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Thank you for this. I really appreciate it. a point of reference is what I need in getting a handle on what I’m going to be able to afford.

Thanks too, Mike for trying. i hope CGC understands…the general consumer needs to understand price point for these events in order to plan. To be hit with hidden signature witness fees at an event after traveling there and budgeting to be there, it’s really lousy. I think too, CGC should be explicit in stating, “we will be at the event but will not have witnesses; authorized facilitators for CGC will be present for a charge of “$x.xx” per book/signature. That way, general Joe people like me with a life and responsibilities can make educated decisions on how to plan/what I’ll be able to afford.

Yeah, I’m trying to find out how charging is going be handled for authorized witness facilitators for CGC SS for Monster-Mania in Cherry Hill, NJ the first weekend in Aug 2024. I contacted Monster-Mania directly. Here’s my message:

Sorry…when Jim signed in Oct at NYCC 2023. I will never pay for another Jim Lee singing after dealing with that. He’s lost my business.

Thanks Mike I reached out, but am still not getting a clear answer. i just want to know what to expect in any unforeseen fees for witnessing signatures. I got hit with almost $200 of unforeseen fees after I had Jim Lee sign 7 of my books at NYCC in Nov; I was told, this company needed to walk the books from the Jim Lee signing to the CGC table(it was 10 feet or less away from Jim Lee’s signing area). It was never expressed up front when I bought the signing timed tickets. It felt a bit like organized crime extortion when you’re spending $80 a signature, then are told “you owe another $175 for us to carry these book to CGC ten feet away.”

CGC is going to be present at Monster-Mania in Cherry Hill, NJ but they will not have SS witnesses. I inquired about this with the SS team and was told in response message: “CGC will be present at Monster-Mania, however the SIgnature Series team will not be in attendance. If you would like items signed at the show, there will be several Signature Series Authorized Facilitators in attendance who can serve as a witness for you.” Question: Will I have to pay additional fees to other “authorized facilitators” to get signatures authenticated for yellow SS card grading on comics I’d like to get signed on? My gut feeling is that this is going to be a major cash grab with me having to pay per signature for witness authentication. Does anyone have info. to share from past experience? I paid at NYCC for Jim Lee to sign seven of my books, only to find after the signing that I then needed to pay some company working with Jim Lee I believe $25 per book to literally walk it ten feet to CGC’s submission table, so that the signatures “would still be authenticated.” It was disgusting they hit me for almost $200 just to carry my books 10 feet to CGC table.

Good afternoon, I'm seeing lots of CGC event posts on the SS page, one of which is Monster-Mania in Cherry Hill, NJ. I have a few books I'd like to take to this show, but want to be sure as I've never been there before: will CGC have witnesses on-site? I'm assuming so, being this event draws people in large part for the autograph collection-aspect. CGC is there collecting submissions.