I have a few orders that have been paid for, but still show they are in the quality control stage, just wondering if anyone would have an idea when I would be able to see what it was graded. 

Thanks

I’m curious to see how color rub on a cover impacts a book that is otherwise a solid 9.8 Candidate. 
 

The color rub in the pictures is very minimal, how much do you think this would knock down a 9.8? 
 

The books have no other issues.

On 2/1/2022 at 8:40 AM, comicginger1789 said:

To me, it does not appear married at all.

Again, ask yourself why would someone replace staples? The usual reason is because the originals had rust. There is no real reason otherwise to mess around with staples (unless you had a book where they were not firmly punched through the centrefold and were trying to replace an original poor staple manufacture job with your own). The staples on the book you have have rust/tarnish on them so why would someone replace rusty staples with rusty staples? Granted, these replacement staples could have rusted since they were replaced. But the final thing I ask myself is is it on a book that matters. I am not an expert but that book does not appear to be a high value book (I cant tell which issue but it appears to be early 70s FF). Thus taking the time to replace them seems pointless.

Just double check the top staple. If the holes and indents where the staple folds over then I think there should be zero worry. The bottom staple looks great and the top, while appearing different in images, is likely fine also. 

Thanks for the insight! It’s not a super expensive copy, but it’s a mid grade ff49. So there might be some incentive, not a much though. I’m always worried about unseen resto when I make a purchase over a couple of hundred dollars-have been burned once, and it sucks  

On 2/1/2022 at 4:19 AM, James J Johnson said:

Carl, could you please post images showing exactly the areas from the same angle as these, but from the front cover view? That would be most helpful. 

Here are some pics for context, tried to get the angle you needed. 

On 1/31/2022 at 4:28 PM, Mr. Zipper said:

The bottom staple seems fine. In the centerfold, there is a spot of rust migrated to the paper underneath that corresponds with a spot on the staple.

The top staple isn't as clear cut. There seems to be an indentation above the staple in the centerfold that does not correspond with the staple. Yet, there is no rust on the paper or indicator WHY someone would swap out that staple. I don't know. 

Thanks for the insight. Married couples and swapped staples are always hard for me to identify. That being said, since the bottom one looks good-I am going to hope the top one is legit, but we will see after I get it graded  

On 1/31/2022 at 2:38 PM, steveinthecity said:

The staples don’t seem to match.  

Do you have an image of the staples at the centerfold?

On 1/30/2022 at 9:53 AM, zzutak said:

I'm tentatively with JohnT on this one, but I'm prepared to go as low as 3.5 VG- if that squiggly color break thru The Thing's lower limbs is actually a cover-penetrating tear.    Look closely, and then get back to us.

So, now I’m a little worried  I don’t think it’s a rip, but I’m always cautious about resto work…tell me what ya think from the pics. 

On 1/26/2022 at 10:52 PM, Topnotchman said:

That black area between the staples which is offset by a slight white spine mis wrap.  Could I see a close up picture. 

On 1/27/2022 at 8:12 AM, Mr. Zipper said:

It's likely in the dark area to the left of Hulk's word bubble. Probably covering some hairline creases. In fact, it appears some of it may bleed into the white area of the spine. 

It was. Although it looks like sharpie, or pen, not really covering up anything even though it’s over two color breaks. 

On 1/26/2022 at 9:05 PM, Topnotchman said:

The spine typically gets spine cracks and the black color breaks.  Amateurs would take black pen or marker and fill the color breaks. 

Thanks for the info, but the spine is white, and I checked just to be sure, and it has nothing. 

On 1/26/2022 at 7:56 PM, Topnotchman said:

I would check for black color touch along the spine first. 

Didn’t think of that..I’ll check. The notes say color touch on the front cover-is that normally just a generic statement? 

On 1/26/2022 at 4:16 PM, steveinthecity said:

The green you see on Marie’s hair isn’t color touch.  It’s a result of the printing process itself. 

Gotcha. I was referencing other pics, and didn’t see it in any other copies. Thanks for the info! 

Picked up a copy of Hulk 180, that was already graded, and had a restored label. Was looking to remove the restoration, just for the experience-I haven’t had any restored books before. 
however, the “restoration” looks like a kid just drew a little on the cover in some small spots-not to hide any flaws. 
Can someone help me figure out if this can be removed, or if it even really is restoration? 
 

*note the green spots on the woman’s hair at the bottom

Hello, 

I recently received my books from a submission, and all of them have a loose inner well, that is causing a slight knocking inside anytime I move the slab around. Is this normal? It doesn’t seem secure, or safe for the staples in the comic. 
 

Any insight would be appreciated! 

I just received back some of my books and all of them have this. If you move the book at all there is a slight knocking movement. They look normal, but slide around just a little. I hope it isn’t a problem. 

4 hours ago, Iconic1s said:

Hello,

You do know that the book will be regraded, right?  Just pointing that out because you seemed to refer to it as a 'reholder.'  You might not end up with the same grade.

Yea i know that. On their form, the service was listed under the reholder section...and I think referred to as a crossover reholder somewhere. 

Are the turnaround times for Crossover Modern revolver the same as a regular reholder? It’s not specified on the current turnaround times page. 

Hey! 
 I just wanted to see if I could get some of the books in this submission pressed 

3825878

Hello, 

Can I add services to a submission even after its status is “scheduled for grading”? 

I recently bought this copy of green lantern 87. Everything looked good at first until I noticed how much whiter the cover is compared to the actual pages. And since this is a white cover that surprises me. I have never came across a married cover so I don’t know what to look for. Any insight would be appreciated! 

On 4/10/2021 at 12:31 AM, AnthaiHERO said:

Just delivered today from CGC. All comics have been pressed. PM to discuss. 

Shipping is via USPS within the CONUS with signature confirmation and insurance. Shipping price will be exact and insurance based on the final sale price. The Darth Vader 3 variant will be through registered mail. 

Payment is via paypal goods and services. 

References can be found on ebay under cnj49er. Feel free to send me a message if you want to verify. 

Darth Vader 3 Variant CGC 9.8 WP - $1,950

Darth Vader 3 1st Print CGC 9.8 WP - $490 each (2 copies)

Saga 1 1st Print CGC 9.8 WP - $500 each (2 copies)

Spider-Man Noir 1 CGC 9.8 WP - $575

Hey I’ll grab one of those Darth Vader 3s if you can wait until this weekend