So, what was the first CGC graded comic you purchased? 4 4

[nepatkm]

On 1/21/2020 at 6:09 PM, jayhawker said:

This was mine. I think it was 2003 and I still have it.

Nice!! Fantastic copy @jayhawker  

[nepatkm]

On 1/21/2020 at 11:07 PM, William-James88 said:

Here is my first 

 Beautiful Copy @William-James88 

[jayhawker]

1 hour ago, nepatkm said:

Nice!! Fantastic copy @jayhawker  

Thank you

[oldmilwaukee6er]

My first (still have it). Got the slab sketched on at SDCC'04

[IbukiLord]

August 2019 was my first CGC purchase and got this.

 

I have tried to obtain 1 CGC a month since then which so far I've been successful.

[creaturefan95]

My first was this 8.0 Swamp Thing #22 with white pages that I purchased on eBay in 2016 for $24.98 ($19.99 BIN plus $4.99 shipping):

I wanted at least one slab in my collection to know what they were like, collected Swamp Thing, and thought the price was reasonable.

[bobotski]

Had these 2 before I knew better

COAs say signed by Bob Kane and Jerry Siegel.

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

Ughh... I have tried tracking back down my first CGC graded comic and pretty sure @valiantman now owns it. I sold it a long time ago and still wish I didn't.  Not that it is particularly valuable.  It was just the early days of CGC and a sample label.

[THE_BEYONDER]

It was an ASM 29 graded 7.0

Book looked almost perfect to my untrained eye.  

[valiantman]

On 8/9/2020 at 12:08 AM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

Ughh... I have tried tracking back down my first CGC graded comic and pretty sure @valiantman now owns it. I sold it a long time ago and still wish I didn't.  Not that it is particularly valuable.  It was just the early days of CGC and a sample label.

I don't want to sell it - especially since it's not particularly valuable - but if you want to make sure your old child is still safe and sound (and add another photo to your scrapbook), here you go:

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

52 minutes ago, valiantman said:

I don't want to sell it - especially since it's not particularly valuable - but if you want to make sure your old child is still safe and sound (and add another photo to your scrapbook), here you go:

I completely understand and didn't think you would sell it. Although if you ever do I would definitely be interested.  I am glad that it at least ended up where someone wasn't just sending it back for a new slab . The sample case was the main history and reason I originally got the book and was my first CGC graded comic I ever purchased. Really wish I never let it go, but glad it at least found a good home. Thanks again for sharing it in all its CGC Sample glory.

[oldrover]

Back in 2002 I was buying Marvel keys and runs with some found money... didn't buy many slabbed books... in fact, I bought a lot of keys I knew were restored... but I did buy a slabbed copy of my favorite book as a kid... a GSXM1 9.6. Sold it last year. 

[Poekaymon]

Watchmen #1 9.8, last September.  Didn't know about GPA or Gocollect or any of that, and had no idea that the TV show was coming out and was hyping up the price.  Way overpaid.  #noregretstho  

[spideyfan76]

Amazing Spider-Man 119 and 120 in CGC 7.0 and 7.5 respectively in 2011.

[valiantman]

4 hours ago, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

5 hours ago, valiantman said:

I don't want to sell it - especially since it's not particularly valuable - but if you want to make sure your old child is still safe and sound (and add another photo to your scrapbook), here you go:

I completely understand and didn't think you would sell it. Although if you ever do I would definitely be interested.  I am glad that it at least ended up where someone wasn't just sending it back for a new slab . The sample case was the main history and reason I originally got the book and was my first CGC graded comic I ever purchased. Really wish I never let it go, but glad it at least found a good home. Thanks again for sharing it in all its CGC Sample glory.

Another interesting thing about the CGC sample cases is that they were recorded with a CGC Serial Number matching to Adventures of Superman #500, even if that wasn't the book inside.  The grade was not stored, so it's a sample that isn't included in the CGC Census.

Here's the official CGC lookup for that slab:  https://www.cgccomics.com/certlookup/0010955001/

Grade: 0.0 

EDIT: Just noticed that the grade date is 2012, so I don't know what happened to mess up the database there.  I think the Grade Date was missing in the past, maybe they picked a date for books without a grade date so the database wouldn't have nulls.

Edited August 10, 2020 by valiantman

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

55 minutes ago, valiantman said:

Another interesting thing about the CGC sample cases is that they were recorded with a CGC Serial Number matching to Adventures of Superman #500, even if that wasn't the book inside.  The grade was not stored, so it's a sample that isn't included in the CGC Census.

Here's the official CGC lookup for that slab:  https://www.cgccomics.com/certlookup/0010955001/

Grade: 0.0 

EDIT: Just noticed that the grade date is 2012, so I don't know what happened to mess up the database there.  I think the Grade Date was missing in the past, maybe they picked a date for books without a grade date so the database wouldn't have nulls.

That is some interesting information.  I appreciate you sharing it. Thank you.

[Xenosmilus]

4 hours ago, valiantman said:

EDIT: Just noticed that the grade date is 2012, so I don't know what happened to mess up the database there.  I think the Grade Date was missing in the past, maybe they picked a date for books without a grade date so the database wouldn't have nulls.

It’s the date they screwed up 

[Buzzetta]

I think it was a Spider-man 2 believe it or not.  I remember buying it from Pacific Comic Exchange.

It was originally an old label 3.0 and it was one of the last books I needed to complete my original ASM run.  I still have it and after a press and resubmit it came back a 5.0. 

Edited August 11, 2020 by Buzzetta

[littledoom]

Watchmen 1 CGC 9.0 $10 auction win $10 shipping on eBay 2009