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  1. Fingerprints?!

    So its been a loooong while since I've posted, but after a rather extensive break I got back to submitting more of my collection.

    I had rather good fortune originally but 2015 has been harsh as I just checked the grades on my recently shipped order. I've gotten 1 9.8 in the last 50 or so books. 1.

    This is particularly odd to me as on a whole my prior submissions were easily half or more 9.8 - 9.6

    I cared for all my books equally, it just seems the grading has taken a marked turn more stringent. I keep getting a particular note on fingerprints, which I have personally NEVER seen on any of my books.

    Anyone else having similar experiences or is it just me? Any tips on a way to avoid the fingerprints issue? I look forward to hearing from others!

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  2. 98Cobra's Journal

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    Deadpool

    This personal copy survived two hurricanes and when CGC first started out, I immediately had it slabbed.

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  3. Flashbacks from a 43-year-old American male.

    When Daredevil 181 hit the stands in 1982, I was just ten years old. At that time, I was still plucking random comics off the spinner at Reeves Sain Drug Store.

    It'd be a couple of years before I discovered Miller's run on Daredevil. That meant that I was at the sweet age of 12 and 13, reading backwards into Daredevil.

    Keep in mind that a rash of ninja movies hit the silver screen in the 80s, especially in the early 80s. Hollywood would hit paydirt with the karate kid, an american, homogenized, teen-age refinement of the asian action flick. As a note, Jackie Chain released Dragon Lord in 1982.

    Myself, I bought throwing stars and knives from the nearest mall.Travis, Eric, and I would hurl them at plywood boards. Plus, I was approaching thirteen. Hormones and crushes were around the bend.

    So I was primed and ready for Miller's Daredevil in lots of ways. The dynamic covers that took the hero of Hell's Kitchen and pitted him against an organized ninja clan and the uber-assassin, former lover Elektra were too much for my early pubescent, ninja-fueled dreams.

    Miller brought a fresh athleticism, level of danger, heroic angst, crisp and kinetic style along with provocative writing and solid pacing.

    I've pursued his DD run in 9.8 more than is reasonable, I suppose, but it's a classic story-telling run, both visually and narratively. Miller's style was thriving during that period. It was definitive for him. He would do some later, classic work, too, but this is where it started.

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    vsndesigns
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    JUST MOVED UP TO SHIP SAFE

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    JUST MOVED UP TO SHIP SAFE STATUS!

    Comics have been inspected and approved in Quality Control, photographed in our imaging department (if applicable) and carefully packaged and shipped via your chosen method of delivery (or are being held for additional shipments). Grades are now available for viewing online, and the package is on its way back to you. Grades are available online once the books are marked with the status "Shipped".

    ONE RECEIVED A 9.4 GRADE AND THE OTHER RECEIVED A .0 GRADE. TALK ABOUT OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE SPECTRUM! NO IMAGES YET, OR I'M LOOKING AT ALL THE WRONG PLACES. TODAY IS BACK TO THE FUTURE DAY 10-21-2015...WE'LL SEE HOW LONG IT TAKES TO HAVE IT RETURNED TO ME. OVERALL PRETTY EXCITING AND FUN BEING MY FIRST TIME I'VE EVER CGC'D ANYTHING.

  4. Boba, Leia, and Vader

    Ok! So I am a pretty huge Star Wars Fanatic in case the Alias 77Vader did not clue you in . My wife would probably say this is an understatement but lets just say I am Excited about the new Film coming out and all of the great books and art over the years.

    With that being said I Started this new foray into sketch covers completely by accident. I posted recently a Mike Zeck Commission that was my First Sketch cover. That is a technicality because I purchased a Star Wars #1 already completed by Don Ho and no it is not that Don Ho (for those who are old enough).

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    I was on my way out of the Amazing Arizona Con 2015 when I forgot to pick up my free print for buying the tickets on Groupon. While gathering the print the young woman asked if I wanted to buy one of the exclusives they had for sale. All books were $10. There were about 5-6 sketch covers and one happened to be the Star Wars Boba Fett. I asked for the copy, paid my $10 and (luckily for her) since it was too high up on the board to reach she had to call for help.

    Well the gentleman who came by to pull it down when he realized she had sold me something that was not for sale. He let me know that he could not sell it to me since the Artists provided these as examples. At this I told him Technically they already sold it to me but as a nice guy I would be happy to pay a fair price. He ran off to see if this could be an option. After a Few moments of running around he let me know I could have it for $50 and that this was a bargain according to the dealer. Well, obviously, I snapped it up! The poor girl kept apologizing and even gave me a blank sketch cover for my troubles.

    Well fast forward to the Phoenix con 2015. I decided that with my Zeck success I would look into commissioning another book or two. Originally Art Adams was supposed to do a Leia sketch for me but he ran out of time. It was unfortunate but Jae Lee was happy to do a quick head sketch for me. It was such a pleasure to see Jae work with brush and ink. I hope to see him around again in the future. What a Pro!

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    Mt last Sketch from the Phoenix con was done by Arizona's own Tony Parker. Tony was a great guy to chit chat with and the Vader was classic. I am sure he will be back at the 2016 con here in Phoenix.

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    Until next time! Please feel free to share some of your sketch covers. I love to see Original art too!

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  5. 9.8 love em or leave em
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    Quick Question?

    Dont you think the score associated with a comic should be higher if there is a pedigree attached. If both books are 9.8 white pages but one is a pedigree should that not garner a slightly higher score?

    Just curious what folks think about that.

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  6. Ok it's not that bad.

    I will never forget the reaction my local comic shop owner gave me when I first asked to see his collection of golden age Batman and Detective Comics he had for sale. He looked at me as if I had just landed a UFO on his front yard. He proceeded to explain that he had not a one and hadn't had any for quite some time. I asked if he could take my phone number down and call me if he came across any. This was 8 years ago. I have not received a call.

    Over the years, the internet has made it easier to find these elusive comics, but the fact remains, there are just not that many out there. The set I spend the most time searching for is my Detective Comics 27 - 200. Currently I have 67 issues. A good start, but it is becoming increasingly harder and harder to fill holes from missing comics. Obviously some of the issues carry a heavy price tag, but others just are never for sale. According to the census, some issues have only single digit numbers certified. As rewarding as collecting is, it is also equally frustrating when I am able and willing to spend money but can't find anyone who will part with a piece of their collection.

    Oh well. The hunt is still the most exciting part.

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  7. If you are planning on or trying to register books that were submitted at Baltimore Comic-Con please read this note.

    Whenever CGC offers On-Site grading at a show, the books are not "shipped" out of the system until about a week after the convention ends. This is so that we can ensure that all comics were picked up properly and any remaining orders can be shipped to the submitters. If you try to register any comics from On-Site during this time you will receive the message that "The certification number you specified was not found in our cert database." This will be resolved as soon as the books can be "shipped" out of the system.

    Thank you for your patience and understanding with this process. If you have any additional questions or concerns please feel free to contact me.

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    Wolverine 1-4 plus more

    I have been thinking about submitting my collection to CGC for quite a few years now. Well. today I have finally packed my first 15 and are going in the mail. I don't do any of this with the sole intent of resale or investment, just really looking to preserve books that were read and enjoyed by myself and shared with friends years past.

    Knowing that my collection of books have been read and shared I do not expect any specific grade, they are what they are, I guess its just a way of preserving a bit of the inner kid.

    Of course I did not take pictures prior to packing them, this was kind of a "grab a few that you enjoyed the most" and do it.

    Hope to post a more journals in the future.

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    9.8 = 0 points?

    Registered my New Suicide Squad books and no score. Enlighten me please.

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    Moved into a new home with more square footage. Look what I did to one of the rooms!

    Moved into a newer home with an extra room. Hubby helped me transform it into my own comic book room. I like collecting Walking Dead comics, comics featuring strong females heroines, and comics featuring African American protagonists. Hubby likes collecting political comics. We mounted all of our CGC comics on clear frame holders we purchased from Amazon. We invested in a laser leveler. That helped us get everything nice and even.

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  8. I would like to share my fondness for TPBs and graphic novels.

    One thing I like more than collecting comics is reading them. For financial sake I chose to collect more of these than comics so that I had more to read for my money.

    I will be posting the various kinds that I like and why I chose them.

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    Who would have thought that the excitement of submitting books to CGC could become addictive.

    Well,

    Here I am on a daily basis at the moment checking where in the process my Ghostbusters Get Real #1 are. And to be honest, I know what a lengthy process it is but can't help but get excited when I see just the slightest shift in the momentum of going from 'Received' to 'Verified' (Hell Yes! One step closer).

    I am planning on submitting all covers of the GB/Get Real Books so that the entire collection can be posted on the registry in all its glory! (I like to think I'm an active ambassador for the GB Series).

    But now with the excitement of waiting on my first set of books submitted, I'm looking (and waiting) for the chance to submit the next 5-10 books for grading and when they get back rub my hands with glee knowing my books are now permanently looked after (well at least for the greater part of years to come).

    So now the wait goes on and I will post my books when I receive them back in Journal Post #2

    Happy Collecting Groovers.

    **Ur Mumma** Signing Off

    (For Now)

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  9. I love image. I hate Shadowhawk.

     

    To me Shadowhawk represents the worst of every high-concept (He rips out their spine!), low-quality, gimmick ridden cliche that derailed the comic book industry in the 90s.I got this back from CGC yesterday.I picked this book off the shelf the day it was released because I thought it was novel. Today I cherish the metaphor. When you strip away the die-cut foil, and remove the embossing from the cover. Shadowhawk was nothing more than the big smudge of ink you see here.My first Manufacturing Error, and my first Qualified label.If you like MEs then I hope you enjoy this one.If you hate Shadowhawk, then I hope you enjoy it even more!Clearly this cover missed a pass through the die-cut foil machine, and I guess the same machine probably does the embossing as well. My only disappointment is that while the label states MANUFACTURED WITHOUT SILVER FOIL ON COVER, I wish it would have also noted the missing embossing.The effect is pretty dramatic for multiple reasons:1. Of course Shadowhawks chromey helmet is now a flat white.2. The mysterious WHO IS words are missing due to the absence of the embossing.3. The artist signatures were also embossed and are therefore missing.4. And the overprinting of the black obfuscates the Image logo and price, etc...Not to be confused with the newsstand variant which was printed in flat grays.This is pretty cool for a hardcore Image collector like me, and a 9.8 to boot. Its a keeper.16858.jpg.840c6f856c5824eba44122d97e1d61d5.jpgTo see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

  10. A chronicle of the steps involved with having a huge sale on the CGC Boards

    I'm having a huge alphabetized copper/modern sale starting on the boards starting 9/21/15, and running about a week.

    Available will be the vast majority of my collection, about 2.5 long boxes and 30-50 slabs, somewhere between 600-800 comics I think?

    This journal will be me cataloguing my steps and thoughts along the way.

    Before I get to the actual journaling, here is a list of topics I think I'll address, although there may be more and some of the topics might end up being discussed in parts, and they'll be somewhat chronological.

    1. Selecting a date(s) for the sale.

    2. Organizing your comics.

    3. Taking pictures of or scanning comics. Then uploading them.

    4. Grading comics.

    5. Pricing comics.

    6. The actual running of the sale.

    7. Organizing the sold comics.

    8. Marketing (interspersed throughout)

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  11. For a reason other than the fact I'm in Texas.

    I had to take nearly a 6 month hiatus from picking up any silver or golden age books for my collection as I needed to divert some funds to help out a family member who was in a tough spot. I limited myself for the past half year to only buying my modern reading material. Now that family is squared away I felt I needed to make up for my collecting downtime by picking up a few of the bigger books I've been itching to pick up or upgrade to. Mission Accomplished!

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  12. Can not find set.

    Usually pretty good at this. Not able to find set it belongs to.

    Thanks,

    Chuck

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  13. More X-Men, New Mutants, and X-Factor doubles

    More books that I submitted at the Wizard World, Minneapolis Con. Lots of dups. The "value tier" I submitted at the same time has much less duplicates. I'll post those when they arrive.

    These are the grades:

    New Mutants #1 9.6

    New Mutants #1 9.6

    New Mutants #1 9.8

    New Mutants #1 9.8

    New Mutants #1 9.4

    New Mutants #1 9.4

    New Mutants #1 9.4

    New Mutants #1 9.4

    New Mutants #1 9.8

    New Mutants #1 9.6

    X-Factor #1 9.6

    X-Factor #1 9.6

    X-Factor #1 9.4

    X-Factor #1 9.4

    X-Factor #1 9.8

    Uncanny X-Men #244 9.8 (first Jubilee)

    Uncanny X-Men #244 9.8 (first Jubilee)

    Uncanny X-Men #244 9.8 (first Jubilee)

    Uncanny X-Men #244 9.6 (first Jubilee)

    Uncanny X-Men #244 9.8 (first Jubilee)

    Uncanny X-Men #244 9.6 (first Jubilee)

    Uncanny X-Men #248 9.6

    Uncanny X-Men #248 9.4

    Uncanny X-Men #248 9.8

    Uncanny X-Men #266 9.8 (first Gambit)

    Uncanny X-Men #268 9.4

    Uncanny X-Men #268 9.4

    Uncanny X-Men #268 9.6

    Uncanny X-Men #268 9.6

    X-Men Annual #14 9.6 (Gambit's real 1st appearance?)

    I will post a picture of the books in the reply. Thanks again for reading.

    Mike

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    The ever growing short box full of cgc potentials. What should I grade...

    So I have this short box filled with cgc potential books.

    What should I send off? All comics are in NM conditions 9.0-9.8 unless noted)

    Enormous #1 (phantom 1st print/both 2nd prints)

    Enormous #4 comicxposure wrap around issues (both issues)

    Enormous #7 comicxposurewrap around issues (both issues)

    Teenage mutant ninja turtles #1re (jet pack error edition)

    Dc bombshells 1 (WAL variant & retail)

    Dc bombshells (8 different variant covers)

    Teenage mutant ninja turtles #1 Chicago-con edition

    21st century tank girl (jetpack edition)

    Zap Comix 0 2nd print (6.5-8.0)

    Zap Comix 1 third print (7.0-8.5)

    Amazing Spider-Man 400

    Wolverine 1 (Logan face on cover)

    Xforce 1

    Hulk 181 not for resale edition

    Fight club 2 issue 1 BAM variant

    Minions 1 bam variant

    Xforce 1 second print

    Longshot #1-6

    Ghost rider 1

    Avengers ?l?Ron forever 1 variant

    Barb wire 1 bam edition

    New mutants 1

    Punisher armory 1

    Xmen 92 issue 1 bam variant

    Spawn 1

    Invader zim 1

    Star Trek 1 cvr B

    Star Trek & green lantern 1 bam sketch variant

    Ultraman 1

    War of the planets 1 (silver foil edition)

    Batman/superman 3.1 3d edition

    Ultimate fantastic four 1 (8.5-9.0)

    Avengers ultron forever 1 variant

    Secret wars 1 thinkgeek variant

    Spider-Man 1 color UK edition

    King Conan 1

    Star Wars dark empire 1

    Batgirl special 1

    Spiderverse 2

    Guardian of knowhere 1

    Ms marvel 1 oneshot

    Star Wars 1 bam sketch variant

    Star Wars 1 think geek variant

    Xtreme Xmen 1

    Spiderverse 1 bam variant

    Hulk 340 $2.50 cover

    Groot 1 bam variant

    Batman legends of dark knight 1

    Spider-Man 1 silver cover

    Spider-Man 1 silver cover no price

    Civil war 1 bam variant

    Old man Logan 1 bam variant

    Doctor who 1 thinkgeek variant 9th dr

    Sonic world unite 1 sketch variant

    My little pony friendship is magic Df variant 1

    Lando comiccon 1

    Mrs dead pool and howling 1 incentive variant 1:25

    Amazing Spider-Man 1 variant 1:25

    Injection 1 bam variant

    Guardians of knowhere 1- gwenom variant

    Age of apocalypse 1 variant 1:25

    Kanan 1 bam variant

    Princess Leia 1 bam variant/bam sketch variant

    Marvel Knights 1 1of5000 variant

    Lando 1 - photo variant

    Years of future past 1 variant

    Captain marvel & carol corp 1 agent of shield variant

    World finest 258

    Daredevil 183

    Superman 23.1 3d cover

    Excalibur 1

    Craptacular bsides 1

    Incredible Hulk shattered heros 1

    Youngblood 1

    Marvel mangaverse 1

    Image plus 1

    Battle of planets 1

    Battle of planets 1 Df variant

    Young guns 1

    Archie 1 bam variant

    Thor finale 1 variant

    Swords of sorrow 1 bam sketch variant

    Suicide girls 1-4

    Guardians of knowhere 1 - agent of shield variant

    Amazing Spider-Man renew vows 1 - agent of shield variant

    1602 1 witch gwengela variant

    Masters of universe 1 cover b variant

    Voltron 0

    Gi Joe Mia 1-2

    Gi Joe 1

    New 52 action comic annual 1

    Banner 1

    Avengers millennium 1

    Transformers 1 (both covers)

    Batman 265 (4.0-5.0)

    Dark knight returns 1 second print (8.5-9.0)

    Future end 0

    Marvel adventures Spider-Man 1 $2.50 cover

    Dead pool 1

    Giant sjzed mini marvel 1 spidey

    Fantaco chronicles annual 1

    Aliens vs preditor 1

    Gi joe 1 cvr ri

    Daredevil cronicles 1

    Outsiders 1

    Men of war 1

    Multiversity 1

    Xmen 1 mangaverse

    Fantastic four chronicles 1

    New 52 super girl 1

    Bloodshot 1 pullbox preview

    Green arrow black canary wedding 1

    Daredevil the

    Star Wars rebel heist 1

    Xtreme Xmen 1

    Marvel masterpieces 1 variant

    Indestructible hulk 1

    A moment of silence 1

    Hero cats 1

    Convergence 0

    Spider verse 1

    Mickey Mouse adventures 1 (7.5-8.0)

    Preditor 1

    Cable 1 (signed)

    Xmen flashback 1

    Batman eternal 1

    Thor 4 variant

    Teenage mutant turtles casey&april 1

    Batman 264 (5.0)

    Battle of planet thundercats 1

    Batman 250 (3.0-4.0)

    Batman 279 (5.5-6.5)

    Venom 1 black edition

    Wonder Woman 240 (7.5-8.5)

    Thor 5 variant

    Thor 6 variant

    Thor 3 variant

    New mutants 88

    Catwoman 1

    Fantastic four manga 1

    Ultimate war 1

    Marvel adventures ironman 1

    Hulk movie 1

    Batman room full of stranger 1

    Quasar 1

    We can never go home 1 - jetpack green

    We can never go home 1 - sketch variant

  14. Jim Wasi
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    Nice issue from Brazil Comics Hunter...Available now !

    Hi everyone...

    If you need help to get issues from Brazil...please do let me know!

    Ready to help.

    Jim Wasi

    https://www.facebook.com/brazilcomicshunter

    Email : gipsy4forever@yahoo.com.br

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    How many points can I get?

    Well, I just got into the whole registry thing and man is it fun and addictive! I want to get one of those awards next to my name for one of my collections, unfortunately I don't come close in most of the categories I am collecting. In fact, most of the ones I love have someone already more obsessed than me who has the entire run plus variants in 9.8. So... what to do then? Well, I have the second best Captain Carrot registered set already, so maybe with a purchase or two I can nail that one. I am also thinking about diving in with my favourite DC mini series and maybe one that I share with my daughter.

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  15. If it makes sense someone already said it better than I can

    In addition to raw books I enjoy great quotations.

    Just for the heII of it i will mix the 2. There will be no connection between books and quotes except my enjoyment of them both. Some of these books are gone and some still reside in my collection. The first one I have had on 3 occasions and traded out of it. I really miss this book.

     

    Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

  16. The best and the worst of comic movies

    Great to see the new Deadpool trailer is so good, really catching the spirit of the comics with Ryan Reynolds obviously born to play this role. Happy. Tragic, however, to see the Fantastic Four movie tank so badly. Shame on Fox for getting this so wrong, and please let them give the FF back to Marvel, where they belong. It beggars belief that with so much money at stake, a film company can squander it through choices that are so blatantly wrong. The good news, however, is that the FF comics really are some of the greatest comics of all time and they should withstand the battering that repeated movie failures are giving to the team. Long live the Fantastic Four!

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  17. This journal will attempt to wrangle my irrational pursuit of an Amazing Spider-Man #1 1963 in a comic book speculator bubble.

    I am entering the fourth phase of my comic collecting. My first phase was 1989-1993. I collected mainly pre-Unity Valiants and Image comics, along with some Uncanny X-Men and Wolverine. My favorite thing was to hop into the car and hit Chicago-land book and comic stores, and I found a lot of great Valiant books that way. I habitually collected Spawn throughout my formative college years, but generally took a break following the Death of Superman until I met my eventual wife c. 1997. I collected again briefly from 1998-1999 (Oni, Kevin Smith, X-Men, Spawn), but then sporadically due to comic shop closures in Montana. I generally stopped again through my graduate school years, but did start to acquire some independent books via eBay c. 2000, mostly Milk & Cheese, Sandman. In 2002, I moved down to Louisiana and my love affair with underground comix started. My wife checked out all the books on comics at the LSU Library and brought home Mark Estren's History of Underground, which referenced Jay Kennedy's 1982 price guide, and both were watershed moments that defined the next 12 years of my collecting. I posted a lot on Comics Price Guide message boards during this time, and there was even an underground comix presence on the old STL boards too. I joined CGC in 2004, but I generally do not post too much (and mostly to underground related stuff).

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  18. I have been active with CGC submissions for a little over 2 years now.

    As i have stated before I have collected for over 50 years now .. certainly not as sophisticated a collector as a lot of you , but someone who read and loved comics in the early 60's and kept going back to it after small lulls every few years. The forums and discussions here are great and have been educational for someone like me who before this age of automation looked forward to the yearly Overstreet update to try to learn more.

    I appreciate the culture here of sharing ideas and people sharing their vast knowledge with those of us who are less savvy and i do get a kick out of the occasional sarcastic joking and find myself getting a good laugh at some thoughtful humor.

    I've learned about restoration, found as I was submitting my raw books the last couple years that a few key books I purchased as non-restored had color touch or in one case had married pages.

    I've recently started submitting a few of my moderns that I had purchased at my LCS in the 80's and early 90's - these ware books that were purchased, bagged and boarded immediately and stored. Out of the first 10-15 i had submitted I only received 1 9.8 (thankfully it was ASM 361) the rest were primarily 9.4 with a one 9.6 .

    After much research and reading posts here I decided to try an experiment with pressing route so now I have 37 books in the process and this is where I am learning a little patience. I started submitting early April and my first 17 just hit the grading process. I am hopeful it goes well and hopefully patience will be rewarded with some great grades. I think in this age of instant gratification the process of learning patience may actually be a good thing for some of us.

    Thanks again for reading and thanks to everyone here for your many contributions and sharing your knowledge with us

    Joe

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