lizards2 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 10:59 AM, namisgr said: The first question will be whether the interior of the book matches with the cover. I have had good luck with buying PGX, but you have to really examine prior to purchase. Of the three 9.4s cracked that I can remember, two were 9.4 and one was 9.2. The lesser grades all seemed fairly accurate, but again, I scrutinized what I was buying. iggy, Tony S, CycleGirl and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beige Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 6:04 AM, shadroch said: I've been hearing people call PGX a fly-by-night company operating out of someones garage for the last twenty years. In other breaking news.... Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lizards2 Posted January 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 12:37 PM, Mystafo said: Unfortunately, the book can "de-grade," if you will, inside the slab. Movement of the book inside the well and pages pulled away from staples caused me to first start storing my slabs flat, horizontally and then removing keepers from slabs entirely and putting them in my own mylar setup where those possibilities are much mitigated (if not eliminated). I keep my slabs in a centrifuge, to compensate and counteract the rotation of the Earth and the Moon's gravitational pull. Gaard, eddly, Larryw7 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 4:07 PM, lizards2 said: I keep my slabs in a centrifuge, to compensate and counteract the rotation of the Earth and the Moon's gravitational pull. I'm working on a patent. lizards2, Mystafo and Larryw7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 3:13 PM, Prince Namor said: In the end, none of this will deter the overwhelming number of submissions sent in to CBCS. I think it sours people on grading services in general to be honest (to a degree) and might be bad for business all around. As stated before by a few people they would simply sell the books raw. Even Heritage seems to be offering more ungraded books individually and in lots over the last two years. D84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crassus Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 4:11 PM, wombat said: On 1/12/2022 at 4:07 PM, lizards2 said: I keep my slabs in a centrifuge, to compensate and counteract the rotation of the Earth and the Moon's gravitational pull. I'm working on a patent. It's a race for who gets the Nobel first.... lizards2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GACollectibles Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 4:07 PM, lizards2 said: I keep my slabs in a centrifuge, to compensate and counteract the rotation of the Earth and the Moon's gravitational pull. Um, check your maths again, I think your extra covid weight is a factor, not the moon. Timmay, lizards2 and theCapraAegagrus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 3:07 PM, lizards2 said: I keep my slabs in a centrifuge, to compensate and counteract the rotation of the Earth and the Moon's gravitational pull. On 1/12/2022 at 3:11 PM, wombat said: I'm working on a patent. Where have I seen this before? masterlogan2000 and buttock 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystafo Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 3:07 PM, lizards2 said: I keep my slabs in a centrifuge, to compensate and counteract the rotation of the Earth and the Moon's gravitational pull. I must attain this sacred knowledge.... On 1/12/2022 at 3:11 PM, wombat said: I'm working on a patent. A weapon to surpass Metal Gear... lizards2 and William-James88 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigur Ros Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 12:43 PM, BigLeagueCHEW said: Not understanding what you mean by who bows them backwards. You suggested doing so because that's what it would take to find the weakness. A simple twist or often a squeeze will show which is weaker. It's not like it's news CBCS has the stronger case. Stronger, clearer, protective, vented cases with no Newton rings win every day. But whatever, we all have our own favorites. I just found it interesting someone would actually claim the CBCS case is weaker. theCapraAegagrus, DieOnChristmasRoy, PetuniaGrimm and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 1:32 PM, GACollectibles said: Um, check your maths again, I think your extra covid weight is a factor, not the moon. I maintained my tremendous girth all through covid, up until the part where I broke my collarbone in September. Then I gained 8 lbs. GACollectibles, Larryw7, greggy and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride the Tiger Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 3:03 PM, lizards2 said: I have had good luck with buying PGX, but you have to really examine prior to purchase. Of the three 9.4s cracked that I can remember, two were 9.4 and one was 9.2. The lesser grades all seemed fairly accurate, but again, I scrutinized what I was buying. My next submission is actually gonna be with PGX. Books are in the $100 to $200 range so even if they come back way low its no big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 4:32 PM, lizards2 said: I maintained my tremendous girth all through covid, up until the part where I broke my collarbone in September. Then I gained 8 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stronguy Posted January 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 2:35 PM, kimik said: On 1/12/2022 at 2:29 PM, shadroch said: 86% of stats are BS and most of the other 54% are worthless. What about the other 93%? Timmay, onlyweaknesskryptonite, badback83 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 3:29 PM, shadroch said: 86% of stats are BS and most of the other 54% are worthless. On 1/12/2022 at 3:35 PM, kimik said: What about the other 93%? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 4:44 PM, Mystafo said: A weapon to surpass Metal Gear... So great seeing this come from you On 1/12/2022 at 5:46 PM, Ride the Tiger said: My next submission is actually gonna be with PGX. Books are in the $100 to $200 range so even if they come back way low its no big deal. Why even slab at that point? Will a PGX slab give more than selling raw? Mystafo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shadroch Posted January 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 4:34 PM, William-James88 said: So great seeing this come from you Why even slab at that point? Will a PGX slab give more than selling raw? Overe the years, I've bought maybe a dozen PGX books because they were so cheap. I've broken all but two out and didn't discover anything foul inside and was happy with the grades. I sold some of them them raw and got more than if they were still in the PGX slabs. iggy, alexgross.com, William-James88 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Buzzetta Posted January 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 6:45 PM, shadroch said: Overe the years, I've bought maybe a dozen PGX books because they were so cheap. I've broken all but two out and didn't discover anything foul inside and was happy with the grades. I sold some of them them raw and got more than if they were still in the PGX slabs. Biggest success story was a Hulk 181 in PGX 6.5 holder that would benefit from a press. Came back a 9.0 from CGC after the press. There be gold en dem hills. silverseeker, Tony S, William-James88 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 6:51 PM, Buzzetta said: Biggest success story was a Hulk 181 in PGX 6.5 holder that would benefit from a press. Came back a 9.0 from CGC after the press. There be gold en dem hills. If I had bought that 9.0, and now heard this story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 7:32 PM, THE_BEYONDER said: If I had bought that 9.0, and now heard this story... It's a 9.0. There was a period where every book I got from them was undergraded. As Shad said, some of their books have been decent. I think the 182 from the set also came back several grades higher. I still have the 180 and the 181 from the set. I am pretty sure that the 180 went from a 5.0 to a 7.0 with CGC. When the opportunity came up to buy all three I thought that they were too nice to at the time but never cracked them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
