Buzzetta Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 14 minutes ago, greggy said: None at the moment My passport came today. Is the speed limit in Canada still 140 mph? The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 I did sell two 361s at $1305 and $1300 respectively. I can't believe people are paying this much for this book. xoxo greggy toro, october and onlyweaknesskryptonite 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Just now, Buzzetta said: My passport came today. Is the speed limit in Canada still 140 mph? Ummmm....no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Just now, greggy said: Ummmm....no shrug... I wonder what changed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 4 hours ago, ADAMANTIUM said: It irks me that incomplete doesnt get green! Cause most 0.5s are incomplete oye ! It looks like it got the regular sig series label, which to me is much better than a Qualified sig series. And I've noticed that even though books with tape aren't considered resto and allegedly don't affect the grade, tape and tape stains do appear to play a role in the final evaluation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, The Lions Den said: It looks like it got the regular sig series label, which to me is much better than a Qualified sig series. And I've noticed that even though books with tape aren't considered resto and allegedly don't affect the grade, tape and tape stains do appear to play a role in the final evaluation... Yes we've determined that they grade as if the tape isnt there Or If the tape doesnt serve a purpose then it is downgraded for tape The issue wouldnt be so much the pressing bumping it up It would be the tape removal and any damage or purpose for it, it looks to me color and part of the wording would peel off, so I'm not really ready to risk it. The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 5 hours ago, MicroJow said: I've only been sending books in to be graded for a short while now, but I've already received several disappointing returns: 3 books with the dreaded RESTORED label which I had no idea had any restoration done. Granted, I purchased these books back in the mid 1980s when I had no idea "restoration" was even a thing. I was just trying to fill holes in my collection. Here's the one that broke my heart, tho: This is still a nice presenting low grade copy. The small amount of color touch could probably be removed without severely impacting the grade if you ever wanted to get a blue label, but the tape could be a different story. It still seems to be a very respectable copy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Azkaban Posted May 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2021 sent these in from the same collection Larryw7, Namtak, ALM3 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 5 hours ago, ADAMANTIUM said: I'm just glad that its complete, that alone should give it the grade bump, but I'm thinking the cover may detached if take were removed, ige still had 2.0 cover detachment books so idk Cant believe I said that, wishful thinking of course, but I dont know about just being complete "having to be above .5" I just meant complete means worth considering, but the tape is a non starter, as the effects may not be redeemable and so on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 1 hour ago, greggy said: I did sell two 361s at $1305 and $1300 respectively. I can't believe people are paying this much for this book. xoxo greggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solm4st3r Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 This. Had a book damaged because of movement within the case during shipping. Seems to be happening more often lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatterEaterLad Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 (edited) My biggest continuing disappointment has all been related to restoration check. Sent in a book with a CGC label that said it was trimmed on the top. Came back trimmed on the bottom instead. This tells me that someone checking for restoration doesn't know what they're doing and we're the ones dealing with their ineptitude. Some people are fine with these vagaries but I'm not. I'm not paying for someone to guess. If they can't definitively call it resto then leave it off the label. I sent in a book that had been professionally restored. I had a corner repaired with leaf casting (like 1/4") and it came back trimmed. I argued that trimming excess leaf casting back to the original dimensions isn't trimming. I even put the before and after scans on top of each other using layers in Photoshop showing that the book is the exact same dimension--right down to the pixel. Customer service could't explain it and didn't speak to the grader. Two other restored books that I'd submitted that year had changes on the label. I politely expressed my concerns to customer service and they politely told me there's nothing they can do and that graders make mistakes. Then I sent a purple book in for a signing and voila, it came back blue. Felt like an NBA ref making up for a bad call. Edited May 8, 2021 by MatterEaterLad AndrewCup, Larryw7, onlyweaknesskryptonite and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Their continuing failure to correctly label non-US publications. Current turn around times appear to be a disaster for those who submit and yet CGC send out in-house signing opportunities on a weekly basis, increasing the traffic and, presumably, impacting TATS still further. Everything seems to be about making the most money in the shortest time at the moment. The lack of attention to correct labelling however leaves a permanent record as well as creating confusion in the marketplace. It's a shame that accuracy is taking a back seat to growth. MGsimba77, onlyweaknesskryptonite and Larryw7 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldCollector Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 20 minutes ago, MatterEaterLad said: Then I sent a purple book in for a signing and voila, it came back blue. Shouldn't it have came back a yellow? BlowUpTheMoon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatterEaterLad Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 1 hour ago, TheOldCollector said: Shouldn't it have came back a yellow? Yellow with no resto. It magically disappeared. MGsimba77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 My greatest disappointment from CGC for me is how ALL my books were not graded a 9.8 or higher BigLeagueCHEW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 1 hour ago, MatterEaterLad said: Yellow with no resto. It magically disappeared. Did the signature overlap a color touch or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Couch_Surfer Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 I know this is minor but I've never had moderns come back 9.6's, ever. These were a sure bet 9.8 imo. I'll crack and resub once the backlog cools down a bit (batman and asm). BlowUpTheMoon and onlyweaknesskryptonite 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigJ Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Here's my disappointment. My own fault I guess as I was ignorant as how to ID trimmed book. 1950's war comics, Silver_Couch_Surfer, Larryw7 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigJ Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Also ignorant of staple detach MetalPSI and ADAMANTIUM 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
