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Just thinking, if you staple an acetate cover on to this, include an envelope with cash (nudge, nudge, wink wink), you might get an 9.9 or a 10.0.

May as well add this to my pile

I admit I have not watched the video so perhaps it is explained there, but for us who are unaware, what are the signs to look out for or clues a book is counterfeit?

I am in the same boat, I am not submitting anything as I just have no confidence in the service. And I am trying to be respectful as this is CGC's forum, but to be honest, the way things are going I may never submit again.

Buy the book, not the label.

Correct me if I am wrong, but wasn't the Man of Steel mini series one of the first books to use variant / alternative covers? I am trying to remember when variant or alternative covers became "a thing" and this series seems to be one of the first I recall.

ASM # 152 and Giant Size Super Villain Team up # 1

This is a tough one. Lots of evident wear but hey, books were meant to be read. I would say a 2.0 (good) but would not be surprised if others say 1.8 (good - ).

Welcome to the boards. Nice gloss on the cover. There is some spine wear and a blunted top right corner on the front cover. The tear on the top left corner of the cover is likely to hurt the grade. Back cover looks good but is there a small stain in the middle of the back cover? Overall I would grade this a 5.0 (very good / fine).

This would be my preference as well, have modern as a separate category and add copper to the G/S/B category.

I don't have any specific questions so please, don't crucify me Just wanted to let you know I appreciate you taking the time to report on your experience. It is good to know My Comic Shop is a viable selling option for Canadians.

Nice book! That ding at the top left corner of the front cover is going to hurt the grade a bit. There are also a couple (2 or 3) minor spine ticks about a third of the way down the front cover but aside from those, the front presents very well, corners are sharp. It is hard to tell if it is the photo or not but the cover does seem a little dirty. The back, unfortunately, is where there appears to be some issues. Again, it might be the light but is that colour rub / colour loss along the top of the back cover? There are several spine ticks and what appears to be a small tear along the back cover spine. And a small tear (?) or chip along the bottom of the back cover as well as a slightly blunted bottom left corner. I would grade it a 7.0 (fine / very fine) to 6.5 (fine +). Still a great book to have!

Awesome, thank you. Hope you enjoyed the show.

Thank you for the report. So nice to see things getting back to normal! Just out of curiosity, do you know who the above seller is? Is he / she a member of the boards? Hard to tell the condition, but I might be very interested in The Shadow books they have (nudge, nudge, wink, wink).

I posted the numbers in the other thread "math and CGC census". But basically, if you take a year to year perspective the data suggest the number of books on the census increased by 928,217 between 2019 and 2020 (5,799,679 - 4,871,462 = 928,217). If you look at the period 2010 to 2011, the actual number of books on the census increased by 162,071 (1,701,423 - 1,539,352 = 162,071). To arrive at my estimate of 3,400 per day I factored in the number of days available to work. At least in theory, the number of days each year does not change. I guess people could work weekends but if we assume approximately 270 working days each year, that would suggest CGC slabbed approximately 600 books per day during the period 2010 to 2011 but slabbed 3,437 per day during 2019 - 2020!! If the data is correct, perhaps this helps explains why there seems to be so many quality control issues highlighted lately. Personally, my sense is that 3,400 books per day is a pace that does not seem realistic but I guess it might be possible.

For anyone interested in putting some context into the apparent increase in quality control issues, Valiantman just posted a thread about "math and the CGC census". I did a quick back of the envelope calculation and it appears, if the numbers are correct, CGC is currently slabbing approximately 3,400 slabs per day! Given that magnitude, it's no wonder quality control may be suffering.

Yes indeed. This reminds me of that old joke about econometric models finding a non existent black cat in a dark room. But, if you look at the actual change and percentage change from year to year, there is something here. The growth in the number of slabs CGC appears to be slabbing per day seems, well, intriguing.

That is very interesting! Thank you for looking at the numbers. I think your later post suggesting you look at the numbers from a year to year perspective might provide more insight. For example, if those numbers are correct, they would suggest the number of books on the census increased by 928,217 between 2019 and 2020 (5,799,679 - 4,871,462 = 928,217). If you look at the period 2010 to 2011, the actual number of books on the census increased by 162,071 (1,701,423 - 1,539,352 = 162,071). This would suggest an increase in the number of books on the census of 19.1% between 2019 and 2020 but a 10.5% increase between 2011 and 2011. The really interesting thing is that the number of days does not change, at least in theory. I guess people could work weekends but if we assume approximately 270 working days each year, that would suggest CGC slabbed approximately 600 books per day during the period 2010 to 2011 but slabbed 3,437 per day (!!) during 2019 - 2020. If that number is correct, perhaps this also explains why there seems to be so many quality control issues people are highlighting lately. 3,400 books per day does not seem realistic to me but I guess it might be possible. Anyway, just my Thanks for this, take care.

This is a good example to assess your grading skills. I am "old school" and tend to agree, with a detached centerfold it should not be higher than a 2.5. If the pages were attached, the amount of wear and tear would put this at a 4.0 (very good) but given the detached pages, 2.5 (good plus) would be my grade.

I have three copies, I just looked and all three have the same "doodle". Fascinating.

Any update on what the CGC grade was? I am curious.

Personally, I would have trouble grading a book with apparent rust on the staples as a 9.6. But, playing Devil's Advocate, the book does look very nice in that one picture you posed showing the whole book. The close up photo may exaggerate the chip in the corner so perhaps a 9.6 is not out of the question. The matter of quality control is another issue in itself. An issue, by the way, which I seem to see people posting about far too often lately.