Discuss comic grading and how to evaluate books
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ruckus226 Posts: 1
1/7/2016
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Hello all,
I am not sure if this has been asked recently but I am sure it has at some point in time.
I recently went to a comic book store to look for some back issues and they had told me that they no longer send out for grading but that CGC would be more valuable than a CBCS would later on down the road.
I would like to know the opinions. Is it really worth me paying $40 in membership fees just to send a comic off to CGC to have their name attached to it?
Or is CBCS just as good and on the rise?
CBCS appeals more to me due to the pricing and not having to pay for a membership just to get my comics graded.
Please help me decide where to ship the first comic I will have graded.
Thank you!
edited by ruckus226 on 1/7/2016
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knparzival Posts: 16
1/7/2016
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My understanding is that you can submit yourself to CGC through a partnered dealer http://www.cgccomics.com/services/Submitting.aspx .
I feel that CBCS is just as good as CGC. There are people who however will still pay a slightly higher premium for CGC but over time that gap seems to be closing. Because CBCS is a slightly cheaper service, I think they are both good choices for submitting a book to be graded.
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Godlike1 Posts: 22
1/8/2016
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I would add if you don't live in the US CBCS is brutal on return shipping (this was back in april last year so may have changed since) got a shipping quote from CGC they would have charged me 40% of what CBCS charged me.
Found the service outside of that excellent and was really happy with the books though 
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Oxbladder Posts: 487
1/16/2016
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Godlike1 wrote:
I would add if you don't live in the US CBCS is brutal on return shipping (this was back in april last year so may have changed since) got a shipping quote from CGC they would have charged me 40% of what CBCS charged me.
Found the service outside of that excellent and was really happy with the books though
Probably because they use an actual courier service whereas with CGC I believe that you do have some options, To be perfectly honest though shipping to and from the US is brutally expensive and, if you are in Canada, it is only going to get worse.
To answer the main question though is that CBCS is not going to be a fading service no matter what the CGC fans think. In some instances you may get some % more for a CGC graded book but, for the most part, whatever gap there was is gone. CBCS has very, very strong business right now and has actually had to hire new people a number of times in the last year because they were receiving overwhelming number of books. TATs are still not where they would like them to be but the big differences is they are working all the time to reduce them and while trying to grow their business as well with new services.
CBCS is also headed by Steve Borock who was one of the bigwigs over at CGC from the beginning until he took a business opportunity at Heritage Auctions. He is very, very knowledgeable, very friendly and a megafan of comics. He knows his poop and commands great respect throughout the industry. So CBCS is here to stay and may even become the big fish on the block at some point.
edited by oxbladder on 1/16/2016
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Alankelly4 Posts: 1
6/18/2016
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Any experience with PGX? No good? I want my comics pressed and cleaned and graded and they seem like a good option. Thanks
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quinnspuddinjoker Posts: 673
6/24/2016
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Alankelly4 wrote:
Any experience with PGX? No good? I want my comics pressed and cleaned and graded and they seem like a good option. Thanks
PGX isn't liked by most collectors and most will want to use CGC or CBCS. Using CGC or CBCS to grade your books if selling your third party graded books will sell higher compared to a PGX book. It is worth using CGC or CBCS not PGX.
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Oxbladder Posts: 487
6/26/2016
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PGX is awful
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