How to get just a cover graded? (Cover is completely detached and all I have) 0

[Hunter Pemberton]

Any kind of direction on how to submit just a cover to be graded would be super helpful. Thanks everyone!

[Axe Elf]

I would assume you submit it like any other comic to be graded, and it's up to CGC to detect that there are no pages inside the cover during the grading process.

Of course, you might get lucky and they don't notice...

[zzutak]

If you're looking for it to be assigned a numerical grade, you'll be out of luck.  If you're only looking for it to be certified (as original and unrestored) and encapsulated, submit it exactly as you would for any complete book of comparable vintage (publication date) and value. 

[revat]

Yah just submit it like normal.

but as with any non-normal submission, maybe contact cgc customer service directly to ensure you can get the specific service you are looking for.

an official answer from actual employees may be of more value to you than incomplete, wrong, outdated, conflicting, unsure answers you get from random internet strangers.  
cgc has phones and emails and social medias and a website

[Axe Elf]

On 4/7/2023 at 9:54 PM, revat said:

an official answer from actual employees may be of more value to you than incomplete, wrong, outdated, conflicting, unsure answers you get from random internet strangers.  
cgc has phones and emails and social medias and a website

A lot of people are saying things like this in response to questions lately (or maybe it's just you saying it a lot), but it seems like if CGC also operates a forum like this one, with boards titled, "Newbie Questions," and stuff like that, that they are inviting people to post questions such as these to benefit from the community's knowledge.

As such, I wonder if discouraging people from utilizing it in that way is the best response.

Just a thought.

[ExNihilo]

Why would I want to have a cover graded?  Is there really any added value as opposed to just leaving it as is.  I imagine newbies might argue "to protect it", but if that's the case, just save yourself the money and put it in mylar and a frame.

[zzutak]

On 4/9/2023 at 10:57 AM, ExNihilo said:

Why would I want to have a cover graded?  Is there really any added value as opposed to just leaving it as is.

As you know, there are now dozens of 6-figure and 7-figure comics.  Collectors fortunate enough to hold a coverless-but-otherwise-complete copy of those issues may be willing to pony-up 4 or 5 figures for an attractive cover.  Having such a cover verified as all-original and unrestored would absolutely increase its market value (and by much more than the cost of CGC certification).  As an example, here's a nifty item one of our long-time members is currently offering:

Would I spend $50~100 to get a cover to ASM #35 or Jimmy Olsen #35 certified?  Of course not.    How about a very lightly worn centerfold to Sensation Comics #1?  You bet!    And I'd turn a profit by doing so! 

Edited April 9, 2023 by zzutak

[ExNihilo]

On 4/9/2023 at 12:35 PM, zzutak said:

As you know, there are now dozens of 6-figure and 7-figure comics.  Collectors fortunate enough to hold a coverless-but-otherwise-complete copy of those issues may be willing to pony-up 4 or 5 figures for an attractive cover.  Having such a cover verified as all-original and unrestored would absolutely increase its market value (and by much more than the cost of CGC certification).  As an example, here's a nifty item one of our long-time members is currently offering:

Would I spend $50~100 to get a cover to ASM #35 or Jimmy Olsen #35 certified?  Of course not.    How about a very lightly worn centerfold to Sensation Comics #1?  You bet!    And I'd turn a profit by doing so! 

4 of 5 figures for a cover!?  Gad-zooks.

[rexinnih]

One man's cover is another man's treasure. 

[serling1978]

What book is the cover for? As with the Captain America  #2 example, that's a no brainer, but if the book isn't an iconic cover from a grail book then I wouldn't bother grading it. 

[comicginger1789]

I agree that we should see the cover in question!!!!