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This is from the American Library Association (you can also search the forums here as well): Store comic books in a clean storage area where temperature and relative humidity (RH) are moderate and stable: 68°F or less, and between 30 and 40% RH. Moisture and temperature speed decay. Low humidity can crack, peel, or curl pages. Avoid attics and basements and provide good air circulation. An air-conditioned room or closet is best.

I usually make bricks out of ~10-12 comics and just find a box big enough to hold multiple bricks

It's one thing to ask how CGC generally handles staining (typical answer - they hammer significant staining), but if you want to know how it can affect your particular book you should read the sticky in the 'Buddy, Can You Spare a Grade' forum and make a post with some good pics/scans If you have multiple books in similar shape to that one ,I'd figure just putting one up in the Spare A Grade forum would give you a decent estimate of what they'd all be around. Good luck!

GODZILLA. 2-5 from the 1977 series. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Godzilla-2-3-4-5-Lot-1977-Marvel-Approx-7-5-condition/324471174810?pageci=9785b1c3-0b6a-41ca-b7ce-359c9eb1329c&redirect=mobile

Yes - The Infinity Horn!!!!! Must have been where he got stuck on the word 'infinity'

Way back when Marvel put out Epic Illustrated, Jim Starlin had a running series in it called Metamorphosis Odyssey, which is where Dreadstar came from. I always thought that would make a great movie.

Showcase 59 https://www.ebay.com/itm/324454820331 Teen Titans 20 (Neal Adams) & 53 (last issue in series) https://www.ebay.com/itm/324463556299

wow - I live in Philly and it wasn't me! Their website say this about wrong delivery - I hope you're in the 1st scenario and they fix it for you Scenario 1 To be on the safe side and as a responsible person, the first thing you should do is let your post office know about the wrong delivery. It’s better if the sender calls or visits the post office in person and informs them. The USPS will note down a complaint and immediately try to retrieve your parcel if it was the delivery guy’s mistake or if the mistake was at their end in any way. In most cases, the USPS shall locate your parcel and retrieve it. Soon your parcel shall be in the recovered list and you’ll be able to have your parcel. This is the most ideal way and 7 out of 10 times this would be the solution to your problem. Scenario 2 Sometimes if the mistake is at the sender’s end, suppose the address of the destination was not correct right from the start, then USPS may or may not take charge of the problem. It is only fair if USPS doesn’t take charge and you have to deal with the problem on your own. In that case, it’s best if you let the sender know about your issue. If you both know each other, chances are you’ll be able to deal with this problem on your own. You can ask the USPS post office to know the consignee’s name, signature, and address. If you can’t file a complaint against the USPS what you can do is go to the receiver yourself and request them to give you your package after providing relevant information. The USPS can find the receiver’s information on the airway bill. Chances are that the person who did sign and receive the package, may have done it by mistake and he would probably return it to you. You may also be able to have the assistance of USPS while trying to retrieve your package and that should solve your problem.

for "non-key" issues, I've found it easier to sell in small lots of 4-6 as it spreads out the shipping cost per book especially it you make the commercial USPS 1st class weight limit. I wouldn't say 'premium' but I think it's a little better than selling an individual book. I agree that when you start getting into larger sizes people are looking for a 'bulk discount'

Teen Titans #20 & #53 - featuring Neal Adams art in issue #20 and final issue in #53 https://www.ebay.com/itm/324455889765 Teen Titans #22, #25, #26 (note title incorrectly lists issue #20 - pics & description are correct) https://www.ebay.com/itm/324455889765 Justice League of America #56 https://www.ebay.com/itm/324455930068

The address of CGC?? Maybe if it paying for walkthrough tier you could indicate that on the box. Otherwise I don't think you need to write anything. Make sure your submission paperwork is inside with the books

you'll get good & bad answers for each service. The handful of items I've sold have all used USPS and all eventually got to their destination, but Priority Mail certainly took longer than it's supposed to.

When in doubt, post in the 'Ask CGC' forum or call their customer service Even if it turns out that you're filling out multiple orders , I'd think you should be able to send them in one package if that's your wish. You 'd just have to bundle each order with the appropriate paperwork and place them all in the package. Get in touch with CGC

https://www.cgccomics.com/submit/services-fees/cgc-grading/

Signed books can get pressed without affecting the signature. Though I have seen posts here that certain types of pens (like paint pens) could prove a bit problematic

My father came down the basement where I was watching TV (or maybe playing Pong - that's how long ago it was) and tossed me a Flash comic. I believe it was this one: Of course that toss prob brought it from a 9.4 to a 7.5! I then quickly brought it down to a 4.0 after multiple readings I ended up up talking to a friend at school who was already collecting and I agreed to meet him at a local pharmacy where we went to the back to the spinner racks. That, occasional orders from the Robert Bell catalog and a trip or two on the train downtown to visit the comic shops was how I initially built my collection. Eventually a LCS opened up a few miles from my house where I rode the bike to every week . Even if there weren't any new releases, I'd go just to thumb thru all the back issues.

Mylars and acid free backing boards (not the kind thats just coated on 1 side) should be just as effective. Whats really important is temperature,humidity and lighting conditions.

condolences on the passing of your Uncle. CGC would only take condition into account if you used the 'pre-screen' option where you tell them only to slab comics that pass whatever grade you want as your minimum threshold You can ship them all together to CGC. When you fill out your order, you have to select grading tiers. CGC will treat each submission tier as a separate return order. So your 1 package sent to them could result in multiple shipping orders back to you (sent at different times as each tier has it's own 'turnaround' time). You can ship as many as you want to them I think CGC shipping slabs back to you is limited to around 25 Lots of videos on YouTube on the submission process as well as packing comics securely. I would say not to rush into anything until you educate yourself enough. CGC isn't going anywhere. Lots of good info here on this board too so experiment with the search feature as questions like this have been answered many times If you want to get an idea of what slabbed comics go for, you could peek at goCollect.com which has a free option to show slabbed values based on grade. You could also try Ebay sold listings as well as creating free accounts on auction sites like Heritage etc good luck

If you're shipping Priority Mail, I bubble wrap & insert into a USPS Priority mail box 1092 which I then insert into a Priority Mail box 1095 They can be ordered free from the Post Office

there's an "Ask CGC" forum here or could you could just call their customer service

you could try to find out what raw copies are selling/have sold in the same shape

7.0-7.5 as is

Front looks really nice -shame about the back. Not sure that would clean up as it seems like tanning rather than dirt Not sure how much CGC would ding an otherwise nice looking copy, I'll say 8.5

Maybe the most common newbie question. We should probably take the best of the various answers and make it a stickie. You can ship all together regardless of tiers. The tiers determine your turnaround time and insurance should CGC do something to your book. It also is the USPS insurance for sending them back to you. Since turnaround times are diff for the tiers, CGC doesn't hold the books waiting for them all to finish, hence the multiple shipping back to you. You can enter any fair market value you want. It's a matter of how much risk you're comfortable with. CGC may bump a book to another tier if they believe it is more valuable and charge you the difference. No idea how often that happens. One way to come up with a FMV is to determine what it would cost you to replace the book with another raw copy in similar shape. You can also make use of the Spare A Grade forum to get grade estimates from members Good luck!

Not sure how they handle that tiny piece on the 1st page, but I'll throw out a 9.2