ExNihilo

Depends on how they're handled at the comic shop as well. Grades will range anywhere from an 8.0 to 9.6. How would I know? I submitted some of my own books from the 90s. Lowest I got was an 8.0. Highest I got was a 9.6.

HA! Love that he signed in green and drew a pizza slice.

I would normally wait to post a slabbed book, but the timing on this is too perfect given her upcoming appearance in The Mandalorian. When rumors of her appearance began circulating I was like "who is this beloved character Star Wars fans keep talking about?". I binge watched The Clone Wars and Rebels in April/May and found out for myself that all the hype was true. Since then, I haven't been able to get enough of one of the most amazing, well developed Star Wars characters. I present, Ahsoka Tano by Todd Nauck. On its way to CGC for the Ashley Eckstein private signing.

What are comics? In March, I resorted to using any and all paper products as toilet paper.

Funny, I was waiting for Ahsoka to make an appearance and then making one with Ahsoka in the foreground and Bo in the background.

Yeah, I get this sense too given the amount of volume that flows through Desert Wind/Celestial Comics. While I don't expect CGC to intervene, in your experience, does that same protection extend to the Probation/HoS List? Or have CGC board mods deleted similar posts in the past? Anyone can nominate another boardie to be added to the list. I would recommend reading the nomination rules in the respective Board section and then writing up a fool proof post/argument stating your case. I jokingly brought up Buzzetta because they have kindly written the last two, but should in no way be expected to write up everyone's nomination posts.

And here, I bet @Buzzetta thought he wouldn't have to worry about writing up a Probation/HoS nomination for a while. It might be time to warm up those finger tips. :P

I've never once clicked on such an eBay listing. If someone posts a $10,000 X-Force #1, what on earth would lead a person to believe that the rest of their listings are any more reasonable?

Been a while since I've gotten that credit, but if I remember correctly, you're not actually charged until CGC receives your book. I believe they send you an invoice at that time, and then if the credit doesn't appear at that time, you have to call the accounting department to have it adjusted/revised. But I haven't sent my own books in since before the online forms were available so it could have changed in the last 2 years.

I didn't even know that was a thing, but that definitely seems like a more appropriate place to find appreciative like minded fans.

There's a lot of mental hoops to jump through to justify posting on eBay to show off your collection like that. If you want others to see your one of a kind books, go post them to a FB group or Instagram or Twitter.

My buddy showed me his portfolio. That sucker is heavy. His is just under the bed.

There are some services out there where you can pre-order 9.8s. There's of course the odd issue where the entire shipment is damaged and the provider is unable guarantee a 9.8 for all their customers, but otherwise seems like the best bet. I think Twin Cities Comics once provided this service, but I'm not sure if that's still the case.

Did you lump these with your pre-order? One invoice, one order, one shipment. In two years, I've never missed a book I didn't pre-order. Maybe if you're ordering a 1:100 variant or something, then sure, I can see how that might not go through from time to time because it's dependent on the total number of orders they receive. They really should put a disclaimer that orders are fulfilled on a first come first serve basis based on the total number of that title they purchased. Oh wait, they do! If you're ordering for that many people (and assuming they have similar tastes in books), isn't it cheaper to go straight to Diamond anyways? Also, if you're ordering for 20 people, DCBS probably flagged you as a distributor. They literally don't say anything of the sort. Perhaps you should spend more time reading the FAQ.

is it Friday already?

Or maybe Marketplace Probations given the persistent history of complaints.

To be fair, CGC's policy on separating return shipping based on tiers has always been a bone of contention with me. I get that they're not a storage facility, but the least they could do is consolidate my orders into one shipment. It doesn't make a difference financially to them, but it certainly does to me. Look, I'm not saying to hold all my books until I have 100 that need to be returned at once. But at the very least, they should allow some flexibility for those who submit say 5 books across multiple tiers.

Are IKEA cabinets out of the question?

Love Chrissie Zullo's "Disney Princess" aesthetic so I had to pick this up. Hoping her commission list opens up soon so I can get a full sketch, but gonna enjoy this in the meantime.

Dayam! I'm trying to just get a decent Michael Turner SS on a book that I really like (holding out for a Supergirl or Batman/Superman) let alone a remarqued cover. That is seriously next level. Love it.

Did anyone receive the mystery boxes yet? I haven't bought anything from the JSC store in a while, but thought maybe rolling the dice every other year might get me some interesting books at a slight discount. Just curious to see what people got.

I dunno, sounds like the same level of service I was provided when I used them 2-3 years ago. Absolutely no organization which resulted in split invoices that meant additional costs to me because of their mistakes. Given their reputation here, I'm still not sure why anyone would use them as faciliators. I even went so far as to write to CGC to formalize my complaint with them, but as you might guess, that disappeared into a black hole.

I'll take those books (except for your one short box) off your hands for Tree Fiddy.

I'm not understanding what's at issue here? So long as your description doesn't have any unique identifiers, I don't see what's wrong with copy/pasting someone else's description. Now, if they straight up copy/pasted your picture (CGC # and all), then sure, that's a legitimate quarrel. I hardly sell on eBay, but if I see someone with a great description for a similar item, I'll use it as a base and make some adjustments (such as to shipping info). But otherwise, it's possible my descriptions share 95% with something I found from a more experienced seller.