Kevlar

On 4/6/2021 at 4:51 PM, Tghutcn said:

Hi I thought I’d post this here and see if any fellow star was fans could help me I’m looking at getting my Star Wars The Clone Wars comics signed by some voice actors who signatures I’d like and sending it to Cgc for grading but cannot find anyone who can help facilitate a signing for the voice actors I’m looking for if anyone could point me in the direction of who I could contact to make this happen I would greatly appreciate it thank you 

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On 8/4/2020 at 7:31 PM, reptilekingdie said:

 

 

 

 

COmpleting the SW Underworld with Ford through us?

On 3/5/2020 at 1:13 PM, radicalmichael said:

Which ones are you sending in for Ford?

On 3/3/2020 at 7:12 AM, celluloidbuff said:

Here's a couple pieces signed by Quentin Pierre. Had to go through a facilitator for these since he was at London Film & Comic Con and I couldn't make the trip. I always loved how cool the Emperor's Royal Guards looked on screen. 

Remember those books. He was a nice guy!

On 3/2/2020 at 12:10 PM, Antyreal said:

Sending it to for Ford to complete it?

On 10/13/2020 at 8:44 AM, merlinflex said:

Got a spot to get a Harrison Ford signature on a comic.

Got these and can't decided which one to send in:

1) Star Wars #1 (1977)

2) Star Wars #91 (Already signed by Stan Lee CGC sig series)

3) RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK #3  (Already signed by Karen Allen and  John Rhys Davies CGC sig series)

4) Further Adventures of Indiana Jones #1 (not previously signed, CGC 9.6)

Leaning towards Star Wars #1 but wanted to get someone input in case I am missing anything!

ps...not sure about SW #91 with Stan Lee as other then Marvel publisher at the time, he didn't really have much to do with Star Wars....

TIA!!

 

#1 and #3

On 10/15/2020 at 8:57 PM, protocol_droid said:

Is there going to be a cgc rep at the ford send in signing?

Yes...we will be there. You can order the signature here: https://twincitiescomics.com/product/harrison-ford-send-in-autograph/

Let us know if you have any questions: sales@twincitiescomics.com

MARGOT ROBBIE - FIRST TIME SEND-IN SIGNING!

Celebrity Authentics presents an exclusive autograph opportunity with Harley Quinn herself, Margot Robbie! Twin Cities Comics has been selected as the exclusive Pre-Order and Send-In Representative for this signing. Pre-order will launch at twincitiescomics.com on August 17 at 2:00pm MST on a first-come, first served basis. Margot has confirmed the signing date for late October, 2020 and there will be very limited autographs available. For this signing, DC has authorized a limited edition Margot Robbie Harley Quinn photo cover that will only be pre-sold at twincitiescomics.com. The available allotment of Margot’s autographs will sell out so mark the date and get ready to add the one and only Margot Robbie to your collection!

Pricing and other details on send-ins and pre-orders will be posted next week on our FB page Twin Cities Comics, on twincitiescomics.com, and the CGC boards so stay tuned!

Twin Cities Comics is the official send-in partner for the upcoming Chadwick Boseman signing.

Spots are limited...we have less than 30 signature spots left...details can be found here:  https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3235157739827887&id=206169269393431

Send us an email if you'd like to secure a spot for the signing: sales@twincitiescomics.com

On 3/16/2020 at 8:35 PM, BbqP.Bun85 said:

Thanks! I will reach out to Kevlar.

Email us please: sales@twincitiescomics.com

On 3/7/2020 at 2:07 PM, BbqP.Bun85 said:

Hi there!

Wondering if there will be any CGC facilitators attending Wizard World in St. Louis (June 05-07) and/or Philadelphia (June 19-21)? Thanks in advance.

We should be going to both depending on how things shake up with the convention season. Shoot us an email with what you are looking for help with: sales@twincitiescomics.com

FYI...we don't use the messenger on the boards so please email us.

On 3/6/2020 at 3:22 AM, Aj Deery said:

Thank you for help I really appreciate it.

Message us for any questions: sales@twincitiescomics.com

On 2/29/2020 at 6:20 PM, cgcsketcherz said:

Very nice. Just curious if anyone knows how many names they can add before they have to stop due to space...

You can get as many as you want...they can't all print out but they keep track of them.

Here are the details (or you can email us for info at sales@twincitiescomics.com): 

Hey guys...Stranger Con is run by Creation...they are not a typical convention so getting signatures at these in bulk is near impossible. CGC facilitators don't go to these events because they can't get enough signatures to warrent the cost of attending.

FYI...we are having a private signing with Millie Bobby Brown on March 23rd and are accepting items...need them by March 13th. Details can be found here (or you can email us at sales@twincitiescomics.com): 

Millie Bobby Brown, Daisy Ridley, and Adam Driver signings just added.

20 hours ago, IkewithMike said:

If McFarlane was paid only $50 a book to sign in his last signing with CGC he netted a cool 650k. Even if he was only getting $30, that's 390k. All for a couple days work and having to stay in a hotel.

Artists are DUMB to not collaborate like this.

@Kevlar How much did the actors most likely take away from that Aliens commission a few years ago?

Different actors have different guarantees...some have no guarantee at all. Sigourney obviously took in more than Carrie Henn

On 1/30/2020 at 7:54 PM, IkewithMike said:

I've seen CGC and the other grading company at this event for a couple of years now.

 

Does anyone know if there will be a witness for Jim Lee at this event this year?

Thanks for your consideration

Jim does a lot of conventions....don't know if anyone is going to this one but we will see him 3 times in the next 3 months: www.twincitiescomics.com

On 2/4/2020 at 11:52 AM, Ladic said:

Any facilitators at that Con?

www.twincitiescomic.com

On 2/1/2020 at 5:15 PM, PEERICE said:

Tried twice to ask CGC who was certified in my region who I might contact to assist at PENSACON.  Both times I was referred the website list of certified names.  Does me no good if I don't know if they're local.  I'm sure there are others that require facilitators as well since I found several people who couldn't find anyone last year.

I'm probably going to have 5 books MAX and if necessary, I can try to do all in one day so the facilitator doesn't have to spend a lot of time there if they don't want to.

Any feedback is appreciated.

FEB. 28 - MAR. 1, 2020

 

@Triston Pence is facilitating but they only have a witness there Fri.

On 2/3/2020 at 6:45 AM, Iconic1s said:

If it says qty 5 then that is a completely different story, just as I said I understand pre-orders of 9.8’s. 
 

Neither of these scenarios are what the OP asked though. If it is a listing for a single book the pic should be the one I am buying, and definitely not a book I already own shown in someone else’s listing.

I also don’t agree that modern collectors are OCD. Everyone has the right to be particular about what they buy. If that is so so terribly burdensome on CGC dealers then don’t sell moderns. 

But is it really a listing for a single book...that was my arguement. If I get 3 copies of a book and have a listing with Qty 3...then I change it to an auction to auction 1 off, the original listing changes to Qty 2, and there's another listing on auction. Same pic, same details, etc. I do that the following week and now the buy-it-now changes to 1, there's an active listing and a sold listing. All with the same picture and same details. We routinely do this. So just having "single book" listings doesn't warrant not using the same picture. But yes, stock photo or something else should be listed. I have NO issues with that and we do that.

I will disagree...there are LOTS of modern collectors who are too OCD. Believe me...if I collected what I sell I wouldn't sell to myself because I'd be too much of a pain in the butt buyer for me to deal with!

(By the way...why can't we type @SS...is that too much of cuss word these days?)

1 hour ago, Poekaymon said:

If I may speak for this other fellow, you are twisting the hypothetical.  The situation which led me to start this thread, and to which he was agreeing is as follows:

1. Books that are over $500.  IE, not books where the CGC grade and auction shipping is half or more of the price, as in your example.  I agree that probably no one cares in that case. (Although even then I really think it'd be nice if sellers posted the actual pic or made it clear the pic wasn't representative, but hey, I'm not going to go crazy over bargain basement books.)

2. An auction that is not "Quantity 5," or a preorder, or an obvious stock photo, or which has an obvious disclaimer telling you that the actual item is not pictured.  I wouldn't have even made this thread if any of those conditions were met.  

3. Rather, a listing for a single, non-preorder book which advertises a CGC certification number, and even has an extra pic "zooming in" on that CGC certification number.

If you meet all those conditions and have five copies to sell, yes, it would be nice if seller's posted the actual item they intend to ship.

Twisting hypothetical? I asked if a seller has 5 copies should they change the picture each time one sells. Here are 4 examples of mutliple listings of almost $500 books (and I've had similar ones with values over $1500):

4 copies @ $550: https://www.ebay.com/itm/352261054154

4 copies @ $400: https://www.ebay.com/itm/352374920648

6 copies @ $350: https://www.ebay.com/itm/202699257665

7 copies @ $400: https://www.ebay.com/itm/352728983501

Again...I'm not arguing that they shouldn't CLEARLY either say "stock photo" or like we say: "DISCLAIMER: Book grade is guaranteed as you are purchasing a CGC book, however picture may not be the exact book as we often have multiple copies with different certification numbers, signature placements and colors, etc."

My claim was should I update the picture each time a book sells and I won't. As I said...if I lose a sale because someone doesn't like that it's not the exact book they know they will be getting I'm ok with that. And if I decide to auction one off I'm just going to click on "change to auction" and it creates an exact copy and I start the auction at $.01. I'm not going to go back and take ANOTHER picture even thought that auction is not long a "quantity 5"....and the next time I auction another I'm using the same picture. Like I said...a modern CGC 9.8 is a modern CGC 9.8....if I feel one is an outlier because a signature is smudged or doesn't show up as easily I will list those separately but otherwise a 9.8 is a 9.8.

5 hours ago, Iconic1s said:

I agree with you.  If there is a cert number shown in the picture then that is the book I expect to receive in the mail.  I also wouldn't expect a picture of a CGC book I own to be used in someone's listing.  This is why I don't usually buy from sellers that have 'stock photos' in their listings, even if they say it's a stock photo.

I understand pre-orders of 9.8's and all of that but if the book is in the seller's hands then they should have the exact book shown in the listing, especially when these things we are dealing in have unique cert numbers.  If the seller has time to take your money they have time to put up a picture of the exact item that they are selling.  

But as I said before, if you want the book and have concerns, then message them and ask what's up.  Check their feedback.  If anything seems weird then just buy from someone else.

Good luck!

So if I seller has 5 copies of a book, should they update the picture each time a book sells? I've posted a listing of 5 books and all 5 sold within hours...there's no logistical way to do it and listing 5 seperate listing of 5 CGC 9.8 books that are $100 isn't worth the time when 99% of buyers don't care as long as they get a 9.8. Does the extra effort warrant the extra rewards...I say no. Again...I'm only talking about new modern 9.8s.

1 hour ago, Poekaymon said:

A few different concepts going on here that I find interesting.

1.   There is no consensus about what a baseline 9.8 is.  Because 9.8 doesn't mean flawless, and because the process is subjective, it is in some cases hard to tell what defect CGC noticed and allowed in their 9.8 and what was introduced later in shipping.  I have seen numerous threads over the years (researching this issue) where veterans of these boards, such as yourself,  disagree about whether a blunted corner, for example, was there when CGC graded it a 9.8 or not.  So you can't just say "a 9.8 is a 9.8 unless it was damaged in shipping" unless you have a pre-shipping photograph with which to compare it, which only supports my point that you should probably give them the picture of the actual item.  

2.  Even assuming that there was no shipping damage, I strenuously disagree that all 9.8s are the same.  For me, the fact that it was graded a 9.8 is valuable and a great starting point--but it's only the starting point.  (I very well understand that this is not how you feel, as you have explained.  Maybe I'm even taking the minority view here.)  But allow me to explain my position:  9.8s aren't perfect, as we all know very well.  Accordingly, there are variations in the imperfections that various 9.8s have.  I spend considerable time and effort finding copies that are not only 9.8s but which have the imperfections I don't mind and don't have the imperfections I do mind.  You may find that silly and that I should simply "buy the grade," but this is not a business for me, and the next time they get traded will probably when my kids are cannibalizing my estate.  So if something has a production error that bothers me, but which did not prevent it from getting that grade, such as a messed up corner or production-related color issue or scratch or mark, I still don't want that book.  Sorry if that's unreasonable, but that's how I choose to collect, and I'd be highly surprised if I were the only one.  If someone like Sideshow makes it clear that the photograph doesn't represent the exact item I'm receiving, or if a comic seller such as yourself discloses that the image is a stock image, then it's on me to decide whether I want to risk getting something that doesn't meet my personal standards.   That's fair.  

Let's do an actual example.  I spent 4-5 months to get an SM Platinum 9.8 because there is such a wide variation in 9.8 quality on that book, due to production choices I've heard, that half or more of them look quite bad, and I have no interest in them whatsoever, even at a discount, notwithstanding the fact I agree that they are 9.8s!  In fact, I'm still looking for another one because even after passing on 20 or so 9.8s I've seen in the last 5 months, the one I settled on recently still bothers me.  ( Even still there are like 5 or more on Ebay right now and they are all even worse!)  With that in mind, say I spend another 6 months (or a year or five years) looking and someone finally posts a 9.8 that I feel is actually an improvement.  It has a CGC number which checks out.  Obviously I'm willing to pay a premium.  I buy it, but what comes is a different book, with a different number, and it is worse than both the one I already have and the one that was advertised.  If you, or that seller, or anyone else here says 'suck it up, it's still a 9.8,' then I'm sorry but we're going to have a problem.  I'm not an expert in eBay, but assuming the CGC #s didn't match and I could point out some visual differences, I am confident I would win a dispute.

Well we can agree to disagree on a lot of points.

I will tell you that as a seller, I would block someone from future purchases if they tried to return an item because the number on the picture didn't match what was sent because we have CLEARLY in all our listings that you may not get the item in the picture since we usually have more than one copy of any given book. Nothing against that person but I just wouldn't deal with them. Unfortunately there is a level of OCD in moderns books that I (and a lot of other CGC dealers) find being way overboard.