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On 4/29/2024 at 6:46 PM, Tnexus said:

They just keep reposting until it hits their internal reserve. Second account bids it up to X value. If it doesn't reach it at the end, they cancel the bid on accouht 2 and relist it. Tons and tons of sellers do this.

You're not following. That's not what's happening here. They can show that multiple identical lots shipped, so you have a faulty premise and an unjust accusation. 

The issue is only the identical photos representing lots that can't possibly be 100% identical. 

On 4/29/2024 at 4:20 PM, BrianHoward said:

Not really, especially considering I posted proof of the 3 unique sales... When you are using a fixed photography display and the items are visually identical (on quick glance through a monitor) it's not hard at all to produce seemingly duplicate staged shots.. We set up runs the same way, on the same display. 

Odd that you're not wanting to recognize this, but apparently you've got your reasons...

Close to impossible to repeat the same alignment exactly, twice, never mind multiple times.  It's the same photos.

And that's ok, if you say the photos are just to identify the comics for sale, not the exact copies you will be getting. 

Sounds like CGC (or the dealer) switched books in the submission. It's a coin toss.

It happens at CGC a lot that similar books in a submission get swapped labels.  But it could be the dealer switching it to his advantage from the get-go. 

On 4/24/2024 at 12:35 PM, workingdog said:

It must be number 1 but I don't know why.  As for unpaid items, that's never ever happened.  I promptly pay after an auction win and or a buy it now.

I've been with eBay since 1997 and have 100% positive feedback. @Mutant Manatee said sellers cannot see messages sent to them by blocked members via the eBay note system.  So earlier, I found an e-mail address for them on FaceBook and sent them a note.  As of this writing, I have not heard anything back.

 

Just like this forum has a blocked list, you could have been placed on some other block list from which people are gathering usernames to block.  And not necessarily for some legit reason, could be maliciously to make your life a bit harder. 

I could report a whole bunch on names here, and people might add them to their lists, vetted or not. 

If I was a mean-spirited competitor, I could put you on this CGC list, hidden in a bunch of names, to block you from bidding against me on auctions from sellers we both frequent. If that seller grabbed the name and put you on his list.

On 4/24/2024 at 12:29 PM, Stefan_W said:

They may have changed this, but a few years ago I set up my account in the exact way you are describing. A buyer contacted me about why he could not make an offer on an item and the message did go through to me. It was an annoyance since I had to tell him that I refuse to deal with people who dont pay, and no I do not care about how small the items that he did not pay for were. So maybe (hopefully) Ebay fixed this to prevent messages as well.

There is a setting that allows/disallows messages from blocked bidders.

On 4/17/2024 at 11:48 AM, spreads said:

 is this the best I'm going to receive in compensation?

Yup

On 4/15/2024 at 3:35 PM, MOOSE82 said:

I had been wondering if I declared a higher value if they would base the grading fee on that but I see that they only base the grading fee on how the comet grades out.

I don't have recent experience with Unlimited or Walk-Through tiers, and their pricing practices.  Maybe someone could give you some examples of what to expect if you have valuable books.  Me, not so much.  I'm mainly in the shallow end of the pool.

On 4/15/2024 at 3:35 PM, MOOSE82 said:

Do you normally get your kits from them or do you use some other type kit to ship your comments to them?

I ship every day as a course of business, so I use my own supplies.  I bag and board 25 comics to submit.  I put groups of 12-13 into padded envelopes, and then those packed envelopes each into 2nd padded envelopes.  Each 12-13 group goes into #1097 boxes from USPS (free to order) with lots of peanuts around the borders, more bubble wrap around the sides, and sealed up.  Then I put both of those into a box I can get on ebay that is 16x12x8, fit comfortably with more peanuts all around. I put the packing slip in, seal it up, send it via FedEx.  Costs about $24 to ship.  The method may change depending on quantity and value. 

Sometimes I will use the large CGC boxes that they come in when you get an order of 25 or so.  We call those battleships.  I have insurance through CIS https://collectinsure.com/, so I don't buy separate insurance, which can be as much as the freight cost, or possibly even more.  CGC is not covering you on the way to them.  There's a lot to consider when submitting comics, and it sounds like you are on the right track.

As far as tiers and values, you just have to use your best judgement.  If I have a book that is borderline between 2 tiers, I usually pick the lower one.  If I'm wrong about the value (i.e. it's worth way more), CGC will change the grading fee, charge me the difference.  This is better than paying the higher fee up front, and then finding out you could have used the lower tier. 

But bear in mind that when you put a Declared Value on the book at say $400, you are only insuring it for $400.  If you think it could possibly grade very high and be worth $1600, if something happens to it at any time, CGC is only responsible for the amount you declared, $400.

As far as memberships go, I have Elite.  I think that fits best for you, if you are going to put in quite a few comics.  You are spending an additional $299 for that membership, but you get an immediate $150 credit.  Also by getting 10% off on every submission, you can earn back the other $150 in no time.

Good luck with your grades!

On 4/15/2024 at 1:20 PM, MOOSE82 said:

That's because I'm too lazy to use the keyboard and relying on talk text. Sorry.

Looks like I am way behind the rest of the world (again).

Lately the estimates are very close.  There was a period of time that it was ridiculous.  Estimates are here: https://www.cgccomics.com/submit/services-fees/cgc-grading/

I thought only the kids didn't use punctuation, which is super annoying.  I see you did use 3 periods for 9 sentences, one of which needs a question mark. Please increase your punctuation budget.

On 4/13/2024 at 12:39 PM, Michael Boddington said:

Hi I think your FF 49 is for sale on eBay 

Wow! Four years later and an ocean away. That's some fine detective work!

Nice key books!  Wishing you the best of grades!  Keep us posted.

Need a better photo.

That could be a curled corner, bent corner, missing corner, etc. If just curled around, theoretically it could be a 9.8 with a press.

On 4/10/2024 at 1:07 PM, MatterEaterLad said:

Micronauts vs. ROM

Isn't that Marvel vs. Marvel? 

Marvel

Very nice gallery of books! Congrats on putting that together.

On 4/3/2024 at 7:14 PM, Parabellum said:

For some reason I can’t upload photos.

That's weird that it came through on the email, but not in the actual post.  Another CGC gremlin.

My email notification of this post showed a photo of some of these slabs.  No photos here.

On 4/3/2024 at 1:21 PM, Tubthumper82 said:

Does CGC do a free reholstering?

"Reholstering" - That's a good one.

If you contact Customer Service, and point them to this posting, they can probably help you out.

Just go by MCS. It's usually correct. Link in earlier post.

These days, CGC will either note the cover artist or just say "variant edition". It's a bit random.

According to MCS, the top is 1G and the bottom one is 1F.

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?q=Gun+honey+1&pubid=&PubRng=

On 3/31/2024 at 2:34 AM, Kramerica said:

This is a tough one. I'd recommend that you palletize everything and shrinkwrap that mutha to Hell and get Harbor Freight or someone to take it. The boxes stay stationary during transit. I think you can do 40-50 boxes per pallet. Have them pick them up and take 'em to your new home. 

Barring that it just gets difficult. But off the top of my head:

You're looking at 2,500 miles, probably 4 days travel. Rent a U-Haul. 3 nights minimum Hotel, Motel (Holiday Inn ). 

In the event that you can't do it yourself I have three ideas:

1. How about hiring someone on the Boards here to drive it? Maybe a Boardie that could use the extra cash. Even if they are not located in exact city you fly them or train them to where they need to be. Just pay for their time.

2. Contact AppleOne Employment services. Perhaps they would have someone ready for a temp assignment like this.

3. Find a student (preferably football) who attends SDSU and is making the trip to their home in NC. Maybe right now they are planning on flying but they could make some money doing this. You could throw this on the SDSU Bulletin Boards.

You're a bit late with the suggestions. Months late. The move is in progress as you can see by the photos in his update.

On 3/30/2024 at 10:58 PM, greggy said:

Yeah, I saw that right after. Don't see any type of hoist, though. Four man lift?

So each crate holds 16 short boxes? How were they able to lift those for stacking? Just manpower? 

And just pushing them around and up the ramp. Ugh. I don't see any wheels.