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ususal advice is to figure out replacement value for the books should something happen to them while CGC has them

You could try to find raw sales for books in comparable shape on eBay or try a site like comicpriceguide.com or the Overstreet guide

If you pick a tier that doesn't reflect the ultimate FMV, CGC may bump the book up to what they think is the proper tier

On 8/25/2021 at 8:10 PM, Curtis Dudley said:

I was asked ,How much insurance should I put on this comic 181 Incredible Hulk. I believe it’s up there . Just need some options never had a comic graded 

Inxure it for replacement value if you needed to buy the comic in similar shape (raw)

Gocollect/GPA  are for graded comics

On 8/28/2021 at 11:54 AM, jmt999 said:

Anyone have a good way of shipping a lot of books?

What if you want to ship 50 books to someone?

How would you secure that?

 

Thanks.

you can  make multiple bricks - say split it into 4 or 5 bricks

On 8/21/2021 at 10:40 AM, ReyReyDaCollector said:

Top right corner isn't stain just the plastic cover from sticker 

for the PGM forum, try to take pics with the comic out of the bag. If you have a scanner, that's even better for front/back cover

On 8/13/2021 at 12:30 PM, adampasz said:

 

For me, the best What If stories in the comics are the tragic ones, where they end up killing everyone, destroying the universe, etc. They are little morality plays, which show how it is important to accept the world as it is, instead of dwelling on how it could be if we'd made different choices.

 

Pretty much what I thought.

I enjoyed it but that easily could've been a Steve Rogers Captain America story.   I prefer the stories where "What If" makes a difference in some meaningful way, not just a shuffling of characters.

On 8/3/2021 at 1:45 PM, theCapraAegagrus said:

What is the purpose of the hybrid release, though? You guessed it; Bring in funds via Disney+ subscriptions & streaming fees. Which, if you're under contract to receive a payout based on theatrical performance, seems like circumventing the contract to reap rewards with limited financial distributions.

bringing in funds & subscriptions to Disney+ also helps the stock price which curr reacts strongly to Disney+ subscriber info. Dot he executives who make decisions about how to release movies have some type of bonus tied to the stock price?

On 7/29/2021 at 12:50 AM, Zonk said:

I have a question regarding values and what to put on the form when you are submitting a comic for grading to CGC.

What value should I go with? For example, I have an Amazing Spiderman 238.  According to Overstreet, the value of the comic (without the tatooz) at Very Fine is $34.00. On ebay, copies with the tatooz ranges from $300 to 500.  What value what I submit with? The $34 which would qualify for Modern pricing or $500 which would quality for Standard pricing.

 

Am I overthinking this?

well does your copy have Tatooz?  

There is also a diff between slabbed prices vs  raw prices when determining FMV

3)  you should try to group your books by submission tier level.  Cgc will take whatever you send them and separate them into orders based on the  submission  tier level.    Each tier gets mailed back to you separately.

5 minutes ago, Lsmurule said:

It’s been almost 2 weeks since my books were delivered to CGC and still have yet to be entered into the system and marked received.  How long does that usually take nowadays?  Thanks in advance 

I've seen a lot of posts where it can take up to a month

1 hour ago, Buzz Cola said:

What??????? When did CGC get a website??????????????????

They used Blackstone money

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

I'll add Monty Python and the Holy Grail for a movie and the early seasons of Married with Children for a tv series

I think I can still find new background jokes in Airplane

20 hours ago, Readcomix said:

Same here — Late AM to noonish Eastern is when I notice it consistently.

I'll 2nd that.  Seems to happen constantly around this time frame

Back during my collecting days, it was

Neal Adams

George Perez

Bernie Wrightson

Frank Miller

John Byrne

23 minutes ago, Math Teacher said:

I'm not adverse to paying taxes. My biggest concern is how to prove the price that I paid for a book to the IRS.

Not only should the buyer hold onto any receipts, cancelled check etc, but the seller should remember that if the IRS audits a buyer and he shows them proof of purchase, they may decide to check if the seller declared the proceeds,(receipts could  show the sellers name, email addr etc)

6 minutes ago, wiparker824 said:

 Or perhaps have a digital bar code or QR code that gets generated as a label with the invoice that people can print and put on the outside of the package that can be easily scanned without opening the box to determine if contents contain express or WT. just seems a better way has to exist.

Hopefully the geniuses at Blackstone can implement something as full of common sense as this idea.

Hmm it premiers on my wedding anniversary so this may be a challenge to watch it the second it's released.....

I think "The Raid:Redemption"   was the perfect action flick (too good to just call a martial arts action flick)

They should've added another 10 stories to that building so the movie could go on another couple of hours

I signed up for Disney + a few months ago before the price hike and the plan was to sequentially go thru Mandalorian/Wanda/Falcon/Loki

Still going thru Mando due to all the things taking up my time, but this I will watch the second they release it.

Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind

broke the mold as far as aliens not trying to mutilate us.  Great effects with excellent actors

10 hours ago, Amazeron said:

If Toy Story was perfection, then what would Toy Story 2 be?

History repeating itself?

You should look at raws close to the condition  of yours. A stabbed comic will sell higher but this will give u a base to apply a multiple to

9 hours ago, Hezi said:

Hello,

Sorry if this isn’t the right place for this, but I’m wondering what the best service to use is when shipping comics with semi high value ($500+)

 

UPS? USPS priority? Priority express?

 

is there an agreed upon best way to ship out comics that you want to make sure are delivered that will also protect yourself as a seller if the customer tries something shady?

 

Thanks in advance 

CGC uses USPS Registered Mail (if you select USPS) which requires the package to get logged in every step of the way.  It does take longer due to that   With Covid, I don't know how reliable getting a signature upon delivery is though