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CGC Acquires Classics Inc - Response to your Questions

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PovertyRow

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I'm on my iPad and being lazy with the apostrophe :flamed:

Your being hard to get along with over their :baiting:

 

You're humor compass is wound too tight.

 

I've mentioned this before...you do not wind a compass. They do not have mainsprings. You wind a watch or a clock..

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dupont2005

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"Conflict of interest? Of course it is! But we wouldn't do any of the many things we [i[could[/i] do to make a buck. Trust us, because trust is really all you have."

 

Not saying I wouldn't trust them, but this is a serious conflict of interest no matter how trustworthy the company is. It's like McDonalds somehow buying out the FDA. McDonalds wouldn't sell you poison, would they?

If you have not juiced your ride yet. No responses allowed other than "I am sorry I have not juiced this Beetch yet"
My painter hasn't given it back yet :blush:
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Sal

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No. Why would they? They haven't in the past and what would make you think they would change that stance now?

My question was directed to Steve Eichenbaum, I didn't know you were working for CGC and could answer for them.

 

As for why they would, one of the reasons that was given in the past is that pressing was very hard to detect and then that there was no way for CGC to confirm that a book has been pressed or not.

 

Now that this is going to change for several books, I would like to know what will be CGC stance for the books that they now know for sure that have been pressed.

 

Thank you in advance Mr Eichenbaum for your upcoming answer to my question.

I guess thinking about how things work at CGC is being a toughie for you.

So to make sure there is no conflict of interest CGC he graders have no idea as to who has submitted books or what if anything has been done to them.

Why would that change? For it to change it would mean that the graders would have to be made aware of which books have or have not. Let that happen and see what kind of hell breaks loose.

So, while I am not working for CGC I did sleep in my own bed last night and didn't need a lot of mental acuity to come up with an answer to your question.

Wow, first class, I see that you cannot answer my post without calling names or bullying when you disagree.

 

I am more polite than that and will just say that I don't care about your answer but would rather like to know the official answer from CGC and if my question is so moronic, well, then they will tell me themselves.

Just answering in kind with the same condescension that you gave me. Nothing more nothing less.

Bullying? You got snotty and got it right back. Not exactly bullying.

 

Well reading this I would have to agree you did both. And imo the only moronic question is the question that goes unasked.

 

I see. You must not read a lot of questions posed on this site, then. To paraphrase City Slickers, if stupid questions were people, this forum would be China

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Jiminy_Cricket-migration

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I'm on my iPad and being lazy with the apostrophe :flamed:

Your being hard to get along with over their :baiting:

 

You're humor compass is wound too tight.

 

I've mentioned this before...you do not wind a compass. They do not have mainsprings. You wind a watch or a clock..

 

Your Sarcasm Detection Meter is calibrated too tight.

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PovertyRow

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I'm on my iPad and being lazy with the apostrophe :flamed:

Your being hard to get along with over their :baiting:

 

You're humor compass is wound too tight.

 

I've mentioned this before...you do not wind a compass. They do not have mainsprings. You wind a watch or a clock..

 

Your Sarcasm Detection Meter is calibrated too tight.

 

"calibrated" :cloud9:

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sterlingcomics

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No. Why would they? They haven't in the past and what would make you think they would change that stance now?

My question was directed to Steve Eichenbaum, I didn't know you were working for CGC and could answer for them.

 

As for why they would, one of the reasons that was given in the past is that pressing was very hard to detect and then that there was no way for CGC to confirm that a book has been pressed or not.

 

Now that this is going to change for several books, I would like to know what will be CGC stance for the books that they now know for sure that have been pressed.

 

Thank you in advance Mr Eichenbaum for your upcoming answer to my question.

The answer was actually in his response. "The grade is the grade"; grading practices are not going to change. Hence, if they didn't note pressing before, they aren't going to do it now. I do know however on restored grades they've noted it.

 

Despite the fact that CGC indicates they don't want to put anyone out of business, this will put a butthurt on the CPR crowd. They will be on notice.

 

I'm kinda shocked at the questions they did tackle. Some of the questions really didn't deserve to be answered because they were ridiculous. I foresee more stupidity.

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mintcollector

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I am sure this will be handled professionally just like NGC and NCS have operated for many years independently of one another, yet both under the ownership of the Certified Collectibles Group. I applaud the information and am sure this will be run much the same way. Time will tell as February 2013 is just around the corner.

 

Kind Regards,

 

'mint'

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Comicopolis

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Thank you all for your feedback on our latest acquisition. While it is difficult to get into an ongoing dialogue with the many CGC users, we would like, at a minimum, to respond to some of the questions that have been raised.

 

We have every intention to continue to operate transparently and welcome both criticism and thoughts on how we can best serve the hobby.

 

While many of you are very critical about some of our business decisions and other operating issues, I will address the following:

 

Turnaround times

No one is more frustrated than all of us at CGC with how far behind we have fallen and we are doing everything in our power to get caught up. Grading is not a business that can be rushed for obvious reasons. Being a CGC grader is not as easy as some of you may think and hiring qualified people that want to grade all day versus working in the marketplace is not an easy hire. We are constantly looking for qualified graders and if any of you would like to apply, we will be happy to evaluate your skills.

 

What are the necessary qualifications?

 

 

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Comicopolis

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What are the necessary qualifications?

 

I'm guessing a high tolerance for pain and endurance.God bless 'em. If I had all the money I needed I would gladly step up to be an apprentice.

 

That means anybody who has suffered through these forums is qualified then :acclaim:

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Flaming_Telepath

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Steve,

 

Do you see now - or at any point in the future - Matt's services being proactively offered by CGC post-grading and pre re-submission?

 

An example...

 

A key book is submitted, graded at 8.5 and classified as Restored (CT). Before being returned to the owner, CGC contacts the individual, explains the problem and offers to have the colour touch removed, indicating that they think if the work is done, it can be resubmitted and achieve an 8.0 Universal.

 

As I'm sure you know, this was the modus operandi utilised when PCS was 'underground', so to speak.

 

Is this 'consultancy approach' likely to be revived using Matt's expertise?

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