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This one is an upgrade to my set!

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Ziff Davis GI Joes

They just came back! I mailed 17 of these ZD Joes in on November 13 and got them back March 20. Almost forgot about them! Here is 1/3 of the set, they only ran from 1951 to 1957. Not very popular among collectors, they are quite scarce in high grade. I was pleased at the solid mid grades that came back with these. Check them out! http://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/PeopleSetDetail.aspx?PeopleSetID=93364 To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New com
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When should I submit?

GI Combat, Our Army At War I have been trying to find the best time to submit comics, so I decided to send some every month for 6 months. The first 3 groups were recieved on 10/26 (value tier), 11/13 (value tier) and 12/10 (modern). A total of 41 books. They ALL arrived here today 2/25. So maybe November - December is a good time. I did notice that the turnaround time on the moderns shortened after I send my group in. January and February comics have been recieved, verified and Jan's were mark
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Value 40 day turnaround time

Did I read it right? I thought I got a mail in the last day or two from CGC stating they have drastically reduced the turn around time. Did I read it right? If it's true, why are my January comics still only marked as graded after more than 40 days? To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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To Marvelous Marcus

Hey, I got your message. Please go to your account, and then to email settings. Click on the tab that enables you to receive messages. Welcome to CGC
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The latest upgrades to my GI Combat set!!

I had been eyeing some of these for a while so I finally put some of my extras on eBay to help fund the purchase. The first six were buys so I was able to negotiate a better price but the last two were auctions, so I paid dearly for them. There was someone who wanted them nearly as much as I did. All of them are the highest graded and five of them are the single highest graded. To view the set: https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/Comics/PeopleSetDetail.aspx?PeopleSetID=80699
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The Haunted Tank!

GI Combat 152,This arrived yesterday! An upgrade for my set. Highest grade, 1 of 3.  Almost sounds like a Borg designation! Anyway picked this one up from eBay for a reasonable price. If anyone has something higher than what I have in my set, and you might consider selling it, let me know! Thanks!
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September 1958

Picked this one up from another member and it just got here today! Single highest graded (as of 6/2017). A very nice upgrade for my set as the other one was a 5.5. Always liked the Joe Kubert covers too.
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Recently added

1968 Russ Heath cover Single Highest! http://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/PeopleSetDetail.aspx?PeopleSetID=80699 To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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1963 http://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/PeopleSetDetail.aspx?PeopleSetID=80699 To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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1959 Grey tone http://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/PeopleSetDetail.aspx?PeopleSetID=80699 To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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Pressing

Is it good or bad? I have never had a comic pressed before so I decided to conduct an experiment. I took 4 comics that in my opinion were no higher than 4.0-5.5 (and ones that I didn't particularly care about either), had them pressed and graded. They all came back as 7.0s. I know that this is a sensitive subject for some collectors, but I don't really see a downside when it comes to pressing. I have had books stored for years in boxes and looked as though they had been pressed. I don't know m
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Our Fighting Forces #63

This one just came by UPS today. At this moment it is the single highest graded copy and the next closest grade is a 7.5. I bought it from eBay and I even thought the price was good. I have spent so much time on my GI Combat set, the Our Fighting Forces  set (among others) has been neglected. September - October 1961, I'm happy to be able to add this one!
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One More Grandenetti 1957

1st DC GI Combat & Grey tone #44 I purchased this off ebay a few months ago, and will be sending it off to CGC next week with a couple of others. I haven't even mailed it yet and am already anxious. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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Not Always GI Combat!!

I know I post mostly about the GI Combat comics but I do have other titles! Sadly I have neglected these while on a mission to build the GIC set.
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Newest addition

G.I. Combat 81 Even though the 93 deal went sideways, this one worked out. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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Newest Addition

Won this one at auction recently! 1958 Joe Kubert Cover http://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/PeopleSetDetail.aspx?PeopleSetID=80699
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New CGC holder

Update on my 1st new holder My first new holder came back with a very wavy book inside. I contacted Brittany McManus and was told to return the comic to her. It was written in as a mechanical problem. The comic returned today looking fine! No waves whatsoever, also no newton rings! If any of you still have books that are wavy, send them back. You can contact Brittany at: bmcmanus@cgccomics.com She also offered a direct refund to my credit card or an account credit, whichever you choose.
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Cover Artists

My newest custom set

I remember as a kid in the early 60’s reading all the old war comics. I read Superman, Batman and all the rest but somehow the war comics stuck. Joe Kubert quickly became a favorite with Sgt. Rocks tattered clothing along with the Haunted tank’s crew.     Originally  I asked Matt to create a Joe Kubert cover set but was told that I would have to supply the issue numbers and certification numbers as well. I had hoped to include the hundreds of covers that I don’t have plus I really have no idea
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My First New Holder

Maybe My Last New Holder I was on the chat boards the other evening, something I rarely do, and a nearly 800 page chat was going on about the new holders. So I read for several hours. Well I received my first comic today in the new holder. Pretty much everything that I read was true. The edges of the book look like they were dipped in diesel fuel and the top of the book has some waviness. There are those who suggested that the bowing of the book along the top was due to a bad pressing. Th
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Latest Upgrades!

Both of these came through eBay! The 168 (1974) is an Adams cover and the 199 (1977) is Kubert. Both with white pages!
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Latest additions!

All Kubert covers I picked up 9 9.8 upgrades the other day consisting of 5 Bronze and 4 Coppers, all GI Combats. http://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/PeopleSetDetail.aspx?PeopleSetID=80699 To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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Latest additions to my G.I. Combat Set!

I was holding on to these hoping to find better copies, but haven’t had any luck in the last couple of years. So I submitted them in early March and was pleased to have gotten them back in mid April. The grades are what I expected and will just grab upgrades as I come across them. These have gotten hard to find in anything other than 2.0 or 3.0. 
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Just came today!

As of now it is the highest graded copy! 1961 grey tone Grandenetti & Adler cover. Oops! I just added the pic!
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