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I hope your user name is based on Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia. As Tony stated, it requires an evaluation to determine if it’s ‘safe’ for a C&P. A forum member recently documented how CGC returned a submission for C&P due to the condition. In short, they believed the comic would gain additional damage during the process. Best of luck with the path you choose.

Lots of great points and love how you share without judgement. Absolutely agree how Grader Notes (sometimes?) do not accurately capture defects. Such a bummer. From a differing perspective, I recommend supporting those who want to see Grader Notes for all submissions (whether those begin at 9.6 or below will be left for another discussion) because we are one community. And if you support their cause they should in turn support yours. I sometimes fail to follow my own guidance because of that pesky ego. So for now I say stand by those who want the Notes and share with those how they can help support a comic cause close to you.

Great question but I believe it requires 2 separate questions: (1) lights only and (2) lights + chemical whitening The trend for answers will be based on whether you’re a collector or someone whose primary goal is to generate income. Furthermore, there’s members who consider C&P restoration. Until there’s statistical proof using light or lights + whitening and encapsulation leads to page degradation, I say, “go for it.” The only way anyone will know is to crack out a comic which was exposed to lights or lights + whitening. A rather lengthy experiment requiring cracking comics at 1, 5, 10 or more year intervals and the same experiment for comics not being encapsulated. So much to consider.

Levy. Maybe I missed it in the details but what’s leading you to believe the carrier stole the comic? By this I mean did the box arrive with signs it had been opened and then resealed? I make a video of every comic I receive as I open it. This is to protect myself and the seller. I comment on any damage to the shipping container as I unpack the comic. in addition, I make a video of myself packaging what I sell and turning it over to the shipper. This is in case someone should ever try the, “I received a Bo’s with a rock in it.”

So glad you took pics prior to submitting

Side Note I agree with everyone’s comments above but would like to add, “take pictures of the comic before you submit it”.

Out of curiosity, separately submit the poly bag. I bet they will grade and encase it.

I’ve seen amazing results by some local collectors, lights-only, followed by the commensurate CGC paper grades. Problems arise when someone gets overzealous and tries to jump more than one page quality. Getting a comic from say, “light tan to white” to “off white” is easily achieved. But much like other cleaning and pressing procedures, skill and experience go a long way. Best of luck to all who try. And please to share before and after pics.

3. And another 9.6 is added to the registry

Yes and yes and yes to Grader Notes for anything below 9.8.

Ha! I came across the same thing and, fortunately, found this post. The pictures make is look must worse and as if it could be the comic book pages. But when you hold it in your hand and look along the entire edge, you can clearly see it's the micro-chamber sheet. No biggie.

Request the name and details of "said" instances of missing books and capture his response. This is all fodder for your case.

I make a video of the packaging process and turning the item over to USPS/UPS/FedEx for high value comics. I inform the buyer and request they record unpacking. It takes time, but after seeing this same problem occur to friends who sold electronics, it puts this behavior to rest. And for what it's worth, I record the opening of any high value comic I purchase. So sad we have to take these steps. I recommend you find as many people as possible who have had/reported problems with the buyer and hopefully eBay will listen and take action.

Awesome. And thank you for providing the submission/order numbers. I can now see the status. Today is day 247, but only 177 business days. I can patiently wait. Have a great day.

I equally understand and not understand this disparity of CGC verified signatures by collectors. We only have ourselves to blame when scoffing at what could be a verified signature, but not a "CGC verified." However, if you're someone who does not care, it's a gold mine for you. I recall when pursuing non-U.S. comic variants was not a thing. That was until I came across several collectors who love finding these. Maybe some day we'll look back and wonder why we didn't buy the Hungarian-languaged ASM we saw. Happy hunting. And...beautiful copy of GS X-Men #1.

Gotta agree with Grend (above). Who knows, maybe you'll come across a cover one day.

I believe the q-tip material would get stuck to the gunk.

I am unable to determine what the white is. Hopefully once I get additional feedback on how to proceed with removing the gunk, I will be able to determine what the white portion is.

Greetings, I noticed today that my submissions no longer appear. CGC received the packages on 10JAN2022. Actually, only one appears (order confirmation number CGC0343771657). This Order Number refers to my complete submission. What I am looking for are the Economy submissions: (1) Order# CGC9799171023 (1 comic) (2) Submission Number 3989083 (5 comics) (3) Submission Number 3989084 (8 comics). I see the note that submissions greater than 8 months no longer appear and I must use the search option...but, when I enter a confirmation number I get an error stating, "order not found." Can you please provide me with an update? Thank you.

Bummer. Yet another example, with no explanation, of CGC;'s failure to not provide Grader Notes. I hope the community to brings up each example of the missing notes. Would be great to see Grader Notes as a requirement for all submitted comics. At least for any comic receiving a grade less than a 9.8. PS - I also scan all comics before submitting them for grading.

I used a heat gun on low. It took less than 3 seconds for the gunk to detach from the comic book cover. Here is a close up of the gunk. It feels sticky. The best way to describe it is if you scrapped the sticky part of tape and applied it to the cover. I cannot tell what the small white area is on the right. It could be part of the gunk or pulling of color from the cover. At this point, I have t figure out how to proceed. The two recommendations I've received from forum members are: (1) naphtha or (2) kneaded rubber eraser. Still thinking about it. I will also reach out to the seller to see what they think.

The seller graded the book at a 5. To me, that's a conservative grade. The only items (beside the gunk) are ticks along the spine at the staples, color breaking crease above the DC logo, barely visible crease on bottom right. Other than those items, there are no creases, finger bends or any other visible discrepancies on the front cover. As for the back, super, super clean. No creases or defects. The seller has already offered to fully compensate me for the purchase. In addition, they also agreed to let me try to remove the comic from the bag and then removed the gunk from the cover. They said if at anytime the comic is damaged, they would refund me the full amount. As you can see, I've successfully removed the comic from the bag.

I recently received a comic book from a store. They are great and I've been doing business with them for years. When I tried to remove the comic, it would not come out. Thankfully, from learned lessons in the past, I chose to not force it and instead investigate why it's stuck. It appears a section of the cover is stuck to the comic bag (circled in blue in photos). It looks like a piece of tape. The store that sold it to me has agreed to refund my money if, in the process, a piece of the cover detaches and/or the comic gets damaged. At this point, I'm in it more for the adventure. I want to see if I can (1) detach the cover from the comic bag unscathed (2) identify what is stuck to the cover (3) remove it from the cover. I am looking for any suggestions. My initial though it to slowly apply heat and work up the temp to see if that will detach the cover from the bag. Thanks in advanced.

My mom got her degree at a private university in California. She paid for her tuition by working during the summer and a few weeks during the winter break. That same university now charges $83,000 a year (tuition and room). Would love to see how many students (who now get loans) can generate that income with today's wages.

So many valid points made in this topic. I wonder if an employee's throughput is tied to their pay. If it's anything like working at Amazon, then I can see why so many comes return with finger bends. And (I am a broken record on this topic), all grading companies must be required to submit grader notes. There is no valid argument for anything below a 9.8.