killjoy32 wrote in CGC Grading Etc...:Is that how much a dragon #1 sells for now?

killjoy32 wrote in CGC Grading Etc...:Is it something to do with that grading thing that it is sealed in?

killjoy32 wrote in CGC Grading Etc...:Is that how much a dragon #1 sells for now?

Philflound wrote in CGC Grading Etc...:
I'm unsure as to your statement. I can answer the question. Not sure what you mean by "Youtube basically only returns videos for how to crack open case" unless you are meaning when you do a search.

Some people crack out the book because they don't like the grade. They may get someone to press the book or do it themselves instead of having CGC press the book. They take their chances with that. If their presser
screws up the book or does a bad press job, it can possibly lower the grade. If we press it, it is done right where there is no rippling and bends are removed.

Some people switch labels and resubmit it. They think because the label is included with the comic that we will automatically give the returned book at least the grade "it was in". This is not the case as once a book comes in
raw, it is graded as if we never saw it before. So there is no guarantee on a grade if opened.

Some people don't like the grade and just send it in hoping that a different grader may "like" it better than the original finalizer. We are human, so depending on the grader, someone may deem the grade to be a little harsh and
give it a bump. This doesn't happen too often, and if so, may only jump up 1 grade. This can also backfire if some defect happened to be missed. We're talking over 20 years of grading. Early grading may have been a little more
lenient on certain defects or possibly was a bit harder. Over the years, input from the collecting community and dealers may have influenced certain defects to be graded easier or even more difficult. Tanning of covers is the one
that comes to mind.

Time still can affect a grade of a book. It is more likely that a book will downgrade if stored improperly. Extreme heat/light may affect fading or tanning. Also, NEVER put any books with staples in a fireproof safe. There is some
chemical in the safe that causes staples to rust, which can really kill a book.

As to you resubmitting your modules for cleaning and pressing. Make sure you have pressable defects. I can't tell you how many times we get books to be pressed that have stains, writing, color breaking creases, rust, etc that cannot
be removed with pressing. Bends, rippling and warping are pretty much the only defects that can increase the grade of the book. Some people press items to look nicer though the grade does not change.

Going to note the obvious, but people will still send things in regardless. Shrink-wrapped items will NOT be pressed. This is why I recommended in an earlier reply that you should send shrink-wrapped pieces in its own invoice, esepcially if
you have other pieces you want pressed.

Hope all this helps. I look forward to getting your items in my hands.

Phil

TitanCG wrote in CGC Grading Etc...:
As somebody who has been getting comics graded for 14 years with CGC and now starting to get my extensive D&D module collection graded I can say that CGC does indeed miss the boat whether intentionally or because there are bad graders but it happens. I am a professional presser(I worked for the Smithsonian for a couple years and have document conservation training as well), and have had books get 8.5 cracked them out and the same book get 9.8 without repressing it, just cracking it out and resubbing it.