ShaggyB Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 On 12/19/2023 at 10:15 PM, Gator Guru said: Let us know. For the record I dont press modern or bronze 9.8s I submit. I feel cgc handles them well enough and have only had one with obvious issues. I agree they take care of them and their process keeps getting more refined which should in theory lessen the risk of damage. The rest come back 9.8 or 9.6. The 9.6 ones makes me think its an arbitrary, “well this gets a 9.6 because we cant have too many 9.8s” kind of thing. Well... all remained 9.8 except the most valuable one. Asm 601 went from 9.8 to 9.6. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Guru Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 On 12/20/2023 at 12:32 PM, ShaggyB said: Well... all remained 9.8 except the most valuable one. Asm 601 went from 9.8 to 9.6. Curious if these are for your PC or you are putting them on ebay, website or other for sale? Either way thats some positive news….mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggyB Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 On 12/20/2023 at 12:54 PM, Gator Guru said: Curious if these are for your PC or you are putting them on ebay, website or other for sale? Either way thats some positive news….mostly. PC. Luckily i had 2 copies of asm 601 at cgc 9.8. Just sent in 1 for signing. Ill probably stick with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Guru Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 On 12/20/2023 at 1:20 PM, ShaggyB said: PC. Luckily i had 2 copies of asm 601 at cgc 9.8. Just sent in 1 for signing. Ill probably stick with it Awesome, one heck of a PC. Looks like we do the same as sending in 9.8s is the best strategy to get a 9.8 back. My Lee book just went to G/QC. CGC appears to be trying to clear out the que before Xmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggyB Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 (edited) On 12/20/2023 at 1:23 PM, Gator Guru said: Awesome, one heck of a PC. Looks like we do the same as sending in 9.8s is the best strategy to get a 9.8 back. My Lee book just went to G/QC. CGC appears to be trying to clear out the que before Xmas. My lee williams xmen#1 (previously signed by claremont) i still in GEI.... but my Lee only 3 books just shipped. My Image United #1 Lee variant stayed 9.8. The other 2 raw grades were on the foil convention editions of Batman #608.... Was hoping 9.8 and thought 9.6 on one... BOTH 9.8.... im stunned Edited December 20, 2023 by ShaggyB Gator Guru, ADAMANTIUM and AbsoluteCarnage 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggyB Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 (edited) For fyi in the campbell. Will send pics when i get them in hand. Asm 601, 9.6 Asm 606 and 607 9.8 Asm renew your vows #1 campbell variant 9.8 Spidergwen 1 and 2 campbell variants 9.8 Mary jane black cat beyond csmbell variant 9.8 Amazing mj campbell 90s variant 9.8 Edited December 20, 2023 by ShaggyB ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggyB Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Beginning to think your best bet on signings is sending 9.8 recently graded books in. That 601 was an older grade, but those spidergwen were in the og style cases.... so i dont know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woznia17 Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 On 10/15/2023 at 7:33 PM, ShaggyB said: Well, they delivered 4 of the 9 saturday. That said, it was an hour late but fedex did beat what i needed to leave for by 30 minutes. I hate fedex not allowing you to sign for it online like ups. Everything arrived perfect. I also got my 2x BCW 30 slab locking storage cases in yesterday need like 2 more, but they aint cheap. If you are willing to buy 2, its $120 each.... if not its $160 for one (i had a coupon too). I've never seen these. Where did you get a coupon? Are there any type of dividers between slabs? $120/$160 is better than the one that was/is advertised by CGC on its flyers inside slab returns. That was something like $400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggyB Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 On 12/20/2023 at 2:41 PM, woznia17 said: I've never seen these. Where did you get a coupon? Are there any type of dividers between slabs? $120/$160 is better than the one that was/is advertised by CGC on its flyers inside slab returns. That was something like $400. Was a sale coupon code from top of their screen, aka one they gave anyone willing to type it in at check out. No dividers. The side pads hold even a single book up fine, they basically have ribbing for cgc or cbcs casing. They go on backorder a lot though. Think they are into q2 next year for delivery now. I need like 3 more. They sell half size and single book versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Guru Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 On 12/20/2023 at 1:43 PM, ShaggyB said: Beginning to think your best bet on signings is sending 9.8 recently graded books in. That 601 was an older grade, but those spidergwen were in the og style cases.... so i dont know I feel like we could start our own thread with cracked 9.8s submitted to cgc signing and the results. I have to be honest your results enlighten me as I have had a lot of 9.6s with no grader notes. Have a jim lee only about to pop so fingers crossed. AbsoluteCarnage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbcn Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 (edited) My ASM 194 has been in G/QC since 12/5, and just got the 'SS C-1' category The purple/yellow label combo might actually be kinda cool - wondering if it'll still have the custom label I gave it. I guess that's my lesson for 'getting a steal on ebay' Edited December 20, 2023 by dbcn ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsoluteCarnage Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 On 12/20/2023 at 1:43 PM, ShaggyB said: Beginning to think your best bet on signings is sending 9.8 recently graded books in. That 601 was an older grade, but those spidergwen were in the og style cases.... so i dont know Unfortunately there's no perfect science on whether sending in recently graded or older ones exist. Just be VERY VERY tough on what you choose. I've mostly gotten back 9.8's on all my signed 9.8s as I filter out pretty much anything honestly but I picked my best 5 for Frenz and still managed to get a 9.6 in there much to my dismay. We all get some duds whether something happens on cracking the book or shipping or handling. It sucks and it's why we all check the box off on the disclaimer about our no guarantee same grade but what can we do ;-) Sucks that we have to prescreen 9.8s for signing but we darn well do lol. Make sure to do it and you'll increase the success rate if everything else goes right after that. Grats on some nice books also!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ShaggyB Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 On 12/20/2023 at 6:39 PM, AbsoluteCarnage said: Unfortunately there's no perfect science on whether sending in recently graded or older ones exist. Just be VERY VERY tough on what you choose. I've mostly gotten back 9.8's on all my signed 9.8s as I filter out pretty much anything honestly but I picked my best 5 for Frenz and still managed to get a 9.6 in there much to my dismay. We all get some duds whether something happens on cracking the book or shipping or handling. It sucks and it's why we all check the box off on the disclaimer about our no guarantee same grade but what can we do ;-) Sucks that we have to prescreen 9.8s for signing but we darn well do lol. Make sure to do it and you'll increase the success rate if everything else goes right after that. Grats on some nice books also!!! Yeah my asm 601 is tough to get in pregraded 9.8. You are likely right, at the time i just wanted my set to keep the retired label. Glad i still have a set of those campbell with nyc spidey logo. AbsoluteCarnage and ADAMANTIUM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsoluteCarnage Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 On 12/20/2023 at 7:47 PM, ShaggyB said: Yeah my asm 601 is tough to get in pregraded 9.8. You are likely right, at the time i just wanted my set to keep the retired label. Glad i still have a set of those campbell with nyc spidey logo. Love those covers. Whenever I get done with my copper run I'll likely add those and a few other more modern sweet covers to the overall collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggyB Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 On 12/20/2023 at 4:37 PM, dbcn said: My ASM 194 has been in G/QC since 12/5, and just got the 'SS C-1' category The purple/yellow label combo might actually be kinda cool - wondering if it'll still have the custom label I gave it. I guess that's my lesson for 'getting a steal on ebay' Ouch. I only have a green and yellow. No retorations.... dynamic forces frank miller signed with coa. Add a mcfarlane full name sig. hopen to maybe send this in and get the full name sig and keep the 9.8 AbsoluteCarnage and ADAMANTIUM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggyB Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 On 12/20/2023 at 7:52 PM, AbsoluteCarnage said: Love those covers. Whenever I get done with my copper run I'll likely add those and a few other more modern sweet covers to the overall collection. Yeah. Glad to get back 606 and 607 signed 9.8 to have with these... but these stay in the collection due to the label and the grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggyB Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 (edited) On 12/20/2023 at 4:11 PM, Gator Guru said: I feel like we could start our own thread with cracked 9.8s submitted to cgc signing and the results. I have to be honest your results enlighten me as I have had a lot of 9.6s with no grader notes. Have a jim lee only about to pop so fingers crossed. Im game. You wanna start it or you want me to? Also My final Lee and Williams (X-Men #1) went to QC... so likely shipping tomorrow. May have this one back before christmas Edited December 21, 2023 by ShaggyB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woznia17 Posted December 21, 2023 Author Share Posted December 21, 2023 Sent in my Vengeance of Bane Special, 9.6 CGC SS already signed by Dixon and Nolan for the Fabry signing. Came back 9.8. ADAMANTIUM and ShaggyB 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Guru Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 On 12/20/2023 at 7:57 PM, ShaggyB said: Im game. You wanna start it or you want me to? Also My final Lee and Williams (X-Men #1) went to QC... so likely shipping tomorrow. May have this one back before christmas Go for it. Looks like we both should have a Jim Lee book pop tomorrow that can be tracked. Now im worried about my 2 NYCC subs that haven’t been graded yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
