converseba

On 2/3/2022 at 2:40 PM, William-James88 said:

FYI to anyone reading this, if you are considering sending books in:

fast track for pressing is 180 working days

fast track for grading is 90 working days

180+90= 270 working days

270 working days = 13 and a half months

Sending comics now will take over a year to get back. And that is fast track. Non fast track will take 1 year and a half (18 months).

CGC is making you aware of this, the info is there. 

If anyone is not a fan of these times, I would not send the books.

The turnaround times didn’t drastically increase until after I submitted my books last year, yet those books are still with CGC 11 months in. So while that advice may hold for future submissions, it doesn’t apply for many items currently with them.

I’m in the frustrated boat as well since I receive seemingly endless quick-turn signing promotions but have been waiting since April of 2021 for my pressing/grading to be completed. I would be far more understanding if it wasn’t for all of the signing emails I get that seem to indicate I should only be submitting to signings if I want my books back within the year.

1 hour ago, Deadpoolica said:

This one was surprising 

It was to me too, but taking it as a learning experience. Still have another of these unslabbed in my collection.

Got my shipment and figured I would post an image since the "Mall" tag is fairly new.

Now with a image

Now with an image

With an image now

With an image

Now with an image

Now with a pic.

18 hours ago, Iconic1s said:

Some pics with all of these books in the slab would be cool!

4 minutes ago, revat said:

honestly, the math would be a huge factor in any considerations, unless money is not an issue for you (in which case congratulations!!!!)

Yeah, you're absolutely right on the math part (and I wish money wasn't an issue). I think I was just kind of surprised/frustrated by some of the grades when I started this thread. I'm still not amazing at grading my own books/knowing when to press and when not to no matter how much I read up on it all. 

Went ahead and had my Deerbrook copy graded, so that should be showing up in the census. Came in at an 8.0, which I'm pleased enough with given that I got it for free from a folding table at the mall as a kid. 

So, I'm curious as to what folks generally think about resubmitting grading disappointments to add pressing services and go for a regrade. I've had a few that I had hoped would receive higher grades (I'm sure this is a common problem) and was considering doing this. Here are the grader notes for a few. Just wanted to see if anyone had any advice as to the extent to which a press/regrade would change the condition given these problems. I realize visible spine lines aren't going away, but am unsure of the level of the grading when coupled with other things a press might take care of.  I know it's impossible to say with any surety how a grade might change, but any general advice is appreciated. 

Grade: 9.2 White

Notes: light bends to cover

Grade: 6.5 White

Notes: moderate bends to cover
moderate spine stress lines to cover

Grade: 8.0 White

Notes: light bends to cover
light creasing to cover
light finger bends on cover
light spine stress lines to cover
light staining to cover

Again, thanks for the estimates.

Again, thanks for the estimates.

Again, thanks for the estimates.

Again, thanks for the estimates.

Again, thanks for the estimates.

Again, thanks for the estimates.

Again, thanks for the estimates.

On 3/16/2020 at 10:43 AM, converseba said:

Update: So this one was a big disappointment. Another one I should have had pressed I'm guessing, but any thoughts on that are welcomed. It's an 8.0. Notes: light bends to cover; light creasing to cover; light finger bends on cover; light spine stress lines to cover; light staining to cover

 

 

 

A bit more modern for some variety. Thanks for any tips and/or estimates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 minutes ago, oldbsturgeon said:

It’s definitely not the dumbest thing I have heard related to comic releases but it’s pretty high up on the list.

Mall variants? Really?

It's definitely of its time. Malls were always packed in the 80s, just people everywhere, so as a marketing scheme, it was probably a reasonably good idea in terms of reaching a wider audience. Tim Burton's Batman wouldn't be released until the next year, ushering in a new era of comic book popularity, but at this point, we had just had Superman IV: The Quest for Peace in 1987, so the general public wasn't exactly clamoring for comic content. Malls provided a reliable captive audience that varied widely in age and other demographics, so as a co-op promotion that could pull both the mall audience and potentially what there was of the comic crowd, it's not the worst idea ever. I doubt you would see it today given the death of shopping malls.

On 5/30/2020 at 10:05 PM, Qalyar said:

And I believe that's confirmation of one of the previously unrecorded Homart Malls!

Funnily, I entirely misread the previous posts and hadn't realized that these were unaccounted for previously. Makes it far more exciting for me, which is great since I've been inside and bored for months. It's also a little sad since I'm a professional copyeditor and proofreader.