The Urge to neurotically check on submission status 50 times a day

Not an exciting post, just my simple ramblings.

Ok, so its been a while since I submitted comics to CGC. Had my ups and downs with the last few submissions so wasn't so confident of my ability to pick the winners from my collection, and of course the sheer cost of submitting made me slow down a bit.

I chose a small group, all Golden Age superhero (DC - the old Marvel/Timely comics seem to be going for way too much these days, for my blood at least) the latest of the bunch is Jimmy Olsen 5, an orphan from a collection I bought a few years ago that has been just sitting around waiting to be sold (probably a VG to F-). I figured if it came nicely slabbed it would be an easier sell.

Of course, now that I have the submission received and verified, and sitting there verified, I have to check each day to see if the status has changed. Ok, I have to check a few times each day. I know it won't, nothing will happen the first 10 days or so (I splurged and went for fast track). Then there will be a burst of activity and, voila! graded comics will be on their way back home. But it makes me want to submit more. I'd like to be in a position where I can check each day and see the 10 groups of submissions rotating through the process, comics received, scheduled for grading, graded and then on the way home. Each day a new step in the process. And every few days another group sent out.

I have to renew my membership so I'll have a coupon for 4 more to submit. But what to submit??? Just got a Swamp Thing 1 - first series - that looks just immaculate, and I've had a beautiful copy of Sub-Mariner 35 that is in the submit pile, and some nice silver Marvels and DCs. Do I submit what I bought as an investment, or submit what I bought for my collection? Take a risk on the ASM 252's, or Warlock 10, or go for older books? Maybe I should stop writing a journal about it and go sift through the submit pile and put it in some sort of priority?

Just thinking out loud. I will be posting what I get in the end, so check back in 3 weeks or so.

Pic is of one of the best from the last submission (scanner isn't big enough for the slabs, so this is as good as it gets!)

Thanks!

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