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Assessing Year 2012 (from a CGC standpoint)

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David Swan

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I set out certain goals for my CGC sets so I wanted to see how they match up with my results.

 

1.My goal was to move into second place in All American Men of War. I wrote that first place was "completely out of the question" but I was helped by a few tops sets being dismantled and managed to reach the top spot. This is the first set I've ever reached number one in. It's not a particularly competitive set but it's also not an obscure one so I'm proud to be at the top. We'll see if I can maintain my position.

 

2.Write up an essay on All-American Men of War. Done.

 

3.Move up to fourth spot in Captain Marvel Adventures. Again, I was helped by some barricades removing themselves so I now find myself surprisingly in second place. This was definitely the set I invested most heavily in.

 

4.Maintain my second place position in Western Comics. I actually was bumped down to third place for awhile based on a competitors single high grade 9.8 issue which was more valuable than my combined collection. I have since reclaimed my second place position although I lead by only 11 points.

 

5.Get one more nice Golden Age World's Finest comic. I have my eye on one but never ended up getting a single issue in 2012. There was just too much other stuff attracting my attention.

 

6. Improve the images and description of my comics. The descriptions are much better but I discovered that most home scanners cannot scan a CGC case so I still continue to use images I pulled off the web when I bought the comics.

 

All in all it was a darn successful year for my collections.

 

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Shivabali

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Good job on all your successes this year. Ranking #1 in any set is awesome...then you must stay vigilant :)

 

Re. your images and home scanners. Home scanners will scan a CGC book as long as the bulb is fluorescent and not an LED. It is an older technology, and sometimes you can pick up "cheap" ones off ebay. Amazon carries a couple, but they are pricy compared to their LED counterparts.

 

Hope you have a stellar 2013 as well.

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