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See I figured the easiest way to “tamper” with a slab would be to get a fistful of discarded CGC labels, then take a 9.8 and transpose it on top of an already existing 5.0. The idea of cracking a slab and entirely swapping one copy for another seemed far fetched. Maybe because every time I’ve cracked a slab, intentionally or unintentionally, the case shattered like an eggshell and I couldn’t imagine repairing the catastrophic damage you’d need to swap a full book as opposed to just the label. Anyway good luck.

Just search the CGC registry for your certification number (scan the bar code on the label). If it comes up Secret Wars 1 9.4, you have your answer.

Comparing coins to comics is apples to oranges. Scarcity does factor into comic value to some extent but with comic prices you have so many other factors. They make perfect sense if you factor in emotional and cultural forces on price. Stuff like coins or stamps don’t have that

Um, I’m afraid I have some bad news…

I remember going to my first ever comicon - Pittsburgh Comicon, founded and run by a convicted murderer (seriously, look it up) - back in 1994. I was super excited to meet John Byrne. I was talking with a dealer and when mentioning I was there for Byrne, he pulls out those two MOS issues and proceeds to tell a flabbergasted teenage me, "This issue came with TWO covers. And John will even sign them BOTH!" Wait, the same comic came with TWO different covers? What kind of sorcery was this? And the creator will sign them both? For free?!?! I couldn't get my paper route money out of my pocket fast enough. Feel bad for kids nowadays, man.

Not knowing anything about what you collected is going to be a hurdle for sure. It doesn’t sound like you are in a situation where you want to go through the hassle of taking pics, assessing grades, packing then shipping dozens and dozens of packages (which is where you’d max out value). To make it simpler, I’d suggest you start by creating a list of every comic you own. Don’t worry about anything else for now, just inventory. Then post it here and we can tell you if you have anything of value (say worth $50+). After that we can worry about condition, where to sell, etc. Everything worth under that isn’t going to be worth your time anyway. Selling the rest in bulk to a comic shop or collection buyer for a flat price will be your best - and likely only - bet.

Ditko. I feel like we have 659 interviews of Stan giving his versions of Spideys origins but there’s very very little from Steve. I know he was a recluse who refused to do such things. I’d like an hour to get his version of events. I would say the same for Kirby too but since the question specified an hour, I don’t think that’d be long enough to cover 1/10 of his work at Marvel.

First time I ever submitted to CGC I did the same thing. My book looked mint and I thought the pressing thing was a goofy extra. I got a 7.5. I resubbed it, got it pressed, and it came back 9.2. My latest Comicon about 6 months ago, I submitted two 8.5 that got pressed to 9.6s. Is that always the case? No. Maybe I’ve been lucky. And I’ve gotten plenty of books pressed that came back the same grade or even a couple times came back lower. But in general I think it’s worth it as long as the defects are pressable. Don’t feel bad. This whole thing is a learning process. Basically if you’re new to the whole CGC thing, you gotta realize you’re probably not as good at grading as you think you are

Insurance in what sense? That the post office doesn’t lose them? Then you insure them. That CGC doesn’t lose them? That’s why you declare a value on the form. Not sure what you’re asking.

I hate PST sales threads. I browse these forums during the 158 commercial breaks watching sportsball and my games are long over and I’ve moved on to Skinemax by the time PSTers start peddling their wares.

I’ve used fast track a couple times when regular CGC turnaround was taking 6 months and I had two cons close together and wanted a certain book multi signed. Both times I got my books back in about 2 weeks. I haven’t used it since bc regular CGC has improved to 4-6 weeks return time and that’s usually fine. Maybe CGC just likes me.

If analyzing data and predicting future trends was an exact science there’d be a lot more billionaires on Wall Street. I’m sure there are a few Michael Burry’s of comics but generally the entire market is reactionary. “James Gunn liked a tweet saying Matter Eater Lad is awesome! Quick! Change the price on his first appearance from $20 to $200!” As I’ve said before, I look forward to the day the MCU and DCU go away. That’s when we’ll know the true value of everything associated with comics.

I never understood this either. I watch a lot of IG sales streams and often there will be people selling slabbed random commons for like $25-40. At best maybe you make just enough to buy a Starbucks latte.

CGC sometimes does “team” signings but I understand they can’t always do that. There’s so many teams it’s impossible to get them all. It is annoying that CGC won’t but I get why it’s impractical for them. Coordinating that would cause more problems than it’s worth. Facilitators are better for multi sig projects.

Four days worth? Sweet. Flood that market. I was going to send in my 8.5 NM 98 but once 500 goofball flippers get their chisels back & up on feebay I’ll be able to snag a upgrade when prices drop like a stone like they did with ASM 300s after Toddy’s signing.

I have about two long boxes of what I’d consider my PC, the ones I’d never sell. Some of them have been bagged and boarded for over a decade and a half, almost two. I’m thinking about redoing them as my winter project but I face a similar dilemma to OP. I don’t think I’d leave them in piles but I hate tape too so I’m thinking redoing them all in those fancy cool self sealing bags. Except those aren’t really considered the “standard,” mylars are. And I do like the look of mylars better. But that requires taping them all. And again this is my PC and I don’t care that regular Poly bags break down or aren’t “archival” bc 25 years from now I’ll prob be in a home gumming applesauce. I feel for the collectors in this thread. It’s hard getting older.

There’s a GREAT Kirby documentary on Tubi called Kirby at War. I highly recommend fans check it out.

There are many sellers or third party consignment services that are certified CGC witnesses. There are even random board members on here who can be witnesses. You don’t need an official CGC employee to be a witness, just certified by CGC.

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Whoever listed that has no clue what that card is worth. I can ASK for $2 million for my mint copy of XForce 1, that doesn’t mean it’s worth that bc people won’t actually pay that. If you search by ebay SOLD listings, you can find that exact same card in that exact same grade (by a far far far more reputable grading company) SOLD just last week for $22. That exact same card graded 1 grade lower sold twice this month for $5 each time. It costs $20 to grade a card so you can do the math.

I’ll be honest, when I saw the original potato quality “Before” pic part of me wanted to think OG purposely used video distortion to obscure tape or a tear or something that had that corner hanging on for dear life. But now that I see it much clearer I don’t see any explanation for the whole corner being torn asunder except VERY egregious mishandling. It certainly doesn’t look like something that’s just about to randomly fall off like a zombie’s withered limb. This thread has shaken me to the foundation.

that is unbelievable. I’ve seen many many mechanical errors but to tear an entire corner off a book? I almost want to believe there was two copies that grader was grading and he somehow switched them. If someone there submitted a Jumbo 102 with a missing corner and it came back magically healed, ‘fess up!

This. Exactly this. People unfortunately have this misguided notion that someone selling the things they like are the same as them. This is absolutely not the case. I owned a video store in the 90s (yes, I'm that old) and my partner had ZERO interest in movies. It was comical when people would come in and try to engage him in conversation about this movie or that when he maybe watched 3 movies a year. Different friend of mine is a hardcore card flipper. Makes close to six figures a year at it. But the ONLY sport he cares about is football. Doesn't stop him from flipping Giannis popcorn exploding refractors or Steph champagne cork parallels all day long. I help him when he tables sometimes and again it's fairly comical when someone walks up wanting to talk hoops with him when I think last game he watched was the 1996 Bulls. Dealers just want your money. Period.

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I’m always flabbergasted that the original LXG was so horrible it sent Sean Connery into permanent retirement I actually think it’d work better as a prestige steaming series but at the rate apps are losing money I guess nobody would want to sound that much.