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My dad did the same thing for me and they'll always be two of the best books in my collection. You gotta be careful with eBay. Hopefully the seller isn't a scammer. Hopefully the books are shipped well packaged. Hopefully you don't fall into a trap of trying to overpay for a book.

Someone else can confirm, but I could have sworn if you have an unauthenticated signature and ask for a blue label, it's automatically a 0.5 or something. That's why pretty much everyone goes green qualified label on such books.

Curious, I know there are rumors that Sasha Banks could be Sabine, but am I the only one who hopes this isn't the case? For one, Sabine is half Asian in appearance.

If you're considering sending the books to CGC (or even CBCS), you need to consider the potential resale market. Graded collectors make up a small portion of the marketplace. And for those who collect graded books, they're more interested in "blue" or "yellow" labels than they are green. Thus the higher cost for such books. If you submit the book and request a qualified label, CGC will grade it as though the signature/artwork isn't there so you'll get a higher grade, but the notation will say something like "written on cover" or something like that. (As opposed to a blue label where the signature greatly negatively impacts the grade of the book). CBCS does have a red label service that basically just means "in their estimation, this is a legit signature." It's not nearly as trustworthy as a yellow label which has a more strict standard. This all said, you need to weigh the potential resale market value vs the cost to slab. If you're sending a book for a qualified label, it's your cost to ship the book, plus grading fees, plus shipping back. All said and done, it's like $50+ unless you send multiple books and can spread out the cost of shipping. Add that to your cost to buy the book (I think you said it was $30?) and that's how much you're looking to sell the book for, just to break even. If you don't think the resale market price is greater than the cost to you, then I wouldn't advise slabbing these books.

Are you complaining about a book you haven't gotten back yet? Or did you get your book back and can clearly see the signature placement wasn't what you asked for? Hopefully on the window borders you wrote "Sam sign here please" and "Mark sign here please" and hopefully the creators would see that and sign accordingly. Worst case scenario, it comes back like the WW2 treaty below where Canada signed on the wrong line and messed it up for everyone else (thanks Canada!).

It's a very niche marketplace where any of the really well known creators have done hundreds of signings and any of the lesser known ones have less buyer demand. If you want creator signatures, I think just get the ones that really mean something to you.

I use dcbservice.com (similar service to Midtown). Each month you pre-order the books you want. Most of the books have been received in better condition than I would have otherwise received at an LCS.

Which one? About still making a windowed bag? Yes, as I stated earlier in this thread, in my opinion, that should be the recommended procedure regardless of whether the book is raw or slabbed. Again, it's what I do when submitting slabbed books through 3rd party facilitators.

He wants the book removed from the case in order for a signature to be added. This refers to the second bullet point you provided from the CGC site. Books that are already certified by CGC, including CGC Signature Series books, can be submitted for this event. CGC will remove a CGC-certified book from its holder an additional $5 fee" The book will then be re-graded and encased in a plastic shell and is able to maintain the yellow Signature Series label.

raw = ungraded slabbed = graded OP is talking about a book that's already graded. It's a little more difficult to make a precise window for a book that's in a plastic case. That said, it can be done and a windowed bag should still be sent with the book imo.

I'm not sure what part of that answered OPs question about graded books and signature location.

I didn't send any books through CGC, but when I sent slabs to facilitators, I still provided a windowed bag.

Well, there's his Ultraman cover.

Exactly this. When you've got thousands of books, you can at least save by only having to buy half as many bags. I would single board and save additional money that way, but there's always a glossy and flat side to the backing board and I haven't seen anything that says the flat side of the backing board is okay for long term storage. So until then, I use two backing boards with the glossy side against the back of each book. As for storage, if you have the space, putting your collection on a bookshelf looks really clean. I like the Room showcase thread for ideas.

He harps on a small piece missing near the staple between pressing and slabbing. Considering a piece is already missing, how much of an actual effect would that have on the grade?

Most recent message is at the top.

While in the midst of carefully crafting a neutral response, I received this. Needless to say, I will not be selling him the book.

This could actually be construed as a positive for some people. Subscriber: Hey CGC, these tiny hungry needy terrors are your problem now. Please keep the kids, but send my books back. CGC: After careful inspection, Son #1 was found to have some dental work. This falls under restoration and Son #1 can only be given a purple (Restored) label. Son #2 has received unauthenticated ink work on his lower back and will receive a green (Qualified) label.

Callaway29 in 2020: What's up with people changing names? I've never done it. Don't even know how to do it. callaway29 in 2017: Welp, time to update my profile name.

dbarassi I used the variant listing feature to sell variant covers of the same book. You know, the one where you have one listing, but there's a drop down that allows you to select Cover A, Cover B, etc. Receive a notification of sale from a buyer who had messaged me previously about potential discounts on buying other books I have listed. I email thanking him for buying cover B and that if they're interested, I'd be happy to discount my other listings if they want to buy anything else. Buyer responds "I'm confused, the listing I bought is cover A" and sends a screenshot. Apparently, they glossed over the drop down which specifically showed cover A had been sold out and only cover B was available. I explain to them the variant listing feature to which they basically respond they're "confused and upset and will be bring this to eBay". I politely tell them I understand their confusion, thank them for the feedback regarding my listing, and offer a refund. Buyer responds: This is the second time they infer that they wanted cover A, so I go ahead and cancel the order and issue a refund without them explicitly confirming they wanted to cancel/refund. (If anything, this was my mistake, maybe I shouldn't have read into their meaning and sought a clear answer). Buyer then asks "why you cancel? I didn't confirm that". At this point, I don't even want to deal with him whether he wants the book or not, but respond "You claimed you were unhappy and that you wanted a cover that was no longer available. I'll be re-listing the item as soon as your refund goes back through." at least remaining neutral and allowing the buyer to re-buy with the full understanding of what book they are getting. Now instead of clicking Buy It Now and ordering again, they want me to send them an offer for them to accept. To his credit, the guy's got a spotless eBay rating, so maybe this is a one off, or maybe I'm not as polite a seller as I thought.

I usually just write that information directly onto the backing board using a Sharpie.

Been looking for an MJ sketch for a while. (EDIT: decided to not be lazy and uploaded a slightly better pic.)

Batman #89 released February 19th. Hell Arisen #3 released February 26th. Seems more in line with the first appearances of The Batman Who Laughs where "in shadows" and "cameo" appear to be the deciding factors.

All's well that ends well. Glad you got the book you wanted back, the way you wanted it.

Insert book. Tape a box (preferably painters tape) around area you want signed. The tape should create a border for your signature area. Remove book. Insert cardboard or backing board. Use exact-o-knife to cut as close to the tape as possible. Avoid cutting tape otherwise you leave sticky residue on your books. Remove cardboard or backing board as it has likely been cut along with the bag. Re-insert book/backing board.