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CHodges
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CHodges reacted to a post in a topic: Where can I find current wait times for grading modern and economy comic book submissions?
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CHodges started following PGM ASM #50 , Where can I find current wait times for grading modern and economy comic book submissions? , PGM ASM #51 and 2 others
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Sorry if this has been covered elsewhere, but I can't seem to find anything on this topic. I was contemplating sending in some modern and economy books for grading/slabbing to be given as Christmas presents. C&P not necessary. If I sent them in this week (Nov. 6) would I have them back in time to gift them? Thank you for any advice.
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CHodges reacted to a post in a topic: CGC seems to have forgotten or lost my submission...
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CHodges reacted to a post in a topic: CGC seems to have forgotten or lost my submission...
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CHodges reacted to a post in a topic: CGC seems to have forgotten or lost my submission...
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OK, gotcha. Thought it was a BIN not an auction. Can't explain it, then.
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CHodges reacted to a post in a topic: Amazing Spider-Man Collecting Thread!
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You have to take people's pricing with a grain of salt. I saw a Daredevil #1, ungraded, listed for $100K. I'm toying with the idea of buying a low level 2.0-3.0 version of that book, and it looked like a 2.5-3.5 from the pictures. I contacted the seller thinking maybe he made a typo, but, no, that's the blue sky price he has on the book. You can get a 9.8-9.6 CGC of that book for $100K, give or take. You see that kind of stuff all the time, because people who aren't in a hurry to sell can hold out and hope someone will pay their price.
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CHodges reacted to a post in a topic: CGC seems to have forgotten or lost my submission...
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You make good points. It would take a lot of effort on the part of a viable competitor to build trust and goodwill, but I'm surprised no one, even the minor competitors, have been able to turn it to their advantage.. I'm sure CGC's issues in the last couple of years (at least) have eroded their standing in many customers' minds. Personally speaking, CGC has done nothing to establish trust or goodwill regarding the services I've paid them to deliver..
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CHodges reacted to a post in a topic: CGC seems to have forgotten or lost my submission...
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While there are others who try to provide a grading service, I still contend CGC can be classified as a monopoly, which is a market structure where a single seller OR a producer assumes a dominant position in an industry or a sector. I say that without actually knowing what percentage of the evaluation and grading market CGC controls, but I presume it is more than 50 percent. The Justice Department holds this position regarding monopoly positions: "As a practical matter, a market share of greater than fifty percent has been necessary for courts to find the existence of monopoly power. If a firm has maintained a market share in excess of two-thirds for a significant period and the firm's market share is unlikely to be eroded in the near future, the Department believes that such facts ordinarily should establish a rebuttable presumption that the firm possesses monopoly power.
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CHodges reacted to a post in a topic: CGC seems to have forgotten or lost my submission...
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Lonely Metal reacted to a post in a topic: CGC seems to have forgotten or lost my submission...
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I agree that this topic has been hashed and re-hashed countless times, and nothing has really changed. I submitted books to CGC under modern, standard and economy in the last year and a half just to test out the process. I got the standards back within a month. The moderns took a couple of months. The economy (four books) is now at 11 months. As someone who has worked for several Fortune 500 companies with consumer interfaces, I find it extraordinary that a company can actually stay in business and thrive with such a business model. I'm also amazed that so many of us put up with this spoon. What's even more surprising to me is that a viable competitor hasn't stepped up to make the business more competitive and put pressure on CGC to improve its customer service. That's what a monopoly can do. It's certainly made me rethink submitting the 100 or so Silver Age books I've set aside for possible CGC grading, because only a few of them would actually justify the financial cost of standard service, and I don't want to have the rest of them sitting in someone's warehouse for a year or more. Just my two cents.
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Galen130 reacted to a post in a topic: PGM ASM #51
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This is a very low grade with a bunch of problems, so an overall guess is not necessary. Instead, my question is about a printing/binding issue I’m curious about. There is no bottom staple, and there are no holes to indicate there ever was one. I’m guessing that is rare, and if it were on a higher grade book, what impact on value would it make?
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Yes, I do plan on pressing it. I think some of those minor ticks and waviness should could come out.
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Galen130 reacted to a post in a topic: PGM Incredible Hulk #102
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Thanks in advance. Before I ship this Incredible Hulk premier issue #102 off to CGC, I would love to hear some opinions.
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PGM Amazing Spider-man #46 the Shocker
CHodges replied to CHodges's topic in Hey buddy, can you spare a grade?
I didn’t want to imply the only thing wrong was spine ticks. Not sure if that cover crease is just partial since it does not go across the entire page or maybe a scratch of some sort. Inside front/back covers are browning from age and not Sun fading, not that the how really matters. I’m learning that I also need to work on my picture lighting, because I can look at two photos of the same page taken from different depths and see one that almost looks white and the other tan. I try to compare the real thing with the pics to select the ones that are closest to reality. Maybe it’s just the iPad auto adjust, but I will keep learning.