theCapraAegagrus

I didn't see a topic title referencing all 3 brands, so my apologies if this has been discussed ad nauseam. I'd like some feedback and opinions as to the pros and cons of each company, and how they stack up against each other (and also 'why'). My outlooks as a newer collector: I personally love CGC because they seem to be universally cherished and respected among collectors (myself included). Aside from the scarcity of 9.9 and 10 graded books, there doesn't appear to be much in the way of disagreement with their standards. And, by that, I mean that the community, from what I've read, believes that there are more 9.9s and 10s than have actually been graded those numbers. I also love the presentation of their slabs. They just look a lot better than both competitors' products. For CBCS, I didn't even know about their existence until the last couple of weeks, when I started lurking among these boards often. I'm certain that I've seen their name on eBay listings, but they look(ed) too much like PGX for me to understand that they were a different grading brand. I know almost nothing about them as this topic is posted. Now, for PGX, I've seen a lot of horror stories and a lot of controversies. My very basic understanding is that a majority of collectors respect their grades as much as any anonymous seller's raw grades. I personally shy away from any listing of PGX-graded comics and would rather buy a raw. Is this just being too paranoid? Has anyone here personally bought a PGX 10 and had it graded Gem Mint by CGC? Again, apologies if this discussion has been beaten to death, but I'd like some well-informed experiences and opinions. Anything to help make me a more well-informed collector. Thanks!

Awesome, thanks!

My apologies if this has been asked-and-answered recently. What is the best method of storing graded books that aren't being displayed? Right now I only have a few, and they're still in their boxes they were shipped in, but I plan on collecting a LOT more. Is there a type of box out there that fits them perfectly (for folders, etc)? Should they be standing up? Lying flat? Thanks for any feedback!

I just started collecting slabbed comic books about a year ago, and I'm not a fan of variants either. One exception that I have, though, is Action Comics #1000's "direct" variants (the 10/12 from DC, not store variants or other). I hope they do the 8 decade variants, a foil Convention variant, and a blank variant of Detective Comics #1000 next year.