2017 March Madness Comic Grading Tournament---PRIZE THREAD 3 3

[thirdgreenham]

On 3/18/2017 at 3:15 AM, thehumantorch said:

I love this idea.

[thirdgreenham]

donating 3 separate prizes:

Prize #1

Moon, A Girl...Romance #9 CGC 5.5 restored- Slight (C-1) -Canadian Edition

restoration includes: spine split sealed to cover.

 

Prize #2

Peter Parker: Spider-Man #1 CGC 9.8 Signature Series- Sunburst Variant- signed by John Romita Jr.

 

Prize #3

Star Wars JTC Exclusive 4-pack!

includes: Poe Dameron #1 Black and White, Star Wars #26 Qui-Gon Jinn, Force Awakens #1 Kylo Ren, Darth Maul #1 Darth Sidious.

All of these have a print run of 3000-5000 each.

[Red84]

6 minutes ago, thirdgreenham said:

donating 3 separate prizes:

Prize #1

Moon, A Girl...Romance #9 CGC 5.5 restored- Slight (C-1) -Canadian Edition

restoration includes: spine split sealed to cover.

 

 

This is awesome!!! 

[trmoore54]

6 hours ago, Red84 said:

This is awesome!!! 

+1

[letsgrumble]

Make your books look shiny. I'll donate a pack of 50 E. Gerber Archives #725R 4 mil sleeves for standard-sized comics. Shipping on me.

 

[Red84]

Some very cool choices.

[thirdgreenham]

 

Anyone else like to donate something to BlowUpTheMoon's great annual tradition? 

 

[spidermanbeyond]

1 hour ago, thirdgreenham said:

 

Anyone else like to donate something to BlowUpTheMoon's great annual tradition? 

 

Great contest again and generous prizes.  Thank you for another year.

Prize:   Free comic book pressing on 4 modern books.  Free pre-screening by email.  Winner to pay for shipping including return shipping.  Please allow 2-4 weeks.  Bonus 20% off CGC modern grading fee if winner chooses to have books shipped to and graded by CGC.  USA only except if winner decides to have CGC grade books and have CGC ship back to them.  Winner must coordinate with CGC for international shipping rates.  Estimated value: $50 to $60. - donated by Spidermanbeyond    

[JWKyle]

 

Keep the prizes coming so I can like more posts

[1Cool]

17 hours ago, thirdgreenham said:

 

Anyone else like to donate something to BlowUpTheMoon's great annual tradition? 

 

Any thought to requiring every participant donate a prize prior to starting it up.  Does not have to be big but I'd think people who enjoyed the contest would donate something.

[BlowUpTheMoon]

52 minutes ago, 1Cool said:

Any thought to requiring every participant donate a prize prior to starting it up.  Does not have to be big but I'd think people who enjoyed the contest would donate something.

I'm not a fan of the "pay-to-play" method.

[thirdgreenham]

42 minutes ago, BlowUpTheMoon said:

I'm not a fan of the "pay-to-play" method.

+1

For a raffle-type event, sure.  For a grading contest, I also wouldn't force people for donations.  As a fellow organizer of a grading contest, I like to see as much participation as possible.  With restrictions like mandatory donations, it's counter-intuitive.

 

....unless the prizes were so incredible and that demanded an entry fee....

[W16227]

6 hours ago, BlowUpTheMoon said:

I'm not a fan of the "pay-to-play" method.

- yea  - I think that this would limit participation - or have a lot of pure junk being used just to get in the door....

 

When I started doing the contests - I do not think I put anything up the first couple of times (    was always smoked in the 1st round)    - - then  as soon as there was a chance of me scoring a prize --- started putting up some swag.   If there was a required entry - do not know if/when I would have joined.

 

Edited March 24, 2017 by W16227

[FineCollector]

6 hours ago, 1Cool said:

Any thought to requiring every participant donate a prize prior to starting it up.  Does not have to be big but I'd think people who enjoyed the contest would donate something.

I wouldn't obligate anyone to do it, but you'd think people would do it on their own... 

[Wipple]

On ‎3‎/‎18‎/‎2017 at 4:47 AM, Wipple said:

looks unread , has a mark over collar. Possibly production related.

prize added to my placeholder.  bump

[jgallo]

I will be donating a 9.6 Godzilla 1. A Godzilla 1 in 9.8!!! 

 

shipping in the US included. Outside the us we will work it out.

 

James G

Edited March 24, 2017 by jgallo

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Something else to consider:

If you finished 21st and there are only 20 prizes, you're out of luck.  If you finished 21st and donated a prize, you're gonna get a prize.

So if you donate one, there's a better chance you'll get one.

[Red84]

53 minutes ago, jgallo said:

I will be donating a 9.6 Godzilla 1. A Godzilla 1 in 9.8!!! 

 

shipping in the US included. Outside the us we will work it out.

 

James G

Oooooooo!  So want this!

Lots of great stuff!!!

[thehumantorch]

7 hours ago, 1Cool said:

Any thought to requiring every participant donate a prize prior to starting it up.  Does not have to be big but I'd think people who enjoyed the contest would donate something.

The ultimate goal is participation in the contest and to foster community.  Prizes are greatly appreciated but I'd hate to discourage participation by demanding them.

I do want to thank everyone for the wonderful prizes they've donated and encourage more people to donate prizes..

[thehumantorch]

1 hour ago, BlowUpTheMoon said:

Something else to consider:

If you finished 21st and there are only 20 prizes, you're out of luck.  If you finished 21st and donated a prize, you're gonna get a prize.

So if you donate one, there's a better chance you'll get one.

Oooooo, I like your logic