Bruce Eaton

The supply chain for bags, boards, and boxes has been disrupted by the pandemic. Many stores are out of stock. Many are buying stock where they can at higher prices and have to pass that cost on to the customer.

Hopefully the glut of books since late April (trying to beat the cost increase,) will slow down after the deadline Monday, June 28 and we may see turnaround times start to drop. Fingers crossed.

You've been the most patient of all of us. I hope yours moves soon and you get good news on your grades.

I just went to F/I/S today. Overall I am thrilled with the grades I received.

The recently release 'Black Jack Demon' by Literati Press is slightly larger than a standard comic. It's 6 7/8" x 10 5/8" rather than 6 3/4" x 10 1/4". Would this book require magazine submission due to the height or will it fit in the comic holder?

I hope yours moves along soon. Your patience and optimism is heroic.

My status on my five magazines switched to 'Grading/Quality Control' today. I'm thrilled to see some movement as they've been received as of 4/26.

Honesty goes a long way. My gut is that magazine encapsulation uses a different apparatus than a standard comic and they have fewer of those and can only do so many in a day. A large number of mags means extended turnaround time. They should have been able to anticipate this and adjust TATs accordingly. Scheduled for grading as of 4/26/21....sigh.

Maxlites are the only bags I know of that have the longer flaps. Otherwise you would think they were mylar upon first glance. That's why I mention the length of the flap. You would not think they are poly bags based on the clarity.

Measure the flap that closes the bag. If it's 2" you likely have a Maxlite Pro bag. If it's 1.5" you likely have a mylar bag. Mylar is the way to go if you can afford it. Maxlites are a great alternative for appearance but will not have the archival stability of mylar.

I paid for pressing. My books were signed as part of the initial signing. The signing was around March 7 so pressing took much longer than three weeks.

My books just hit 'Scheduled for Grading' today. The first real glimpse of hope...

You've waited long enough. Contact them now.

I do not expect the market for significant Wolverine books to calm down much, if at all. Key character. Key books. 39 years since publication. According to GPAnalysis: CGC 9.8s average price over the last year is $508. Average price over the last 90 days is $804. Five of the last 10 sales (14 days) are $1100 or more. High sale of $1365. Newsstand prices are about $500 higher than these prices which are for the direct edition.

I may not have been clear. According to CGC mine were part of the initial signing in early March, not part of any batch being sent to Eastman. But the pressing/grading is taking time.