Upgrayedd2

Quality or Quantity

I want to know who just picked up the Punch Comics #12 for an 84% discount on eBay. This same comic sold for $14,400 less than a year ago.

Based on the latest sale of Punch Comics #12, they are dropping at an exponential rate. Looks like further confirmation price drop are going into Golden Aged comics.

Punch Comics #12, CGC 1.5 : $2,325.00 on 19 AUG 2023

Last CGC 1.5 sold for $14,400 in SEP 2022 : 84% drop in price

On 8/18/2023 at 2:01 PM, bc said:

Ran a quick query on CGCDATA.COM for all books that were added to the census in the past week (8/8/23 to 8/15/23)

http://cgcdata.com/cgc/search/desc/no/label/all/orderby/year/variants/yes/census/230815/censusprior/230808/

If I'm reading this correctly, CGC slabbed a total of 28,472 books in a week or about 5,700 per day (given a 5 day work week) or about 4,100 for a 7 day work week.

If it's a normal 8 hour, 5 day a week operation, that is about 12 books per minute or one every 5 seconds.

-bc

Ah! This is the data I was looking for.

Where is that friend who stands over you and says, "Stop! You've burnt the business down and now your pouring gasoline on yourself."

On 6/12/2023 at 3:30 PM, comicginger1789 said:

A lot of what I classify as new collectors (guys and gals who have jumped in in the last decade) seem to avoid this place. They view it as archaic and stick to the YouTube’s and Instagrams and Whatnots of the world. Which I this is a disservice to their growth in this hobby because this is the best place to be for a very accurate dose of reality. Sadly a lot of people like Bry have their own view and they don’t like criticism so rather than take it and maybe learn or grow, they delete it

CG,

I follow Bry and he consistently acknowledges mistakes (financial and grading), provides a collector and investor perspective, and reminds viewers that these are his opinions.

With respect to the board's existence, I think he was having some fun on someone's behalf. I've been following him for over 2 years and back in those days, we discussed this board.

I enjoy watching Bry. Cannot wait to see the outcome. It's a business and as such, wants to maximize income. I wish him the best. 

On 3/3/2023 at 5:33 PM, BlowUpTheMoon said:

Hee Haw #1 - Please build a shrine and prominently display this comic.That is unless you're married and you want a divorce.

I have a 4.0 (detached cover) that is not as clean as your comic.

I'm imagining the colors would really pop with a Cleaning

FYI - I cannot see the cut. Recommend capturing additional photos.

Wow, production chip. Always learning something new on this site.

On 1/3/2023 at 9:25 AM, andrehanderson said:

I like CGC, but that's an insult to not include notes on a book that looks pristine yet is graded 9.2. I get it if there is an obvious issue with the book, but when it looks like a NM copy, the whole 9.2-9.4-9.6 thing is so subjective and should be explained in the notes. Makes me want to avoid getting anything graded as I have to trust that someone wasn't just having a bad day.

An even more valid point with the recent discussion on scammers removing comics and attempting to sell color copies. Grading notes would add another level of assurance.

Go for the restore

Hey. I like Comic Tom.

On 12/13/2022 at 5:19 PM, Upgrayedd2 said:

https://boards.cgccomics.com/profile/104376-cgc-mike/ @CGC Mike Not sure if I added the link to Mike correctly.

I just received Thor #127 back from CGC: Grade 7.0. The grader's note indicate (1) Light cover tanning (2) Light creasing to cover (3) Moderate spine stress lines to cover (4) Moderate staining to cover

Here are the items I found: (5) Pulled staples (6) Ripped back page (7) Stain, indent, and wear on back cover

Please advise on how to proceed.

Update: @CGC Mike Thank you so much for your assistance. CGC took very good care of me. This matter is resolved.

I own and have come across high graded comics which I would describe as pulled staples. However, when I sent the comics in for grading, they came back without any references to the staples. In one instance, I sent the comics back because I thought they were damaged in transit. The feedback I received was, "the slightly offset staple were printed that way." I was very happy to receive that news. 

I've attached pictures of a comic (not owned by me) that best captures what I see in some of my slabbed comics. I guess I haven't seen, or avoided, enough comics to determine what is slightly offset due to wear vs printed that way. Now there's a whole new variable added to my calculations.

The enclosed photos are of a CGC 9.6. Several of the comics from my personal selection vary from 6.0 to 9.4 range. Again, with no mention of staple offset.

On 1/14/2023 at 4:53 AM, THE_BEYONDER said:

A year too late for $25k I think...

BINGO!

I remember this comic. I tried to buy it from the seller via the Exchange in 2021. I placed a bid of $8,200 and it had a Buy-It-Now for $12,000. While I waited for a response from the seller, they raised the price to $18,000. 

What does the asterisk in front of the price indicate?

On 1/3/2023 at 9:25 AM, andrehanderson said:

I like CGC, but that's an insult to not include notes on a book that looks pristine yet is graded 9.2. I get it if there is an obvious issue with the book, but when it looks like a NM copy, the whole 9.2-9.4-9.6 thing is so subjective and should be explained in the notes. Makes me want to avoid getting anything graded as I have to trust that someone wasn't just having a bad day.

I agree. However, you'll find several distinct camps on this forum who strongly believe one way to the other.

On 12/13/2022 at 6:42 PM, THE_BEYONDER said:

Do you have pre-submission pics?

Yes I do and Mike has them now.

So thankful Mike is on this forum.

https://boards.cgccomics.com/profile/104376-cgc-mike/ @CGC Mike Not sure if I added the link to Mike correctly.

I just received Thor #127 back from CGC: Grade 7.0. The grader's note indicate (1) Light cover tanning (2) Light creasing to cover (3) Moderate spine stress lines to cover (4) Moderate staining to cover

Here are the items I found: (5) Pulled staples (6) Ripped back page (7) Stain, indent, and wear on back cover

Please advise on how to proceed.

On 12/1/2022 at 2:04 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

It has been pretty spot on for a "year's time" even including weekends and holidays. Peoples from last December are shipping, and my October last year came back to me this October etc

Sounds about right. They received mine on 11 JAN 2022.

It's been 294 days since I CGC received my Economy submission. The date is based on workdays (excludes holidays and weekends). What's a reasonable amount of time before reaching out to request a status?