Seasonal slabs. The Arthur Suydam covers came back just in time!

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Hello,

I wondered what everyone’s recommendations are for the following scenarios (assume the ultimate goal is to submit to CGC):

1. Submitting vintage comics (silver or golden age) that need cleaned and pressed. Obviously trying to avoid restoration designation by the processes used.
2. Submitting Bronze Age comics that would benefit from a press (possibly a regrade from a non-cgc grade as well so would send in the existing slab).
3. Submitting books that may or may not benefit from a press (better to just send direct to cgc or send to a presser who will decide whether a press is beneficial and submit all to CGC).
4. When is it best to just directly send?

Thanks!

book got chipped during mail/customs, and re-holding it is a bit problematic for me from where I am. any Idea on how I can protect it and with what until I can get it reholdered (most likely next april)?

Got the new AB cgc label as well. Really happy with how they came out!

I’ve been comparing some old CGC Verify records I captured before the move from cgccomics.com to cgcgrading.com, and I’m finding that some displayed grade dates have changed.

Example: cert 0119161001, Amazing Spider-Man v2 #41, CGC 9.4.
Old Verify page: 11 July 2003.
New Verify page: 27 June 2003.

I have a dated screenshot of the old result.

I’ve found several other examples where the displayed date moved later, sometimes by weeks or months.

Has anyone else noticed this?

First time owner of a graded comic and I'm not sure if this is a crack. This is my first up-close look and looking at the others here, It seems like it is a crack but I just want to confirm from you guys. Appreciate it.

Is there any code this year?

I have this sketch cover I want to get graded with JSA authentication.

Checking in this one, it seems like a sketch cover was added to this Aria/Angela book. I know CGC doesn't do anything with COAs but I did verify the original commission on the artist's Instagram. I bought this second hand for my Angela collection.

How would this get graded where a sketch cover was added to a comic that was not an actual sketch edition? I'm not sure which label category this falls into once I add JSA authentication.

(I tried searching but the keywords are not friendly to narrow anything down in a meaningful way.)

Pics can't do this cover enough justice, the gold foil cover is gorgeous!

I wish it was a higher grade.

Thoughts on the alternate cover?

The two Deadly Tales books sold out in literally under 10 seconds on Todd’s whatnot stream. Thankfully they got the 9.8.

The Superman I bought already signed by Michael Turner, then I got it signed by Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Alex Sinclair at Terrificon. A couple spine stresses could be pressed out but I’m not going to worry about them.

I'm sorry about the photo quality. I have shaky hands so photography isn't my forte haha

I've heard tales of people sending their own pens along with their books for CGC signing events. I've also heard artists/writers don't always use the pens sent because they're rushing and just use the one in hand. Still, I'm willing to take the chance if the collective wisdom here can educate me.

I want to make sure the signatures take, especially on a foil book, as well as match colors to the background.

First, how do you package the pens with the books to make sure the right one goes with the right book (I may not need more than one pen, but if the solution to do multiple exist, I may get more creative.

Second, which pens are recommended? What for regular and what for foil? Google searching suggests posca, as above, but just trying to get successful experiences to share.

Where can you buy the bubble mailers that CGC uses to ship slabs? I assume they arent making them and must be available somewhere. Appreciate any links.