james_c

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

On 6/6/2022 at 1:30 PM, Galen130 said:

Ironic that you started this thread, because I've been thinking I should get more mylars since I was replacing CGC bags with magazine mylars.  Up until now, I wouldn't buy them from anyone...comic supplies in general have become expensive.

I found this place and bought a couple packages.  They are a bit more than what I remember paying in the past, but the shipping is FREE!!!!  Shipping for comic supplies seems to have gone through the roof, at least in my recent experience. 

https://www.hobbiesdepot.com/supplies/

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?

On 4/30/2022 at 12:22 AM, Kronius said:

I have no experience submitting to CGC (yet-my first time is coming soon). But I do have experience dealing with USPS…

USPS will never pay anything if you can’t prove the shipping box was damaged—-the shipping box that CGC threw away long ago. Without the “damaged” (or undamaged?) shipping box, there is no way for USPS to know if the damage was caused by mishandling by them or improper packaging by you (or mishandling by CGC).

Look at it from CGC’s perspective—anyone could submit an already damaged comic to them and claim it was damaged by CGC. The problem is the individual employee that (likely) dropped your book is probably much better off saying nothing than fessing up. You’d think they’d have cameras covering every square inch of the place to prevent theft, but who knows. That would also require someone spending a lot of time reviewing video tape just so CGC could lose more money?

This seems to be the nightmare scenario that everyone is afraid of. You’d be better off if they lost your book because then they’d have to pay you.

The only way to protect yourself better next time would be to take super detailed photos before submitting. Even then, if they don’t admit fault and blame the post office, your only recourse would be to sue, which wouldn’t be worth it unless it was a super high value comic.

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? 

On 4/9/2022 at 11:32 AM, shadroch said:

You can stack those, but then you have to move them around everytime you want to get to the bottom box.  Drawer collectors sells boxes you can stack five high and still access every box without moving them constantly.  I use their magazine boxes for CGC books. Some of my boxes are pushing 15 years old and have made multiple moves. A group of four is about $100 shipped.

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.

On 11/4/2021 at 8:24 PM, Fisionbomb said:

 

You sure? I mean 100% is pretty vague...

 . Just testing your conviction with a hypothetical situation.

enjoy your day.

On 11/4/2021 at 8:13 PM, Fisionbomb said:

Personally if I'm prescreening at 9.8, I've failed if it isn't a 100% return. 

So the answer is yes.

On 11/4/2021 at 7:57 PM, Fisionbomb said:

Personally if I'm prescreening at 9.8, I've failed if it isn't a 100% return.

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

On 11/4/2021 at 12:18 AM, William-James88 said:

The logic is that you only do prescreen on books you arent sure are 9.8 (or that MUST be 9.8 for it to be worthwhile), because or else you're spending money you don't need to. So with that in mind, anything over 50% is good.

And it really depends the book, not all 9.8s are equal. There are some defects for a particular book that CGC has deemed a production defect while it's not the same for others. 

Also, were all the books you sent pressed prior to CGC getting them?

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?

I just recently got into sending books into CGC and got my first batch of low value moderns as a test to see how the process worked.  Easy determine what tier I should use since the books are not particularly valuable but I like the books. Now the question I have involves sending in some of the more expensive books and what tier should be used when sending them. It looks like it is based off of the max value per book and me guessing what the grade would be before sending it in.

As an example - What tier should I use if I don't care about turn around times and strictly base it off of lowest cost to grade?

- Walking Dead 1 - (9.0+)

- Fantastic Four 48  (3.0-4.0)

- Daredevil 1 (3.0-5.0)

- Something is Killing the Children 1 (9.0+)

- Ultimate Fallout 4 (9.0+)

Thanks

Yearly bump....still looking for pages

3 hours ago, GACollectibles said:

Lucifer #57 CGC 9.8 $90 Michael Wm Kaluta

I pretty much only collect Lucifer but if something catches the eye I might pick it up.



Thanks for the reply. I have purchased a number of pages from him and Ryan Kelly directly.

Just looking to see if there are any other avenues to acquire pages out there.

Still looking



Looks good to me.   

I like both of them...cant wait to see it framed.