tabcom Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 12 hours ago, Ride the Tiger said: So if I see a PGX book that I want I just call a CGC grader and they will come and look at the book still encapsulated and let me know if it is restored? Dammmmmm that is so cool. Almost. They will not 'come and look at the book', the book has to be submitted to them for evaluation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 (edited) 59 minutes ago, tabcom said: 13 hours ago, Ride the Tiger said: So if I see a PGX book that I want I just call a CGC grader and they will come and look at the book still encapsulated and let me know if it is restored? Dammmmmm that is so cool. Almost. They will not 'come and look at the book', the book has to be submitted to them for evaluation. Almost. I think you missed something or didn't fully read what you pasted. See the third bullet point. "Comics submitted for CrossOver will be REMOVED from their existing holder by CGC and graded according to CGC's standards..." Edited January 4, 2019 by awakeintheashes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callaway29 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 20 minutes ago, awakeintheashes said: Almost. I think you missed something or didn't fully read what you pasted. See the third bullet point. "Comics submitted for CrossOver will be REMOVED from their existing holder by CGC and graded according to CGC's standards..." My understanding is CGC does a visual inspection from the exterior of the case and, with admittedly limited knowledge and no guarantees, will give their opinion to the owner prior to cracking the case for grading. When providing their preliminary opinion, they also request approval to proceed. I'm sure if they spotted resto they would disclose that as well... At least, this is how it went for me when I submitted a crossover... All of this said, there are obvious limitations to making an assessment of the exterior of a book through a plastic case... tabcom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, awakeintheashes said: Almost. I think you missed something or didn't fully read what you pasted. See the third bullet point. "Comics submitted for CrossOver will be REMOVED from their existing holder by CGC and graded according to CGC's standards..." I'm making the assumption that removal comes after the owner approves the regrade. Not during the cursory opinion of condition. (Previous post confirms) Edited January 4, 2019 by tabcom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride the Tiger Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 I can't see why you would want CGC to tell you if the book has restoration by looking thru the case. The only reason I can think of is so that you can tell them not to crack open the case and then sell it to some unsuspecting person and let it become their problem. You would be performing a dishonest sale but then again its PGX so why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
