MCMiles

It pre-dates #1 by a couple of months

Just a few. Second Print #268 not labeled correctly

Had a smooth fast transaction with Dan. Super nice guy too.

It IS strange that someone would re-grade that particular PLOD. Really only two reasons. 1) Hoping for a blue label to pass off in the future 2) To prove a point about or test CGC's consistency. Can't be sure it was strategically done, but it make sense that anyone with either of the agendas above would have thought of this. For all those that are so certain it was a big time submitter that got the label changed with a wink and smile...That doesn't even make sense. If a submitter had this kind of power, why on earth would they go right back to Spider-Dan with the information knowing it was probably going to become a thread here? Kiss those perks good-bye and move from the perk list to the hammer their books list (Not that I believe either of those lists exists) This looks a lot more like someone set out to purposely test CGC. Looks like CGC failed the test. However. I wouldn't go as far as saying I've lost all credibility in CGC. I very highly doubt it will have the slightest impact on their business. ( I don't expect TATs to improve ) The same haters are going to hate, the same apologists will support them, and the rest of us will make the best decisions we can based on what we learn from it and move forward

The Pacific also had a copy of All American 36 that could be seen in one of the episodes.

Of course it will change. But the fact remains that there are a lot of Copper books out there in $1 bins that are in great condition and that are not printing #4 or whatever kind of variant, they're just great books that can be found readily and flipped for a huge profit and you won't lose money on the flip if you buy the right books. A guy that shops where I do at a LCS told me that he found two New Mutant 98 books there last fall in the back-issue section for $1.99 each. At the same store I recently got an ASM 344, X-Factor 24, Thor 337 and Uncanny X-Men 282 for a buck apiece in the $1 boxes. Give 'em a shower and a shave and these are all well over $100 or more CGC books. This Copper mining may continue for another five years, who knows how long the vein will continue to produce. I agree there are a lot of great books. Many are trashed from neglect. They don't all have variant covers. Many should be worth $100-$300 in 9.8. There are many that should not and won't hold the value. There is also an evolution that happens. Some of the folks that thought it was a good idea to buy a a Batman Adventures #12 for $1000 and are already seeing that diminish will realize "Well, mess, I could have bought a 9.2 ASM #129, TOS #58 or #59, even a pre code horror book or Golden Age Cap with a Schomburg cover. I was negotiating with someone the other day and they seemed to think that 48 copies in 9.6 or better on the census was a low number. There are a lot of TRULY great books out there that don't have a total of ten copies available. And just because there aren't big numbers on the census for a lot of copper and modern age books doesn't make them rare. They just haven't justified the cost of submission. When they reach that value, the numbers will (have) sky rocket. I'm not fighting it...I'm riding it.

That's dead on. It's a speculation driven market. Nearly 25 years ago Astonishing Tales #25, Marvel Spotlight #5, as well as others were "hot" because of speculation. Marvel was re-launching all of these characters in new titles and everyone wanted to have the next Hulk #181 and ASM #129. Then speculators moved on to scooping up any first appearance they could find. Iron Fist, DD #150, etc. Many of the same ones that are gaining popularity now. With Characters like Rocket Raccoon and $1 books like Hulk #271 still gaining value, other books getting "hot" over night based on some obscure or legit movie rumor it's a race to get the next "hot" book. I'm sure the market will change. Collector/investor/speculators are already seeing a slow down in the new comic variant cover/convention special market (just like Image in the 90's) They are moving to and paying big money for these BA and CA books. Most will lose money on the flip, become disenchanted and leave the hobby. No different than the 90s

All good. Thanks, I always appreciate quick payments and good communication.

I think there needs to be more azz whippings in this hobby.

I've only ever heard modern guys use the term floppies. I'm a Gold, Silver, and Bronze collector and i can't say I've ever heard a vintage collector or dealer use that term.

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You will be pretty busy if you post in every thread with selective information. It's a regular used car lot around the market place now days

Nice and easy, fast and friendly...Thanks you, Jim.

Two new keepers this week.

Great books. Arrived quickly and safely.

Nice X-Men #54. Arrived safe and accurately graded.

A good one...and a great homage to Forbidden Planet

Fantastic #3 is #1 in my book.

Can't believe it took 10 pages till this one got posted. A top five for sure, maybe top three.

I got my books fast and better than expected.

My book arrived fast and well protected. Thanks!

Nice! I have a Modern slow track invoice from 1/28, so Well, my 12/11/12s seem to be stuck.

Considering how many SS subs CGC gets, that's just not realistic. Any why should convention subs be singled out here? It's silly to blame the TAT slowdowns on just convention subs - CGC has seen an increase of submissions across this board which is causing the slowdown. If anything, they should stop accepting mail-in books and only accept convention subs till the backlog has been cleared ... The only thing silly is to think they would do either and turn down income. I'm not knocking them for it. That is a hard thing to do. It would be better to cut out convention subs because of the logistics and additional costs involved with even setting up and having staff atva show. Which is also a draw on the man power they have at home. When the TATs started slowing down, Plitch posted on the board that they'd no longer allow graders to attend the shows for that exact reason. Has this actually happened? I don't know. If CGC wasn't accepting submissions by mail, they'd be able to handle the convention submissions just fine. The largest CGC submitter by far is Heritage and it's not like they bring 1,000 books to WW Chicago for CGC to bring home. Well, then it sounds like the best thing for CGC and the consumer is to cut out conventions. CGC would not suffer a dramatic decrease in subs since so many come in by mail and it would likely be enough of a break to help them get a handle on it. Of course the only people suffering would be the SS guys.

Considering how many SS subs CGC gets, that's just not realistic. Any why should convention subs be singled out here? It's silly to blame the TAT slowdowns on just convention subs - CGC has seen an increase of submissions across this board which is causing the slowdown. If anything, they should stop accepting mail-in books and only accept convention subs till the backlog has been cleared ... Someone there at CGC just told Dice fast track was behind because of convention subs. Considering the number of cons this time of year, it doesn't look real good for fast track.