• When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

StillOnly25Cents

Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    803

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Posts posted by StillOnly25Cents

    Received a 9.8 on this. Spoke to CGC - she said it’s a legit 9.8. Still new to grading. Thoughts?

    in Newbie Comic Collecting Questions

    Posted

    On 9/13/2022 at 9:37 AM, comicginger1789 said:

    For all we know, a company could have Jimmy John set up in his garage with a machine designed to encapsulate comics and they send him some overflow every so often to help get books back to customers. And maybe Jimmy John isn't the most careful guy. 

     

    no, but he has freakishly fast Subs 

    094XVVnkQVsuM5A6E52cYuSVV_83GqjIAgPJXgs2

    questions on submitting

    in Newbie Comic Collecting Questions

    Posted · Edited by StillOnly25Cents

    I wouldn't say you don't need to do anything (aside from pack and paperwork)

    Sig Series events do have requirements one important one being labeling the box you package/send with the artist's initials 

    I would start by pulling up the event announcement page and follow the submission instructions as well as those you get when you print the docs after filling out the online form

    from there you can follow up with the board or customer service with anything that may be unclear

     

    another thing to keep in mind, you may also want to send your own window bag with the book so they can use when they crack it out if there is a specific spot you want the sig to be on the book 

    you'll likely have to approximate since the window bag would be from eyeballing where the area is on the slabbed book

     

     

    Signatures - Downgrading

    in Newbie Comic Collecting Questions

    Posted

    of course this has happened

    you are having a book that can get damaged in transit, damaged when cracked out by CGC, damaged when handled by the CGC staff and the signer, etc.

    you also in all certainty are having a book graded by someone other than the original grader(s) and we know consistency has sometimes been an issue

    the book's condition may have also naturally changed since first graded (ex. sun/light exposure) 

    there is always going to be a good chance the book comes back a different grade ... maybe yours will come back a 9.9 :wink:

    Todd Mcfarlane Private Signing?

    in The Signature Room

    Posted

    On 9/7/2022 at 8:48 AM, iggykoopa said:

    $120 per signature... ouch.

    inflation, the price of ink has skyrocketed :flipbait:

     

    in all seriousness, I know Todd's time is worth money and that he spends full days at CGC's facility signing but I'm sure he is treated pretty well 

    $120 up from $89 from the 2020 CGC private signing seems a bit much

    someone will be making bank on this

    Newton Rings

    in CGC Announcements

    Posted

    On 9/5/2022 at 7:16 PM, shadroch said:

    Isn't there a short period to do this? I am not aware of them reholdering books people buy on the secondary market. Is this new? 

    in the Ask CGC sub-forum, it has been stated by reps that it needs to be reported within 2 weeks of receiving the book back

    that would be for a free re-holder ... you are still of course able to pay to have a book re-holdered

    if you buy on the secondary market, I don't know that you can claim a free mechanical error re-holder even if you are within the 2 week windows since it technically wasn't your initial submission (I could be wrong)

    Cgcinhousesignng a lot in house signings? Pg numbers of signers and deadlines in 1st post.

    in The Signature Room

    Posted

    On 8/30/2022 at 5:14 PM, justinsl said:

    Not sure if I should put this here or the noob thread (since I am a "getting my own books signed" noob) but: does Sabine Rich regularly do signings? Been stressing out about a few books that I ordered not getting to me in time to send on to CGC, but if she is a frequent signer than I can just wait until next time. (I already sent in a submission of the books I had, these are just a few extras that I thought would look cool in a signed slab.)

    pretty sure the upcoming event is her first Sig Series event with CGC

    if successful I'm sure you will see more 

    This Week Back From CGC

    in Comics General

    Posted

    On 8/15/2022 at 8:43 AM, LudaToke said:

    Just got back my books from the Claremont signing this morning.  I had 3 books in this set that were from my childhood collection (Wolverine 1, X-men 239 and X-men 244).  I thought the Wolverine 1 and X-men 244 had 9.8 potential but am happy with the 9.6 grade.  They look amazing and I can't see where the defect is.  The X-Men 239 was a big swing and a miss.  I'm not sure how I didn't see when sending it in, but a piece of the back corner was missing which landed it at a 9.0.  Other than that, it looks amazing.  Chalk that one up to a learning process.  The x-men 120 and 121 were gifts from my girlfriend and I knew they had visible damage so I just crossed my fingers with those.  I'm happy how they present.  I thought the Wolverine 8 would have been a 9.6 or 9.8 but with no grader notes, I can't see why it scored a 9.4.  Unfortunately, the X-men 121 will have to go back for re-holder and new label as they didn't include the page quality (White Pages etc.).  Strange thing is, the page quality isn't in the registry database either so did they even bother evaluating it?  Does that mean that it will need to go through the entire re-grade process?  Also, I'm not sure what the hell Claremont was doing when he signed the X-Men 121.  All the comics were signed in a nice silver marker that stands out and then for some reason, he signed the X-Men 121 in a regular pen that just blends into the art.  Come on Chris!

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    nice books, yeah that 121 makes no sense in both that missing page quality or why CC would have just signed that one in pen and not marker like the rest ... unfortunate