Just Bill Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 (edited) The grade is in! Thanks, everyone. Okay, newbie here, hope this all works. I've just joined and plan on submitting this comic and dropping it off at the booth at Baltimore Comic Con next weekend. I don't even know what tier I'm supposed to submit to, since it's based on value, I guess? But since I don't know how to grade it, I have no idea how to submit the value. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm attempting to share the photos via a "view only" folder on my OneDrive, please let me know if this link works, thanks! (I say photos, there are some photos and some scans together.)https://1drv.ms/u/s!Aj1SczwXPA53jdpHkTYIMmcK_zco8w?e=doTna7 Just Bill! Edited November 18, 2022 by Just Bill Updating the grade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bill Posted October 20, 2022 Author Share Posted October 20, 2022 (edited) Oh, some quick further information - very slight tear on the front cover, took scan to show. It's a very minor tear, it's not separated or anything, more like a crack? At the bottom of the comic there's like a ding/bend kinda thing going on, again to me seems rather minor. Scans of each. And I tried to take photos of the interior, but they look weird because it's got such a nice tight spine that I can't really open the pages all the way to really show the book fully open. Anyway, looking forward to what the forum thinks. I've been reading/collecting since about the time this book came out, and I still haven't the foggiest on how to grade a book. Edited October 20, 2022 by Just Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 6.5±0.5. Nice looking one. The tiers are based on value. I think you're guaranteed to be in the express tier with this one. If you submit in a lower tier and they calculate the value higher, they just boost the fee later. I'd go with express from the start b/c you'll get it back faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bill Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 Good to know, regarding the tier. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 6.5 Thanks for posting. Welcome to the boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bill Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 I dropped it off at the convention today. They said the turnaround time on express isn't bad at all, between them shipping it down to Florida, getting it graded and shipped back, looking at about 4-6 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aces Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 5.5/6.0 as is - get it pressed maybe it'll go to 6.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bill Posted November 11, 2022 Author Share Posted November 11, 2022 I turned in the book at Baltimore Comic Con going on two weeks ago now and it still isn't showing up as logged under "My Submissions" on the site. How long before I should start getting nervous? (Spoiler, I'm getting nervous.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 On 11/10/2022 at 7:13 PM, Just Bill said: How long before I should start getting nervous When you mail things in, it can take 3 or more weeks for them to open the package & log them. In part this is reflective of the volume of submissions, they're also trying to keep their "turnaround" times short, and the clock doesn't start until the submission is logged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bill Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 Whew, got the acknowledgment today. Anxiety levels back to normal. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bill Posted November 18, 2022 Author Share Posted November 18, 2022 I've updated the original post so it is at the top of the thread but placing it here, too. Came in at 6.5! grendelbo, MrRoboto, rexinnih and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexinnih Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Congrats! Great book for the collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
