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CGC, The Only Slabbing Service Allowed Within The Walls Of C2E2/ECCC Until 2020

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comicwiz

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The reactions/views towards CGC and this move on Facebook have not been good:

 

CGC, The Only Slabbing Service Allowed Within The Walls Of C2E2 And ECCC Until 2020

 

Convention organisers ReedPOP and leading comic book grading and slabbing company Certified Guaranty Company, or CGC, have signed an exclusive agreement for C2E2 and Emerald City Comicon to be the official onsite comic grading service at shows through 2019.

 

It hasn’t been uncommon for comic book graders to set up shop at shows, and bring their graders and slabbers along with them, letting people turn up with their comics books to have their mintness measured, noted and then kept under plastic for all eternity, there and then, rather than having to mail their items in and pray to the gods of UPS that all will be well.

 

But this deal will give CGC a greater dominance over a growing field of grading and slabbing at both these major comic book culture events for some time to come. And will also ensure a service that C2E2 and ECCC can promise to their attendees with a prominence to match...

 

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The reactions/views towards CGC and this move on Facebook have not been good:

 

CGC, The Only Slabbing Service Allowed Within The Walls Of C2E2 And ECCC Until 2020

 

Convention organisers ReedPOP and leading comic book grading and slabbing company Certified Guaranty Company, or CGC, have signed an exclusive agreement for C2E2 and Emerald City Comicon to be the official onsite comic grading service at shows through 2019.

 

It hasn’t been uncommon for comic book graders to set up shop at shows, and bring their graders and slabbers along with them, letting people turn up with their comics books to have their mintness measured, noted and then kept under plastic for all eternity, there and then, rather than having to mail their items in and pray to the gods of UPS that all will be well.

 

But this deal will give CGC a greater dominance over a growing field of grading and slabbing at both these major comic book culture events for some time to come. And will also ensure a service that C2E2 and ECCC can promise to their attendees with a prominence to match...

 

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So they are the exclusive on-site grader. But that doesn't preclude PGX or CBCS or any other company from setting up a booth and taking submissions. Currently CBCS doesn't even do on site grading, at all, so it's kind of a moot point.

 

I do wonder why NYCC is not on that list though.

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The reactions/views towards CGC and this move on Facebook have not been good:

 

CGC, The Only Slabbing Service Allowed Within The Walls Of C2E2 And ECCC Until 2020

 

Convention organisers ReedPOP and leading comic book grading and slabbing company Certified Guaranty Company, or CGC, have signed an exclusive agreement for C2E2 and Emerald City Comicon to be the official onsite comic grading service at shows through 2019.

 

It hasn’t been uncommon for comic book graders to set up shop at shows, and bring their graders and slabbers along with them, letting people turn up with their comics books to have their mintness measured, noted and then kept under plastic for all eternity, there and then, rather than having to mail their items in and pray to the gods of UPS that all will be well.

 

But this deal will give CGC a greater dominance over a growing field of grading and slabbing at both these major comic book culture events for some time to come. And will also ensure a service that C2E2 and ECCC can promise to their attendees with a prominence to match...

 

Read more

 

Not for nothing, but you're from Toronto, correct? Can you buy a Pepsi at Rogers Centre? No, you cannot, because Coca-Cola has an exclusive contract with the Rogers Centre. If you want to buy a Pepsi, you have to go to a facility that does not have that contract.

 

Can you get a Pepsi at a McDonald's? No, you cannot. Because Coca-Cola and McDonald's have an exclusive partnership.

 

Can you get a Coca-Cola at a Taco Bell? No, you cannot. Because Pepsi and Taco Bell have an exclusive partnership.

 

Good for CGC. If CBCS wants to be the exclusive slabbing company at - just to pick one at random - HeroesCon in Charlotte, pony up the cash and go for it.

 

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The reactions/views towards CGC and this move on Facebook have not been good:

 

CGC, The Only Slabbing Service Allowed Within The Walls Of C2E2 And ECCC Until 2020

 

Convention organisers ReedPOP and leading comic book grading and slabbing company Certified Guaranty Company, or CGC, have signed an exclusive agreement for C2E2 and Emerald City Comicon to be the official onsite comic grading service at shows through 2019.

 

It hasn’t been uncommon for comic book graders to set up shop at shows, and bring their graders and slabbers along with them, letting people turn up with their comics books to have their mintness measured, noted and then kept under plastic for all eternity, there and then, rather than having to mail their items in and pray to the gods of UPS that all will be well.

 

But this deal will give CGC a greater dominance over a growing field of grading and slabbing at both these major comic book culture events for some time to come. And will also ensure a service that C2E2 and ECCC can promise to their attendees with a prominence to match...

 

Read more

 

Not for nothing, but you're from Toronto, correct? Can you buy a Pepsi at Rogers Centre? No, you cannot, because Coca-Cola has an exclusive contract with the Rogers Centre. If you want to buy a Pepsi, you have to go to a facility that does not have that contract.

 

Can you get a Pepsi at a McDonald's? No, you cannot. Because Coca-Cola and McDonald's have an exclusive partnership.

 

Can you get a Coca-Cola at a Taco Bell? No, you cannot. Because Pepsi and Taco Bell have an exclusive partnership.

 

Good for CGC. If CBCS wants to be the exclusive slabbing company at - just to pick one at random - HeroesCon in Charlotte, pony up the cash and go for it.

 

Exactly. It's just a smart business move. If you can eliminate competition for your product, especially with exclusivity contracts, I don't see how this is anything but good business sense.

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The reactions/views towards CGC and this move on Facebook have not been good:

 

CGC, The Only Slabbing Service Allowed Within The Walls Of C2E2 And ECCC Until 2020

 

Convention organisers ReedPOP and leading comic book grading and slabbing company Certified Guaranty Company, or CGC, have signed an exclusive agreement for C2E2 and Emerald City Comicon to be the official onsite comic grading service at shows through 2019.

 

It hasn’t been uncommon for comic book graders to set up shop at shows, and bring their graders and slabbers along with them, letting people turn up with their comics books to have their mintness measured, noted and then kept under plastic for all eternity, there and then, rather than having to mail their items in and pray to the gods of UPS that all will be well.

 

But this deal will give CGC a greater dominance over a growing field of grading and slabbing at both these major comic book culture events for some time to come. And will also ensure a service that C2E2 and ECCC can promise to their attendees with a prominence to match...

 

Read more

 

Not for nothing, but you're from Toronto, correct? Can you buy a Pepsi at Rogers Centre? No, you cannot, because Coca-Cola has an exclusive contract with the Rogers Centre. If you want to buy a Pepsi, you have to go to a facility that does not have that contract.

 

Can you get a Pepsi at a McDonald's? No, you cannot. Because Coca-Cola and McDonald's have an exclusive partnership.

 

Can you get a Coca-Cola at a Taco Bell? No, you cannot. Because Pepsi and Taco Bell have an exclusive partnership.

 

Good for CGC. If CBCS wants to be the exclusive slabbing company at - just to pick one at random - HeroesCon in Charlotte, pony up the cash and go for it.

 

That's a fair comment. However, this is an apple to oranges comparison. When Coke tried to pull this boneheaded move on my old University campus, students stopped buying and either bought off campus grounds at nearby convenience stores or restaurants, or brought their own beverages for lunch. The following year, the federation of students demanded the contract be scrapped - the beverage company was all too happy since sales were well below expectations, and the boneheads at the University that made that call in the first place lost some money for breach of contract, but saved face.

 

The choices to enter into an establishment that serve a brand of beverage is a little different from exclusively offering a community of collectors one choice to grade at a convention venue. It's not like you can just go next door, a nearby mall, to have your comics graded with the competition who conveniently setup their onsite grading in the food court. Yes, you can submit to your LCS in Chicago during the time this show happens, attend another convention in another city where this restriction isn't in place or maybe find another remedy like giving it to a dealer at their hotel room to submit for you. But that's not the point here. On-site gradings major selling point is convenience, and this is a deliberate attempt to inconvenience people to just give in and submit with CGC.

 

In the not too distant past, people were abandoning ship because CGC's case was destroying comics and their response ranged from minimizing the concerns to flat out denying there was even a problem. In the most dire moments when it seemed the creep engine was requiring them to scrap the entire "new design", there were even comments praising PGX's cases as being superior to CGC's. If you still want to stick to the beverage wars example, the equivalent would be finding out Coke batches were being found with lethal doses of arsenic, and less than a year after such a scandal, were trying to push Pepsi out of every NFL, NHL, NBA and MLB teams building/stadium or arena.

 

The Koolaid may still be flowing here in copious amounts, but there are many, many people who swore never to use CGC again who will find a way to get their books to the competition no matter how hard CGC tries. They should just stick to doing things right, say less stupid mess, and be more transparent when they mess up, instead of looking like they have to resort to tactics that make them look like they are trying too hard to win over collectors. Let the market decide. my2cents

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Awesome news - can't wait for onsite grading at ECCC :banana:

 

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!

:banana: :banana:

 

Whats the limit per person with onsite grades? 5, 10?

 

 

Jerome

 

FINALLY +1!! :banana:

 

Same question, because I am heading to ECCC in March.

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Awesome news - can't wait for onsite grading at ECCC :banana:

 

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!

:banana: :banana:

 

Whats the limit per person with onsite grades? 5, 10?

 

 

Jerome

 

FINALLY +1!! :banana:

 

Same question, because I am heading to ECCC in March.

 

Usually it pays to get your books in early. Historically on-site can be shut down early in the show. Sometimes it can be a day or so into the show, but I have seen it be hours (when dealers submit books in large lots) and CGC has to stop taking submissions until the backlog is cleared. Once that happens. they open small windows of opportunity where they take additional submissions until they fill up again.

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Looks like Pete Carbonaro wasted not time with the hate...

 

"I guess the bullies don't stop in school. It is now apparent to me just how scared CGC is. It seems they can't even play on the same level playing field as CBCS. They are now trying to monopolize the entire grading market. Are they that afraid of a little competition they are willing to make deals To have them excluded from big shows. To me this is a real shame for the fans that want options and better service. Also for the artists and creators that will lose money because of this. Please spread this if you don't agree with what is going on here. #CBCSOverCGC"

 

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The reactions/views towards CGC and this move on Facebook have not been good:

 

CGC, The Only Slabbing Service Allowed Within The Walls Of C2E2 And ECCC Until 2020

 

Convention organisers ReedPOP and leading comic book grading and slabbing company Certified Guaranty Company, or CGC, have signed an exclusive agreement for C2E2 and Emerald City Comicon to be the official onsite comic grading service at shows through 2019.

 

It hasn’t been uncommon for comic book graders to set up shop at shows, and bring their graders and slabbers along with them, letting people turn up with their comics books to have their mintness measured, noted and then kept under plastic for all eternity, there and then, rather than having to mail their items in and pray to the gods of UPS that all will be well.

 

But this deal will give CGC a greater dominance over a growing field of grading and slabbing at both these major comic book culture events for some time to come. And will also ensure a service that C2E2 and ECCC can promise to their attendees with a prominence to match...

 

Read more

 

Not for nothing, but you're from Toronto, correct? Can you buy a Pepsi at Rogers Centre? No, you cannot, because Coca-Cola has an exclusive contract with the Rogers Centre. If you want to buy a Pepsi, you have to go to a facility that does not have that contract.

 

Can you get a Pepsi at a McDonald's? No, you cannot. Because Coca-Cola and McDonald's have an exclusive partnership.

 

Can you get a Coca-Cola at a Taco Bell? No, you cannot. Because Pepsi and Taco Bell have an exclusive partnership.

 

Good for CGC. If CBCS wants to be the exclusive slabbing company at - just to pick one at random - HeroesCon in Charlotte, pony up the cash and go for it.

 

Exactly. It's just a smart business move. If you can eliminate competition for your product, especially with exclusivity contracts, I don't see how this is anything but good business sense.

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