And remember people when you call and talk to your customer service reps for CGC be kind and not a jerk! Things happen and they are remote!

Get your books in sooner than later because I guarantee those prices go up

I'm in no hurry to send my signed copies in. You are correct on the wait times

So I actually sent off a Scooby-Doo Batman number one signed by the author what you should know is that the cost of the book ends up being $80. I sent it with other books but they take each category and separate it so this was one book which meant the $24 fee the $25 authentication, five dollar service fee and $20 to return the book so if you’re sending just one or two books, it might be somewhat costly.

$50 to grade and authenticate. Plus the usual shipping etc. Crazy wait times the next 12 months.

This is awesome I have just the book in mind and now another option to go with👍

Love the hat!! Bleed green mafia

Why is this so exciting? CBCS already does this and has a superior product.

@johnnydropkicks

Ай бұрын

Agreed. I have about a dozen signed books that I would like to have graded at some point. My plan was to go with CBCS. My plan hasn’t changed.

@johnconstantine7442

Ай бұрын

It's about the money a CGC slab can get you.

@MintHunterComics

Ай бұрын

You don't find this to be a huge deal? Yes CBCS is better, but the parent leading company now does it. That's huge

@johnnydropkicks

Ай бұрын

@@johnconstantine7442 For people who are looking to sell books right now, you are correct; a CGC slab is worth more. But will that be the case 10 years from now? Who knows. Right now, I would personally rather do business with a company with a better reputation, a better product, and accurate grading without all the scams and shenanigans.

@johnnydropkicks

Ай бұрын

@@johnconstantine7442 For people who are looking to sell books right now, you are correct; a CGC slab is worth more. But will that be the case 10 years from now? Who knows. Right now, I would personally rather do business with a company with a better reputation, a better product, and more accurate grading.

I got my signed books from the 1990s when signatures were free, I'll be sending those in. :)

@MintHunterComics

Ай бұрын

Nice

Its gonna be YUUUGGGEEE

Finally. Now my ASM 1 with Stan signature gets resubbed.

Have a bunch (6-8 copies of each) of Daredevil 179-181 signed by Miller that I will be submitting.

This is a very good service from CGC. Will definitely affect their competitors.

Never graded a thing in my life although, I have a Howard the duck #2 signed by Frank Brunner, and it’s absolutely gorgeous. I’m definitely thinking about that one

A good friend of mine just got a job with them as a signature authenticator!

@MintHunterComics

Ай бұрын

Wow!

Great information as always, thank you for your content. I look forward to your thoughts on our comic book hobby.

They had to do something to distract from mistrust and keep business. Hope no more scandals appear.

@MintHunterComics

Ай бұрын

Same here man

I’m a reader. I only slab as a bday gift to myself. Debating sending my Stan Lee signed Avengers 16 & 17. My Terry Moore SIP 2/3, and my New Mutants 86 with Liefeld and McFarlane

I missed this news by 1 week….. sent my Vader #3 Larocca variant signed by Edgar and Granvov (I realize that is strange but it’s all I had when I met him lol). I do have a ton of others!

I got some signed by Bob Kane I will send.

I have 3/4 of a short box of raw signed books. I have George Perez signed books I definitely want to send

that's good news for anyone wanting that signed raws graded and slabbed. congrats. #IWANTCAPTAINCARROTPLEASE

Preacher #1 signed by Garth Ennis, Uncanny X-Men #207 signed by John Romita Jr.

Batman: Damned #1 signed by Jim Lee. Maybe also my autographed copy of GL #50 with Marz and Banks.

I have a signed Spider-Man 1, McFarlane signed? It says ‘Dude’ McFarlane so don’t know if he signed any that way.

@TheSneak

Ай бұрын

Now that's a 10/10 signature. 😂

Maybe... Maybe... Maybe X-Men #25 and Wolverine #75, each signed by the respective Kirby brothers who were the artists at the time.

All my signed books were done 20 years ago so I MAY be sending in JLA/Avengers signed by George Perez and maybe Michael Turner Superman/Batman books. I do like the pre screen idea and not having some 7.0 surprise come back but I'll likely aim lower for 9.6 or even 9.4 as I'd be fine w that especially for greats like Perez who are sadly no longer with us and I want to preserve the book. Thanks for this info. Great video

I find CGC's recent actions quite concerning. How many green labels have they issued without witnessing the signature on the comic? Now, suddenly, when their profits are affected, they're willing to verify existing signatures, even though they could be forgeries. Isn't the whole point of the 'Witnessed Signature' to prevent this?

@aa_battery7

Ай бұрын

This is why it's a different label. If you are someone who fears getting a forged sig, just stick to signature series which has to be witnessed

Sending in all my 306 signed Stan lee books in RIGHT NOW!!

🎶 “Into the flood againnnnn!” 🎶

Lmao they have to do anything to make up for the horrific grading scheme situation

Im still concentrating on my UK comic collection now CGC have a designated UK comics "expert" but I have half a dozen signed COA comics that I will also send off just in case. . Need to know if they will take the numbering into affect i.e. I have skottie young signed comic #1 of 100

Time to get my signed Cherry pop tarts graded hahahaah!

I believe the main issue with this is that it will complicate market prices. The thing CGC had over CBCS is that signatures were 100% authentic; no chance for fakes. Now, unless you still go through the signature series, the market will be flooded with hundreds of 9.8s that may or may not be legit. This will shoot signatures like Stan Lee’s from roughly $1500 on some key books to less than $700 and maybe even less than that; unless they are signature series. Those may gain more value.

@MintHunterComics

Ай бұрын

So I will say, they still have to pass authentication. The books won’t get the label if the signature fails the verification process

@sijdnsd6460

Ай бұрын

@@MintHunterComics True, but CBCS itself has authenticated fake signatures before. Roughly 4 years ago, another KZreadr faked some sigs to see if CBCS would authentic them and they did. I worry CGC would do the same thing.

I know who signed my comics and when (hint: they were all signed before artists and writers started charging fees for doing so). Therefore I don't need this mob to verify them.

I can see you sending hundreds very soon.

@MintHunterComics

Ай бұрын

Actually I sold all my signed raws off recently! Kinda wish I had waited lol

I’ve got a new mutants 86 signed by Rob Liefeld and a full run of infinity war all signed by artist that I’ll send in I think but not yet it already takes months to get them back to Australia.

@MintHunterComics

Ай бұрын

Good luck!

@latestartcomics

Ай бұрын

@@MintHunterComics thanks James, I credit you for helping me already become so knowledgeable and for knowing what to look for etc etc can’t thank you enough. 🤙🏾

I am curious how this plays out. Will "verified" signatures collect much more than blue labels? Will people that own CCBS "verified" books crack the cases and submit to CGC to get a significant bump? Just for an example, Heritage recently sold a CCBS "verified" Jack Kirby and Stan Lee 5.5 X-Men 1 for $10,500. The previous week, a blue label CGC 5.5 X-Men 1 sold for $12,600. Yes, CGC books do go for more, but witnessed Kirby+Lee SS would go for a lot more than $12,600. So, if you're the person that just acquired that "Jack Kirby verified" book, do you submit to CGC? Stan Lee signatures are common, though they can still add quite a bit to a key book.Kirby signatures, on the other hand, are rare. What's especially rare is that it's a cover signature from both, because back when Kirby was alive, the practice was to sign the splash page, not the cover. Fans didn't want to ruin the beautiful artwork with scribbles. According to one source that I came across "That's why any true Jack Kirby autograph will never be on the cover and always in ink pen." In theory, that would be a massive win to get a CGC "verified" Kirby signature. What's that book worth then? $15k? $20k? Or is it worth < $10k, because there's a good chance that CGC comes back and says "nope, we can't verify this Kirby signature" which means you've got a blue label with scribbles?

Any idea what this means for green labels from cgc? Can the slabs be resubmitted and relabeled for $25 or are they ineligible?

As soon as I get autographs at the upcoming con I am going to, I plan to send my signed books in. Timothy Zahn signing my copy of Heir to the Empire #1 is a top priority.

@kayakboy6748

Ай бұрын

Very cool

Would a signature be affected by a clean and a press?

Does this mean were gonna see a raw signed book claim sale soon?

I have books with multiple signatures, but im not certain who the signatures belong to. The CBCS submission form asks you to fill in the names, so I'm not sure what to do?

@sijdnsd6460

Ай бұрын

What I would do is research who did the art/wrote the book. From there, look up the signatures for those names and compare.

So, are they grading the book AND authenticating the signature(s) for $25? Got 3 comics signed this past weekend from Joe Pruett (Cable #73), Georges Jeanty (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 #23), and Mark Bagley (ASM #373) I’d like to get slabbed up.

The question is will they do interior sigs and give the yellow label still? 🤔

@sijdnsd6460

Ай бұрын

I believe not, in the past, they would still give a blue label even if there was a signature inside. The only reason they might not have given a blue label is if the signature was written on a page with story. If it was just on an ad page or of the like, then it would just get a blue label.

do you know if this will also apply to the video game department of cgc

claim I

This is EXCITING.

@MintHunterComics

Ай бұрын

Yes it IS

Ouch advising to still send to a grading company after all that has come out. No, thank you.

What color label do you get?

They charge you for an actual GRADE of the signature also. That has it's own number. LAME!!! CBCS wins again.

50-60$ for a t shirt? anyone can get those made for like 5$...lmao

CGC trying to get rid of the CBCS competition

This is pretty cool but i wonder if the original yellow label will still be the top tier over the new label.

@MintHunterComics

Ай бұрын

I don’t see why it would but we will see!

@xavierloera1938

Ай бұрын

@@MintHunterComics i hope not cause i got a couple books i would like to send in eventually

@zekerobinett868

Ай бұрын

I think the black label might be more favorable, especially since you can get the signature ITSELF graded, adding a whole new dynamic that the gold label wont offer

@xavierloera1938

Ай бұрын

@@zekerobinett868 i really hope so. That would be pretty cool. Let’s see what happens in the next fee months

@sijdnsd6460

Ай бұрын

The one thing is that the yellow label guarantees authenticity. The black label is a 75/25 shot. People make mistakes all the time in authenticating things. Buyers would be weary of buying a book that may or may not be legit.

Signed Books are not Near Mint, there I said it.

@MintHunterComics

Ай бұрын

How so?

@jpl484

Ай бұрын

@@MintHunterComics by writing on the book . you are damaging it., this isnt a new opinion. There only a handful of signatures in the Comic Universe worth anything. all the rest of this is hype meant to create value with there isnt any.

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@MintHunterComics

Ай бұрын

Not yet, her due date was today but it looks like he’s going to be a bit late! She scheduled to be induced this weekend

Omg... That thing looks disgusting. Looking forward to continuing to not using CGC

@MintHunterComics

Ай бұрын

...How does it look "disgusting?"

@AndrewSunada

Ай бұрын

The new CGC label just looks darker, mirkier and more clustered with that combined CGC and JSA label together. Definitely feels like a "first iteration design" for them.

Are you advertising for a billion dollar company? What's the deal?

@michaelsharkey4255

Ай бұрын

Ha ha most KZreadrs do these type of videos. Not sure if they realize they are giving free advertising.

@slickjolly

Ай бұрын

@@michaelsharkey4255 Can we just get back to spending money on comics and enjoying them rather than burning it with grading companies? This is all greed, telling you that you need something that you don't because it will make your comic "worth more"

CBCS might be dead now 😅

@MintHunterComics

Ай бұрын

I don’t think so. But it’ll hurt their business a bit

@Shonenman1010

Ай бұрын

@@MintHunterComics you might be Rights, we'll just have to wait and see. I hope I'm wrong because the competition in this space is important

I think you're overlooking a kind of obvious hurdle- what about all the books that they end up rejecting as 'not authentic' signatures? Either from fakes, or, legit sigs that CGC just authenticates wrong? I see more scandals coming, not less.

@sijdnsd6460

Ай бұрын

This is my concern. I believe buyers will significantly underpay for a book with a black label due to the chance it may be fake. Yellow label guarantees authenticity, black does not.