing. The cost of CCS screening can't be so much less than the cost of pressing itself.  I have no clue why you went for CCS screening on a modern book, it's beyond bonkers. That service is for older books to check if work done on them is worthwhile, since that would cost more than the rejection price. You should have just paid the 10$ or so for pressing, to at least ease your mind.

Thank you for your input, your insight is greatly appreciated and has added value.  Have a great day.

Received word back from CGC about the issue.  This is all they had to say. 

"Thank you for reaching out to us.  I checked with the CGC staff and the CCS staff that works with the pressing of the books.  The book was reviewed by the CCS staff and determined not to be a good pressing candidate.  When the book was looked at as a whole the staff felt even with pressing it would not go up in grade."

I'm completely dissatisfied with their response.  I would be lead to believe that light bends and the small light crease could have been removed by pressing.  Their sample images on the CCS page are more severe than what this book has for notes.  I guess CGC wants me to send it to a presser and then off to CBCS???

11 hours ago, The Lions Den said:

My thoughts exactly.  I still have not heard back from CGC...  

Received notification that my ASM 300 was graded and will be on its way back to me.  I paid for CCS screening to see if the book could use a pressing to improve grade.  CCS indicated in a email the book is not likely to benefit from a pressing.  Now here comes the sticky part... the graders notes indicate the following.  

Grader Notes:
light finger bends on cover
light spine stress lines to cover
small bend right bottom of back cover
small, light crease left bottom of back cover

I sent an email to CGC, I'm a slightly crushed at the outcome.  

Love these pieces, beautiful.  I've been trying to figure out a way to work with Stephanie Hans for a commission for my daughter but haven't had any luck making contact.  Is anyone here able to facilitate?  

Sorry if this is in the wrong section.

Excellent Book, would love to have it... But... Dang.

On 2/28/2021 at 9:13 AM, enigmatech said:

I got the same shipping rate and l’m in NY.

CGC, can you address the issue?

Submitted 40 books at the end of January, USPS delivery notification was 2/11 with no update to CGC as of yet.  

On 2/10/2021 at 5:29 PM, mysterymachine said:

I don't mind variants if they have fantastic covers, but I don't understand why any comic company would pay so many mediocre artists for ugly covers. If you are a completest, that has to really hurt to see those in your collection.

This is totally it.  Some of the covers that I have in my collection are complete trash... but I enjoyed the story inside so it made it somewhat bearable.  

On 2/7/2021 at 6:11 PM, Mephisto said:

The longer they sit on there hands the less likely they will wind up being the market leader for this genre.

This is exactly it.  I love the way that CGC encapsulates their collectables.  Looks like I'll have to submit my large collection of cards to a competitor.  

Anyone have an idea when CGC will start grading cards from these sets?

Crime and Suspenstories 22 or Black Cat Mystery 50 in as high a grade as the funds would allow.  

3 hours ago, csaag said:

well one thing to consider is when you use a 3rd party presser, you pretty much know who the individual is doing the work which makes it easier to search on them and get opinions on their work.    If you use a company with a staff then you're not sure which individual handles your book and your more reliant on the opinions of the company as a whole

Excellent point.  My fear is that I wasted money by going with a CGC subscription when it would be more cost effective to use a 3rd party presser and submit through them.

Learning curve I guess. 

4 hours ago, csaag said:

 What do you mean, Are you looking for names or are you looking for help that process is different.

 3rd party pressers can submit the books to CGC rather  than mail them back to you (or they can mail back to you and you then submit)

  As for as names go, That's not really a discussion for these boards since   CGC owns them.   Though the 1st response on this thread is from an excellent pro.

Sorry, I should have asked the question a little better. 

Why would someone prefer to use a presser outside of what CGC offers?  

12 hours ago, cgcsketcherz said:

Thank you, this was one of my favorite shows in elementary school (behind the turtles re-runs of course) and  knock on wood it hasn't dropped. I have had it re-slabbed so far the most out of any of my books and it is off at CGC for another time and I had it travel to two different facilitators (multiple times with the one) as well as CGC travel and now 9 separate conventions/private events.  

(This book has had better vacations than I have had lol.)

 

I am one of those rare souls that don't necessarily care fully about the grade but more so keeping the history behind the item in tack. 

 

Hilarious, from the sound of it the book has spent a significant amount of time away. I also teeter on with the concept of high grade vs nostalgia and history.  More often I find myself purchasing 9.6 books from ebay based on the savings potential vs spending more for the 9.8.  Especially when it's books that I would like to get signatures on.  

Can someone share with me using an outside source vs that of CGC's CCS?

Of course they will, now that I finally started looking back at what I have in my collection.  Murphy's law for me. 

14 minutes ago, D2 said:

In my experience, the only books that come back a 9.8 from a 9.6 clean and press, are books that were 9.8s to begin with before cracking. 
 

A book that was originally graded a 9.6 usually stays a 9.6. 
 

So imho, no, I personally don’t believe there to be a lot of success in cracking 9.6s to get 9.8s. 
 

I’ve also had luck in raws coming back 9.8s. 
That is a separate point. 

Sounds like a educated gamble.  I hope to be able to tell the difference with time.  

18 minutes ago, Jordysnordy said:

It just takes practice and a good eye.

Pick up the Overstreet Guide to Grading Comics - it's a very good resource.

Thank you, will do.  I fear my my eye will be too critical LOL... I'm an inspector by trade.