CGC Verifying Cert Number

[KING of JOKERS]

This might be a dumb question but for the life of me, I can't seem to find on CGC's website where you can verify a cert label number. I figure it would be right on the front page. Anyone can help with a link or where to go ? - HANK

[TomG]

Login to the site and it is then available.

[KING of JOKERS]

Hi Tom, I'm logged in and don't see it on the front page. Left, right, top, bottom ? Thanks

[PokerKid]

Click on "Grading & Submissions" and you will then see a line for verification.

[KING of JOKERS]

I don't see "grading & submission".

 

I see 5 tabs, with two being "Comic Grading" and "Submission Center". When I click on those, they are just marketing and sales info.

 

If anyone can copy and paste the 'DIRECT LINK' with where to look (top left, top right, top center, etc...) and help this blind man out, that would be great

[KING of JOKERS]

I think I figured it out. It appears that I only have a "Free Membership" which gives me access to the articles. I have to be an "Associate Member" ($39/a year) to verify a certified book.

 

This is absurb if that is the case. Can anyone verify if that is indeed the case ?

 

http://comics.www.collectors-society.com/ProtectedAsset.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fcomics%2flookupcert%2fIndex.aspx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ArAich]

Yup...you need to be a card carrying member of the Collectors Society to get that benefit ....

[KING of JOKERS]

Thanks ArAich.

 

I guest I will sign up for it.

 

Does anyone else have a problem with the fact that you have to PAY to get access to verify a cerified CGC product ?

 

The other leading third-party certification companies in their respective fields provides this as a FREE service for the public who might not be aware of their certified collectibles but would potentially like to buy that company's certified products and indeed is one that was certified and authenticated by that company.

 

PSA - the leading third party authenticator for sports cards

 

PCGS - the leading third party authenticator for coins

 

PSE - the leading third party authenticator for stamp collecting

 

You can simply just go to those company's webstes, enter the number of a certified slabbed baseball card, certified slabbed coin or a slabbed stamp and verify that it is indeed a PSA authenticated card, a PCGS certified coin or a PSE certified stamp.

 

PSA, PCGS and PSE provides this as a public service. They WANT the public to have confidence that a product is indeed GENUINE and one certified as such by that company.

 

i.e. ...They WANT people to buy their certified products !!!

 

I'm just shock that in the comics field, the leading third-party authenticator, CGC would not do provide this public service for their certified slabbed comics.

 

Other than $$$, I don't see any logic behind not offering it.

 

Anyone else feels the same ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ArAich]

Honestly...I never understood why that was never a free service?...

[PokerKid]

I did not realize it was not available. That is information that should be available to anyone. It adds value to collectors who have paid for the service for others to verify that indeed the book is what they say it is.

 

I understanding not wanting to provide grading notes to everyone who feels like picking up a phone, but I can't image that people simply verifying a number via computer would use up a significant amount of bandwidth or slow traffic on the site.

[KING of JOKERS]

Pokerkid .... you make a GREAT point here:

 

"...... It adds value to collectors who have paid for the service..."

 

Potential card collectors, coin collectors and stamp collectors have access to those respective third-party authentication companies (PSA, PCGS, PSE).

 

Why not prospective collectors of graded comics for the comic hobby ?

 

Totally Ridiculous as to why that info is not available publicly.

 

You figure that this is a Collectors Society sponsored board, you think CGC would read this thread ?

 

If enough board members would contribute their 'two cents' on this matter and continue this thread, maybe it would catch the ears of one of the 'suits' at GCC ?

 

 

[canickus]

I agree that the label verification should be free. You can call CGC directly and ask for the graders notes for the book. They will verify the title and give you the grader's notes, if any, on the book. And it is free.