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CJ Design

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    Disgusted with CGC at the moment...

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    1 hour ago, Iconic1s said:

    Hello, did anyone get the chance to look this up before it was removed from the census?  I was going to pony up the $5.00 for the notes just out of curiosity but it looks like it has already been removed.

    I learned this lesson about 10 years ago... I bought a CGC 7.0 Avengers #4 that looked like an easy upgrade with a press.  It had what the seller 'thought' was a 1/2 inch crease on the back cover and from the photos it looked to me like it may be able to press out.  I bought the book and sent it to Classics and that's when I learned it was actually a 1/2 inch tear and that the book had no chance at upgrade.  When I did buy the notes the tear was documented.  I still have the book... it was an expensive lesson at the time but has been a good investment since then because I held onto it.  I did not pitch a fit with the seller because from our conversations I did not get the feeling that he was trying to pull one over on me, just an honest mistake that I could have prevented if I had paid for the notes before buying such a book.  In life, sometimes it costs a few bucks to learn a lesson that you won't repeat.

    I would have loved to pay for the notes on this Nellie the Nurse just to put this to rest.  If the centerfold missing was not noted I would have seen no reason not to at least plead my case to CGC... all they could do is so 'no' and I'd be no less worse off.  Now we'll never know if they made a mistake or not, or if they would have made it right, if they did.  

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    The system is still down...got the same message on my books.

    polished_gem_comics aka diamond_comics_llc aka silver_valley_comics CGC slab cracking and overgrading for profit

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    15 minutes ago, Motor City Rob said:

    I agree with most of this, although I don't think there needs to be a disclaimer that a book was previously graded by CGC. Potential buyers need to look at the book, judge it for themselves and decide what amount they're willing to pay. If the pictures aren't clear enough, then they should be conservative in their bidding, or don't bid at all! I really think it's that simple. I don't care what story the seller makes up. Doesn't change the pictures. Buyers have no one to blame but themselves. Might sound harsh, but sellers like this guy wouldn't keep doing this if there weren't so many gullible buyers in the world. 

    True, But he DOES change the pictures, w/ resolution etc...makes a flaw almost disappear.

    Youtube recommendations?

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    On 6/6/2020 at 3:46 PM, Taylor G said:

    IMO all newbies to the board should be directed to immediately watch @etanick 40-video tutorial on grading comics.  It should be a sticky in the newby forum.

    Much Much MUCH more useful than the overrated Overstreet grading guide, which violates its own criteria with some of its examples, demonstrating how ridiculous some of its guidelines are.

    CGC should be directing traffic his way, they owe him that much at least.

    After a VERY long hiatus, his tutorials  have been extremely helpful in picking up my grading skills.