CVA Exceptional. Does anyone care?

[BriD.]

I was trying to find a discussion on here about the CVA exceptional designation. I was curious to see what others thought about it. Here's the CVA website for those that don't know what it is. http://cvacomics.com/

[Hado]

It's silly.

[HighStakesComics]

Out of all the things they could have put on their website why on Earth did they choose an office building that looks like it houses half a dozen boiler room sales operations?

[jimjum12]

I like the concept, as long as it's an accurate assessment. It can be especially helpful for sites where only FC scans are provided. The same type of service has been successful in the coin hobby and actually seems to add a significant value to the item. I plan on bidding for a few items with that sticker that really do seem to be exceptional for their grade. At least one lengthy thread in CG exists regarding this subject. GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

[Bomber-Bob]

Are they still in business ?

[Jimmy Linguini]

all of my cgc books suck because they havn't been graded based on eye appeal or if they were graded hard or soft.

 

I don't know what I'll do.

[rjpb]

Are they still in business ?

 

Doesn't look like they've updated their website since last spring at the latest. Seemed like a pretty doomed business model from the start.

[Dr. Balls]

I am glad to hear that no one cares. Really bad attempt at a cash grab.

[Bomber-Bob]

I saw some value in their product but I don't think they executed it well. Personally, I was disappointed at a couple CLINK books I bought with the sticker = IMO, they were not exceptional for the grade. They handed the stickers out too liberally. Books with dirty back covers, off center, bad presses, etc. were given exceptional stickers. They lost their credibility fast.

[jimjum12]

Most folks I know expressed disappointment in their acceptance of production defects for books deemed exceptional. Miswraps and miscuts may be overlooked by CGC but discerning collectors often avoid them. The same goes for dust shadows.... perhaps allowed by CGC, but certainly not exceptional in the strict definition of the word. Copies with pieces out are also not exceptional. Had they been stricter, they may have succeeded. GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

[steveinthecity]

Here's the original thread to read through some rainy day. The CVA guys chime in as well as to why their service will be valued by slab collectors.

 

CV Comic Verification

[BriD.]

116 pages in that thread! This is going to be a long bathroom break.

[rodan57]

I saw some value in their product but I don't think they executed it well. Personally, I was disappointed at a couple CLINK books I bought with the sticker = IMO, they were not exceptional for the grade. They handed the stickers out too liberally. Books with dirty back covers, off center, bad presses, etc. were given exceptional stickers. They lost their credibility fast.

 

Most folks I know expressed disappointment in their acceptance of production defects for books deemed exceptional. Miswraps and miscuts may be overlooked by CGC but discerning collectors often avoid them. The same goes for dust shadows.... perhaps allowed by CGC, but certainly not exceptional in the strict definition of the word. Copies with pieces out are also not exceptional. Had they been stricter, they may have succeeded. GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

 

My observations, also.

[DavidTheDavid]

Yeah not interested. At all. In the least.

[zosocane]

Are they still in business?

[makeminemego]

I'd never use them for a submission, but the books that I purchased with CVA labels attached were very nice examples.

 

As long as CGC keeps handing out 6.0s to books with rusty staples, there should be a niche market for something like CVA, theoretically.

 

Seems like it was badly managed and executed though.

[mysterio]

I'd never use them for a submission, but the books that I purchased with CVA labels attached were very nice examples.

 

As long as CGC keeps handing out 6.0s 9.2s to books with rusty staples, there should be a niche market for something like CVA, theoretically.

 

Seems like it was badly managed and executed though.

 

Adjusted based on my own experiences.

[Dr. Balls]

Here's the original thread to read through some rainy day. The CVA guys chime in as well as to why their service will be valued by slab collectors.

 

CV Comic Verification

 

I remember that thread... I was going to start my own 3rd party sticker and comic grading company.

 

[Hado]

Booyah!

[Brandon Shepherd]

Funny, I was just wondering about CVA and if they were still around, I even tried to find the original thread about this, I must must not be that good at searching...

 

I did check out their web site and noticed they have a gold sticker now that is supposed to given out rarely, I've never seen one on a slab...

 

Like other sentiments here, I thought this had potential but felt it wasn't executed effectively (graded coins have something similar and appears to have caught on). I'm nut sure I understood how mid grade books like 5.0 and below could be exceptional for the grade.

 

Now, a book with the Dr. Balls stamp, I'd buy that for a dollar!