trademarkcomics

On 1/23/2024 at 1:45 PM, trademarkcomics said:

 

SO... that means my 9.8 direct has been moved to my business inventory! Just put it on today! 

Two watchers on it. One is Cosmic Spidey and #2 is probably the owner of the other 9.8 double cover. 

On 1/23/2024 at 1:53 PM, cosmic-spider-man said:

Nice Book, does it still have the Tattooz intact?  

It does not. But there are no signs of damage in and around the staple so I believe it was never inserted(since what kid carefully cuts the insert out just to get to the tattz?).

A double error? 

On 1/20/2024 at 2:46 PM, cosmic-spider-man said:

Got this one today.  

Ahhh, when Alex Saviuk was trying to stay hip by adding more crosshatching. 

On 1/15/2024 at 1:30 AM, BuraddoRun said:

Found this at Half Price Books for 1/2 of cover price.

 

On 1/13/2024 at 11:38 AM, Point Five said:

Probably not the answer you're looking for, but last year I had a submission sit in G/QC limbo for almost three weeks, until a couple of calls shook it loose. 

 

I texted, and it shipped within a couple of days. 

On 1/12/2024 at 12:15 PM, cosmic-spider-man said:

Got this nice book in today from a Double Cover FB group. 

 

On 1/9/2024 at 8:44 AM, greggy said:

You know, FedEx, USPS and UPS handle BILLIONS of packages a year. Sure, some get lost, mishandled, etc. But if you send multiple packages on the same day to the same address, they will most likely end up there at the same time, maybe one or two a day off...but not WEEKS off from each other...

EDIT: Oh and BTW, their packing on my 25 Modern was less than impressive. They were pretty loose in the heavy box, I was lucky to have no damage. I have to wonder what your experience is there with your numerous---er, countless batches of 25.

On 1/9/2024 at 8:51 AM, THE_BEYONDER said:

Let’s not get carried away 

Have to wonder if this guy is a danger to society. Not all con men are sociopathic killers, but all sociopathic killers are con men.

"This guy crossed the line and didn't even blink."

On 1/9/2024 at 6:39 AM, trademarkcomics said:

Not necessarily. They could get a qualified book with a fake sig, then pop out the inner well and put it in the SS case.

Actually, now that I think about it. He wouldn't be able to resub the cracked out SS copy, but he could send it to that other company and get it put into a verified slab. So he could end up with say a verified 9.8 and turn a qualified 8.5 or something into a CGC SS 9.8. So he would have to have been selling verified slabs as well to show he was doing this...

On 1/9/2024 at 6:41 AM, Mikey C said:

I haven’t even considered this take. Def possible.

On 1/9/2024 at 6:29 AM, Mikey C said:

The issue with faking signatures, they’d have to take it out of the inner well and then reseal it within the inner well. We haven’t seen proof of this capability yet. My brain hurts. 

Not necessarily. They could get a qualified book with a fake sig, then pop out the inner well and put it in the SS case.

My buddy's TMNT 1 2nd Print finally got shipped. He got a 9.4...not bad!

On 1/3/2024 at 9:01 AM, trademarkcomics said:

Been in QC for nearly a week. What's the longest a submission has stayed in QC for you all?

The Modern batch of 25 seemed to go straight from G/E/I to Shipped, but this one book is languishing in QC...

 

Texted CGC and they told me it's "in the shipping room" and they're "working hard to get it all out". 

On 1/5/2024 at 12:12 PM, FigaroToe said:

Guh, I sent 2 packages to CGC - one was a Pre-Screen Modern and the other was a non Pre-Screen Modern (yes I know I could put 2 in 1 package, but the first package wouldn't fit the other) - and the 2nd package has been "moving in transit" for over 7 days (last scanned on 12/29) while the first one was delivered (and SFG) days ago. Praying it's not lost.

On 1/3/2024 at 1:11 PM, BeardedBubba said:

Blank label....  So hot right now!

Rarer than 9.8!

On 1/1/2024 at 9:13 AM, Gambold Vintage said:

I mean, think about it. Some scam artist gets a 9.8 IH181. They then crack the case and put a 9.4 in there, and sell it as a 9.8. 

That means until the case is cracked again and the comic regraded, it's a 9.8 as far as anyone knows. So does it matter? What do we buy, when we buy a slabbed comic?  We buy the grade, and the belief that the comic in the slab is accurately graded.  What do we sell, when we sell a slabbed comic? The same thing. 

And grading is not exactly a hard science. I'm sure many of us have been happily surprised or bitterly disappointed at grades we've received from our CGC submissions. I know I have.  Yet we still use the service and we still buy and sell slabs based on grades.

So if I get a 9.8 comic, I'm not going to worry if the comic inside REALLY IS a 9.8, whatever that means. I bought the grade.  And when the time comes, I'll sell the grade. If someone else wants to crack open a 9.8 and have it re-graded or verified that it really is a 9.8...go for it. 

The comparison would be purchasing an art forgery.  You bought a Picasso only to find out years later that it's a clever fake...if you or anyone else bothered finding out. But the comparison only goes so far.  A Picasso IS a Picasso. A 9.8 comic could well be a 9.6 in someone else's eyes. 

 

 

You're calling into question the entire professional grading industry. How do we know the book is not just a cover and the interior is blank?

If there wasn't a gif, did the tree actually fall?

When you go to Chipotle, how do you know whether your taco beef is actually beef? Or if it was spit in?

So many things in life are taken on faith. Is CGC perfect? No. Does every tax dollar you give go to where it should go? Hell no. 

If everyone realized just how tenuous and risky investing in company stock was, the entire economy of the world would collapse. 

Just go get a taco, eat and enjoy it because life is too short to worry about every little thing.

*Gets off the soapbox.*  

On 1/3/2024 at 10:19 AM, BeardedBubba said:

I had my 12/5 moderns flip from SFG to G/QC  a few hours ago.  

Oh, no grade! Fun!

On 1/3/2024 at 9:03 AM, Stefan_W said:

Mine usually go through Q/C within a day. I see yours is a magazine though so maybe that makes a difference in the process. Just a guess. 

Saw something about a shortage of certain labels...maybe magazine sized labels are out...

Been in QC for nearly a week. What's the longest a submission has stayed in QC for you all?

The Modern batch of 25 seemed to go straight from G/E/I to Shipped, but this one book is languishing in QC...

On 1/2/2024 at 8:34 PM, DougC said:

I now have two #11 in 9.8 SS; and finally after some failures have a Marvel Age #104 in 9.8 SS

Thank you Mr. Lee for giving me a finale* to one of my favorite limited series of the 80's!

*As much as one gets in comics, anyway...