Sdmeyer11

You just made me feel normal....whatever normal is. Getting my first box of books back from CGC was like Christmas morning. Now, I didn't take a week to look at them all but I did randomly reach into the box with my head turned and slowly pull a book out one at a time to see how it graded. Absolutely loved the experience. I'm waiting for two more submissions now and the wait is KILLING me. Now as far as why I slab. Many reasons. My collection (about 3,000) books has been sitting in my basement mostly untouched for about 30yrs. I had a blast going through them all and seeing what had value (ASM 300 & New Mutants 87) and what didn't (anyone need 20 copies of Justice League Europe #1?). I decided to start submitting books with the hopes of making a few dollars. With each batch I'm including some books that I have no intention of selling because I can vividly remember buying them with my Dad (Hulk 181 & ASM 129) or I just love the cover(X-Men 263 & GI Joe #2). These books I'll display.

Just got paid plus maybe a few drinks to throw off judgement\loosen the purse strings.

Thank you!!

Anyone else notice the recent sale prices for a CGC 9.8 X-Force 1 on eBay? Two sold for $250 and one for $175. Anomaly?..or I guess I should say anomalies?

I've been in the club (owned for about 30yrs) but just now had it graded...apparently I picked the right time to have it graded.

'm going through the same process now and can agree with most of what has been said already. I researched the heck out of each book on eBay. My advice, don't just look at past sales. Also look at how many are currently for sale, if there is a ton of inventory you may have to sit on the book for a while if you plan to sell. I just received my first back batch from CGC and the grading can be a head scratcher. A book that came back a 9.4 looks better (to me) than a few that came back 9.6 and 9.8. Obviously I'm not an expert grader. Overall I'm enjoying the process of digging through comics that have been sitting for 30+ years.

I was wondering the exact same thing. Is this something new??..or have they done it for other books?

That's a great question and I never thought about the time from pressing to grading. Not to mention skipping the step of packaging and shipping which could (but obviously shouldn't) cause damage too. My main hang up with CCS is the processing time but if it means a few books get higher grades it's worth the wait.

So, the grade is in and this one turned out to be special. If anyone saw it on Facebook, this copy turned out to be the 10,000th Hulk 181 graded by CGC. I sent it out for a press (3rd party) and then off to grading. If you saw the Facebook post about this book it came back as an 8.0. After they made the Facebook post I was contacted and told the graders thought a press would help (even though I had it pressed) and they offered to press and regrade which I kindly accepted the offer. Well, the book came back as an 8.5 after re-pressing. I can't say enough about this experience with CGC, they were great to work with. Thank you to Brittany and everyone at CGC.

Updated...some sold...some lower prices.

Fiction House Jumbo Comics 26 CGC 6.5 - Lower Price Wings Comics 30 CGC 8.0 - Lower Price Bronze, Copper & Modern Amazing Spider-Man 111 CGC 8.0 Amazing Spider-Man 112 CGC 6.5 Amazing Spider-Man 152 CGC 9.0 Spider-Man 26 CGC 9.8 - SOLD Batman 614 CGC 9.8 - SOLD Sub-Mariner 44 CGC 9.2 - SOLD All Star Comics 58 CGC 9.0 -SOLD All Star Comics 65 PGX 9.4 Adventure Comics 433 CGC 9.4 Saga of the Swamp Thing 32 CGC 9.4 Thanks for looking.

Ok guys, school me. I read in other forums that USPS Registered Mail was the way to go because of insurance. Why is FedEx better? Purely for rates?

I'm trying to select my first batch of comics to send in for CGC grading. It seems like shipping escalates the cost of grading very quickly. What have you veterans found to be the most cost effective quantity to send in at one time? I realize things like value and age of the book play into this also. On average how many do you send in at one time to get graded? 5? 10? 20?

Amazing Spiderman 129, 238, 252 and 300...Hulk 180, Captain America 100, Giant Size Spiderman 4, New Mutants 87, X-Men 94, 137 & 266....just to name a few.

Thanks for the input!

Let me know what you think of this one. I can't see any flaws.

I was shocked when I saw the scans because I feel they make the book look worse. I didn't even notice the fanning until I saw the scan...I know that seems odd. No pinholes but the pages are off-white.

I just started getting back into the comics and decided to pull some of my more valuable books for grading. This Hulk 181 looks great to me but I'm not sure how that translates to CGC. The scan of the back makes it look much dirtier than it appears to the naked eye. Would a press\dry clean help? Let me know what you guys\gals think.

Here are several graded books I have listed on eBay. All will be packed securely upon purchase. Batman, Sub-Mariner, Planet Comics, Swamp Thing etc.

Thanks for the feedback! Was definitely overthinking it.

I've looked through the forums and can't find the answer...I feel dumb. Anyway...I don't get CGC's pricing. What is the price to grade a book that exceeds the max value? Also, how is the value determined? Overstreet price? Estimated value after CGC grading?