CGC 2019- 20 years since CGC began- can you believe it??!! 1 1

[drdonaldblake1]

hey everyone

next year marks the 20th anniversary of CGC

I cant believe cgc has been around so long now- its surreal.

I think the hobby as a whole has been the better for it with less resto scams, more consistent grading etc

thoughts? 

[comicdonna]

I'm gonna wait until the 20th anniversary to post my thoughts.  

[oakman29]

1 hour ago, comicdonna said:

I'm gonna wait until the 20th anniversary to post my thoughts.  

[lizards2]

3 hours ago, drdonaldblake1 said:

hey everyone

next year marks the 20th anniversary of CGC

I cant believe cgc has been around so long now- its surreal.

I think the hobby as a whole has been the better for it with less resto scams, more consistent grading etc

thoughts? 

I think I would have to smoke a lot of pot before I found that "surreal"

Your mileage may be kilometers

 

[Larryw7]

I want the new slabs to be easier to crack.

[KPR Comics]

I'll wait until 2019 to provide thoughts other than to say - not even close to surreal.

[entalmighty1]

10 hours ago, lizards2 said:

I think I would have to smoke a lot of pot before I found that "surreal"

Your mileage may be kilometers

 

Isn't weed legal in Oregon?  Get to it.

[lizards2]

9 minutes ago, entalmighty1 said:

10 hours ago, lizards2 said:

I think I would have to smoke a lot of pot before I found that "surreal"

Your mileage may be kilometers

 

Isn't weed legal in Oregon?  Get to it.

Yeah - there's a dispensary on every corner.  It's a wonder anything at all gets accomplished anymore.

 

6 hours ago, Larryw7 said:

I want the new slabs to be easier to crack.

Have you tried the long standard screwdriver trick?  Works like a charm on those outer wells!   

[FoggyNelson]

Happy 20th anniversary ?

[Lucky Baru]

Happy 20th, and to another 20!

[namisgr]

They opened in late '99.

[valiantman]

16 hours ago, namisgr said:

They opened in late '99.

Sorta.  I think they had early adopters "Charter Members" for 100 slots in late '99, but they weren't "officially open to the public" until January 4, 2000.

Edited May 4, 2018 by valiantman

[Buzzetta]

20th Anniversary slabs !

Re-issue! Re-package! Re-package! 
Re-evaluate the songs 
Double-pack with a photograph 
Extra track (and a tacky badge)

[namisgr]

4 minutes ago, valiantman said:

Sorta.  I think they had early adopters "Charter Members" for 100 slots in late '99, but they weren't "officially open to the public" until January 1, 2000.

Agreed that their 20th anniversary is at least a year and a half away.

[valiantman]

2 minutes ago, namisgr said:

8 minutes ago, valiantman said:

Sorta.  I think they had early adopters "Charter Members" for 100 slots in late '99, but they weren't "officially open to the public" until January 1, 2000.

Agreed that their 20th anniversary is at least a year and a half away.

Edited:  I found a definitive source... it was January 4, 2000.

https://www.cgccomics.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=1455

[namisgr]

2 minutes ago, valiantman said:

Edited:  I found a definitive source... it was January 4, 2000.

https://www.cgccomics.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=1455

I think the grading and encapsulation began a couple of months before they became official to the general public, and recall some first generation slabs without any page quality designation appearing in dealer hands before 2000.

[valiantman]

19 minutes ago, namisgr said:

I think the grading and encapsulation began a couple of months before they became official to the general public, and recall some first generation slabs without any page quality designation appearing in dealer hands before 2000.

Yes, the charter members were doing encapsulation prior to January 4, 2000.

[Mr.Mcknowitall]

22 minutes ago, valiantman said:

Edited:  I found a definitive source... it was January 4, 2000.

https://www.cgccomics.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=1455

search function, thread in 2010, Krypto Spidey, 11/9/99 Disney #1? A duck thingy?

[Mr.Mcknowitall]

And also 12/6/99.

[valiantman]

Right, those were submissions by Charter Members before CGC opened to the public