CGC RAISES PRICES ON JANUARY 18, 2022 On January 4, 2022, CGC announced that they were raising prices associated with grading comic books, magazines, concert posters, and lobby cards beginning on January 18, 2022. You may recall that in April of 2021, CGC raised their prices significantly, and just nine months later, they’re raising them…
CGC RAISES PRICES ON APRIL 28, 2021 On April 21, 2021, CGC announced that they’d be raising the prices associated with their Grading & Pressing services as well as updating the benefits of their annual Membership Tiers beginning on April 28, 2021. In this article we’ll take a look at what’s changed so you can…
WHERE TO FIND BLACK FRIDAY COMIC BOOK DEALS Who doesn’t love to score sweet deals during the Black Friday through Cyber Monday shopping bonanza? I know I do! Not only am I in the market for a new 4k HDTV (thanks to my 3 year old for shattering the screen on the living room set)…
GRADING OPTIONS FOR UNWITNESSED SIGNED COMICS Every day I get emails and DM’s from comic collector’s all over the country asking me questions about comics and comic book grading. It’s with great responsibility that I take the time to answer each person’s question, and sometimes when I get asked the same question more than a…
IS CGC WORTH IT? Breaking Down the Cost, Time and Effort Ever since I began my journey to open up this very online comic book shop, there’s been one question that I’ve been asked by comic book enthusiasts more than any other, and that question is: Is CGC Worth It? While the question itself is…
When it comes to having your comics graded and “slabbed” by an impartial and independent third party, there are three main companies available to choose from – CGC, CBCS & PGX. CGC was the very first company to grade and slab comic books beginning in 2000. PGX entered the market shortly thereafter beginning in 2002.…
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SUBMITTING COMICS TO CGC Back in 2012 or so, I discovered graded comics from CGC (Certified Guaranty Company) – an independent third party that professionally grades a comic book and securely encapsulates said comic in a sealed plastic slab with a label that details key information and the actual…