Question on Signatures and grading.. 2 2

[Mosol]

Im in a position to purchase several comics with high value signatures on them and each coming with signature COA for each…If I send them in for grading what type of label will my comics receive? Will the COA be inside the case maybe visible from the back? How does this work? When submitting the online form do I need to indicate or choose a specific service other than grading. Thank you.

Edited August 22, 2023 by Mosol

[MattM CS]

Hello @Mosol!

Thank you for contacting us. If the signing is not witnessed by an authorized CGC witness and directly submitted for grading, then the signature cannot be authenticated for Signature Series. Testimonials, photographs, video recordings, certificates of authenticity, or any other proof of signing are not accepted. 

Any items that have already been signed would not qualify for the Signature Series label. In most cases, they would receive a green Qualified label (attached). This allows the graders to ignore the signature for grading purposes and the book is not downgraded for the writing. Label Description | CGC (cgccomics.com) 

At or below a 6.0 the writing/signature on the cover no longer has a significant impact on the grade and our graders may feel it is not necessary to qualify the grade. They will factor the signature into grade and the book would receive a Universal (blue) label with the same notation of “name on cover in marker”. 

Please do not send in COAs. Retain them for your records as they are not needed for grading and may not be returned to you.  

More information on our Signature Series Program can be found on CGC Signature Series.

Thank you!

 

[melanrus]

MattM CS, This is actually a situation I'm having for some remarqued books I have already.

if I submit a book for a signature series, that already has a remarque or signature, and  I'm submitting for the same artist to do another remarque on the book?  Would that artist be able to verify his own signature or sketch or would a green label STILL be applied?

[MattM CS]

@melanrus

Unfortunately, not. That book would still receive a green-yellow label. We do not allow what you mentioned above because it falls outside of our Signature Series guarantee. If we did not witness the signature we can not authorize it to receive a full Signature Series label or guarantee the other Remarque is in fact authentic. I am sorry for the inconvenience.