Konrad5288

On 8/12/2017 at 10:31 PM, SteppinRazor said:

$45 shipped CONUS

(free with purchase: 2, 3 rest of series)

 

Sorry forgot to post it right.  I'll take it if I can pay Tuesday or Wednesday. How do I get that guy with the sign to pop up?

45 minutes ago, SteppinRazor said:

I do.  Previous buyer had to back out due to unexpected life stuff.

I'll take it! if I can pay you Tuesday or Wednesday.

1 minute ago, Konrad5288 said:

I was just stating as an example for people to have a general(as stated in my post), not specific, idea of what to look for.  Like on spine. there may be a lot of damage or barely anything but you would know to look at the spine rather than just staring at the book trying to figure it out. There would obviously be more numbers.  If the grader chooses not to make notes why not at least give the submitter a general clue as to why the book was lowered.  And the number 6 "other" was a specific reference to the fact of there being something that the comic was dinged for, but CGC does not want to announce their exact grading criteria to the public. This would probably come into play for only the higher grades.  If you had the "other" listed as reason for a 9.6 instead of 9.8 you could at least cancel out all the other "general" defects. 

And on anything lower than say a 9.2 why would anyone need the flaws listed? You will be able to see flaws most of the time on a 9.0 or lower comic.

2 hours ago, Bomber-Bob said:

This is a fine idea if there were only 5 flaws, like you listed. However, in reality, there are multitudes of flaws, 6 = other just wouldn't cut it. Color fade, stain, thumbprint, substance on book, writing, staple tear, spine roll, indentation, scratch, crease, dirt, chips, dangling chips, waviness, stress, bends, spine split, tape, detached at centerfold, detached on cover, scrape, general wear, pieces missing, etc, etc, etc.  

I think the only way to get comprehensive notes would be to pay more for the service and perhaps only in certain tiers. Maybe there needs to be a new 'Full Service' tier. This could include, before and after pics, comprehensive notes, extra padding in shipping, etc. Hey CGC, you listening, a Full Service tier option !

I was just stating as an example for people to have a general(as stated in my post), not specific, idea of what to look for.  Like on spine. there may be a lot of damage or barely anything but you would know to look at the spine rather than just staring at the book trying to figure it out. There would obviously be more numbers.  If the grader chooses not to make notes why not at least give the submitter a general clue as to why the book was lowered.  And the number 6 "other" was a specific reference to the fact of there being something that the comic was dinged for, but CGC does not want to announce their exact grading criteria to the public. This would probably come into play for only the higher grades.  If you had the "other" listed as reason for a 9.6 instead of 9.8 you could at least cancel out all the other "general" defects. 

Hey everyone. How hard would it be to juzt have a number system for the grader? Not hard at all right

1 spine 

2 dent

3 corner

4 tear cover

5 tear page

6 other

Specifics would be nice, but why not have at least a general universal? 

Wait. Do you still have the Venom?

On 8/31/2017 at 0:35 AM, Calidream'n said:

Def a 3rd print. 2nd print has "printed by Don Donahue" on back cover. 4th print is 50 cent price on cover.

Glad to have it verified as 3rd. Thank you.  I have a feeling the cover has been cleaned due to how the color is on it. It just doesnt look right. Might be adding one purple label to the collection in near future.

35 minutes ago, mschmidt said:

Green label. No different than getting a raw book from Dynamic Forces.

Ok. That helps.  Thank you for the info mschmidt.

1 book Express CCS and CGC (No prescreen)

Received 8/23

At CCS 8/24

Verified 8/30

Graded/shipped 9/5

18 MQP & MFT (No prescreen)

Received 8/07

At CCS 8/25

I finally found a 2nd print which looks more orange than yellow.  So this must be a 3rd print.  How about grade?  Sorry on the pics.  The lens is all cracked on my phone so they came out a bit blurry.

Ok. Im trying to figure out if this Zap #1 is 2nd or 3rd print. First print is 20c. This one is 35c. But it doesnt list the print run on first page like most do. I'm confused. Any help would be appreciated. How about a grade while we're at it. Its hard to see but there is some color fading along edges in the yellow.

Lets say I order one of those Atlas Signature Series comics. If I CGC it will I get a Blue, Yellow, or Green label? 

Definitely 9.4 candidates. Nice corners. The regular has a ding  by the spine, the virgin has a very slight corner crease. Off to the press and hopefully 9.8's

And then in all of this commotion, i was looking to find some graders and found the third picture. Didnt even know I had it! 2 mini creases like 2mm each near spine perfect corners and barely a bend on one corner. Too bad I sold an NYX 3 a few years back before it got so popular. It would have been a nice addition to these. Will post cgc result on Sanders titles in a month or 2

On 8/1/2017 at 1:28 AM, bababooey said:

You're misreading the chart, scroll down to Baltimore to see what an onsite show looks like. 

That sucks!  Oh well..... I received the ungraded set today.  Havent had time to look them over yet, but  will post some pics later.  at first glance they look near perfect.  According to Curtis at Comic Market Street they still had around 13 graded premium sets left last week.   So I ordered one of those too.

If you were looking for eye appeal you have to get the ungraded though. It's signed in blood red! And matches the Edge of Venomverse title --script. And IMHO is the best looking Edge cover. The preorder was supposed to be signed in gold.  What color will the signatures be on them?  Just have to wait and see.

32 minutes ago, Awax said:

What site. 

 

Here is CGCs list of shows and which will have onsite grading 

 

https://www.cgccomics.com/events/Index.aspx

Yes it says they will be there. Maybe greggy saw an announcement or something that we didnt though.

1 hour ago, greggy said:

Good luck getting it onsited at WW Chicago, as CGC isn't doing onsite this year. 

Also, even if they were, you're a week early on the date. 

The site said they were doing it when i checked yesterday. Ill check again.  If theyre not at least Ill still get my signed Machete machete and photo op. But, a Hero for Hire grading was supposed to fund all the fun. So all in all that would kind of suck. 

6 minutes ago, CKinTO said:

I actually got the same book (though I got the graded 9.8 CGC SS version). Assume you know this, but just confirming - if you bought the signed but ungraded set, and are planning to get it slabbed by CGC, you do know because the signature wasn't witnessed by CGC, you're going to get a green qualified label (and not the yellow sig series label) right? 

I know. Its for my personal venom collection. With how many copies of the book I ordered plus variants and the Convention in 3 weeks the $55 was almost too much. Why did it have to be an every week run?Hopefully the copy comes nice. Now that I think about it the green label might blend better with the artwork than the yellow one does. 

Maybe its time to start a new thread here. Refuse CGC SS grading cause it doesnt match the cover like that green qualified one does! lol.

3 hours ago, gradejunky said:

these look like character bio sheets from something similar to Marvel Official Handbook???  I remember seeing that same page treatment. Oh yea,  Who's Who of the DC Universe.  Sold as floppies but also apparently like this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dc-whos-who-in-the-universe-binder-edition-10-13-official-comics-guide-handbook-/131938332962?hash=item1eb8233122:g:NJYAAOSwzaJX2Fcy

 

 Im just going to go for it and post my results up here for everyone.   I bought that Natali Sanders  Edge of Venomverse premium signed set ungraded from Comic Market Street. Only a total of 150 Virgins signed. Im going to update how it looks when it arrives, and will post the CGC grade here after onsite grading at Chicago Wizard World on the 20th. I might luck out because it looks like the cgc ss are done in gold ink and the regular signatures in a different color.  Thanks for all the responses.

Okay I have looked everywhere and honestly am considering just calling up CGC on this. Someone must know tbe answer though. 

So anyway my question. I have a near mint/mint Sly Cooper, some really nice Batman Toys R Us reprints, some of the valuable promo comics that are like 4x7 or 5x8 or whatever.  Will CGC grade any of these "promo" books or no? I cant find an answer anywhere on the web.

I honestly have no clue what these prints are. They are in a Dungeons and Dragons binder. Can someone please help me out and chime in.

Ok, so I have a question for anyone here with an opinion or facts on the exclusives/variants that are limited run with a CGC 9.8 guarantee. So lets say a comic will have a total of 500 copies. I can buy the comic "raw" for $30 or CGC graded with 9.8 guarantee for $100. Obviously you get the graded one in 9.8 but what about the raw for $30? Is there any chance for a 9.8 raw or am I just going to get a copy that was rejected by CGC during the 9.8 prescreen?  Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.