MOOSE82 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 I'm not new to collecting but I am new to cgc so I wanted to pose a question. I'm in several Comic book Facebook groups And I'm seeing a lot of negative comments about turnaround times or comics being graded almost a year can anyone tell me if this is the case or if in fact if we pay to grade our comics if they are turning around in close to the amount of time indicated on the CGC website. I'm curious because I have quite a few civil age comics that have been in storage for about 25 years and some of them I know are worth a little bit of money but in order to realize the full value they need to be graded but I'm an old guy and I don't know if I need to wait a whole year to get them graded any and all comments appreciated this is not intended to offend anyone or CGC I'm just seeking information thanks for any and all responses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning55 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Lately the estimates are very close. There was a period of time that it was ridiculous. Estimates are here: https://www.cgccomics.com/submit/services-fees/cgc-grading/ I thought only the kids didn't use punctuation, which is super annoying. I see you did use 3 periods for 9 sentences, one of which needs a question mark. Please increase your punctuation budget. MOOSE82 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR1979 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 On 4/14/2024 at 2:41 PM, MOOSE82 said: I'm not new to collecting but I am new to cgc so I wanted to pose a question. I'm in several Comic book Facebook groups And I'm seeing a lot of negative comments about turnaround times or comics being graded almost a year can anyone tell me if this is the case or if in fact if we pay to grade our comics if they are turning around in close to the amount of time indicated on the CGC website. I'm curious because I have quite a few civil age comics that have been in storage for about 25 years and some of them I know are worth a little bit of money but in order to realize the full value they need to be graded but I'm an old guy and I don't know if I need to wait a whole year to get them graded any and all comments appreciated this is not intended to offend anyone or CGC I'm just seeking information thanks for any and all responses In relation to Comic Books, What is "civil age" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Elf Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 (edited) On 4/14/2024 at 7:11 PM, MAR1979 said: In relation to Comic Books, What is "civil age" If I speak the same dialect of autocorrect, I believe the accurate translation is "silver age." Whoever invented autocorrect should burn in hello. Edited April 15 by Axe Elf ramithard, MAR1979 and Pitboss 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOOSE82 Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 That's because I'm too lazy to use the keyboard and relying on talk text. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning55 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 On 4/15/2024 at 1:20 PM, MOOSE82 said: That's because I'm too lazy to use the keyboard and relying on talk text. Sorry. Looks like I am way behind the rest of the world (again). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOOSE82 Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 Please be patient and forgive me for asking these questions, but I really need some help from someone that is familiar with this process. I understand the difference between vintage and modern comics, as the date dictates which category it falls in. For submission purposes, I am confused about determining if something is considered vintage or high value. If I submit a silver age comic as vintage and it turns out to be worth more than 400, (High Value or Unlimited), will CGC simply adjust their grading fees upward? Is that the case? Thank you for again for your patience and helping an old guy try to get his head around all of this. I was just involuntarily retired in November, and I need to start selling some of these books to help me pay my bills. Any and all responses are much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cman429 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 (edited) Seems like just yesterday I was laughing at my dad for not understanding texting and now these kids keep coming out with new ways to make me feel old. Yes if you have a very very valuable book and submit it as simply vintage, cgc will let you know you need to pay them more money. Anyway that CGC taking a year thing is old news. That was during the pandemic checks when people were submitting every dollar bin comic in their collection. The times you see on site are accurate in my experience. I just submitted a bunch of books at Megacon early Feb and had them all pressed and back to me in less than month Edited April 15 by Cman429 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOOSE82 Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 Thank yoou so much Cman 429. Looking at the different memberships, it would seem to make sense that if I'm planning to get very many comics graded, I should ahead and get the elite membership. Does anyone have any thoughts on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning55 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 As far as tiers and values, you just have to use your best judgement. If I have a book that is borderline between 2 tiers, I usually pick the lower one. If I'm wrong about the value (i.e. it's worth way more), CGC will change the grading fee, charge me the difference. This is better than paying the higher fee up front, and then finding out you could have used the lower tier. But bear in mind that when you put a Declared Value on the book at say $400, you are only insuring it for $400. If you think it could possibly grade very high and be worth $1600, if something happens to it at any time, CGC is only responsible for the amount you declared, $400. As far as memberships go, I have Elite. I think that fits best for you, if you are going to put in quite a few comics. You are spending an additional $299 for that membership, but you get an immediate $150 credit. Also by getting 10% off on every submission, you can earn back the other $150 in no time. Good luck with your grades! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOOSE82 Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 Thank you so much Lightning55. You actually just answered another question for me. I had been wondering if I declared a higher value if they would base the grading fee on that but I see that they only base the grading fee on how the comet grades out. Do you normally get your kits from them or do you use some other type kit to ship your comments to them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning55 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 On 4/15/2024 at 3:35 PM, MOOSE82 said: I had been wondering if I declared a higher value if they would base the grading fee on that but I see that they only base the grading fee on how the comet grades out. I don't have recent experience with Unlimited or Walk-Through tiers, and their pricing practices. Maybe someone could give you some examples of what to expect if you have valuable books. Me, not so much. I'm mainly in the shallow end of the pool. On 4/15/2024 at 3:35 PM, MOOSE82 said: Do you normally get your kits from them or do you use some other type kit to ship your comments to them? I ship every day as a course of business, so I use my own supplies. I bag and board 25 comics to submit. I put groups of 12-13 into padded envelopes, and then those packed envelopes each into 2nd padded envelopes. Each 12-13 group goes into #1097 boxes from USPS (free to order) with lots of peanuts around the borders, more bubble wrap around the sides, and sealed up. Then I put both of those into a box I can get on ebay that is 16x12x8, fit comfortably with more peanuts all around. I put the packing slip in, seal it up, send it via FedEx. Costs about $24 to ship. The method may change depending on quantity and value. Sometimes I will use the large CGC boxes that they come in when you get an order of 25 or so. We call those battleships. I have insurance through CIS https://collectinsure.com/, so I don't buy separate insurance, which can be as much as the freight cost, or possibly even more. CGC is not covering you on the way to them. There's a lot to consider when submitting comics, and it sounds like you are on the right track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
