If you buy a PGX slab for whatever reason, do you immediately take it out?

[mcnick]

I am just curious to what you guys do if you find a good deal on a comic, but sadly it is in a PGX slab. Do you take it out, burn it, offer it to the comic gods?

[Buzzetta]

No - I have two books sitting in a PGX slab right now. When it comes time, I will do what I did last time and have the presser crack it for me, press it, and then submit the book. It makes for safer travel.

[Jeffro.]

[DougC]

No - I have two books sitting in a PGX slab right now. When it comes time, I will do what I did last time and have the presser crack it for me, press it, and then submit the book. It makes for safer travel.

 

[Mark 1]

 

[bug33fouf]

I take it out....

[telerites]

If you're thinking about having it CGC graded, I would leave it in and send it to them in the PGX holder (with a note allowing them to remove it). Extra protection during shipment.

 

 

[Bosco685]

If you're thinking about having it CGC graded, I would leave it in and send it to them in the PGX holder (with a note allowing them to remove it). Extra protection during shipment.

 

[CBT]

i only have one, and the case is cracked, its an unpressed squarebound book, and i plan to do what the others have said here when i get pressed and subbed to cgc.

[budsbundy]

I crack out all books, regardless of whose holder they are in.

[Brian48]

I'd leave it in unless I wanted to read it or resell it. My personal opinion is that having it in a PGX holder might even hurt the sale.

[shadroch]

I am just curious to what you guys do if you find a good deal on a comic, but sadly it is in a PGX slab. Do you take it out, burn it, offer it to the comic gods? [/quote

 

 

Deslab it.]

[Tropean]

 

Whatever you decide to do, you should prepare yourself for bad news. Just had two (thankfully, not very valuable) PGX slabs cracked out and regraded and both come back with restoration. None of which, of course, was noted on the PGX slab.

[JollyComics]

When were both books graded by PGX?

 

It may be in a little different time. It may be a lousy group of graders in past and nowadays the better group.

[lizards2]

I crack out all books, regardless of whose holder they are in.

 

Ditto

[wardevil0]

Whatever you decide to do, you should prepare yourself for bad news. Just had two (thankfully, not very valuable) PGX slabs cracked out and regraded and both come back with restoration. None of which, of course, was noted on the PGX slab.

 

That's exactly the reason I'm going to crack the two late-Silver PGX slabs I have and get them CGC'd. I'd rather find out sooner if they are restored, trimmed, etc so I can replace them before the market value gets any higher. I have a PGX 8.5 Jimmy Olsen 134 that I hope comes back the same... Either way, it'll be one of my Collector's Society coupon submissions so I won't be out much in fees.

[WebSlinger]

I usually open all my pgx slabs , just to see how accurate the grading was

[PhAnTaSmV]

If you're thinking about having it CGC graded, I would leave it in and send it to them in the PGX holder (with a note allowing them to remove it). Extra protection during shipment.

 

 

Is this allowed? I was always wondering if you could do that.

[Tony S]

If you're thinking about having it CGC graded, I would leave it in and send it to them in the PGX holder (with a note allowing them to remove it). Extra protection during shipment.

 

 

Is this allowed? I was always wondering if you could do that.

 

Yes, it is allowed. And as for the next question that usually follows: No, the graders have no idea whose books they are grading nor what the original grade was.

 

I collect comic books, not slabs. If I get a good deal on a book in a PGX slab I just leave it be. Unless I think it's a good CPR candidate.

[GoldCap]

I only have one PGX and it's a Captain America vol. 4 #1 Dynamic Forces 1 of 49 signed by John Ney Rieber and remarked by John Cassaday. That would come back qualified if I submitted it to CGC, wouldn't it? And they don't even include COA's, do they? Eh, got it for free anyway so I'm leaving it for now...