RonS2112 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 All: Recently bought a copy of Fantastic Four 52 and submitted to be slabbed. Just saw that it was finally scheduled for grading, but as a "qualified" book. Now trying to figure out why the "qualified" rating.....? I don't have pix handy, but I assessed the book at about a 3.5, with all the flaws one might associate with a book in that grade. There is a piece of tape on the back cover, along the spine/lower staple area, about 2.5 inches long. The cover appears to be held on fine without the tape, but the tape COULD be reinforcing a small tear near the staple area. Could this be the reason for the green label as opposed to a universal label? Thanks in advance for any thoughts. (I realize that CGC will eventually post notes detailing the exact reason for the green label, but I'm trying to get a jump on that.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 There is no "GLOD" (Green Label of Death?). Normally, a comic book will receive Qualified for being incomplete without affecting story, or an unwitnessed signature. The Lions Den, Krismusic and Deadpoolica 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonS2112 Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, theCapraAegagrus said: There is no "GLOD" (Green Label of Death?). Normally, a comic book will receive Qualified for being incomplete without affecting story, or an unwitnessed signature. A "qualified" rating == a green label, no? I don't think this book is incomplete, nor does it have a signature. Anything else that would earn the qualified rating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMH1322 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) Yes the book can get a green label if the book has a significant defect that needs a specific description. That is stated on the cgc site as well. I know i don’t have a lot of posts but I do have a fair amount of experience with cgc. Edited January 22, 2020 by Aaron Hollander Deadpoolica and Krismusic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Just now, RonS2112 said: A "qualified" rating == a green label, no? I don't think this book is incomplete, nor does it have a signature. Anything else that would earn the qualified rating? Qualified labels aren't usually killers, though - mostly using in-demand books as a reference. People don't really 'look down' upon them. Are there any missing chunks that don't affect story on the interior? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Aaron Hollander said: Yes the book can get a green label if the book has a significant defect that needs a specific description. That is stated on the cgc site as well. I know i don’t have a lot of posts but I do have a fair amount of experience with cgc. Post counts don't matter. Your post is informational. Thank you. Foley, Krismusic, The Lions Den and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonS2112 Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 1 minute ago, theCapraAegagrus said: Qualified labels aren't usually killers, though - mostly using in-demand books as a reference. People don't really 'look down' upon them. Are there any missing chunks that don't affect story on the interior? Thanks.....I appreciate the input. I did see that CGC uses a blue/green "conserved" label for things such as tape, which provide structural reinforcement. The piece of tape on my book could definitely be described that way. Is this "conserved label" still a thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, FiveForFighting said: Of course there is silly, it's been a term for almost 20 years. There are other reasons too. Basically if there's one big flaw that ruins an otherwise beautiful copy you get a GLOD. https://www.cgccomics.com/comic-grading/labels/ I have never heard "GLOD" in the 5-or-so years I have been collecting. That's just my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, RonS2112 said: Thanks.....I appreciate the input. I did see that CGC uses a blue/green "conserved" label for things such as tape, which provide structural reinforcement. The piece of tape on my book could definitely be described that way. Is this "conserved label" still a thing? Yes, as mentioned above. I think that the conservation label is applied to actually conserved comics, though. Like using preservative methods rather than Scotch tape, etc. The Lions Den and Krismusic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avi Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 26 minutes ago, RonS2112 said: All: Recently bought a copy of Fantastic Four 52 and submitted to be slabbed. Just saw that it was finally scheduled for grading, but as a "qualified" book. Now trying to figure out why the "qualified" rating.....? I don't have pix handy, but I assessed the book at about a 3.5, with all the flaws one might associate with a book in that grade. There is a piece of tape on the back cover, along the spine/lower staple area, about 2.5 inches long. The cover appears to be held on fine without the tape, but the tape COULD be reinforcing a small tear near the staple area. Could this be the reason for the green label as opposed to a universal label? Thanks in advance for any thoughts. (I realize that CGC will eventually post notes detailing the exact reason for the green label, but I'm trying to get a jump on that.) You mention flaws on the outside, did you check inside the book? You should call CGC directly and ask them about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 1 minute ago, FiveForFighting said: I completely disagree with this. Okay. In-demand comics as a reference, green books sell much easier than PLOD books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonS2112 Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Avi said: You mention flaws on the outside, did you check inside the book? You should call CGC directly and ask them about it. Yes, I did look through the book, and it was complete.....unless there was an ad page or something that was cut out with surgical precision, such that I couldn't tell anything was amiss. But I don't think this is the case. Appreciate the feedback. I may give them a call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avi Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 1 minute ago, RonS2112 said: Yes, I did look through the book, and it was complete.....unless there was an ad page or something that was cut out with surgical precision, such that I couldn't tell anything was amiss. But I don't think this is the case. Appreciate the feedback. I may give them a call. Please report back once you call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonS2112 Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, FiveForFighting said: Argh, then you didn't count the pages. Always count the pages!!! Yeah......lesson learned, I guess -- if that turns out to be the case. I got really lucky on an auction an got the book for well under FMV. Looks like I may end up breaking even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonS2112 Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 Called CGC.....the rep was very nice, but couldn't offer any more insight, as the book is being slabbed now. So I'll know in a day or two. Now I've got to decide if I circle back with the seller...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, RonS2112 said: Called CGC.....the rep was very nice, but couldn't offer any more insight, as the book is being slabbed now. So I'll know in a day or two. Now I've got to decide if I circle back with the seller...... I'd certainly discuss this with the seller. In most cases a green label 3.0 will sell for a fraction of what a blue label will bring. Most slab collectors are addicted to blue labels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 25 minutes ago, shadroch said: Most slab collectors are addicted to blue labels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callaway29 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Have the same ordeal going on as we speak, I obviously missed something. Have a book in grading/QC that's tagged as qualified incomplete, and I was expecting universal. Ugh, takes the wind right outta your sales... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Krismusic Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 2 hours ago, theCapraAegagrus said: There is no "GLOD" (Green Label of Death?). Normally, a comic book will receive Qualified for being incomplete without affecting story, or an unwitnessed signature. I dunno I saw a few Facebook groups and IG ones saying eww GLOD's guess they are trying to make a new term for qualified labels.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
