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1 minute ago, DR.X said:

Of course you can join in. Make sure you read all the rules first as there is lots going on when it starts. Don't make me come looking for you.

49 minutes ago, DR.X said:

OMG control yourself. Just be ready for my contest too. There is going to be a "huge" top secret prize but don't tell anyone.

Are you going to allow kinda-noob lurkers (with references if needed) who just want to enjoy fun things on these most amazing boards?

We aren't permitted here

(If not, is it okay to haunt and lurk? )

10 minutes ago, Cocomonkey said:

I'm still debating trying out the raffle, but I think I may sit out the exchange this year...if anything, doing it last year has shown me how much I suck at putting together gifts 

::whispers to @Cocomonkey:: I'll be happy to take your place, but shhh  don't tell anyone. 

At least the grading contest was fun. Maybe next year I'll be able to get in on this. Note to lurkers, post more if you want to do cool things.

Only the End of the World Again NM+ $10 (Gaiman) - 

On 9/15/2018 at 11:30 AM, nochips said:

New Teen Titans ( 1984) 1-24 + annuals, 12,  ( includes 1-19, 22-24, + Annuals 1, 2 ) $35.00

 

Spoiler

Spoiler

 

On 9/15/2018 at 11:35 AM, nochips said:

New Teen Titans 16-40 VF, (includes 16, 16, 28-31, 33-35, 37, 38, 40) $ 12.00

 

Spoiler

 

 @ 50% off, please. Thanks!

There is an interesting discussion about it here. 

Hooray, my first CGC order finally came in! Here is the timeline:

Modern (slow) - 1 Book

Submitted via LCS at a Con (no CGC presence) - 5/26

Received by CGC - 7/6 (really LCS, over a month to ship to CGC....not cool)

Charged by CGC - 7/10 (no warning, just popped up)

Verified by CGC - 7/23

Scheduled for grading - 8/3

Graded - 8/6

Grading QC - 8/9

Shipped - 8/10

Arrived - 8/16 

Modern SS (slow) - 4 Books

Submitted via LCS at a Con  - 5/26

Received by CGC - 7/6 

Charged by CGC - 7/10 

Verified by CGC - 7/24

Scheduled for grading - 8/6

Graded - 8/7

Grading QC - 8/9

Shipped - 8/10

Arrived - 8/16

My roommate signed for it so I haven't seen them yet. Also haven't checked the grades online. 

Additional relevant information: Watching and waiting and checking the status every day gets expensive if you detour to the sales threads.

14 minutes ago, Kramerica said:

Uncanny X-Men #171 NM- 9.2 $15.00 Now $12.00

 per pm. Thanks!

UXM 287 @ 1.50

UXM 291 @ 1.50

UXM 298 @ 1.50

UXM 316 @ 2.50

UXM 318 @ 1.50

UXM 332 @ 1.00

Thanks!

X-Men Annual 14 @ 15% off, please.

2 hours ago, Black_Adam said:

I imagine it depends on whether the respective agents are having to deal with visitors or citizens returning home. I find crossing back into Canada to be far more of a pain than heading into the US. One agent asked me if I'd been away from my vehicle at any time while visiting the US. Naturally, I had. She then asked me how I could be sure no one had hidden drugs underneath and was following me home, ready to retrieve their hidden stash as soon as I crossed the border. Alarmed, I told her she was right - I didn't have any way of knowing and asked her if I should get out so the two of us could check underneath my car. She said, "Naw, don't worry about it," and waved me through. 

Coming to theatres soon Super Troopers 3: Bored Border Patrol 

1 hour ago, ft88 said:

DD 197 198 both NM for $10

1st Lady Yuriko

 

9 minutes ago, drbanner said:

Avengers 134 NM- Origin Vision $18.00

On 7/21/2018 at 7:54 AM, nochips said:

Bloodfire 1 2 copies, VF and NM, $1.00 for both

On 7/21/2018 at 12:46 PM, nochips said:

Star Wars Lost Tribe, 1/2 NM $5.00

@ 50% off

1 hour ago, Awax said:

Sunday night and another SDCC is done.  But I still have a day of stuff to post. 

 

Coffee is poured..

 

today Kramerica and I were discussing music with an employee of Torpedo comics. I was telling Mark that the band Ghost were more of a 80s new wave/70 rock band than a metal band.  The earlier albums sound like Blue Oyster Cult.  John from System of the Down was there and heard every word we said but didn’t join in on our conversation 

 

tell me what you think.  

 

 

 

ill be starting in a min..

These guys are popular on my local rock station. Had the opportunity to see them live a couple of times. They kind of sound/perform like a weird mesh of Slipknot and Primus (in a good way), so...80s new wave?

On 7/21/2018 at 11:24 AM, nochips said:

Alan Moore's Light of Thy Countenance NM $ 3.00

On 7/21/2018 at 11:11 AM, nochips said:

The Guardian # 1 NM VF/NM $3.00 Tom Morgan art.

On 7/21/2018 at 9:19 AM, nochips said:

Crow Curare NM $2.00

On 7/21/2018 at 9:22 AM, nochips said:

Dark Horse Presents # 1 First Print VF/NM $ 9.00 ( 1 Sold, 1 available)

On 7/21/2018 at 6:26 AM, nochips said:

Night's Children Foreplay Fine 1991 $2.00

On 7/20/2018 at 7:45 PM, nochips said:

Pulp Dreams # 1 VF $3.00

On 7/20/2018 at 7:17 PM, nochips said:

Cheerleaders From Hell Fine + $1.00

On 7/20/2018 at 7:15 PM, nochips said:

Body Guard VF $2.00 Paul Gulacy cover

@ 30% off. Thanks!

On 7/9/2018 at 5:42 AM, Rich_Henn said:

SDCC 2018 EXCLUSIVE

The Magic Order #1 s/s Oliver Copiel - $135

Mark Millar's first NETFLIX comic

lmt. to 2000 cpy print run

raw $30

blue universal 9.8 optional - $95

Ten (10) spots

from the solicitation:

"We live in a world where we've never seen a monster, and The Magic Order is the reason we sleep safely in our beds. Magic meets the mob in THE MAGIC ORDER, as five families of magicians-sworn to protect our world for generations-must battle an enemy who's picking them off one by one. By day, they live among us as our neighbors, friends, and co-workers, but by night, they are the sorcerers, magicians, and wizards that protect us from the forces of darkness...unless the darkness gets them first. MARK MILLAR's first NETFLIX comic book, drawn by the incredible OLIVIER COIPEL "

1) kevhtx

2) Taxmick1

3) Vox Virtus

4)

5)

 1 raw, please.

6 hours ago, kav said:

Kav graphic novel just came out if anyone interested:

http://sourcepointpress.storenvy.com/collections/747492-comic-books-and-graphic-novels/products/24246858-the-chronicles-of-dr-death

Just ordered mine!

10 hours ago, kav said:

 

Any modern day Doctor Who sketches?

7 hours ago, loganparker said:

I’ve submitted around 200 comics to CGC and all have been in person at cons. I’ve never shipped a comic to CGC. I always watch how they’re  handeled and have never had any complaints . Never had any issues with post drop off damage either. To me, hand delivering them is the safest and cheapest.

That is a great option when CGC deigns your con to be important enough to attend. Unfortunately, despite attending a con in one of the 15 largest media markets in the US, CGC did not consider it significant enough to send a rep. By that logic CGC is at least very slightly responsible for my current predicament. 

(Yes, I'm a bit bitter they ignored our con. Also, don't @ me or whatever the board equivalent is. I like CGC, see my above posts proclaiming their awesomeness, and the CGC boards are fantastic. And yes, I fully understand the reasons CGC did not attend. But, please, allow me my small and petty grudges, it's how I make it through this life as a miserable nihilist.)

1 hour ago, Cozmo-One said:

Yes, that grading contest was great!

Just to clarify, when the shop sent it in, did they use your own CGC membership?  I've only used the LCS once (and I was happy with how they did it -shipped out the next day, good packing, etc), but since it was through the LCS account, any statuses will only show up under their account.  I had to call them to check the "My Submissions" for status updates. Once it is delivered to CGC, it can take a few days to show up as 'Verified' on the system (not sure about it taking weeks,though).

I had put my account number on all of the forms, so hopefully it goes on mine opposed to the shop's. 

(Seriously though, when is the next event on the boards? Note to any experienced boardies who have too much free time: more fun events please. I promise to always donate a prize.)

32 minutes ago, Bomber-Bob said:

Okay, now I understand. From your first post, it was ambiguous as to where the fail was, CGC or the LCS. This is all on your LCS. Those first few weeks, while you thought they were in CGC's hands, the LCS was sitting on them, didn't even ship them out. This is not a new story, it seems to happen frequently with LCS submissions. I think that often the LCS wants to take in the largest batch possible to save on shipping. I don't know if the LCS passes along the shipping charges to you, but assuming they do, you may have been better often shipping yourself.  Minimally, the LCS should have either explained the plan to you or given you more status alerts. It sounds like you learned your lesson anyway so I won't preach. Let's just root for some good grades with the submission !

It's unfortunate that this is a common problem, I was hoping it was a one-off issue and that I was special (Murphy and I have an arrangement, he frequently employs his eponymous law my way, and I mostly smile and nod). Definitely did learn a lesson, though.

Very much looking forward to see the grades that come out of them. Sent a couple to CCS first () and the rest without pressing. Excited to see how each turns out. 

10 hours ago, Bomber-Bob said:

I am still confused. What is your shop telling you and what is CGC telling you ? Did the books make it to CGC ? Please explain your situation more clearly, be specific. I've read about so many bad experiences here with submitting via comic shops that I would never even consider it.

I emailed the shop after 3ish weeks of the books not appearing on the CGC site (which, looking back, seems optimistic), inquiring as to the reason. They let me know that they are just OCD about making sure invoices match books, etc. That seems reasonable, I am perfectly fine with OCD on this kind of thing. Anyway, they told me they just shipped them and to give it about a week. Emailed them again a bit over 2 weeks later, they stated the tracking confirmed it was at CGC and they should be in the system by next Friday at the latest (which is today). Somewhere around week 5, before I had received the 2nd response from the shop, I called CGC customer service just to make sure I was operating the website correctly. Spoke with someone (Jennifer? (Jessica?), sorry, I'm bad with names and didn't write it down) and she was incredibly helpful about both the website and what to ask the shop, and she definitely deserves tons of praise. Awesome customer service on CGCs part.

Anyway, I'll probably email the shop again Tuesday if they still aren't in the system by Monday and request the tracking info. The CGC rep stated they could see if it arrived and is actually in house with that info. As mentioned, everyone has been responsive and great. I am optimistic everything will be resolved soon. Just not an experience I care to repeat. 

(Also, to be fair, if not for this issue I likely wouldn't have been on the boards to see the grading contest thread a few hours before it closed. Entered it and it was the most fun I've had online in some years. Assuming my books do eventually show at CGC, this was all probably worth it for the grading contest experience alone.) 

29 minutes ago, Red84 said:

Can you explain your experience further? My understanding is that CGC represents itself at all locations where it is accepting submissions. What you're describing sounds more like using a comic shop as an authorized dealer to submit on your behalf. If that's the case then only the comic shop is going to have the tracking information and you are at their mercy to pack, ship, and mail your books.

I am not wholly sure of how CGC handles shops acting as witnesses/submission locations at cons (it was at the same time as 2 other cons closer to CGC headquarters, so no official CGC rep was sent --still a bit bitter about that, but such is the way of things). The shop witnessed a few signings and I had other books to submit, so I had the shop ship them for me with the others (figured I would save a bit on shipping, plus I was brand new to this and they were/are being helpful).

But that aside, yes, I know I am at the mercy of the shop, and as I mentioned, have been in contact and they are being as helpful as possible. No one's fault but mine and I am hopeful the issue will be resolved soon. In the future though, I will likely be sending in anything that's not SS on my own and not through someone else, even at a con.

Just figured it was kinda relevant to this thread at any rate. 

So, I'm pretty new to the CGC scene (yes, I know, another noob posting things, but it's the only way to get my post ticker up to lose noob status), and I'll volunteer my experience. I dropped off several books at my local con in late May (my first time submitting to CGC) while I was getting some SS stuff done. The comic shop running it on behalf of CGC was very nice and mostly helpful. So far as I noticed, they took great care with the books. The problem lies in the fact that, as of today, they are still not listed on the CGC website under my status checker, after over a month. I have been in touch with both the shop and CGC. Both have been very helpful. CGC's customer service people are great and the comic shop has responded to all of my emails. I also get that both are extremely busy right now. On that note, however, in the future I will likely be submitting all of my non-SS books myself due to this (quite nerve-racking for a noob) experience.

Also, as an aside for other noobs lurking on the boards, there is definitely a way to post a complaint with decorum, the above is not an example of that. If you are angry or upset, people here will understand it even without you calling something/place/one a joke (or other name), using multiple exclamation points, using all caps, etc. Listing the things that did go well is always a decent start. Things go wrong, it happens and it stinks, but the people on these boards are mostly decent folks who like to help. Try to be kind, even if you are upset.

Sorry, that went much longer than expected. Bad noob.

4 minutes ago, DavidTheDavid said:

The dude, still going strong! 

Right, long day for everyone running it. You definitely deserve many thanks, cheers, and beers TheDude!