Breaking News! CGC Raises Grading Prices In Wake Of Disastrous Year - Community RANT!

[@shawnjones8748]

Ehh biggest thing to me with this is that they are raising prices after getting sued multiple times for shady business. It gives the feel that the customers are being passed the bill. Especially since we are in a period where comic values have trended down, just smells funny.

[@ScoutReaper-zn1rz]

YAY! Another reason to keep my comics RAW! Thanks for the vids, man!

[@EnjoyingTheChase-sn8hx]

Exactly what I was thinking!

[@dngillikin]

This hobby existed LONG before slabbing became a thing. The hobby does not need slabbing and never did. Slabbing came about as a means to artificially inflate the value of books after the mid-nineties speculator crash, and greedheads in the hobby 25 years ago bought into it lock, stock, and barrel. It's long past time to return this hobby to the hobbyists, not the vampires of the Comics Collectibles Industrial Complex.

[@joelb1]

Please everyone. Please stop sending to CGC. We can do this hobby without all their ridiculousness. Who is with me?

[@thecomickeeper5127]

this is what private equity does. They run companies to the ground then sell for pennies on the dollar. They will soon own all the homes in America and turn is all into renters for life .

[@InvestmentComicBooks]

WHERE IS PSA WHEN YOU NEED THEM!?!??

[@jcandram]

I personally have never submitted or bought a professional graded book. I can definitely see some of alluring aspects but simply said I love reading comics. I love the smell of the old newsprint.so slabs I can’t look through is a turn off.

[@InvestmentComicBooks]

@@jcandram I totally understand but as a reseller it’s my best option

[@jcandram]

@@InvestmentComicBooks then I totally understand. I’ve slowly downsizing my collection for years and there are lots of times where I wish my books were CGC grade to that top dollar. The difference between high grade raw and graded is insane.

[@JuanTorres-zp2ij]

What i can’t understand you send in a holy grail Pay over 1000.00 to 25000.00 and they put it in the same case as a 100.00 comic book.

[@jEdi_bUddhA_YOGi]

Excellent point. PSA, take note here.

[@bigghoww]

But with an up-charge

[@xellosmetallium8519]

I'm more scared that CGC will somehow lose your holy grail, lol Seriously though, any submission to CGC is a big risk. Even if you press and clean the book and think you got a 9.8, there is no guarantee that you are going to get the grade you wanted.

[@JiveTrkey]

"They don't hate us enough yet. We can do worse" - CGC

[@mandofoe7447]

Ha ha ha absolutely

[@Spirit_Comics]

Collector: Um, you put a hair in my slab - pls reholder? CGC: That'll be $75. 💸

[@danalvin1184]

"What'd ya' think a DNA sample was free or sumptin'???"

[@ricknestor8930]

i hope cgc goes out of business . i have had enough of their incompetence and greed .

[@sassysteveartist]

Amen.

[@DJ-he1zc]

LMAO - Their greed ? Did you write that with a huge smile on your face ? Who is it that sends their books for grading and for what reason ? To get a higher grade so they can charge more money ..Who is it that isn't happy with an 9.0 grade and re-sends it at a later date for hopefully a better grade ? How much sympathy should we have for these dealers ? Is this the comic book industry version of the Stockholm Syndrome ?

[@tradepaperdad8858]

I have not used CGC since 2022 and I won't start now. Let your membership elapse and escape the matrix

[@xgreatnwcomicsx]

I said in a previous post that I canceled my CGC renewal. I like CBCS. Granted 75% of my slabs are CGC, but I'm actively buying CBCS slabs with the new labels. Bought 4 over the last 6 weeks.

[@leveragecomics5067]

Im pumped about psa

[@bigwillcomics9968]

You all realize that there is another option with CBCS which has an objectively better case better prices and better turnaround times and good grading with no membership fee. And if you yell "but cgc sells for more!" well whose fault is that?

[@SeansAnthology]

Yeah because a subsidiary of a company whose CEO who pleaded guilty to fraud is a great alternative.

[@RickPrinceOfficial]

Lame AF CGC! Months to get books that are not properly graded and quality control issues are rampant. We will be changing graders in 2025 to try out better services with other companies. Raising prices when quality and service times are so bad is ridiculous. LAME AF CGC

[@kirbycarpenter9775]

I think they lost a lot of renewable subscriptions this year. I know they lost mine.

[@Unkindtaternuts]

PSA could now really put a well deserved hurt on cgc

[@JohnSmith-tc9ms]

That’s where I’m going

[@jeffstanley6013]

That's assuming that the market will not react to the (far uglier IMHO) PSA labels in the same way that they reacted to the CBCS labels.

[@JohnSmith-tc9ms]

@ if you want CGC to improve you have to vote with your wallet, if you’re just letting them bend you over then there’s no reason to even complain. If you don’t like these prices then go support PSA.

[@jeffstanley6013]

@@JohnSmith-tc9ms I'm not complaining about CGC. I'm complaining that PSA is potentially squandering a golden opportunity to take over this market by not listening to the market and redesigning their ugly label. Plain white with a thin red borderline might be fine for sports cards, but it's unnecessarily ugly next to the artwork of comic book covers. And if the market reacts to the PSA label with their wallets in the same manner that the market originally responded to the CBCS labels (shunned due to being "ugly"), CGC will continue to dominate.

[@OJ_Pimpson]

Except that I just paid $40 for them to grade a card. No chance they are cheaper

[@eggplantcomics8336]

It's as if a million comic collectors all screamed out in terror all at once!

[@mandofoe7447]

And were suddenly silenced……

[@Supertomscustoms]

I’m excited for the day when the market is so flooded with slabbed trash that dealers have to make dollar bins for graded books. The whole purpose of their service has been wildly corrupted by incompetent buyers and greedy dealers.

[@danalvin1184]

Slabs sell for less than case cost continuously . . .could definitely see $5 CGC slab boxes on the horizon

[@cali4tune]

2 bucks on 40 is 5% let's not forget CGC is owned by Blackstone.

[@ArronSturgeonPaintings-so2xc]

Current competitor prices for modern book grade and slab PGX Comic: $14 EGS: $20 CBCS: $22

[@leveragecomics5067]

Egs and pgx are unfortunately not real competition

[@ArronSturgeonPaintings-so2xc]

@@leveragecomics5067 Why? I honestly don't know. It isn't like grading and slabbing a book is rocket science.

[@InvestmentComicBooks]

PGX, EGS are not real, but PSA is the real CGC killer!

[@ArronSturgeonPaintings-so2xc]

@@InvestmentComicBooks Sorry for asking so many questions but this grading stuff drives me mad. PGX looks legit to me. All I hear are complaints about CGC so I am just questioning "where's the beef?" Does PGX rip people off? Are they incompetent? What is the issue? At $14 each, that is a 50% discount. Would this not give my books a competitive advantage in the marketplace because I can grade and slab them for half price?

[@InvestmentComicBooks]

@@ArronSturgeonPaintings-so2xc oh man, look up PGX scandals, your eyes and head will burst from shock, it’s bad. EGS is probably a guy in his basement. CBCS is at least a comparable company.

[@patrickmel8728]

And yet the sheep will still flock... bc... well.... sheep 🐑

[@rogera616]

I would call it good ole fashion greed, no one is willing to take a hit to their sales so they keep on using CGC.

[@jEdi_bUddhA_YOGi]

@@rogera616 Can't have sales without, sheep. But yes, avaricious flippers care not for comics. Greed is what holds mankind in an evolutionary standstill.

[@jEdi_bUddhA_YOGi]

It's sad. Collectors (those of the sheeple ilk) are the ones ruining the hobby. Can't even read the books no more or see the interior art. Ridiculous.

[@Ricky-j5k]

As if it wasn’t bad enough for CGC after the recent scandals and quality issues. 50% increase for a re-holder? Ridiculous!! No thanks. I’ll either go with PSA or keep them raw at this point.

[@uglyewok6715]

I stopped sending stuff to CGC when they gave me someone else’s book.. had photos and proof… was not a perfect book at all.. but the book I got back was in worse shape. They refused to address it.

[@danalvin1184]

Negligent to the point of criminality? What does the CGC "guarantee" actually guarantee? According to their fine print, it guarantees you get a grade. . .that's it lol smh.

[@moorestevenc]

I once received my book and an identically graded copy of the same book from someone else. I did the right thing and called them but that otherwise would have been a totally lost book

[@marcloev2072]

They don’t understand the temperature of their customer market. Sure many will continue to pay for grading with these increased fees, but I think more will continue on this past 12 month increasing choice to maintain and trade in raw comics. They are pricing themselves out of growth.

[@WeLoveComics]

Sadly, people that continuously use cgc and make excuses for them are just like people in abusive relationships that say they stay with them because they love them.

[@jeffstanley6013]

Not included in the news release: they are also increasing the prices of their memberships. I'm a Premier member ($149/year normally), and my renewal was due around 1/20-ish. With Auto-Renew, I was supposed to save $20 ($129/year), but the reminder e-mail that I got from CGC in late December said that I'd be charged $159. I called them to ask why, and they confirmed the price increase. They also said that, if I renewed at the time (last week, which I did), I could still renew at the $129 price.

[@kevinrcolvin6301]

Thank you for posting this! I just called CGC and since my autorenewal is not due until 2/16, the CSR said that the new membership pricing went into effect today (1/7) and they are no longer offering the $20 discount on auto-renewal. Fortunately, she graciously gave me a $30 credit, but CGC is hitting everyone with not just more fees but as you noted, membership increases. This will be my last year with the company as grading fees no longer cover the FMV on many books.

[@jeffstanley6013]

@@kevinrcolvin6301 Sorry to hear that early renewal is no longer an option. That stinks; they should have informed people better.

[@joelb1]

“Which I did”….is why this will never change. Ugh

[@jeffstanley6013]

@@joelb1 For those who might not be aware, one of the benefits of the CGC Premier membership level, previously at $149/year, is a $150 grading credit. They were literally paying people $1 to be a member (to say nothing of the 10% off services discount), a better deal than the Free membership. And with the $20 savings with the Auto Renew, you STILL would get the full $150 credit; they're paying you $21 to be a returning member. Now, it might be just me, but I'm not in the habit of leaving a $20 bill lying on the ground. 🙂 But if that statement credit does not increase commensurate with the membership fee increase, then my renewal with them next year will undergo a harsher scrutiny.

[@joelb1]

@ my point is that no matter “how good the deal is” we need to all collectively part ways with CGC. If only for a year. This is going to be the only way to force change. People that continue to buy into as if everything is okay because of a “$20 bill”, we’re all being hurt.

[@brute_nm]

My membership expired last month... feelsgoodman

[@stkacollects]

1) In the fall, I predicted on the (now deleted?) CGC bend-gate forum that their next move would be to INCREASE fees; 2) the odd number increases like to $27 and to $42 are there to pave the way for the next increases to round numbers ($30, $45) probably in < 1 year; 3) CGC = NYC's MTA (charge more for worse service because you can); and 4) this decision, on this timing, seems like either the beginning of the fall of Rome (e.g., pillaging the avg. Joe), a big FU to the avg. Joe or a an attempt at a bold statement directed to PSA ("we're invincible")--maybe all of the above.

[@marcloev2072]

They increased the vintage price by 5%. I think that they will see a decrease of more than 5% of people choosing to send in books because of the emotional frustration as well as the increased pricing. As such, I think they will find at year end that they’re actually down in revenue rather than up in revenue due to this decision

[@47comcom]

Increased price for much higher turnaround times. Regarding CGC, it's like Carl said," I put 2 and 2 together, and realized you're pissing me off!".

[@WeLoveComics]

And if that does happen expect them to increase prices even more.

[@cali4tune]

What really gets me is they expect you to estimate a FMV when the FMV only works IF "they" give you "the grade". That's what I thought I was paying them for. If you overestimate like your book comes back with colortouch they aren't gonna refund your money. If they move your book to a different tier you will get "punished' with extra order fee and an additional package to ship. TBH seems like this practice is ripe for a lawsuit but I'm not a lawyer so just my opinion (don't sue me CGC). Here is what I do. I submit everything with a value that assumes low grade and possible restoration. So basically everything goes in at the lowest level. If they want to give me "the grade" then they can charge me. So far they have only upped 2 of my books from 1 submission out of about 20 submissions and 200+ books. The 2 books they upped seemed totally random to me and were just barely at the $1000 FMV. Yet other books like "Batman Adventures 12" (first harley quinn) that got 9.8 they didn't say anything at all (FMV is probably around 1800 now?). It's one thing if you care about insuring your book for the FMV but generally I don't because I only have small $ into the books I have. Also what if you aren't selling. It quickly becomes cost prohibitive to grade your books... and let's be honest there is no way they can say they grade high value books differently than any other book without undermining their credibility (because often low value books become high value later on).

[@6thface]

I got my first CGC special. They turned a book around in 1 month....... because they damaged books in the submission. They ruined one of my books and several of my friends in the submission........ but they got them back to us in less than a month after they accepted the books.....

[@glennsimpson_aka_bobbysaccaro]

This just needs to be something you do with Golden and Silver age books.

[@LG-kw6fn]

Said my goodbyes to CGC last week. My first impressions of CGC were not in-line with my expectations of how a grading company should be managed. I will be using PSA exclusively once they have established themselves. I'm patient and I would like my collection taken care of by true professionals.

[@peterkalos6271]

I’m doing one last submission and I’m canceling my auto-sub. I’ve been having terrible luck with them anyways recently. I was getting 9.8s on moderns at a rate of 90% or better, since the all scandals I’ve gotten more 9.6s than ever before. Not to mention waited 4 months on my signature series and they damaged one of my submissions. This price hike is the last straw. Plus high raws have been coming close to 9.8 prices and better than most 9.6s on bronze to modern IMO

[@WeLoveComics]

What if those 9.6 Comics grades were actually the real and legit grade. Isn't it better to have a legit 9.6 then a dishonest 9.8? Not saying that's the case but it could be

[@peterkalos6271]

You could be right. Maybe they use to be more lax and now are actually doing their job. But I’ve also had QC issue, and even proven they popped a staple on one of my books while pressing. Overall kinda like a last straw kinda thing.

[@yangor8260]

After they sent me the wrong book in the correct holder (Wolverine 1, mine was a news stand, sent me a direct) for the Wolverine anniversary, 6x signing. And subsequently lost my book, I dont trust them at all.

[@travismoriarty669]

I sent my last submission lMarch of maybe a dozen. Nothing since. Was sending hundreds previous years . Have been waiting to see what the evental changes were to address the damaging of books via banana. The pile i was holding off jiust kept growing. This latest dumb move saves me a lot of money. The books will stay raw. I intend to send no more. Im just one person, but they don't get any more of my money.

[@BlazerBeard]

They have shareholders to please. All they want to see is profit growth.

[@RogueafettComics-d5h]

Yeah the Unlimited Value 4% Fair Market Value thing always seemed like a scam to me.. .It is bullshit.. .Also the ReHolder and High Value ReHolder fees being different prices....why? Are the holders different? Is the Holder for the High Value book better quality? Do they use more skilled staff to reholder a High Value than a normal value? Or do they use the same staff for normal and High Value? If the book is High Value are they more careful? I would like to think they treat both books carefully.

[@Mymloch]

All of this... combined with how I see they actually grade the books... manhandling them raw on the edge of computer desks between the keyboard and the edge, where they probably also eat their lunch... I'm definitely not going to use them for anything.

[@21Million]

If they REALLY wanted to FIX the problems, they should lower overall prices and raise prices by 33% for ANY book less than 5 years old. Problem fixed: New book speculators will pay the extra fees for their scammery

[@AlfredPedneau]

How slow will the Turn around be ??? 😊😊😊

[@tcnkal]

It’s funny. Not only do they charge too much, possibly cater to certain dealers, and talk about 9.9s after having to find enough flaws on your your comic to make it a 9.8 in the first place. They won’t even let you choose which carrier ships your books back to you. Over 2000 books and USPS was perfect, no flaws, no cracks, etc.. Good luck to them. Maybe they’ll make a comeback but they’ve run me so far away, I won’t even buy one off of eBay…..I’ve purchased more than 1000 graded books there. Not in the last 8 months. Zero. Want to know why prices are going down ? That’s at least part of it imo. Love your channel

[@josescomics]

Canceled auto-renew a few weeks ago. Looks like I made the right decision. Might be time for me to move on from vintage collecting and focus on reading new books.

[@jeffradakovich9252]

Wow! 50% increase for reholders! 60% increase for a fancy paper label!! I sure hope comic collectors will now start to speak with their wallet and boycott CGC!!

[@Allan-ze5bn]

Comic Pro recently released 30 pt clear backing boards at a pretty economical price. Mylar and clear backing boards is the new CGC.

[@FroyGonJinn]

Damn, just what I needed to hear. More price hikes.

[@Joeboyscomics]

And worse yet, usps is raising prices too!

[@21Million]

Comic book collectors are not profiting and yet CGC still wants some of our profits. Then, what do they do with the money we pay them? They reward "special people" with 9.9s and 10s.

[@amadeusamadeus-o4s]

I don't get why PSA is now everyone's saviour when CBCS is a superior alternative to CGC already. There is nothing wrong with the label guys. It is just that you are used to the CGC label. And btw, PSA label is not better than CBCS label.

[@alexkid1978]

To all complaining: Instead of complaining, put your money where your mouth is and STOP USING CGC.

[@WillieHall-ct2ku]

I've always said that as well. Makes no sense.

[@jamesjordan3051]

I mean $2 is $2. But to increase prices at all amidst damaging books, the outright terrible practice of denying it while trying to suppress it AND increased processing times? Keep sending them that money I guess…

[@OJ_Pimpson]

If you aren’t being paid by PSA, you really should be

[@SteelCartel]

dude you were hillarious on this one. I dont have any problem getting the same price for CBCS slabs, I dont discount the 1 cent so I might start sending more to CBCS. I like their label and slab better anyways as long as the grading isnt too harsh

[@TheHi-NoteFunClub-BeatsByMike]

The high value reholder fee, to me, is obviously in response to the scam controversy from last year - the fee is doubled as a "deterrent" to prevent high value books from being sent in in any sort of volume to be reholstered and have their labels swapped. I'm not saying I'm right or that the possible practice might be, but as soon as you said it it seemed pretty obvious given the increase difference.

[@sade281]

If psa are smart they will price cheaper to get all the CGC customers who leave and refused to grade books that would be smart for them to do

[@WeLoveComics]

I wonder how long people allow cgc to lie to them, literally steal from them, and continue to raise prices to not make their sales more profitable before people realize that they're not a good and honest company. The only reason I hear all the time for people still using cgc is that they can sell them for more. And yet, you have to continue to keep spending more to get them graded by this company. So every increase means less profit on your sale. It amazes me how few people get it.

[@collectingwithderrz]

My milk, eggs, gas, and 95% of every item have gone up, so why are we not rallying around that as well? When wages do not increase for years at a time, what do we expect? That's what we should be making videos about to try and make a change. CGC and other big companies are always going to get that money without caring about the average consumer for the most part. Either way, I wish the best to the heavy slab collectors & happy New Years man

[@catlitterbox1]

Funny how people are clamoring bout PSA but we don’t even know how much they will charge. My guess is PSA will see this price increase and say 🤔 let’s charge them equal amount. And if they don’t change the PSA label, oh boy, good luck !!! If I buy a slab on eBay it will be CBCS. Cheaper, strong case, accurate grading and the new labels are easy to read.

[@Hofftimusprime1]

Always hated tier grading. Not sure what any of that should come into account when they all have the same amount of pages.

[@DJ-he1zc]

Seriously does anybody know how long it actually takes one of CGC book graders to grade a Silver age book ? I know that they might be making notes on what they find with a book but -is it a 15 minute job ? 20 minutes ? I am curious how long they spend on each book .

[@danalvin1184]

they aren't exactly transparent about those types of crucial particulars even though of course they should be

[@WillieHall-ct2ku]

Probably 3 to 5 minutes per book no matter the age. Just because you're paying more doesn't mean they are doing more. You are on the outside looking in.

[@WillieHall-ct2ku]

​@@danalvin1184They will never do that which is a red flag in my book. They grade a golden age book the same as a modern. The difference is it's all psychological. One big and successful money scam.

[@ScoutReaper-zn1rz]

This wouldn't have happened if people quit sending in moderns worth less than $200.

[@JC-dg6vo]

This only benefits people who bought their books off the newsstand. If my original cost is .12 or the .25 for the stack of Silver and Golden age, I bought in a garage sale in the 70's (AS15, FF1, etc.), then I am net positive, till I send it in and then get scalped because they still want their cut on my hobby collecting. Lucky, I slabbed early enough. I canceled my auto renew.

[@zoso73]

As long as GPA relies solely on CGC-labeled books for their data, CGC will always be the gold standard.

[@sassysteveartist]

CGC have got a funny way of restoring faith to their customer base. Im increasingly grateful to simply be a reader who loves the medium. Slabs are a waste of time.

[@TempleoftheDarkPartsoftheMind]

I was planning on doing a first CGC submission in the next couple of months. I might just wait for a bit and explore other options. I've bought a few CGC graded books over the years but most of my rare books are still raw. If CGC continues to raise prices then CBCS or just going to top loaders looks like a better option for someone like me.

[@Lunarwarrior411]

Excellent business sense, customers are leaving in droves due to theft and damage, but lets raise the price!

[@300baud]

Remember last year when we bent your books and told you that was normal? Well, you liked that so much that we decided to raise our prices too! You're welcome.

[@RogueafettComics-d5h]

I agree with you on custom labels. ..they just seem to make it look less professional to me, and the info being moved to the back is lame.. .

[@jlcollectscomics]

The custom label for $8.00 is about the dumbest thing ever. $5 felt right. But it’s already a pain since it has to be a separate order. So now you have to pay $8 for the label, $5 invoice fee, shipping, etc. Even if you take it serious and send 25 books, the cost to grade that lot with labels just jumped $125 per order

[@colinryan9111]

A price increase of $2 this early in the year is just to soften the blow of the next increase in the fall. Then you will get your nice round numbers of $30 for a modern and $45 for Vintage

[@latch78]

With all their poor QC and scandals, they have the nerve to raise prices? They should be going down instead

[@KinevW]

CBCS is, based on my experience, the best in the business. Their encapsulation is better, more secure, and their grading is every bit as consistent as anybody else.

[@ColoradoMountainManLongmont]

As long as the community keeps holding them as the gold standard they will never change

[@jabezcreed]

It's a New Year gift, Swagglehaus! Free content from CGC!

[@nunorebelo1246]

It still amazes me why everyone goes for CGC despite everything they did and continue to do.

[@Ciro912]

custom labels should have never been a charge and you should have been able to upload any picture you wanted. "Retiring" a jpeg was always a ridiculous statement.

[@BiggRuss]

So many feelings. So little space in which to share.

[@Jcarroz]

Whelp I was over sending things in anyway. For those who live in the Bay Area I’m always pressing and cleaning for way less 😊

[@barryeisler2800]

Does Heritage Auctions, CominLink, ComicConnect, Golden Auctions all receive the same discounts? Which auction house is the best to use for Golden Age, or key issues?

[@timreierson26]

CGC can do this because they know the customer will continue to use them. PSA is not a threat and won’t be a significant competitor for many years (if at all). This is classic business tactics of a business that has a monopoly in the marketplace.

[@pingadol1555]

Or is it a death spiral.

[@saum02]

It was already to darn expensive for the service provided.

[@chrissyoung]

I actually think CGC could have done this because of the upcoming PSA. Just think about it, they have at least six months now to make more money off the same services. And then when PSA launches, they can reduce prices back down to the original and make a splash in the marketplace.

[@miguelh4750]

we need a strong competitior PSA go for it !

[@bigghoww]

CBCS charges less, better quality slabs, and verification long before cgc. But........

[@mandofoe7447]

You do …..CBCS

[@The9.9Newsstand]

“This is fun. It’s like a warm blanket, this video.” lollllll

[@chrissyoung]

I actually think CGC did this because of the upcoming PSA. Just think about it, they have at least six months now to make more money off the same services. And then when PSA launches, they can reduce prices back down to the original original and make a splash in the marketplace.

[@mightycomicsandcollectibles]

Thank u bro!

[@darthlopez9871]

You called it !!! Sir

[@matrix_comix]

Tons of people guessed this, just didn’t do it on a YT video😂

[@mightycomicsandcollectibles]

@ bet they do another one this year! Bank it

[@paytonardoin688]

I was literally just building a stack of books to get graded or reholdered this year. Now I’m reconsidering

[@paytonardoin688]

Also legit question: what value qualifies for the “high value” tier?

[@aglcomics]

NOT TO SOUND HATEFUL because I am comics fan since a small boy and a good person overall. So... CGC comics are NOT worth collecting! They can say all the negative things about comics fans like myself that DO NOT collect CGC graded comics. Why? Inflated grading (perhaps but that is subjective) but prices are certainly super inflated. For what? What does a true collector that loves and appreciates comics get out of an encased comic? Nothing! A true fan and collector of these wonderful pieces of entertainment wants to feel and peruse through the pages and admire the art and stories. I can grade my own comics and do not need anyone else to do so for me. Now, that was me speaking for me. Now let me say something about comics investors. There is a difference between a COMIC COLLECTOR and a COMIC INVESTOR. I am sure a true comic collector knows the difference. I have never in my life bought a comic think of how much it will be worth in the future or for purely an investment reason. Always has been and always will be as a FAN, a Collector. Yes. Eventually, any comic magazine will be worth something much higher than the cover price. Right? Of course. You can, if you can find one, purchase a comic magazine that was printed in the Golden Age, late 1930s, and if in decent condition, it will be worth much much more than its original 10cents cover price. Even the most obscure comic of the era. So, NO. I will never buy a SLAB comic that I will never touch, read and admire? Nah! Not my cup of tea. I will ALWAYS buy RAW comics for reasons stated above.

[@tonymiles273]

It does seem like with the unlimited fee , it would behoove CBC to give a book the most generous grade possible to increase their profit . And sure you could say that CGC has more integrity than that, but we've already seen multiple times that that isn't the case.

[@donomar7070]

They’re doing that because I feel that they want a lot more people to think about what they’re gonna send in. I don’t think the sales on Cgc slabs is going too well and a lot of people are taking a lot of loss with a lot of books what I’m saying, you get paid more for having a raw book than graded now

[@doctortcomics2576]

I want the $1.50 Costco hotdog tier.

[@saleens330]

When ppl cut back, these places raise the price to meet their profit. Which means even more ppl will stop sending in books to them. They will raise their prices out of business…

[@dawsonparadise7132]

CBCS is superior in quality and customer service imo

[@leerogers5318]

When is everyone going to learn that CGC is not all that. Currently, sending your comic(s) to CGC is like asking a Pedophile to watch your children. Just not a good idea!

[@shadowman8786]

Now that is an analogy.

[@randallrohr623]

I’m personally waiting for PSA to allow autographed magazine submissions because for some reason CGC can’t figure out how to authenticate an autograph on a book that’s slightly larger lol. CGC is literally turning into such a joke.

[@ozz44755]

Screw Slabs, truth be told the only reason for encapsulating my comics is to protect my major keys & grails... they're better ways to that & still openly revisit them visually... I've wasted a few years on CGC Premier... no more.

[@MainOneCollector]

Wow, Really? I already didn't renew my paid membership. Probably gonna use CBCS or try PSA. Whats crazy their booth was right across from CGC at the NYCC 24 show.

[@jasondcerny3646]

Great business model, people are complaining about service and price, sooooo, raise the price.

[@adamleitman8116]

I was planning on submitting this year since i got my black friday yearly membership for $20, i also get 10% off submissions so it's kinda like paying the regular old price. Idk though, really double thinking it

[@comicbookmoney3286]

your info is always SPECtacular

[@thegrilledcheese4841]

If someone was starting a new YT channel about comics, and they had smarts, they'd incorporate that SPECtacular...

[@comicbookmoney3286]

@@thegrilledcheese4841 just shout me out, I also created minty fresh comics....that everyone uses nowadays...proud to be an originator in the comic game

[@pulp420]

Fool me once. Shame on you. Fool me twice, three times…

[@jnicholsnichols]

fairly new to comic collecting, why do the majority of collectors prefer CGC over CBCS especially after the issues CGC had in 2024 with bent slabs and the book swapping scam.

[@alexmathewmendoza]

All this tells me is that PSA’s gonna be flooded with submissions once they open their comic grading.