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6/19/2025 Topic: Values Aren't Loading For Some Titles collectibleshop	both are showing values for me today, but yesterday some hulk series were not loading at all. looks like a glitch got fixed.
6/20/2025 Topic: Shipping Advice Needed collectibleshop	USPS shipping has gotten well higher the last few years, plus them stopping same-rate-across-country-for-under 2 lbs, then for under 1 lb too, except of course for the more expensive Flat Rate boxes. Was your package over 1 lb? Nebraska is a zone 6 from me in FL, and a 2 lb priority package is $16, and ground is $13.20. Under 1 lb is still $12 priority and $9.10 for ground for over 12 oz (which starts at $8.35 for local zones). Can be $7.15 for between 8 and 12 oz tho. For just a few comics, if not valuable, I just cut pieces of cardboard a little oversize (1/2" at least) of the comics and sandwich them, and tape it all around. 1 piece of double thick and 1 of single thick, makes it reasonably stiff and lighter weight than 1 of those mailer boxes. If you want to get fancy you can bend up your own box so there's no open sides. and I'll chime in on the Media Mail suggestion-- it's NOT allowed for comics cuz of outdated and stupid postal regs, and the P.O. has been cracking down on inspections for that more the last few years. Multiple people on the CGC boards have noted that, as well as ey feedback from mad customers.The package can be opened anywhere along the line, so even if your local P.O. doesn't ask questions and lets it thru, the next station might inspect it, or any stop after that. Then the receiver gets hit with the bill for priority mail rate, and you get a warning letter from the P.O. Not worth the risk. And yes, many sellers who do free shipping on ey, even if using the P.O.'s discount program or e*y discount shipping, lose money on shipping. Google's AI says here's some discount shipping choices: Stamps.com: Offers discounts on Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express, plus discounted package insurance. ShipWorks: Provides access to USPS Commercial Rates and additional savings on Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, and Ground Advantage. ShipStation: As a USPS shipping partner, offers Commercial Pricing and discounts on First Class Mail, Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, and international services. Easyship: Provides access to discounted USPS rates, including up to 89% off retail prices. Pirate Ship: Offers access to pre-negotiated USPS discounts with no monthly fees. Shippo: Offers USPS Commercial Plus Pricing and volume-based discounts. USPS Connect eCommerce: For online sellers, this program offers discounted rates through participating platforms, plus other benefits like free packaging and package pickup. Click-N-Ship (PO.'s own program): All customers get lower Commercial Rates when shipping online. I haven't tried any of those, but ones I've looked into in the past charge a monthly fee even if you don't use the service, others charge fees that negate much of their discount, many are simply a pain in the butt to use, and some you have to be a business. Pirate Ship seems get favorable reviews in the bit of search results I scanned for discount usps shipping. I find it hard to believe the 'up to 89% less' on any USPS shipping, but that's what they claim. So that oughta give you some choices. edited by collectibleshop on 6/20/2025*
6/23/2025 Topic: Report Missing Issue Button collectibleshop	that button/link should show all the time, at least it does on the desktop website version. however, it hasn't worked in months, you just get the 'can't add it to the queue' error message after submitting, UNLESS they finally got it fixed. I don't have anything to test with it at the moment. what did you submit? if you didn't get the error message, there should have been some kind of message saying it's been successfully submitted. Unlike the report missing variant form, you can't check to see if it's under your subs anywhere, you just have to wait and see if/when it shows on the listing.
6/23/2025 Topic: Shipping Advice Needed collectibleshop	Xvipah73 wrote: Just to follow up on Media Mail. I use it regularly. Again, only for bulk comics of very little value, and have never had a single issue. The PO is allowed to open and check if they are "educational" materials. In practice, it happens very little. And, if they do open it and find something, they will just charge for the difference, it's not like it's "illegal". Just for context. I am, as I type this, mailing a 13 pound package using PirateShip from FL to TX using USPS Ground Advantage Cubic.. $13. Granted, further away is more, but it's not supposed to be $15 for 2 pounds true, volume-wise, they don't check very many media mail packages, but from the accounts I've read, plus the P.O.'s own statements, they've increased inspections, and they can check it for any reason. and when they charge the receiver for the diff, you get a pissed off customer, who may not buy again, unless you refund them and maybe lose some $ if the comics are few and cheap. And some of my P.O.'s and I assume others, will ask what's in the box if using media mail, and if they think you're lying they can open it right there or in the back and nail you for the priority rate. And they will 'blacklist' you somehow if they find you continue to break their rules after the 1st warning. use media mail at your own risk. it used to be that if you included some other legit piece of media mail they would allow the comics, but they got rid of that loophole too, same with bound printed. as for "it's not supposed to be $15 for 2 pounds", I agree, but that's what it is for priority to a zone 6 these days, and $9 for ground advantage. I never heard of Ground Advantage Cubic, so checked it out a bit, but didn't run any test thru the online calculator. so the package has to be no more than 12x12x12 and under 20 lbs. I'm not selling much lately, so doubt I'll need it, but good to have the option in case someone ever buys a batch of my bit o' clearance comics. maybe some year I'll check out PirateShip. edited by collectibleshop on 6/23/2025
6/23/2025 Topic: Shipping Advice Needed collectibleshop	Xvipah73 wrote: USPS has the padded, pre-paid, express envelope that's, like, $10.30 or something like that. It fits comics pretty well, especially if you do the cardboard sandwich. On that note, no discounts for pre-paid envelopes/boxes either. Discounts from those service are for "regular" Ground or Express. man, I totally forgot about the flat rate envelopes, even tho I have the printed rates list and they're at the top. duh me. I use the legal size ones ($10.40), which I prefer as they give you more room for the cardboard sandwich, and for magazines, and I use my own bubble wrap. you can't get very many comics/mags in them, but still cheaper than ground or priority if over 1 lb. Have to order them by the pack off usps.com since the local P.O.'s don't stock them. And the 10.40+ rate on those is for Priority, not Express. Express flat rate is $31-$32. The pre-paid padded ones are a $10.85 rate. The pre-paid are nice if you know you're going to ship regularly, and they include your return address too, so you can have the packages picked up at your house, if you don't mind paying in advance for them. and I see they're also 'forever' rate too, so if you have the bucks, you can stock up some before the next price increase. https://store.usps.com/store/shipping-supplies/prepaid-priority-mail/_/N-1ved7wl . and of course compare with the normal rates of pirateship etc and pick the lowest cost. Michael in case you don't know, the rate chart is at https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/Notice123.htm . I pick out the pages I need and just print those, and that makes it faster to refer to instead of always going thru the P.O. shipping calculator. But you do have to remember if the package has any side over 12 inches you need to check it with the online calculator to get the right rates for 'large' packages.The zip code chart is https://postcalc.usps.com/DomesticZoneChart and I print that out too. edited by collectibleshop on 6/23/2025
6/23/2025 Topic: Shipping Advice Needed collectibleshop	Xvipah73 wrote: Yea, good point, glorkar. No advertising. Which also means a lot of the newer comics are good also funny enough. I dunno about PO's asking about Media Mail, I always just have my mail person pick it up at my house. They never knock and ask. As far as refunding if they get a bill cause the PO opened it up and charged? Yea, that's the chance you take - much cheaper shipping for a crap ton of packages, and once or twice you may have to bite the bullet, the math has always checked out for me. I hadn't heard that they could blacklist you though. I suppose if I do ever get a letter or something I'd probably stop. Also, side note. I was shipping just a regular old paperback yesterday, and Ground Advantage was actually cheaper than Media, so that's also worth keeping in mind. I guess under 10oz or so it's better to use Ground. Regardless of which what service you choose to use to ship, make sure you don't just go through the USPS. Use one of the services like PirateShip or Shippo. Much better discounts (Media Mail prices are Media Mail prices, btw, no discounts for that no matter where you choose to ship it from). edited by xvipah73 on 6/23/2025 The mail carrier is not going to ask about what's in the package or open it, that's up to postmaster at the office and their clerks. so having it picked up lowers your chances of inspection, but any picky P.O stop along the line can open it if they want. Someone I think on the CGC board posted a copy of the P.O. warning letter and I'm sure it warned about them blocking habitual offenders, I assume both thru online P.O. accounts and by your return address. there's probably a copy somewhere on the P.O. site or google. on the paperback you shipped, the USPS rate chart for media mail says up to 1 lb is $4.63 (man has that gone up!) and the 'up to 4oz' rate for ground STARTS at $5.25, but did you use pirateship Gr Adv for it and it was less than $4.63? that's a needed detail.
7/2/2025 Topic: Sad Sack Army Life collectibleshop	yeah, they have the wrong pic for #61, there's is #41. GCD states that the 'Today' issues #58- 61continue from Sad Sack Army Life Parade, which is not how CPG lists that series, so that looks to be a mistake too. https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/sad-sacks-army-life/61/pnwsnp is the offending wrong pic, your pic is correct. GCD page for it: https://www.comics.org/issue/223952/
7/6/2025 Topic: Missing- The Mighty Thor #348 Oct 1984 collectibleshop	https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/thor/348B/pkyxivq
7/9/2025 Topic: CGC grading collectibleshop	CptKirkI wrote: Thanks. I know I can add significant value to each issue I send, but I don't know what the actual cost is to have each done or if there is single fee for all of them. in case you haven't gone there to look, this is the fees page: https://www.cgccomics.com/submit/services-fees/cgc-grading/ edited by collectibleshop on 7/9/2025
7/12/2025 Topic: cover stuff collectibleshop	https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/threat/6B/pkvxlxq subtitle says Mark Brooks, but it's Simon Bianchi. https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/multiversus-collision-detected/1-DOLLA/piysoxx has an uncropped pic, so attached a better one. some of the pic subs are too small too (under Dark Horse), and WHEN I LAY MY VENGEANCE UPON THEE #5-RI has a camera pic with glare.(BOOM) 1st sub for ADVENTURE TIME #4-RI-B Retailer Incentive (Oni) has wrong cover subbed, that's not the Matt Lesniewski cover, this is: https://s3.amazonaws.com/comicgeeks/comics/covers/large-3478853.jpg?1747139207 don't have time tonight to run thru all the Creator subs, but a couple low rank members are making various mistakes on cover artists etc, and 1 is yupping stuff that's not correct, like STAR WARS: CHEWBACCA #1C blank cover artist (Marvel), it's not Nato, it's Noto, but not for that cover. Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #2B wrong cover artist subbed, it's all by Bermejo according to other databases, not Giandomenico. Scooby Doo #34 has all wrong creators according to GCD and the league, probably looked at wrong series. and #34-36 have Todd Klein as letterer, by everyone else says Constanza. but the nope button is still throwing an error, so maybe some admin or two can blaze thru the subs and educate some folks. edited by collectibleshop on 7/12/2025
7/14/2025 Topic: couple title corrections collectibleshop	https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/michael-turners-fathom-dawn-of-war---cannon/siqpb should be Michael Turner's Cannon: Dawn of War, not MICHAEL TURNER'S FATHOM: DAWN OF WAR - CANNON . indicia scan at GCD: https://www.comics.org/issue/1502153/image/ https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/cyberrad/vbsr isn't right. Indicia says Cyberrad Deathwatch 2000 #1, not just Cyberrad. GCD: https://www.comics.org/issue/51988/image/ another one: https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/joker-the-year-of-the-villain/pksthv should be The Joker, not Joker, The, according to the indicia. edited by collectibleshop on 7/14/2025
7/18/2025 Topic: MIA Comic Books collectibleshop	GCD has Capone and the other Tears Like Water comics. Capone: https://www.comics.org/series/33579/ rest of their series: https://www.comics.org/publisher/2643/ if an admin feels like adding them. I'm getting an error message on the Publisher search: "Error executing Publisher search query: Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'AND'." what else is new....
7/18/2025 Topic: something is killing the children volume 1 collectibleshop	ok, oops, and crap. was more looking for one that had 'deluxe edition' in the corner, didn't pay attention to the color of the type. hate when I do that. Glokar, if you find a good pic, post it. I guess I forgot to check e**y somehow, but the other couple usual databases site didn't have the right one either. got my pic from the league, they only had 1 with 'deluxe edition.' oh well, moving too fast will trip you up sometimes.
7/19/2025 Topic: MIA Comic Books collectibleshop	Beren12 wrote: Well done! I fell vindicated now, LOL. Guess you had no luck with Street Fighter Unlimited??? , my thanks!! Beren12 if you mean me, I hadn't looked for that cover since I figured the series was 'found' by Lokyel. And it does come up using Street Fighter Unlimited, it just takes a few seconds to get past the 'no results' notice for some reason. another 'new' problem with the search, so often times I move on thinking something is not listed, when it is, so why initially does it say X issue/series has no results? so went and did many searches, and can't find a good pic. The league was the only database site I found that had it, but the pic is not up to CPG standards (camera pic with reflection, not cropped well, etc). 1 other CGC graded one ey, but not good either. searched google images too, multiple comic shop sites, and nada. there's multiple Heroes Haven stores, didn't feel like going t each one, plus the book is 10 years old and is probably not listed/pictured on those sites anyway. got tired of searching, so maybe if you bookmark ey for 'STREET FIGHTER UNLIMITED #1 (fernandez, heroes haven)', one will show up with a good scan some year. edited by collectibleshop on 7/19/2025
7/19/2025 Topic: JLA: Heaven's Ladder (2000) Prestige Format collectibleshop	ah, the old 'missing the apostrophe in the title ploy, eh Kato?' it's here, needs the apostrophe in Heaven's, which is a VERY common problem, so remember to try searches without it too. also try using fewer keywords when there's punctuation in some words, as it will show up with JLA Ladder too. https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/jla-heavens-ladder/1soft_cover/pmqvmx
7/20/2025 Topic: MIA Comic Books collectibleshop	CPG can go ahead and list the Street Fighter variant without a pic at least. Heroes Haven exclusive, Ozzy Fernandez cover artist, they already have the rest of the creator team and other info. the Tears Like Water comics will take longer, so may be a while.
7/21/2025 Topic: Predator Black, White, and Blood collectibleshop	they apparently don't have it yet. and when they do, it will say "& blood" instead of "and blood", but I tried multiple searches, even with just Predator, and it didn't come up. maybe they haven't received it yet, or just buried in the pile still. the league has pics (5 covers) and creator info if they need it: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/1492467/predator-black-white-blood-1
7/23/2025 Topic: Missing - Spider-Man Christmas Special (Marvel UK) collectibleshop	I may have mentioned this before, but since you own the comics, it helps CPG a lot if you state what the indicia says is the title, if there's any questions/differences on the outside and inside, as half the time the cover will say 1 thing, and the indicia another. CPG can always add search words so something can be found using like 'Christmas Special' and Winter.
7/24/2025 Topic: Verify Data delete icon not working collectibleshop	the trash can and nope functions have been having problems for a while now. last I had to delete a mistake of mine the trashcan icon worked tho. but don't bother submitting pence prices anyway (or Aus, francs etc). those are already noted in the subtitles and CPG only accepts cover prices in US $. I tried to nope it just to see if that worked, and it still doesn't. been reported multiple times, so someday it'll get fixed.
7/24/2025 Topic: Missing - Spider-Man Christmas Special (Marvel UK) collectibleshop	angelochelsea wrote: collectibleshop wrote: I may have mentioned this before, but since you own the comics, it helps CPG a lot if you state what the indicia says is the title, if there's any questions/differences on the outside and inside, as half the time the cover will say 1 thing, and the indicia another. CPG can always add search words so something can be found using like 'Christmas Special' and Winter. Hi, sadly the indicia in Marvel UK titles is very hit and miss i.e.sometime sits there and sometimes it isn't! My later post on winter specials helps confirm that this probably the winter special for 1984. For. this title the indicia does not conform the title at all! Just 1984! ok, figures they'd make it hard on us . and it's helpful if you put more issues in a single post rather than do each separately, thanks.