T. Field Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 I just received a book from eBay and looked up the certification number but it says it can’t be found. Do I have a forgery? It looks legit but now I am worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Pic of the number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning55 Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 The previous topic was reporting the same problem. The cert lookup might be on a coffee break. And if your comic is under $300, NOT a forgery. Not worth the effort involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aszumilo Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 I just got notification of a shipment coming back from CGC and when I tried to enter it in te registry, it said the numbers were not in the database. Could be some kind of glitch in the system right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telegan Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 I think this is a bug on the CGC verification site. There was a guy posting on Reddit that had a similar issue with a comic he was considering buying on eBay. I just attempted looking up about 5 or 6 CGC books I've owned over the years and they all came up as "invalid". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 @CGC Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 (edited) On 4/3/2023 at 9:38 PM, T. Field said: I just received a book from eBay and looked up the certification number but it says it can’t be found. Do I have a forgery? It looks legit but now I am worried. Try again today. The CGC Census is updated on Tuesday mornings, and there's a chance the certification lookup is updating at the same time. Books graded in the past two weeks might not be in the database yet. Edited April 4, 2023 by valiantman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kouts1 Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 I can't find any books using the cert number lookup. I tried over a dozen slabs, old and new. All not found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytshus Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 It appears there is an issue with the certificate lookups this morning. I have submitted a ticket, and the powers that be are aware. I will post updates here. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JERRYGG Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 good morning, seems the lookup registries is down; i can not look up anything since late last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytshus Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Looks like the cert lookup is back, I haven't received any official notice yet, but I was able to lookup a cert number successfully just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnexus Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Census won't update until after the book as been delivered to the original submitter. If it's a fresh book before a Tuesday, it won't show up. Even then sometimes it takes a few weeks. I wouldn't worry too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
factory sealed Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 @wytshus Thanks very much! I was getting the "not in database" message for an old label Supes slab I couldn't save into my registry last night. Circled back just now and it was populating there in my registry as an available comic; now saved and successfully added. Lookout @roulette44 Cheers. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
