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2 hours ago, Crops068 said:

If that is the only flaw then 9.2/9.4 is likely accurate.  You want to press this no matter if you think it is the only flaw or not (unless it has been pressed already).  The Polybag was brutal to this issue. 

Some that sent in without any spine damage and didn't press came back in the 8.0-8.5 range and lower.

I will definitely press, it has the back cover crease from the poly bag but I do think it will press out. 

12 hours ago, Deadpoolica said:

9.2/9.4 at best 

I would pretty much be thrilled if it came back a 9.4. Hoping to send it in soon, at this point its worth grading regardless of being a bit flawed. 

5 hours ago, William-James88 said:

8.5 max, a press wont remove the biggest defects.

I think I agree and I’ll probably leave this one raw. 

Sorry for the newb question, I couldn’t find the answer on the forums. If I want to send multiple books to CGC but only want some of them pressed, can I include them in the same shipment with books I don’t want pressed?

3 hours ago, IbukiLord said:

3 color breaks, 2 below the marvel logo, 1 in Ironmans shoulder, might be a fourth by his rib cage area, also looks like a stain un the U of the logo

 

8.5-9.0 range

That’s what I’m thinking.  Hoping to maybe squeak out a 9 with a clean and press. 

For the sake of simplicity, I’m just going to post a pic of the 1 major defect I can spot on this book, a nasty spine crease just under the Marvel logo. The rest of the book looks as sharp as a 9.6+.  How much do you think this will lower it?

I’m going to say 6-6.5 but might see significant improvement with a good press. 

To me looks like some spine ticks in the middle area and a tiny color breaking crease in the top right corner, not sure what this book might pull with a press. 

2 hours ago, Robert_L said:

I had one with a nice long strand from a blonde? 

I thought they had a Quality Control team to prevent this?

I really can’t speak highly enough about their response to mine so its hard to complain. That one is rough though!

Just now, Galen130 said:

Yeah, green label is 'Qualified'.  I only have one and it's in my sales thread.  Lol.  I don't like books signed before I buy them, but the one I got was a freebie so I sent it in to CGC.  I wanted to send it back, but the store wouldn't let me. 

I get it. I got the two copies of Ultimate Fallout 4 on a ridiculously low price at a comic show last summer and I do wish the cleaner book wasn’t signed for grading purposes, but still a great purchase and probably my best “score” ever. 

13 minutes ago, Galen130 said:

I would go for the 'Qualified' copy.  I regret buy my UF4 while still in the polybag, but I was new to the whole grading thing.  It was a kick in the you-know-what, but a valuable lesson learned.  Good luck!!! 

Qualified meaning green label?  I have heard I can request a blue label and the autograph will just lower the grade but i think I would prefer the higher grade with a green label.  At the very least it would be unique, I haven’t seen any green labels of the book on eBay. 

2 hours ago, Galen130 said:

This is a common problem I've seen with this book.  I had a poly-bagged copy as well and graded a 7.0 because of too many spine tics and creases.  A press won't help much here because of the color break.  It will grade below a 9.0...maybe below an 8.0.  IMO of course. 

Thanks. I may leave it raw if that’s the case.  I have another really clean copy but it’s autographed by Sara Pichelli.  I might still send it in and just take the green label. 

I don’t need a grade for the whole book, but just curious how much you think that nasty spine tick on the upper left might lower the grade on its own?  And would a press help this at all?  

On 7/31/2020 at 4:44 AM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

You are welcome and Welcome to the Boards! I agree , if I had kept the one I had that had that hair it would have had to go back as well. I can say that these boards have a TON of knowledge and almost anything you have a question to someone will have an answer, although sometimes you will get an insufficiently thoughtful person tossing out random garbage from their pie hole. Best not to respond. Don't let them bait you in no matter the seemingly insulting reply.  Good luck with the reholder!

CGC got back to me the next day and are going to re-slab at no cost to me. They handled it absolutely great and very quickly. I am sending it out today. 

55 minutes ago, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

I started a thread about the same type of issue( Hair in the case) which I did sell and the new owner had it reholdered by CGC for free. Here is the topic which also includes a few other examples of what has been found inside of CGC cases as well as contact info on how to get the reholder.

 

Thank you for this. I reached out to CGC through their “contact us” function on the site but if I don’t get a response for some reason, I will use the email address in the thread. 

It is nice to know that this issue has popped up before and they take care of it. I know I’m being a tad picky but we are collectors after all...that hair being there will slowly drive me mad. Thanks again! 

I just contacted CGC so I’ll wait to hear back what they say and post here. 

2 minutes ago, oldrover said:

"CGC, there's a hair in my slab."

"Shhh... everyone will want one."

Lol the book is a 9.6 but the hair is a 9.8 

18 minutes ago, Lightning55 said:

I saw an eBay listing a couple of months ago that had that.  There was similar photo of the hair in the listing, a blurb about it in the description, and it did sell that way to someone.  I didn't notice any price shift.

Looks to me like you might have lucked out since it is near the side.  The sides are sometimes open, not completely welded shut.  When people are cracking slabs, they might start on a side or the middle of the top to start the opening process, since the corners are more secure.  If you can carefully flare open the side the hair is on, you might be able to gently shake it out, or vacuum it out.  That is, if the hair is not trapped in the inner capsule, just between the 2 holders.

I'm interested how CGC would assess this, for a Re-Holder.  But even for free, a process that takes some time and effort.

As far as I can tell, there is no way to access it, but I also don’t want to pry anything open. I’m thinking of contacting CGC about it. I’m hoping it doesn’t complicate matters that I submitted it through my LCS and not through my own account. It would also be disappointing if they wanted me to pay for all the shipping costs involved. 

1 hour ago, theCapraAegagrus said:

Correct. Let's pretend that it would be 9.8 Qualified. Will a 9.4 Universal sell better? I'm not sure.

I would be curious to know just how much lower the score would be with that “defect.”  I do believe that with a press the book is a 9.6-9.8 candidate if the sig wasn’t there. 

https://imgur.com/gallery/3Y8h2Cz
 

So as the title states, my ASM 361 came back from CGC with a hair in the case. Picture in the link. Anyone have any experience with this?  There doesn’t seem to be any area at all where I might be able to fish it out.  Would CGC fix this for me? 

1 hour ago, theCapraAegagrus said:

If you want a blue label, you could always ask for it, and treat the signature as a defect.

Can you elaborate?  Do you mean I can ask CGC for the blue label but then the signature would just lower the grade? 

59 minutes ago, KCOComics said:

If you know the signature is legit,  maybe consider a grading company that validates unwittnessed sigs? 

 

 

 

That’s certainly an option but like most of the community, I really prefer CGC, and since these are CGC boards, I was avoiding that option altogether. Really just curious on opinions on grading it with the green label CGC or leaving it raw. 

Long story short, last year I bought a very nice copy of Ultimate Fallout 4 at a comic book show at a very low price.  My guess is that with a press I would probably get at least a 9.4 or 9.6.  I will never assume a 9.8. 
 

However, the book is signed by artist Sara Pichelli.  I did not personally get the auto, so it doesn’t hold any personal value to me, and of course was not witnessed by CGC.  I’m looking for opinions on if you all would grade the book, knowing that it will come back with a green label?  
 

I can’t find any previous green label sales of the book on eBay to compare to.  From a pure monetary standpoint, am I just better off keeping it raw?  Right now I’m leaning towards grading it just to preserve the condition, and I figure it likely wouldn’t end up being worth any less than just keeping it raw. 
 

Appreciate any opinions from other collectors on this and what you would personally do. Thanks! 

I’ve never submitted to CGC myself, and am considering doing so with a few books.  Two questions:

Is it crazy to submit a book without getting it pressed?  I want to submit a couple of moderns that look great to my eye, but I’ve heard some people say it’s crazy to get a book graded without pressing also.  Do people have any luck getting back 9.8’s without pressing?
 

For those of you that submit books, how many books do you generally wait to submit at once?  I was thinking of sending when I had about 5 I wanted to grade to save on shipping, but should I aim to send more?

1 hour ago, rogue14 said:

Do you think the values will come down significantly after this signing? Guess it would depend on which books. I’m thinking of submitting more for my PC. 

Might consider waiting too if it will save a few $$$

I would imagine prices on most of the popular ones come down if there is a flood in the market of people trying to sell them.  Hopefully that’s not the case and people are adding these to their personal collection for a while.  For me, it just seems more fun to find my own raw copy, send it in, wait for the results, etc than to just buy it on eBay.  If your only concern is absolute minimum cost I get it but for me it’s about the fun of the hunt and submitting, it almost feels like rolling the dice a bit.