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Thanks for that , much clearer now. I was trying to figure out if the acual writing on the book would hurt the grade and it appears like it would with the yellow/blue label even if the second sig is witnessed .

was hoping they would at least write "Jim Starlin " written in marker on cover and a blue label haha . Yeah don't want a green label .

Hi , I have a high grade Batman 423 signed by Jim Starlin a newsstand copy . Or at least I was assured it was an authentic signature by the person I puchased if from / I was considering getting Todd Mcfarlane to sign this book in CGC's in house signing , but was wondering if having the Starlin Signature on the book already would cause the grade to go down or somehow make it undesirable since it is not a witnessed signature ? From my understanding it will be marked with writing on the cover or something of that nature . Will they acually take away from my grade from having this signature and do you think this hurts the desirability of the book ?

Yes USPS is very easy, especially if you own a scale and use a shipping service online which is even cheaper . Free Priority Mal boxes , Weigh, Print out a label , drop it off .

Yes was talking about insurance from the intitial shipment but have not considered some of the issues other posters have raised . It's unfortunate that insurance is even needed at all seeing one is paying to have something arrive safely . Even worse that it is difficult to get reimbursed even with insurance . Have you ever researched or used UPS or FedEx?

Didnt realize the value you put down was what they insured it for when shipping back to you and that this would cost you more but yes the drawback is if their is a problem you only get reimbursed for next to nothing . Does make sense to max out the tier if you want to cover your bases . I wonder what percentage of packages overall get lost or damaged .

Ahhhh ok . I was unclear as to whether the value you declare them for covers you for that value when shiupping them .

Hi , I shipped my first comics to CGC like 8 month ago and had no problems . Used UPS Priority Mail . I am going to be submitting a larger, higher value shipment . Should I insure the books ? Does cgc automatically have a type of insurance that protects them after I have paid for the specific books to be graded ? Am I the only one who gets nervous about shipping? Thanks

Ahhhhh Nice!

No Idea , but yes now that I think about it they are not a common defect in my experience .

Ahhhh ok , didnt realize there was a section besides PGM for grading . Thanks

Curious as to if these dents in the book will press out partially or completely and if it would be still possible to get a high grade with a press?

Yes hopefully they are spotless when you get them back .

What do you all do if you buy a book from someone say off of ebay and you get a book with Newton rings? Is this just an accepted part of collecting now or does the seller have an obligation to list even minor defects in the case ? One of the reasons I want good cases is if I ever sell or trade the books I want to offer a good quality case to the buyer or person I am trading with .

Hi , Thanks may try that , good video Interesting that he said 32 of his 32 cases had the problem so seems like a common problem .

To Cgc's credit the return process was very easy . They paid return shipping both ways and it was insured ! I signed for the book so it seemed very safe as well . I am just wondering if the defect rate is acually this high as this was my first submission and my first subseqent return of books .

So I returned two books one for very excessive Newton rings , and another for extensive scuffing . Both of these books were like this right after I received them from encapsulation . I received both books back . One case looks good except for a small amount of Newton rings on the back The other still has extensive Newton rings . Should I send the books in yet again to get a good case without scuffs or Newton rings ? How could I get defective cases again after sending in the books to be corrected for this exact problem ?

Yes makes sense , when you received the book back was the problem fixed ?

Ahhhhh you sent it back for a problem with the case ?

OK maybe this is whats going on then , yes it doesnt make sense to regrade them unless the process of removing them and handling them results in decreased grades a significant amount of time which seems unlikely .

Yes more like that

Haha, sending positive vibes to my books

Ahhhh ok yes I checked the agreement . You would think that after cracking so many slabs the acual cracking wouldnt damage many books as the process would be perfected . But yeah I guess there are lots of places where things can go wrong . I wonder if I could acually get a higher grade if they are being regraded independently again . I wonder if the person doing the regrading knows the grade it got before .

this made me laugh

Hi, So I recently submitted my first two books to CGC for grading . I got them both back and one had very severe Newton rings and the other had a moderate amount of scuffing . Anyhow they were very helpful in paying for shipping and insurance to send the books back for new cases . The customer service agent was very friendly and helpful. So on the books that I sent back they are supposed to get new cases but I see their status is scheduled for grading . The comics were just graded I was simply getting a non defective case . Do they regrade every book that simply needs a new case? Not sure exactly what is happening here . Thanks!