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I've got a signed copy of X-men #1E that us signed by Jim Lee. I personally think it's in good enough condition to hopefully get above a 7 or 8. I'm asking here if there's anything specific I need to do to get it graded if it's something that is signed. This is mainly because it's my first time doing so and I don't want things to go wrong. If someone could possibly help and let me know how I should go about submitting this, that'd be greatly appreciated.
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Comic sent through facilitator but hasn't been received by you.
DarkJinx11 posted a topic in Ask CGC
I sent in a Wolverine #1 signed by Chris Claremont while at Plant Comicon 3 weeks ago. It still hasn't been received by you guys. I'm worried my comic was lost... is there any way to check the status of shipping from a facilitator?.... -
Anyone know if CGC grades ESPN Magazine? Are the dimensions too big? I'm new to grading, and wanted to know if I can send my old ESPN Magazines to get slabbed. Thanks. -
Is there going to be grading of Japanese games in the future?
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Blue Paint Splotches On Page?
Ryan Bates posted a topic in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues
I just received a pristine copy of Green Lantern #49 from a seller on eBay and opened the first page to inspect the book and noticed what looked to be blue splotches of paint on the page. The seller claims the book was always like this but I've never seen something like this from the manufacturer. It's only on the first page and doesn't bleed through to the following pages. Pretty bummed as the book looks to be a 9.8 otherwise. Thoughts?
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Hi there, first timer here looking to grade some books in my personal collection. I was lucky enough to receive an ashcan copy of Moon Man #1 signed by Kid Cudi at NYCC. Being that it's signed when i send it to be submitted do i need to select any special distinction? Its not certified he just signed and handed out a dozen or so copies at his panel. Thank you in advance for any advice!
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Cgc is currently graded my games. I submitted five 3 of them are showing as CIB but the other 2 are showing just “Complete” does that mean something is wrong and would end up getting green labeled?
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When sending to cgc for grading can we use any semi-rigid card sleeves or do we have to use the cgc ones? Curious since I want to send some more cards for grading. thanks in advance
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Hello guys I just wanna ask a simple question. I got a card from ebay and was about to submit it for grading but unfortunately found out a major flaw on the surface. This wasn't in the description nor the photo. At a certain angle or low light the scratch isn't visible. Seller was so detailed on uploading a lot of pics except for this one😅 Well... Before I thought it'll be at least a 9.5+ and above not knowing that scratch would be there and now everything has changed🥲 To my valuation grade of this card will be... 1) Centering 9.5(or10)/10 2) Coners 9.5(or10)/10 (minor whitening on one corner) 3) Edges 10/10 4) Surface ?/10 (clear surface but one scratch on the holo part) I have no clue on how the scratch would affect overall grading. Could someone give me an insight? Would it downgrade -1, -2? or -0.5?
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Hello there! I am moving soon and I have a few orders with CGC, one scheduled for grading and the other two that have just been received. I was curious to ask if there was a way to update the address that my orders will be sent to in the event that I moved before they are ready to come back. You for your time and response.
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Hello CGC, I'm relatively new to the brand but been a fan for quite long. It feels more interesting than ever because I've been leaning towards submitting or acquiring graded cards since you made mass changes on business. Couple months back customers(=market) were negative or rather questioning your moves as a brand, nevertheless CGC cards was established and fresh criterias were set. Well we need to keep an eye on if that was a good move or not. Anyway to be honest I don't want to repeat harsh and soar criticism. You had enough of it. And also I understand business isn't that easy and simple as one person would think. To get to the point I would like to offer some opinions on the label layout. The new design of the label is very on point, less tacky(no offense). A more chic and clean approach to the eye which suits customers expectation of trust and professional image. What about the rear? Back of the label has some room for improvements. I personaly think the previous label had the right taste for customers. At least for the rear layout. The collecting pool of the market is rather more nerdy(not in a negative way) so we mostly arent finding simple 'zen' style things. If minimalism was a thing for this community? Pokemon, Yugi-oh , MTG wouldnt got this big. I'm pretty sure the people who want grading would be more satisfied with extra information, such as serial numbers and bar codes. Well I am not a insider so I have no such clue if the current version rear label is for cost cutting practices. Still it'll be better for the long term if it were to leave what is good and change what wasnt. You did half right but the other half kinda poorly. Why throw away whats great? Portion is also a key. Yes eye pleasing! The current one has a QR code on the middle. But it's unpleasing to the eye. Since it isn't in the middle and feels tilted off centered. What kind of customer who are wanting percise grading would allow that? Summary Great front design for the new label Rear layout is no where near good for being too simple&unpleasing. Former layout was better which was balanced proportionaly. Grading customers arent into zen style&simplicity. Why not adopt what was good in the past? (Look at the competitors they're pretty recognisable when flipped) To wrap it up... it's barely the start so I want to believe better changes would follow;) p.s. I found new labels have cut lines on the edges and some dont. You guys need more QC control. I know you guys are doing hard work and I support cgc as a customer hope you guys could be the leader of the market in every way🤗
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Now that the new labels and grading scale changes have been in effect for a month and 2 months since the reveal of the changes happening how is everyone feeling about it? how do we feel about longevity? will the new labels perform better overtime with pricing compared to the competition? My thoughts are that I like the changes that have been made all around personally I think with the changes CGC will be able to take/hold rank 2 among the grading companies for longevity but for pricing I think the gem mint 10s will fall from where they're at now over time but I believe pristine 10s will hold and be worth more than the old 10s. but those are just my thoughts curious to what others think -
I have what i believe to be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 1984 2nd Print TMNT Mirage I was wondering what tier i should be submitting it at as its modern but also could be high value, this is my first time submitting for grading. -
Hello, I am hoping someone can help me. I am having a bit of a situation and need someone to help me manage my expectations. I have this copy of Spawn #1 Newsstand and am sending it in to get graded. The book is amazing. It is honestly the cleanest copy I have ever seen in person. Interior pages look like they were just printed this morning. Completely glossy cover. Square edges. None of the normal problems that a book of this age normally has.... Except for two small things.... There is a couple of miniature, and I mean MINIATURE places on the spine where there is a small crease. Pressing should fix that. One looks like a color break in the photos but the light I was using was playing tricks with it. In person it doesn't look like the color is broken. (On the spine beside the word "May") But I am going to assume that the graders are going to count it as a color break if I can't get it pressed out. The Second and strangest thing is, the book looks like it had something on the cover during the printing process and it caused some of the ink not to be put on the cover. It isn't a scratch or fading (I have a professional grade microscope in my hobby room and I looked at it under 40X mag and 200X mag. It isn't a scratch) The only thing I can think of is some piece of something was on the cover when it was printed and it caused a manufactures defect or something rubbed against it when the ink was still wet at took a piece of the ink off. I hope that makes sense. I have a book that had a piece of scotch tape on it and some of the ink came off with it... it doesn't look like that to me, but maybe someone out here can get a better idea of what happened and what CGC will do because of it. I honestly have no idea what the grade will be now. I know with a manufactures defect it shouldn't affect the grade unless it would have graded at a 9.9 or 10, having said that, if the graders don't take the time to examine the blank spot then they may think it is damage caused by me. !!!!! I should say, regardless I am sending this book in. I want it in a slab and protected from now on. !!!!!! With that defect on the cover and if I can't get the tiny dents out of the spine, what type of grade am I looking at in your opinions? Sorry for the quality of the pictures. The defect is on the cover by the barcode. THANK YOU FOR ANYONE WHO CAN HELP ME!
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Hi, I recently purchased a 7.0 cgc copy of Weird Science #11 that has a Comic Connect sticker attributing it to the Nicolas Cage's personal collection. I don't believe it comes with any additional paper work other than the sticker. It's in an older cgc slab which doesn't have the nicolas cage attribution on it. If I send this into cgc for a new slab, what are the odds that they'll give me the 'From the Collection of Nicolas Cage" attribution. Do i need to include any documents (maybe photocopy of the comic connect sticker)? Is there any shot I can reach out to Comic Connect to see if they have additional records/provenance supporting that it's from cage collection? Edit: here’s the previous comic connect sale: https://www.comicconnect.com/item/461738#description?tzf=1 Anyone have experience with CGC honoring (or not) comic connect’s pedigree attribution? Thanks for the help! Alec
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I have been collecting Sports Illustrated since the 1970s and have recently started getting them graded. Some of my subscription issues still have this semi-cardboard wraparound advertising around them (see pic). Can I still send these in to get graded? Or do I need to take the risk of removing the ad, which might damage my cover?
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Can you guys please look at the pictures provided
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So I have a couple of questions regarding the new grading scale If I have a card that is 45/55 centering but everything else on the card is perfect, can it still get a pristine 10? Using the old sub grade scale, what “sub grades” would you need to achieve the new “gem mint 10”? What differentiates the new 9.5 from a gem mint 10?
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New to grading and trying to figure out what the condition would be on this. The rest of it looks great minus two small color breaking spine ticks on the front cover. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
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Hello, Just wanted some insight on a probable grade for this issue, if anyone can assist. This is a pretty rare: Power Comics (1967) Fantastic #1 The book reprints the origins of Thor, Iron Man, the X-Men, Hulk stories. For its age, the book looks incredible on both covers and every interior page except page 35/36 (with ads on one side and story on the other) which has been cut in half to remove an ad coupon decades ago. With a cover this clean, I really want to get it graded as I think I have a pretty cool piece of history. I dont care if it comes back 3.0 or something, I just don't want an "NG" label that just looks terrible to me. My question is, would CGC more likely grant a Green, Qualified label and reflect the condition of the overall issue, or would it be deemed incomplete as it is missing 1/2 a page and garner a NG grade? Please advise and thank you! JW
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Hello, first time posting and i had a question and concerns i got my first 2 comics witnessed and left at CGC booth on the C2E2 convention and also some WWE/auto cards to CSG It’s been almost 3 weeks and no update if they had been delivered to their place. is it normal to take this long? Or they don’t update you? Also i read that you are supposed to pack the cards on the order they were or there was going to be delays, but I didn’t do the packaging. Will it still affect the grading process for the cards? and if the items were to get lost will they take care of it? thank you.
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Hello, I took these rare Pokémon in lieu of pressing charges against a multi millionaire. I need to have them graded as although I’m a collector, I’m much more a sports cards rather than Pokémon cards collector. I’ve had multiple shop owners from Portland, OR and North Idaho inspect the validity of the cards and all of them have verified they are real and authentic and I need to have them graded in order to sell them for their worth. Can someone please help me? Attached are the pictures. Sorry for any glares. Happy to submit more pictures upon request. Thank you! PS it’s only allowing two pictures instead of four. I also have Mewtew and Blastoise. Shane M
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Hello! I am going to send 400 Pokemon cards from Norway to get graded in USA. The return shipment will be with FedEx, and i am wondering if i have to pay any VAT, Customs or duty when the product enters my country. The total grading cost was 4227$, (including shipping that was 730$) and i just don't have the money to pay 25% of that in VAT. Please answer
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i’ve seen the Monkey Prince Red Envelope Variant on Ebay with the same label whether its in the envelope or not. Looks like the envelope sticker is sliced which makes sense so the grader can see the actual comic (like a poly bag), but should the envelope be encapsulated as well? If i sent mine in, should i remove the bag? is the resale value enhance if its still got its envelope? -
Hello! Long time collector, first time member and submitter. I have been looking at getting some of my comics graded, but am a little hesitant. While I understand the importance for future sells-I'm still unsure if the price is worth it. Any advice? I am asking because I recently noticed that my Something is Killing the Children has skyrocketed. I have every one of the books from the 2019 #1 first print of the series to the last one (28). I bought them, came home and bagged them, stored them, and never touched them again. These things have literally never been opened nor has a single finger ever touched a single page in any of the 28 books (I have been busy). Is it going to be worth the time it takes for turn around and the price to grade them?
