LiftedAndShifted

Please count me in

Thanks, Jon, for doing all that work. It was fun, and I'm always learning.

On 8/25/2022 at 8:47 AM, AJD said:

My first round guesses are 7, e, π²/6 and √(−1)

The "i"s have it!

I'd like to play, if there's still a spot.

I had fun playing along at home.  Thanks, @CGC Mike, for what must have been quite a slog.  When you get a chance, can we see the notes on the tiebreakers?

On 3/1/2022 at 3:34 PM, joeypost said:

If the person doing the pressing is experienced enough, no notes would be needed. If you have to point out the defects to the person pressing the book, he probably shouldn't be working on books. 

Is that to say, then, that there are steps that need to be taken to prevent printers creases from breaking color during a press?

If I may ask, what lamp, and would you buy it again?

4 hours ago, The Lions Den said:

It may be a bit deceptive, but technically they're not wrong...

In the sense that 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 are all in some since VF?  Something else I'm missing?

There's a comic seller on eBay (a large one, with a very large feedback number), who consistently drops the minus signs from letter grades, and so you see grades in their listings like "VG 3.5" and "FN 5.5".  (They don't drop plus signs.)  Is there historic precedent for this, or is this an innovation on their part?

1 hour ago, KCOComics said:

Yikes I never knew that. 

CIS covers shipping insurance on comics without all that. They do require a signature and proof you actually owned the comic.  A photo or receipt. 

On the phone today, MyComicShop said that they do participate in insurance claims for consignments, so presumably that would satisfy USPS and the above-mentioned USPS insurance exclusion would not apply.

It looks like insurance from USPS itself has similar exclusions, in that their proof of value requires documentation you might well not have when sending raw books for grading or consignment: https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/609.htm#ep1097204 .  Farther down that page, under "Payable Claim", we see:

For collectible items, a sales receipt, paid invoice or bill of sale, or statement of value from a reputable dealer(i.e., a licensed business owner who is qualified to estimate value or cost of repairs for the item) must be provided as described in 3.2a.

On 4/12/2021 at 9:13 PM, Comic Pingu said:

I can accept that I'm probably just poor at researching, but I can't find any decent answers to my question beyond someone on YouTube saying "Use a collectibles insurance agency." CGC offers ShipandInsure at a significant markdown. Is this an advisable and easy service? Is a website like PirateShip.com credible for cheaper shipping rates? Any experienced advice is helpful, thanks!

The material pirateship.com has on Priority Mail flat rate "cubic" pricing is worth checking out.

pirateship.com offers insurance (via Shipsurance), but take careful note of their exclusions, including:

"Additionally, collectible coins, comic books, sports cards and similar that are being shipped to be graded and have their value established are excluded. Collectible coins, comic books, sports cards, and similar are not excluded if they have already been graded and have their value established or if they were sold under a paid, commercial invoice or have a recent appraisal."  ( https://support.pirateship.com/en/articles/3222601-shipping-insurance-terms-and-conditions )

Thanks, everyone.

Thanks!

Here are scans an pics of an FF #13 that in some time in its life seems to have had a disagreement with a pop can.  I look forward to your opinions on its grade.  I would love to also learn from any thoughts on the grade without that big, round color-losing defect.  Thanks.