james_c

I use CollectorZ for my collection and use a barcode scanner to add in my books every month. Super easy.

Thanks for the link. Just picked up a couple packs to see how much I like them.

I cant be the only person who is not a fan of the bags CGC send back with the graded books. What is everyone else doing with these bags? Are you ditching bags all together or is there a better bag out there that people recommend? Also Pros/Cons of actually having a bag for the slabs to begin with...I could see if you were a dealer that has their inventory looked over constantly but as a collector who basically places them in storage are there any benefits?

Yeah all good points and exactly my situation right now. I guess lucky for me its not a super expensive book (or a book I have a personal connection to) and it probably lowered the book from a 9.8 to a 9.2. So I guess there really isn't anything that can be done unfortunately (I packaged the best I could, scanned the book ) unless CGC wants to take my word that it was not packaged damaged already. I was hoping for them to maybe cover a pressing fee to possibly correct the issue but doesn't seem likely. Just hope for the best with future submission I guess...but I do have some more expensive books that makes me pause when considering sending them in at this point.

So I have had some books get rejected when submitting Pre-Screen 9.8s and every time so far believe it to be my own error (not catching a defect). I received my submission of 9.8 Pre-Screen and the first thing I do is look over the rejects to see what I might have missed. Most them I could see where the issue lied with me (something I didn't catch in a certain light) but I got to a particular issue that was obviously damaged. So obvious that it happened while the book was in the bag and board because at the spot of the damaged the backboard has that damaged as well. When I shipped the books in they were place in a CGC kit that had 48 books in 4 bundles each bundle was bubble wrapped before placing them in a Gemini type mailer and also placed between 3 pieces of backboard on each side then taped to make sure there is no movement. All the bags and boards that were used were brand new out of the package. They were securely taped, shipped off and accepted by CGC so I know there was no damage to the outside of the box or they would send them back to me. I did contact CGC about the issue and they asked for me to send pictures which I did while I was still talking to the customer service rep. I was told I would hear back from them in a couple days...I waited and didn't hear anything. So I gave it a couple more days before emailing them back requesting an update. That is when I got the message that I can get a Pre-Screen refund but the damage could have been done in shipping so it sounds like the blame is being shifted to USPS. In my opinion I cant see how it would have been damage in shipping... they accepted the package and the two boxes in return had no damage at all. So what is someone to do in this situation? Just accept the fact that nothing can be proved and now I have a book that might have been a 9.8 but is not certainly not now? Does anyone have any experience in dealing with situation and is there anyway to protect myself when submitting books in the future? (other than hoping someone doesn't manhandle my books) I don't feel like I could have packed them any better...the only other thing I could have done is ship each book in Mylites2 w/ fullbacks...is that a normal practice that people submitting would do?

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll check it out.

Looking for recommendations for storing CGC graded books as I moving away from the boxes they were shipped in. Something that is potentially stackable up to three high and will not buckle under the stress (not to expensive if I can help it). Would like esthetically pleasing but that is not a deal breaker.

I called last week about a submission I had submitted back June that had just moved to Grading/Encapsulation/Imaging right before I was set to move. Called 1-877-NM-COMIC and spoke to customer service and gave them my new address to update my submitted orders. They sent me an email to confirm my new address while on the phone and confirmed she got my reply.

. Just testing your conviction with a hypothetical situation. enjoy your day.

So the answer is yes.

So if you sent in 100 books and 98 of them came back 9.8 you would consider this a failure?

The ones I sent in I determined needed to be a 9.8 to be worthwhile. I do have another batch I am working on that I will be sending in that will not have a pre screening associated and I will get the encapsulated regardless of grade. As for the question about pressing...I would say probably 90% were pressed before being sent in on this batch.

My second submission I have ever sent in was a batch of 48 Modern tier books for 9.8 Pre Screening and I only had 10 rejects from the lot. I thought I was starting to get a good grasp of what is a 9.8 at this point. So with my success of my second batch I sent in another batch of 48 Modern tier books for 9.8 screening and this time 24 came back as rejected. So either I don't have as much of a understanding as I thought or I got a strict grader perhaps...maybe some damaged in handling/shipping? Anyway...this got me thinking what does everyone else consider a successful submission? I consider my second submission successful even with the 10 rejects but this most recent batch I look at as a failure. I haven't received the books as of yet but I will going over each return to try and determine what I could have possibly missed.

So how would my thoughts of the value of the book change anything as I am to believe that FMV (ebay or comic pricing website) is what would determine the correct tier? Wouldn't you just take the grade at which you think it is and search for FMW for that book and that would determine the books worth? If I am wrong then I send something in as a Modern....I not only end up waiting 6-8 months as its the lowest tier (if I don't fast track it) and I end up paying more because they deem it to be in the incorrect tier. When if I choose lets say Standard I end up paying the correct amount and I get it back in maybe half the time.

Good info on CGC may bump the book up a tier if they deem it appropriate but not really the answer I was looking for when making this thread. Let me ask it this way....if you had these books and were going to send them in what tier would you use and why?