My WORST CGC Unboxing EVER!

[@chrisg2100]

I’m sorry that damage did not happen during shipping. That damage occurred at cgc, they don’t care if they damage our books. They are not personally vested in them.

[@uscm223]

Jay z owns cgc. You meet him too?

[@stillchillin7249]

Definitely going to have to get better about taking pics when I'm sending stuff in. My last submission I personally sent in came back all 9.8's and one 9.6, of course with no notes, I felt that cover was more solid than some of the 9.8's before I sent it.

[@BrysComics]

That’s a great sub!

[@jimbofett74comics81]

I sent in a minty copy of Clone Wars 1. I looked it over like a hawk and saw nothing wrong with it. It came back at a 9.2. I have no idea how. I took the slab to my lcs and he even said there's absolutely no way that's a 9.2 told me if it was him he'd 100% Crack and resend it that the grader was having a bad day or something. I've looked it over so many times and still can't see anything wrong with it. I'm undecided on cracking it

[@eggplantcomics8336]

I also believe when you send modern from 2010-2020 along with modern from 1980-1990 they are much harsher on the older books bc they don’t look as nice as the newer shiny books. I blame this on new graders without enough experience.

[@BrysComics]

That kind of psychology makes sense to me…

[@DPCcollector]

same thing happened with yellow labels. 5 books came back with bottom corner bends... like these were dropped at CGC and they wont take responsibility.

[@davidfausel9029]

That mystery box is 🔥. And it absolutely sucks that they would expect you to take pictures of every single submission with the amount you run through them every year....

[@fatherknowstoys]

I received my books back from cgc this week and I didn’t prescreen. I received books with new spine ticks and finger bends they didn’t have going in. I have all the video and pics backing up that statement as I film and take photos of my press and clean process before I send them in. So it’s very possible cgc gave you those new indents and ticks causing those books to be rejected.

[@BrysComics]

Did you file a claim?

[@fatherknowstoys]

@@BrysComics I have not yet I just got them back and was debated doing so.

[@dradatzke]

Man that’s rough, I have had pretty lousy luck with CGC grades, probably just leave a lot of my stuff raw in the future

[@benthomason1926]

I don’t use Fed-Ex anymore at all; I switched my CGC account to ship through UPS. Fed-Ex here is horrible; I once had them throw a package over my fence like a football.

[@BrysComics]

😫

[@RexxCollects]

I'm waiting on getting my second submission to CGC back.🤞🤞🤞. Do you recommend sending in comics you want to sell to get graded? Loaded question, but I'm trying to get into selling more.

[@horvathsogranfume658]

its easier to sell slabbed stuff, ymmv

[@BrysComics]

Yeah it’s worth it most of the time…I did a whole video on it

[@FitzKnighner]

Out of curiosity, how long are you cold pressing these? I’ve had issues with books reverting if I left books in the wet bath too long or cold press not long enough. I had an issue with my last submission where they rejected half the 25 pre screen and they look damn near perfect.

[@BrysComics]

I may not have left in the press long enough…

[@FitzKnighner]

Been there my friend. Side note, ordered a mystery box. Love em. Keep up the great work!

[@abbycecil5791]

Would you recommend sending in a few books or 25 at a time if you could afford it? I’m wanting to send in some SIKTC that I have. Thanks for the tips on the pics of book before sending them in.

[@BrysComics]

You save a little money if you do 25 at a time….

[@gregsug1640]

I am thinking slightly thicker backing boards for submitted comics may help protect them from some CGC handling issues. What do you think?

[@radar987654]

I have started double to triple boarding books I'm sending to CGC to help have a little extra protection against things like this.

[@jesselynch1928]

Great video as usual. I pray that your box does not get lost. Nice mystery box . Just paid for mine.

[@BrysComics]

I’m strongly considering that…

[@mrtkiernan]

dang! what is a cost when you prescreen and it get rejected?

[@horvathsogranfume658]

8 bucks

[@BrysComics]

$8 each

[@kyleroussel]

What a fine line we walk in this hobby. That dang 9.8 is such a dangly carrot that we just can't resist, yet it's so easy (and frustrating) to have our books deemed "less than" for seemingly nebulous reasons.

[@ufounderground4042]

Last cgc submission I had was awesome. It's unfortunate that there's not system to prove when CGC damages a book.... or loses one😒

[@JohnnyGoodz]

I feel like some of these graders are on a power trip. Either that or there is a "quota" to make people press and resubmit. CGC makes even more money rejecting and having you resubmit.

[@ShowMeTheMendozas]

I think you’re onto something with the press and resubmit theory

[@low_keed6033]

Well this vid was a glass case of emotion. The highs of the collab with Dell'Otto (congrats!) and your powerhouse of a comic box offering and then the pains of the other stuff we don't have to talk about. But as always, thank you for taking us through the journey in showing us the highs and lows. I've only sent a few comics for grading and your vids have helped in anticipating/accepting a grade and making the judgement call on what to look for before even considering to submit🤙

[@MrOlivasalone]

Need some advice about grading. I have a key comic that is probably a 9.6 right now. And 9.8 once its pressed. However, it was manufactured with only 1 staple. Would this increase the value or decrease the value? It doesn't have the staple holes thats how I know it came off the press that way. Any advice?

[@BrysComics]

I believe it would get a qualified label and be worth less…not 100% sure on the label color but I think it’s an undesirable defect…weird how that works

[@MrOlivasalone]

@jerryunderwood6130 thats unfortunate. I say give it a higher grade. Could u imagine a comic with one staples being in a 9.8 condition? Its like a runner with a broken leg beaten Usan Bolt in a race! Lol

[@jthomascruz4890]

I actually just submitted ten books to CGC today but I did not apply the pre-screen. I've never used the pre-screen service in fact but I am thinking I should start applying it especially since there is no minimum limit now. I pressed and dry cleaned all ten books so now stressing if all the books except one doesn't come back a 9.8.

[@Marcus_F]

I don't think you can screen for less than 25 books submissions. The only time I sweat it is when it's obvious that a 9.6 isn't worth it. For what I'm submitting though, I'm still going to come out ahead....just not as much.

[@jthomascruz4890]

@@Marcus_F CGC just updated their pricing and now you can submit however many books you want for pre-screen.

[@Marcus_F]

@@jthomascruz4890 Oh wow, I had no idea. I knew about the pricing update, but didn't realize they changed that policy. I'm happy to be corrected here!

[@bryanbartrop5091]

Man that lost box sucks...all those rejects would get me down. Mystery box sale looks awesome!

[@exploringitall8588]

What Happens about a lost box ?? I’ve thought about having books graded m, but I would lose it if a 25G book was just “lost” --

[@roywatson7916]

I had a submission of 3 Secret Wars issue 7 and 2 ASM 252 along with a handful of other books. The hit up the SW and ASM issues hard. I had them cleaned and pressed and I was hoping they would be inthe 9.2 to 9.6 range. 1 SW came back a 9.0 the other 2 were 8.5 and the ASM 252 were 8.0. I know that some of the damage occured after pressing and cleaning.

[@samon2111]

The discount code isn't working for me bro. Please check and let me. Thanks

[@BrysComics]

It doesn’t apply to big boy books or pre-orders…

[@samon2111]

@@BrysComics thanks

[@CBASS838]

That Dell’Otto is ABSOLUTE 🔥 FIRE!!! Congratulations again on securing it my friend 👏👏👏 Wow you definitely had some serious mishandling of your books somewhere along the way because I know you have a keen eye for what passes as a 9.8 and you would have not sent them in on a prescreen in that condition. Way to keep your composure at the end when most of us would have lost it.

[@BrysComics]

Thank you my friend!

[@CBASS838]

@@BrysComics well deserved my man!

[@Fenix50]

I would go crazy seeing all the rejection

[@TheOptimalmax]

On the positive side, CGC has been much faster lately. I sent in 25 books last week and they are already in QC. I did a 9.6 prescreen, cause they still fetch a decent price. I couldn't handle paying for all of those rejects.

[@markvandervlist8967]

9.6 pre-screen seems to be the way to go to avoid excessive disappointment. The high 9.8 rejection rate seems to be rampant on You Tube these days. This is the third video with similar poor results I've watched in the past week or so.

[@TheOptimalmax]

@@markvandervlist8967my order is arriving today. 13 9.8. 8 9.6. 4 rejects. 9.6 prescreen works for me. That could have been 11 rejects, and I'd be paying $99 for nothing

[@daleziner1414]

I had a slabb come back this spring as an 8.5 purple lable. Defenders #4. Pulled grader notes which said finger nail dents back cover n color touch 3 spots front cover. I'm original owner and remember buying it in my youth from newsstand. I suspect cgc is using ai to help with grading.

[@jheggemeyer]

You should take the time for photos on your next prescreen submission, even if its just that one batch. It would be super interesting to see how that turns out. When i sent in my books for the alex ross private signing, i used fullbacks to help with any of the mishandling i would expect to occur at cgc.

[@gregsug1640]

What time period do you think is necessary after a pressing to determine whether or not a comic has reverted? Curious about this because you're not the first to mention this issue...

[@BrysComics]

I would love to do some experiements to find out…I’m thinking about 3 weeks?

[@Neosweep]

Good advice. Now l wish l took pics of the book l currently have submitted

[@danceswithcomicbooks7733]

Yeah thats one thing i dont do. Send books in and prescreened for 9.8s. Unless they are really expensive books its a lot of work and luck to get those 9.8s to get maximum value. Too much work for me but thats just me and not enough buck for the bang of all the work. Nice books regardless.

[@W0RDbytes]

I recently bought a collection and will be submitting my first set of books to cgc! Wolverine number 8 newsstand and the amazing Spider-Man 316. Both are very clean copies and I'm excited to see what the grades are and compared to what I think they will be.

[@michaeltan4204]

My take away from your submission is that allowable defects for a 9.8 is not considered by the grader. That book has to be perfect for a 9.8. It is unfortunate you did not get the grades you were hoping for. The grading inconsistency of the new CGC graders drives my crazy.

[@coolworldpopculture]

That is a remarkable cover. Really gorgeous. About the grades, could it be a slight page color issue?

[@BrysComics]

No page color only affects the grade if it’s really severe…

[@TaylorWaddle-n8n]

If you pre-screen for a 9.8 can you get higher than that. Same for if you pre screen 9.6 and they believe it’s a 9.8 can they give you that even though you did 9.6?

[@larrysmith7301]

Just received three books from the J Scott Campbell Store, ASM 25's that look perfect. Was thinking of sending them in as is, no press etc. as they look perfect. Debating putting a 9.8 prescreen on it. Still conflicted.

[@larrysmith7301]

@jerryunderwood6130 Thank you

[@mythirdlife101]

Fed-Ex is the worst. They "lost" one of my boxes full of slabs also.

[@albertosuave1448]

Wish someone in Canada would do mystery boxes...

[@ShowMeTheMendozas]

Man, it’s really informative watching you critique your rejected books. Great video, even though it sucks to get that many rejects. Most lessons learned aren’t free of cost.

[@larryhoover2965]

Unfortunately with all the submissions they're either getting rushed through the process or they're actually looking at the books

[@ekronner1]

interesting how finger bends and slight variance can happen either in shipping or at CGC. Good advice to take pics of front and back. This channel rocks.

[@nerdyoldwoman9651]

Ordered my box this morning!! Thanks for such a great mystery box!

[@BrysComics]

Best of luck my friend! I was daydreaming about reading comics with you today, is that weird?

[@noyanhilmi1361]

I have books on the way back now that have a handful at grades much lower than expected (the rest hit as expected) so I’m worried they were damaged before grading. They were all consecutive in the submission form too… maybe that 5 book pack was dropped…

[@jsantiago4841]

I wish you had pics, to see what they would say next or if they refund reject fee.

[@Lou13Cyf3r]

that's why ya don't play the 9.8 game. if the book looks good, just send the damn thing in and get it slabbed.

[@KW-ov2dv]

Super educational. Still blown away by all of the rejects!😢

[@DarrenCarman]

Wonder if a 9.6 prescreen might have been ok for some of those. Not nice though if you think damage occurred after sending

[@lordvader74]

That hurt to watch. I’m just about to get started submitting and that’s exactly what scares me.

[@charliehodges5006]

The Mystery Boxes just keep getting better!

[@thegardenstatepicker]

Best variant cover of Spidey I’ve seen in many years!

[@stephen19l]

Exited about the Mystery Box I had some Head scratchers come back from CGC also, I just paid for the grading It isn't going to get cheaper in the future It seems like they want you to use their pressing service prior to grading or screening

[@renewableenergyhomes]

I have a horror story from my first order with CGC and they say I have no recourse because I missed the 14 day return cut-off. Why don't people move to CBCS en masse.

[@ihavecomicissues]

I am not surprised about them falling off the truck. Have you ever seen them deliver. They keep their side door open.

[@Asniper9280]

Awesome video Bry but man really sucks they rejected and damaged some of your books. Some really cool takeaways was thinking of doing a 9.8 or 9.0 pre-screen for some tlou books. Now leaning more towards playing it safe with the 9.0 prescreen.

[@eggplantcomics8336]

I don’t understand why anyone would pay $9 per reject. For only $13 more you can get it graded. Sell it on whatnot and recoup slabbing fee rather than being in the hole. Just my 2 cents.

[@BrooksSeanRobinson]

You should make videos of the spines (while you're going over them the first time, you're already looking, just do it with a camera) before you send them in and then compare them when they return to see if they incur damage at cgc. Also, the idea of resubmitting (which I see all the time on forums and youtube) and getting different results kind of invalidates the accuracy of grading services doesn't it? It's really got me disillusioned with cgc (as does paying them twice to do the same book 😐)

[@djnashvillecanada]

How many tickets available at how much??

[@herbandgin3437]

Like your walk through. As of recent I have yet to see any consistency on how CGC grades. I have gotten some of the worst grades over the last 6 months than I have in the 8+ years I have been submitting books. Most of these books were press by cgc. I have seen other vendors submitted books get some of the crazy 9.8 grades even with multiple spine ticks. They were even surprise by the results.

[@jbwinkles]

Ordered my box this morning. Opened the last one when I got home. Good day!

[@BrysComics]

👏👏

[@brucecree9170]

My guess is that reversion happened with most of those books with tics and bends. The printing defects were likely always there and were easily missed. Because of reversion, I now set my cleaned and pressed books aside for a month and then re-examine them one more time before submitting. It is an extra step and delays the submission but helps catch reversion. Rates of reversion are likely affected by hard to control factors such as humidity and temperature. I think reversion rates have increased with all the crazy weather we have had in Cali. I can’t prove it. Would need to get Swagglehsus on the case to come up with some charts and graphs on reversion rates crossed referenced to weather conditions. As always, super educational and fun video Bry! Keep ‘em coming.❤

[@leveragecomics5067]

Odd, same thing happened to Mint Hunter!?!?

[@bestcore1214]

Given how much you submit, you would think that they would hold you to a higher standard..with that said, it's good to know in a way that everyone is being treated as equals by cgc!

[@ReQuest17]

Mystery boxes sound good, as always. Thanks for sharing the submission process. Lots of good information.

[@300baud]

You: These weren't damaged when I submitted them. CGC: Did you take pictures? You: No, but I submit a lot to you guys though. Please be reasonable. CGC: Nope! And we know you'll keep giving us more money anyway. Byyyyyye.

[@BrysComics]

😂😂😂

[@safcollectibles8423]

I love these videos because it gives people even more understanding on how CGC can grade a book

[@danpetitpas]

Mint-Hunter Comics has a video dated two days after your video where he only got 2 9.8s out of 25 comics as well. It sounds like CGC is going crazy.

[@jimbartram9331]

Great information! The books that did make it are terrific! Many of the others are good looking books also! Thanks for sharing!

[@franciscomarquez3678]

That's brutal Bry, For what it's worth, this video was awesome.

[@ryanboone205]

Man that sucks! I hate seeing how careless they have getting here lately. I’ve never thought about taking pictures of books before sending, thank you for the tip! Will definitely use it in the future

[@Notthatshaneblack]

That’s definitely deflating. I need to get another pre screen together and this does not help the nerves 😂

[@mikep.panucci5099]

Everyone does this the look at the front and back cover and say "I don't see what's wrong with it"? Not once do they open the book to check the inside pages and truly scrutinize their books. Just blame the grading company

[@dprescott1970]

That was heart breaking. But keep up the hard work.

[@chrischreative2245]

The giveaways are insane! I have 50 books I think of sending into CGC but I go back and forth

[@fatherknowstoys]

Wait for a bit let them fix their issues. I’m holding off on my next order until they fix their problems

[@Vp-jt3vl]

Damon that really sucks!

[@brentG1222]

Psyched for the mystery box, I just bought one! Can't wait!

[@BrysComics]

👏👏

[@beowulf1563]

Giant size X-Men would be absolutely amazing to have. Any of these really. Lol. That's why I refuse to have any of my 3000 comics graded. I don't want to sell them yet and the risk of those morons damaging or losing them would kill me. I taught myself how to properly grade very conservatively. I don't know how to clean and press but the vast majority of my collection is 8.0 or better. I'm Very conservative.

[@michaelparker9046]

Shouldn't there be a better shipping box for comics? Sending paper in cardboard is getting horrible results.

[@RapHeaven]

Wish I could get one of the mystery boxes! They look sweet!

[@TomByron-h7s]

I have two slabs. Both are silver age daredevils. No. 5 and no 38 with Dr Doom. Awesome stuff

[@sidneyrivera3578]

Brutal! This is a tough game. I definitely respect the 9.8 CGC grade and your experience. Keep grinding bro!✌️

[@sadbttru]

Wow those books look great. Should all be 9.8

[@papaostriker2961]

Cant wait to get my SIKC #21 Great vid Bry!

[@collinf33]

Ouch, they must have been damaged at CGC. I guess that is part of the risk of grading.

[@vgpackpulled9748]

It’s not that they are grading harder. It’s that they have new graders.. it’s pretty simple. Improved turn around times come with a cost

[@jodyhickerson5167]

The 9.8 pre screen. It can be such an unforgiving mistress (sigh).

[@JimChurchSr-lu2pq]

Wow - seems like they really tightened up- “son of a “ - that was funny - thanks Bry

[@anastacialehman9231]

Great video. Excited for my AF mystery box. With some of those rejections I think they were having a bad day and being a little harsh

[@garywoods3196]

Sorry for you Bry. Hope it goes better next time.

[@swmgee]

Great content, thank you

[@waltcee]

Somebody was high when they pre-screen them LOL

[@backinthegame_comics]

Those mystery box prizes are wild

[@skytripa]

Getting ready to send my first submission. So nervous about shipping them.

[@FELIX123SAINT]

Epic mystery box! Congrats on getting this far. you earned it.

[@emanuellopez27582]

Looks great!

[@soldierboy2350]

Wow, the giveaway is incredible. Your awesome man keep up the great work

[@darynyamada502]

Sorry about the bad news. Its disturbing to know that CGC damages books.

[@bryanconley7367]

I bought from multiverse a 10 comic mystery box up to three possible signs and a 199 box of three that could be signed...I'll send the pics. I wanted yours but it was sold out

[@andrewcai5042]

Got it, the best thing is to take photo if possible.

[@dustinditto9642]

man, makes me a bit scared to submit on my own, but super informative.