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Hello @TBFANF Please use this thread for Set Requests: This thread allows sets to beadded in the order the requests are received. Thanks! -Brian

Hello Everyone! As some of you already know, my name is Brian. My official job title is Marketing Coordinator, and my primary responsibility is administration of the comic book registry. I have taken ownership of the registry from Matt G. I just wanted to introduce myself to those of you that I haven't interacted with yet, and tell you all a little more about myself, I would also love it if you guys introduced yourselves, and tell me as much, or as little, about you and what you're into as far as collecting. As for me, I am what they call an "import" from Michigan. (Although I prefer the term "Invasive Species"...) I moved to Florida in March of this year, and I recently moved to St. Petersburg from Tampa this week. My background is in System Administration, I have 25 years experience in IT, and I have worked at multi national corporations, small proprietorships, financial institutions, and non profits. I started collecting about 8 years ago, my best friend took me to the Motor City Comic Con, and I was hooked! My passion is Silver Age Invincible Iron Man, (Old School Tony Stark FTW!) My baby is an Iron Man cover sketch by Arvell Jones, the first comic book artist I ever met, and a genuinely great guy. I also have Sub Mariner/Iron Man #1, and a 10 minute cover sketch of The Green Goblin by Ryan Stegman. Overall I have about 80 raw Silver Age Iron Man books, (and no, I do not have #1 or #55) I find the cover art deeply fascinating. I never read comic books as a kid, I was obsessed with 1950's Warner Brothers cartoons, Chuck Jones is one of my personal childhood heroes. So, what about you guys? I really enjoy interacting with the people in the Slot Add Thread, and I would like to associate personalities with the user names. Thanks! -Brian

Good stuff @Qalyar, thank you! I'm still trying to find my footing in this job, and your knowledge is really helping me understand what exactly is going on. I am familiar with IH181, first appearance of Wolverine. Pretty much defines the term "grail". $50,000 though? To me, that is just nuts! I am going to forward your entire post to my boss. I agree that scores shouldn't be tied to value, but they are. Revamping the entire scoring system isn't an option, and implementing a completion modifier would require far more resources than we have. I am leaning heavily towards capping the scores, I think this would be the most fair, and "easiest" solution (although implementation would still be problematic). I will let you all know what my boss says about this. In the meantime, more input, please!

Hello @Stephen Gordon My name is Brian, I am the Marketing Coordinator/Registry Administrator at CGC Comics. No, you are not being a jerk, it's a legitimate question. As @Qalyar said, we have been discussing this very issue in another thread, here: I have brought this up with my boss, and I am researching solutions to mitigate this problem, which I wholeheartedly agree needs to be addressed. Feel free to add your thoughts there. Thanks!

Great points @Qalyar I really appreciate your understanding of the registry, and your willingness to share your thoughts. Most of what you said above was brought up at our meeting yesterday. My boss wants more examples of grails/keys throwing the set scores out of whack. I got a lot on my plate right now, and I am in the process of relocating, so it probably wont be until late next week at the earliest. There is an algorithm that flattens the curve on the coin side(NGC), it was explained to me thusly: A $1,000 coin gets 1707 points, then a $10,000 coin gets 5,158 points, then a million-dollar coin gets 24,570 points. So in the registry, someone with about 5 $10k coins has as many points as the guy who just has the million-dollar coin. And the person that has 14 $1,000 coins has the same score as the other two. We also discussed what, exactly, makes these issues "pop" like they do, and if the value holds over time. Personally, I have a hard time wrapping my head around scoring a book for thousands of dollars when the cover price is $3....o_O But, that's just me. I understand the vintage stuff, they're rare, and finding a 70 year old book in near mint condition is next to impossible. It's the modern stuff that boggles my mind. I understand if an artist passes away, or if a movie renews interest in a particular series, but these pops seem to happen a long time after the book is published. It's story or cover is known at the time, and other than the scenarios above, I don't get how the value increases exponentially for no apparent reason....

Yeah, my bad. Thats the old board. Here are the correct links:

So, we have our bi weekly registry meeting this Thursday. Thank you @Qalyarfor your input, I need to read it at least a few more times to fully digest it. And I promise I would never kill anyone! (not in their sleep, at least.....) I have been thinking about this all weekend, and I have a couple ideas, not sure how the higher ups would feel about them, but I wanted to run it past you guys first. 1. "Simply" take the ridiculously high scored issues out of competition. Probably the most simple solution, not sure how to implement it though: I noticed a few of the vintage keys have been removed from the competitive sets, and I suspect its for this exact scenario. We would have to come up with a max cut off, then just run a query to pull all of the books that exceed it. (I am kinda curious about how many books in the registry are over 5000 anyways.) 2. Establish a maximum score across the board. This would be more complex, and I'm not sure about implementation at all. I actually like this one the best. These keys are worth what ever someone is willing to pay for them. It really doesn't matter what CGC scores them. If someone really wants a particular issue, they will buy it, regardless. If anyone else has any other ideas, let me know asap. Even if you just wanna nit pick our ideas, that's fine. I'm sure my bosses will pic plenty of nits when i bring this up! -Brian

Hello @Saucer The link provided in that error message is pointing to an old thread, sorry about that. Here is the current thread, please post your request here: Thanks! -Brian

Great points made by everyone in this thread. I agree that 1 book should not shoot someone to the top. I assume the original poster is referring to TMNT 47? I will bring this up with the powers that be at our next meeting. However, @Qalyar is right, we also have to consider things from a database perspective. A completion bonus is a great idea, in theory. Implementation is another story altogether.... I would appreciate more input on this topic, so I can bring a strong case to my boss. Thanks! -Brian

Hello @vas'rod if you wish to have a book added to a set, please post a reply in this thread: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/444742-2019-i-want-this-to-be-added-to-a-set-request/ If you would like an entirely new set to be created from scratch, please use: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/444740-2019%C2%A0this-set-doesnt-exist-please-build%C2%A0requests/ We use the boards to keep it fair for all members and a forum for someone to be heard if they disagree with the addition. It also will allow you to see where you are in the line of requests. Please make sure to read the first post in both sets by the Administrator to familiarize yourself with the process. We can get backlogged on requests, we appreciate your time and patience. Thanks! -Brian

Hello @CounselorJMLS please use this thread for slot additions: This allows for slots to be added in the order the requests are received. Just reply at the bottom of the page, and include the relevant information like this example: Thanks! -Brian

Hello @Dr. Dank please use this thread for slot additions: This allows for slots to be added in the order the requests are received. Just reply at the bottom of the page, and include the book information like this example: Thanks! -Brian

Hello @Knapaholic please use this thread for slot additions: This allows for slots to be added in the order the requests are received. Just reply at the bottom of the page, and include the information in this example: See you there! -Brian