How to Pick & Submit A 9.8 Candidate to CGC Comics / CBCS

[@_The_Worst_]

Quite the process...💁🏻💯✔️

[@thomasmorrison3279]

Very helpful information.

[@50TBRD]

Great video.

[@MarcSpectorComics]

This is a great help thanks regie

[@RegieCollects]

Good stuff.

[@Voxclamantis]

Very helpful video - learning lots. Thank you!

[@jeffrosm2742]

Thanks Regie, Great content and thanks for for the great videos!

[@RegieCollects]

Thank you, Jeff. I appreciate you taking time to watch. :-)

[@hfactor686]

Great video brother!!!!! Man this is a great example of why your channel is the best out there. I don'y know if I am going to wear gloves lol, but man your process has upped my games x 1000. I mostly did a quick glimpse and crossed my fingers. Great stuff man, love seeing new videos posted.

[@RegieCollects]

I am never wearing gloves. I just won’t. Lol. Glad the video is helpful bro. I didn’t realize it was needed until a viewer suggested that I follow up on my brief explanation during a live stream. Glad I listened because folks seem to be digging the video. 👊🏾👊🏾

[@tony961]

What a cool video man. Thank you.

[@oldwolf65]

1st. YES!!!! Great episode Regie. Thank you

[@RegieCollects]

Thanks for watching bro. I appreciate you.

[@zeno_zone_1995]

Brother, this was a value add for us collectors that have struggled with determining grading candidates. Thank you!!!

[@RegieCollects]

You are welcome bud. Glad that folks see value in it.

[@AgentGreyFox]

Do you have a video on how these defects can be restored?

[@RegieCollects]

Yes. I tend to create videos in themes. If you search for “Regie Collects” plus clean press, printer defects, pressable defects you should find a ton of videos. You also want to avoid using the term restored. 🤣😂 Restored me something entirely different. Improved, removed, addresses could be better words to use. 😆 Let me know if you have questions.

[@tinakaranson6964]

Solid video Regie! Comparing the copies really makes sense.

[@RegieCollects]

Thanks. Things look great in isolation but it’s through comparison that we see real difference. Thanks for watching.

[@IamSquidword]

Where can I get a copy of your arachnophobia #1 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks Reg another great video

[@RegieCollects]

Glad you enjoyed the video bro.

[@deuceb0i]

The comics I submit to CGC have never been read/left the original bag/board...hoping to get back some high grades...

[@RegieCollects]

Good stuff. I would encourage you to take the books out of the plastic and to look them over carefully. Even new books can have defects that will effect the grade. New books can also sometimes benefit from a press. Good luck. If you’re sending books to CGC, check out the videos that I have on the submission and shipping process. Please also consider using the affiliate link in the description of my various videos. 👊🏾👊🏾

[@deuceb0i]

Regie Collects yep. I had your vid from a few years back on shipping playing on my ipad when i was doing it. Sent a bunch of stuff from 1992-1994 there a month ago.

[@RegieCollects]

Lol. Nice!

[@MichaelSurtel]

Regie this video was great! Loved watching you go through the process. Now I see why you get all those 9.8’s!

[@RegieCollects]

🙃 yeah man. There’s a method to the madness. It’s certainly not a luck thing. I appreciate you watching bro.

[@arohila]

Just found this video. Very helpful..thanks. So even with those spine issues you pressed all of them? What results did you get back from CGC. It would be great if you have a follow up video on this. I didn't see one.

[@RegieCollects]

Glad you found the video helped. None of those books were sent to CGC. This was for illustrative purposes.

[@JustaLittlePodcast]

Really great info. Thank you

[@MissMeganxoxox]

Silver medal yay😀👍 Thanks Regie for another great video. I only have gold and silver Asm 1. Would love the platinum ahh dreams😝😀 take care Regie😀👍💗

[@harveyabel1354]

Dreams do come true :)

[@MissMeganxoxox]

@@harveyabel1354 mmmm I hope so Harvey... gimme gimme lol😂😂👍take care

[@RegieCollects]

Me too. It’s a great looking book. Alas.

[@KollectingKaos]

Just a little note, the underwrap that you sited will almost always appear on comics, the reason for this is due to the printing process itself. Comics are printed on large sheets, cut to size, stacked, folded and stapled. Try this experiment, take 9 (8 will give you 16 leaves or 32 pages, make one a different color for the cover) pieces of paper and stack them, then fold them in half (stapling is optional). now examine them, you will notice that in every case the cover does not quite cover the pages. The only way that it would cover completely, is if the pages were stacked, folded, stapled and then cut. I believe the actual stapling could happen either before or after the fold depending on if the comic is going to be square bound or not. Square bound comics are no longer stapled btw, they are now made in the same way that paperback books are and simply glued together. If you ever find a wrapped comic that is square cut from one of the major publishers, DO NOT BUY IT, I would take the odds on that being trimmed to Vegas and win 99% of the time! Now corner bindery tears generally happen while the book is being folded, or possibly as they are stacked in boxes for shipping (all done initially by machine). In my opinion though regardless of the fact that it happens during the printing process it is still a defect and should affect the grade, for any grading company to simply ignore it because it happened during printing is absurd. Would they ignore an ink stain on the interior because something went wrong during the wash or would they ignore a grossly miswrapped cover, How about when staples are on the front or back cover and not along the spine? All of those examples happen during the printing process but are never ignored, in some cases they are considered major defects. So why should a minor defect like a tiny bindery tear be ignored. The simple answer is that it should not and is the very reason why in my 50 plus years of collecting comics I have NEVER seen a perfect 10 comic, there is always some defect. I believe that the grading companies give out tens simply so that there is no unattainable grade, Somewhere someone does have a 10 comic, that is absolutely perfect in every way, out of the hundreds of billions of comics printed over the years there has to be one, possibly even two. But I have never seen one, and of the graded comics I have seen that were a '10' (all 6 of them) I found minor defects in every one that should have made it a 9.9 at best. The explanation I received, was, oh that's on all of them so they don't count it. Ok, so it wasn't such a little note after all...but then you probably knew it wouldn't be.

[@RegieCollects]

This is great stuff. Thanks for adding this additional context to the discussion. 👊🏾👊🏾

[@chriseldredge3154]

How do you decide what you want to send in?

[@RegieCollects]

Can you put some meat on that bone? I ask because part of the answer is in this video so I think there is more to the question that I want to understand.

[@chriseldredge3154]

@@RegieCollects I guess I just want to know what makes you want to get a book graded. Are they personal collection books? Do you submit them because they are awesome covers, sought after books, keys? Like if you grab a book or books, what makes you say to yourself, "I want to get that graded!"

[@whiskyfanhi]

Thanks Regie, I really appreciate these how to videos. Still haven’t committed to pressing my own comics yet. :)

[@RegieCollects]

Lol. I’m not mad at you for the lack of commitment. It’s not for everyone but the info is out there if you decide to pull the trigger. 😂👊🏾

[@richardbrown986]

Local LCS got a book back that should have been a 9.8 , instead came back as a 9.6....... graders notes. Found a finger print ...... wth ????

[@RegieCollects]

Yup. Finger prints are even. Even if a book is not pressed, it should be wiped down with a clean microfiber cloth. Check out my cleaning series for tips blah blah blah

[@richardbrown986]

@@RegieCollects will do , thx

[@squirrelmadnesscomics6939]

Regie! That was a super helpful video. I’m still learning my way around grading and spotting defects. This was great. Thanks! 👍

[@RegieCollects]

You are very welcome bro. Thanks for watching.

[@stevecange8171]

Great info I have yet to slab any books yet this helps alot

[@RegieCollects]

Good stuff.

[@RAG718]

not bad,, rarely use my hands like that though,, usually use another backing board... it work.s

[@RegieCollects]

Gosh I hope people realize that I was using my hands that much for the purpose of the video. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@RAG718]

@@RegieCollects funny,, i seen vids of ppl using gloves and such.. OD

[@RegieCollects]

I’m not using gloves. That’s just something I don’t do. It doesn’t matter if it’s yard work, automotive or freezing out. I hate gloves. 😂😀

[@johnnyfuture3524]

@@RegieCollects Dont go to Alaska then! (been there, -77 ... 1989 brr I'll never forget that one)

[@sigmanfloyd7179]

~ Would you suggest using gloves when handling them?

[@RegieCollects]

I do not use gloves. It’s your collection so you should do what you think is proper.

[@KhiwiMala]

Needed this! Thanks for the info

[@steverogers2747]

Hi Regie - thanks for all of the great content. 👍. This “How to Pick & Submit” is a fantastic video and my vote ✅ for a new series for the channel. 5k subscribers just around the corner. A BIG 👍 to the channel.

[@RegieCollects]

Thank you bud! I’m regretting not spending a little more time on the video but that just gives me an excuse for let 2. 😂🤪

[@imj3688]

Great and informative process Regie. I was about to post something about wearing cotton gloves, but then I saw your blurb in the description. Nice work. Maybe you can come over one day and pre-screen my collection to help a brother out... :)

[@RegieCollects]

I had to head the comments off at the pass. Happy to evaluate you books. My hourly rate is stupid high though. 😂🤪😜

[@imj3688]

@@RegieCollects I can pay in protein shakes and workout partnerships.

[@RegieCollects]

Lol. You’re awesome! 👊🏾

[@justinarmetta3367]

I have thousands of books and so few 9.8s. It’s depressing.

[@DP42069]

What is your advice for a comic in an unopened poly bag?

[@RegieCollects]

Open it. Often times the poly can actually damage the comic. The value of a unopened/opened comic are basically the same. Cgc also will not grade a sealed book.

[@DP42069]

@@RegieCollects Thank you very much I have an X-force#1 in a poly.

[@RegieCollects]

But does it have the Deadpool card😜🤣

[@solehead90]

You call them defects, I call them signs of tender loving care. This content is gold!

[@RegieCollects]

Well loved. LOL. :-)

[@eggplantcomics8336]

Full audio would be better while your inspecting the comic. You are gesturing and pointing but it’s hard to see what your gesturing at.

[@shannonbuff587]

These days I just bite the bullet and get a cleaning and press before submitting anything to CGC these days. Could be a difference between a 9.6 and 9.8

[@RegieCollects]

Not exactly sure that I follow this comment as you need to examine the book before a clean or press to determine if it’s even a 9.8 candidate based upon the pressible defects that are being observed. I too never grade without a press.

[@shannonbuff587]

@@RegieCollects absolutely on older books. I really was talking about books less than 2 years old. It should be a 9.8 if handled correctly by the LCS but I am just cautious and spend the 10 bucks on the clean and press. I had a comic come back a 9.6 because of a fingerprint

[@zooks808]

If you can use some gloves especially on black covers helps in the spreading of fingerprints. I've gotten a 9.6 book back with the only defect notes by cgc was a fingerprint on the back cover. 🤦‍♂️

[@RegieCollects]

Thanks Zook. I would never touch a book to be submitted this much. I would handle those books with much more care. My hope is that people recognize that this is being done for the purpose of the video. Thanks for watching.

[@shannonbuff587]

Same here on a rise of kylo ren 1 variant. That comic is a black cover well

[@film_magician]

I have that spider man, is it worth slabbing if it's not quite a 9.8?

[@RegieCollects]

Define worth? From a dollars and cents or nostalgia point of view? From a money perspective, I say no given the cost of grading but you should decide for yourself.

[@alancasilla7161]

Question about covers with texture/have holograms, assuming you don't press the whole cover, do you just press out certain portions of the book, like the edges? Not sure if this is even possible

[@RegieCollects]

It's an excellent question that I can't answer at the moment. I have yet to press any of those books. I may have to play around with it soon so that I can address these questions. Sorry.

[@mattforge6518]

Awesome info. Definitely going to put some of this into use. 👍🏻

[@miguelh4750]

Hi Regie. I noticed some cgc 9.8 graded books with miswraps. How does CGC take miswrapping into consideration when evaluating the grade? Do they downgrade only when its not a know printing defect on thjat particular issue ? Great video !

[@RegieCollects]

I’m honestly not sure that a miswrap or miss-cut cover alone would result in a lower grade. I want to say my NM98 9.8 is slightly off. The reason for this is that miswraps are known production defects. Where the bad wrap could hurt the grade is if the interior pages are exposed an they brown (that third Spidey was like that) or if the excess cover paper folds up, etc. It might be a good question for me to ask CGC next time I speak with them.

[@RegieCollects]

The other part is that miss wrapped covers can be less appealing this desirable. My X-men 101 is miss wrap and all I see is the white in that left side. 😜👎🏾

[@miguelh4750]

@@RegieCollects It would be fun if you did a video with your craziest defects in your collection :)

[@RegieCollects]

It would be a short video bro. 😂🤪

[@agurhythm19]

Regie Collects 🤣

[@HydraCollectables]

Great video and Nice book to do it with. That reminds me, did you ever get round to checking your silver editions for the Blue Lizard Misprint? Thanks for this great content Regie. Appreciate it. Nice to see someone else do the same things I do. It’s reassuring 👍

[@RegieCollects]

I want to say that I looked and I did have one. Now you have me doubting myself. 🤷🏾‍♂️ Last night I was hunting for that Bagley sketch. Lol.

[@Taylor11500]

Just got my 9.8 Batman who laughs #3 Francesco variant 9.8 and Teen Titans #12 9.4 Francesco variant.

[@RegieCollects]

Congrats! 👊🏾👊🏾

[@johnnyfuture3524]

Great video, and if I have multiple copies, I do compare. But I havent put them side by side before. (I will add that to my procedures) Yeah I saw that Arachnophobia ad......got a feeling that was a little bit for me haha since we were just talkin about that!

[@RegieCollects]

Good stuff bro. And, sorry about the spider. 😀👊🏾

[@todd24yell]

Hey Regie great stuff. I never did send any modern comics in with those bindery tears thinking that it wouldnt get a good grade. I probably going to just wait till I have enough to use the screening service.

[@RegieCollects]

You can easily get a 9.8 with bindery tears. Think about it. 👊🏾

[@oldmankaens]

Great video as always, and I was going to suggest you raise some fund and get a better camero so we can get more closeups. But then, you got up close, still had the light hit on angle, and it was perfect. So now, I'm just going to ask for more closeups ;)

[@RegieCollects]

Lol. I’lol see what I can do brother.

[@juiceboxsteez]

Did you ever send this off and did it come back at a 9.8?

[@RegieCollects]

I haven’t watched this video in years. 🤷🏾‍♂️😝

[@James-os9ku]

Much appreciated for this Regie , it's definitely upped my grading game. Although I think the Katie Perry sounding staccato intervals of music in the video is a bit , erm ... 'off-white to white' if you feel me ? lol

[@RegieCollects]

People asked for better music. I give them music. And, now they are trying to change the station. I can’t win. 🥴😂🤪 Glad you like the video content at least. 😂👊🏾 Later bro.

[@camarols6]

Great, informative vid Regie...though use painters tape to close your book!!! I've moved from the clear/masking/magic tape too grippy. Painters is nice, holds enough plus easy to remove.

[@RegieCollects]

Yes, sir. I dig it for the poly as well as the thicker Mylar. The painters tape is strong enough to hold the flap closed and doesn’t leave residue like clear tape. 👊🏾

[@Numminz]

Can I ask your success rate when selecting and sending in?

[@RegieCollects]

47 of 50 at 9.8

[@falconovic688]

So just found out it's going to take about 3 to 4 months to get back the comics i just submitted to CGC... yikes! 11 to 12 business days for the quick press and another 20 business days for the grading....feeling somewhat distraught right now. They said it was because of three big cons that happened and they got backlogged... i guess this is normal?

[@RegieCollects]

Yes, this is pretty typical especially when you consider business days, holidays, etc. They offer the fast track option but that’s extra money on top to speed things up. They are doing about 35 cons this year and that has an impact on any business. Fingers crossed for you.

[@kylercantrell8127]

Thanks. This will help me out. I am thinking about sending Walking Dead 192 to CBCS! It is most definitely a 9.8 in my opinion!

[@RegieCollects]

Good luck bro. That’s a great book to have at a 9.8.

[@comicbookbuff4400]

Eye of the Tiger

[@RegieCollects]

🐯 👁

[@luke-space]

Great video + very informative! Unlike some other comic channels, that just patronise their viewers on how cheap they supposedly got deals at. At least this vid has some long term value 👍

[@RegieCollects]

I try, bro. 👊🏾 The goal at the end of the day is to put out a good body of work that I can be proud of and that helps the community get a little smarter about the hobby. I’ve learned a great deal from my subscribers and I try to turn those learnings into tips for others. Thank you for taking the time to watch this video and comment.

[@princenamor1939]

I can't wait to rid myself of this McFarlane crap!

[@ninjanick84]

335 time for my dose of Regie comic goodness

[@RegieCollects]

Boom!!!

[@robertg8319]

stop using tape. resealable bags are available. lol

[@harveyabel1354]

Me before video completes: "Just pick one and send the other two my way" :)

[@RegieCollects]

Lol

[@MrComics89]

So that’s what I’ve been doing wrong all this time, here I was using the Eeny, meeny, miny, moe method the whole time, oops lol ;)

[@RegieCollects]

😂🤪