Keys_Collector

I'll go into this expecting very little and hopefully be surprised.  Would stream/download at home if given an option for 19.99 or under.  Not worth heading to the movie theaters for this movie as I can definitely wait to see it.

I like sub grading in breaking down each portion of the grade and coming to the final grade.  It helps explain the grade a bit better rather than "9.0 creasing to cover".  Would have like to see comic grading start like this but it would indeed be a nightmare to add it at this stage of the game.

Funny to see the OP say that the price is deceptive.  It's the same for comic grading when you just look at fees per grading scale and don't factor in shipping which can get pricey.  

2 hours ago, Greatwhite said:

I am new to the grading process. I bought an Amazing Spiderman 300 with the Green Label from ebay not knowing what it meant. I see that you can send books into CGC to have them signed. If they ever do one with McFarlane can I send it in, have him confirm that he did sign it and have it regraded to the Blue Label? Has that ever been done? Or should I send it to CBCS to have the signature verified? Or just leave it alone? I also have a Bone #1 First Printing signed by Jeff Smith which is ungraded. Any recommendations on that?

There's already tons of information on this site and elsewhere about this and i'd recommend searching next time.

Even if adding a McFarlane signature witnessed by CGC, the label will be green AND yellow.  CGC will only give out yellow labels when every signature on the book is witnessed.  If one is not witnessed but another is then the label will be both green and yellow.

The other company you mention does verified signatures.  None of us can tell you what to do with your books.  Figure out what you like more and think about if you'd rather them be raw or graded.  Nothing wrong with throwing a signed book in a top loader with a mylar bag and board.

3 minutes ago, StreetPreacher said:

I haven't read all the details, but you can ANY character label on ANY book?  Like if I wanted a Spiderman logo on my Incredible Wolverine book for instance?  Or if I would rather have Wolverine on the label for a hulk 340?

Why don't you just wait to type out one post instead of making 3 posts?  You can also edit a post if you forget to add something.

 Yes, any label can be put on any book.  I've seen a Xmen1 with an Avengers logo and vice versa.  Completely dumb but so are humans. 

I'm sure you'll see opposite opinions on trade dress vs. virgin covers and many of them split in a generational manner.  I'm not a big collector of modern books especially those solely based on covers so my opinion will be less stronger than others.  For me personally, I like the virgin cover when it has beautiful artwork that's only hindered by the title or other wording that takes away from the artwork.  I'd rather have the second virgin cover with the original red outfits. It doesn't really matter to me which one is more rare although I know usually the virgin covers have limited print runs. I would say that if I am buying a modern book as a straight cover buy because of the cover artwork than I'm going for the virgin cover almost all of the time.

11 hours ago, KCOComics said:

Others may feel differently, but I think it's a solid 6.5 regardless of the 14. 

 

That's the great thing about collecting, we all have our own preferences.  I'd rather have a lower grade, say 5.0, with a few more spine ticks than have that writing on the cover which takes away from the overall appeal of the artwork on the cover which makes that book so appealing to begin with.  

19 minutes ago, Buzzetta said:

Did anyone tag the child?

@dylanthekid

I tagged him and Brittany from CGC on page 1 so she can verify that they have the books and to see if they corrected the issue.

25 minutes ago, H0RR0RSH0W said:

Not being rude but for grades above 9.0 theres no 9.5 . It goes in .2 increments. (9.0/9.2/9.4/9.6/9.8/9.9/10.0) below that it in .5 increments(8.5/8.0 etc.)

There are actually Wizard First 9.5's floating around out there but generally speaking, you are correct.

The black smudge should be a manufacturer defect and not considered against the grade.  The other more obvious problems is the wear on the front and back covers.

4.5 as is

Eventually terminology will evolve like everything else in life.  I don't see the terms "bondage" and "headlights" being carried on by the next generation of collectors.  

On 8/20/2020 at 7:27 PM, dmac007 said:

I have a question about colour of the pages. They are brownish. How does the colour of the pages effect the grade value 9.5 or 9.8 etc. I have seen a 9.6 with white spots on the cover by the staples but with white pages. I can deduce that my copy has no marks on the spine or cover, but does have brownish pages. Any thoughts?

Probably a 9.7 with the brown pages

Yes, use character labels 

Just now, manetteska said:

So, if I'm following correctly, this goes back to Dylan asking the original buyers for the books back and he sent them to CGC for a new holder/label.

I believe this particular ASM was one which was supposed to be sent back. Does Dylan have the books back or not?

If he doesn't have the book, why was it relisted?

If he does have the book, it should be a different label.

Did you read this thread?  He says that it was relisted automatically by eBay (which I don't buy) and that the books are with CGC being reholdered.

3 minutes ago, Buzzetta said:

#ShadyAF

I am sure he will come and launch a tirade against the world again and threaten others with possible lawsuits. 

This is what he does I guess.

This is who he is I guess. 

Good guess 

I posted on my Instagram story feed about him and he sent me a messaging saying that what i'm doing is "against the law".  Then he made a post tagging me and CGC talking about it being completely their fault and that they've had the books for a month.  I said it on the first page of last thread about this....he has emotional maturity issues in dealing with issues like this.  He could have easily:

1. Accepted his fault in this by admitting to listing them as is AND not putting anything in the subject line about restoration

2. Apologized and moved on

3. Stopped digging the hole deeper by talking about disassembling books, removing resto and what not.

Pretty simple when one realizes how to handle situations like this instead of making it worse.  Unfortunately, it seems like this thought pattern/process will continue.  Probably a result of a privileged upbringing where your dad allows you to make a career out of selling comic books. 

Don't worry, i'm sure your 1st cameo appearance of Punchline will be fine.

21 hours ago, Robot Man said:

Too lazy to bend over? More good titles than bad and nice shape. I was very happy to bend over...

Have you seen some collectors? I don't think they can bend over and they do all of their comic sorting on tables

6 minutes ago, Turtle said:

Anyone have a link to the last go-around with this?

Your post is missing some information (shipping, refund policy, etc.) and will be pulled if not updated.

48 minutes ago, steveinthecity said:

That same book had been one of the “character blue labels” that he was called out on in that thread from 31 July.  I get that he wants to sell it, but he should absolutely note the resto. No excuse for it this time, IMO.

There really shouldn't have been an excuse the first time.

Might be a good idea to tag @dylanthekid and @Brittany M. on this one 

This was supposed to have been taken care of but i'm not surprised that it isn't. 

There really shouldn't be a rush to put it on the label because story lines change and so do characters.  What happens if the cameo or 1st app is actually a character impersonating them ala Domino or M (Monet St. Croix)?

15 minutes ago, Galen130 said:

On the other hand, they will check the signature to see if it warrants a green label, which means 'Qualified'.

They are not "checking the signature".  They are assigned a grade accounting for writing on it.  Qualified means that the signature isn't considering a defect and isn't taking away from the technical grade.

18 minutes ago, Sketchcardhive said:

There are tons or very rare 90s cards out there and even fewer that are graded at gem mint. I think a few people will be willing to hunt down 90 marvel cards in high grade as though will be the way to get a card that was over produced -- in a investment/ rare collectible. Plus could you imagine having all these cards under a CGC label next to their comic book counter part? So cool. 

I think that'll be the part that'll drive most people to buying them and getting them graded.  I could see people trying to get matching grades too which drive up the price all around.  Who knows though.  The only reason why I wouldn't consider sending in a bunch would be it being cost prohibitive to send in cards that are worth a quarter (what a majority are worth) for grading at 10 bucks a pop.

1 hour ago, LDarkseid1 said:

You do seem to have a nauseating hatred for the turtles and now that cute bunny Albedo 🤦‍♂️.

Some people just love to hate what they don't like or understand.  Sadly it's become human nature of ignorance and frankly, It's quite silly.  It's like the turtles ninja kicked him in the gonads or something and he has a personal mission to tear down their popularity.  Pretty easy to see how the Turtles are still popular today if you open your eyes and listen (actively listen) to what others say about them.