Koschei Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 I ran across something recently that confused me and was hoping CGC could clear the matter. I was used to seeing green labeled comics that had been signed by an artist/writer either not in CGC's presence or perhaps it was signed prior to CGC existence. (i.e.. I personally have a Gambit #1 signed by Lee Weeks & Bob Mackie I bought in 1994) However, recently on eBay I saw a copy of Young Allies #6 Variant (11/2010) that obviously had Arthur Adams signature on the cover yet it was a 9.0 CGC Blue Universal grade. How does this work? If someone doesn't "want" the green label they can get a Blue or what? (examples attached) Any clarification is appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cman429 Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 If you don’t want an ugly green label for a unwitnessed sig, you specify to CGC that you want the book graded as a blue label instead. In that case they consider the signature “a defect” or “a flaw” and downgrade your comic accordingly Koschei 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koschei Posted August 16, 2023 Author Share Posted August 16, 2023 On 8/16/2023 at 5:59 PM, Cman429 said: If you don’t want an ugly green label for a unwitnessed sig, you specify to CGC that you want the book graded as a blue label instead. In that case they consider the signature “a defect” or “a flaw” and downgrade your comic accordingly That's what I was wondering. I wasn't sure and so I hadn't sent in about 4 comics that were signed in the '90s because I wasn't a big fan of the Green Label. Its good to have that option. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Pontoon Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 It's also quite possibly a labeling error, which is not uncommon. There are numerous threads about similar books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExNihilo Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 On 8/16/2023 at 5:52 PM, MR. Pontoon said: It's also quite possibly a labeling error, which is not uncommon. There are numerous threads about similar books. This looks more like a labeling error to me. Isn't the best grade you get can with a sig something like a 6.0? Koschei 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cman429 Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 Yeah I thought the CGC grader guy said unverified sigs graded as blue labels get an automatic 2 grade deduction. So a 7.0 would be a 9.8. I dunno if this is an error or whoever graded that one didn’t get the memo. Koschei 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
