The third and newest comic book grading company, pgx is not. Then, simply register or login to start the submission process. Even though youd think cgc should have comic grading in it it actually stands for certificate guaranty company. Then, they will put in a protective sleeve and seal it. The book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. At midwest comic grading we grade comic books, but thats not the only thing we. Before you ship your comics, please read the shipping information below. The product quality is great, there are a variety of labels that meet the conditions of different books, and their reputation is great. Certified guaranty company cgc is a leading thirdparty grading service for comic books, magazines and other collectibles. Submit comics for grading and signature authentication, no membership required.
You may submit comics through a cgc authorized dealer, who can help screen your books and answer any questions you may have. Click on any of our services below for more information and example work. Today, cgc is the worlds largest and most trusted thirdparty grading service for comics, magazines, concert posters and related collectibles with more than 6 million collectibles certified since 2000. Some people will state that comic book grading is an art. For a long time, cgc was the premier comic book grading company. The two main methods of describing an overall grade are numerical, and symbol. Because we dont buy or sell collectibles, our sole focus is on providing magazine collectors with an unbiased opinion of quality and authenticity. A comic book in a cgc holder is encapsulated in a new cgc holder. Insurance is required on all orders and should be purchased based upon the fair market value of your books as determined by you. Pgx was established in 2002 to meet the growing demand for impartial, thirdparty grading and continues to be the fastest, most affordable grading service in the industry. Heres a list of 3rd party grading services for comic books. Most comic publishing companies were established in the united states of america where comics became popular in the mid 1900s. The best possible existing condition of that comic book. These records are from an impartial 3rd party source gp analysis.
Display your books and compete with other collectors for best sets. Who is the most reputable to help get the most value. Other descriptors used in conjunction with the above grading scale. We closely monitor and calibrate our staff to maintain adherence to our established standards. It is the first independent and impartial third party grading service for comic books the company was launched in early 2000 and has since gone on to become a notable part of the comic book collecting community. Egs european grading service halo certification pgx professional grading. A highly consistent, descriptive and illustrated extensively grading guide on the web which will be a free service to the collecting community. Theoretically, the higher the grade of the book, the more desirable the book will be. You can visit the cbcs website here, although at the current time it is just a placeholder. Over the decades, dc comics has brought to life such superheroes as superman and. Josh will bring back your comic book to its glory without using any restoration.
Cgcs expresident launches new comics grading service, cbcs posted on may 25, 2014 by rich johnston steve borock was the president of comics slabbing and grading company cgc. Lets have a discussion around which comic book grading company is the best. This is partly due to them being new and small, but also due to. These books will be certified and encapsulated according to tier, and those grading below your specified grade. Choose a tier based on comic value and turnaround time. The oldest comic publishing company on this list is the nowdefunct book publishing company, david mckay publications that was founded in 1882 and published comics from 1935 to 1950. Advice on how to get your comics graded, slabbed and safely shipped to graders like cgc. New professional comic book grading service cbcs comic.
Submit your books pgx comics pgx comic grading services. The learn to grade comic books course is the most comprehensive course of its kind. Brand new high grade bronze age beauties going up tonight. On many brand new books the inks are already unstable and we have seen that the inks by the staples, from the pressure, also gets stuck to the mylar. Comic book grading screenshots, images and pictures comic vine.
Cgc prides itself on being an impartial comic grading service that provides a professional and impartial assessment of your comics quality. Founded in 2000, certified guaranty company cgc is the worlds first independent and impartial thirdparty comic book grading service. Company cgc is a leading thirdparty grading service for comic books, magazines and. Score talks about developing both a business and marketing plan. I dont trust cgc books with the new large number grade with the page quality data below. Your source for clear and consistent comic book grading standards that you can use online. Newly updated, the overstreet guide to grading comics includes the 10point grading system, as well as exhaustive descriptions of primary and split grades, examples of each grade with more than 200 fullcolor images in all, articles on storage, preservation, and restoration, a look at the independent, thirdparty grading companies, and much more. Inserts in books can make dentlines to the pages andor cover. Comic book grading, certification process cbcs comics. The standard comic book grading system that is widely used today is the one developed in the official overstreet comic book grading guide. Cbcs team members all share in the love of our hobby and the medium. Avery comic pressing comic book pressing and cleaning.
The thirdparty magazine grading company trusted by collectors. This video will explain which 3rd party comic book grading companies to avoid and why. Cgc comics guaranty company is a business that will grade your comic book for you, for a price. I am new to collecting comics, the stranger things books. Grading your comic books guide revel in the detail comics. Josh avery will inspect your comic books and let you know if pressing or cleaning is possible and worth it. Jul 16, 2014 a few weeks ago, i attended a local comic convention here in vancouver and i heard about the new company comic book certification service. Cbcs looks like an ambitious company as it is set to challenge the undisputed king of comic book grading services, cgc. This could be the description for a book that has been lost in a warehouse for years, never shelved, thumbed or even opened yet may still be some years old. Pgx comic grading services pgx was created to meet the growing demand for professional, thirdparty comic book grading. Therefore being able to correctly determine the grade of a comic is an important skill for buyers and sellers alike.
Cbcs comic book certification service the newest and second most popular comic book grading company. From the moment your books enter into our facility they are handled with the upmost care by our highly trained professional staff. Preventative restoration, widely used and accepted by collectors, consists of nonadditive restoration on a book with one or two major defects. Our staff of friendly and dedicated employees offer over 250 years of experience in the comic book market place, and look forward to assisting you. By delivering the weekly list of new releases, along with news concerning current and future products available in local and online comic book shops, we enable consumers to meet their goals more effectively. Comic grading professional comic book grading eliminates concerns about grade misrepresentations by providing a professional assessment of condition and quality. Another example of how excessive pressure associated with encapsulating a book in this holder poses a risk to the comic. Cbgc provides the only easy to use, online comic submission form. Cgc comics guarantee company llc the biggest and most popular third party grading company.
Most comic publishing companies were established in the united states of america where comics became popular in. Why i prefer the comic book certification service to the. The industry giants are dc comics and marvel comics, both founded in the 1930s. I just dont like the fact you can only see the cover on a slabbed book. Its only been within the last 15 years or so that the problem of bias in comic grading was amended, and it took the form of commercial grading. Our company has sat well over 600 world record prices selling vintage comic books at auction. Also, pressing is a very delicate process, so please be aware that it may add time to the express and next day grading services. My observation of this is that this is simply assigning the maximum grade the market. Comic book grades are given to a book reflecting the quality of printing, storage, and upkeep of a particular book. Comic book grading concept comic book grading appears in 46 issues. By requesting prescreen and specifying a minimum grade on your invoice, you will be charged grading fees only for comic books that meet or exceed your specified minimum grade.
After your services are finished you can have josh send your comic book to a 3rd party grading company. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. Though comic book grading has been around for decades, it wasnt until 2000 that a new thirdparty grading service, cgc, burst onto the scene and revolutionized the comic book collecting industry. Removing these defects can often raise the grade of your books and the results have been phenomenal. Books that have been encapsulated and certified by an objective. The primary reason to grade a comic is that there is a direct correlation between the condition of the comic and the value of the book. At the time the graded book was cheaper than the non graded book for the same grade. Cgc is an independent member of the certified collectibles group of companies. Introduction to cbcs grading for new comic book collectors. Cbgc has developed a proprietary comic book grading system with over 550 separate grading characteristics, covering over 20 grading categories.
List of comic book publishing companies pen and the pad. Why i prefer the comic book certification service to the comic grading company pocket jacks comics. Comic book certification service cbcs was started by professional comic book hobbyists with the intent of protecting our fellow hobbyists when buying and selling comic books. The book pretty much summarizes all the checking points in determining the value of a comic book, and provides extensive comic book grading scale and descriptions for each grading level. The 2 reputable thirdparty professional grading services both begin with c use the same scale, but not exactly the same criteria, but overstreet has collaborated with them for their newest grading guide. In this article, we will describe the basics of what comic book grading is, why you would get your comics graded, and the differences between the companies.
As longtime users of nostomania know, the value of a comic depends strongly on grade. Ive talked to collectors about slabbing comics and it seems there is a lot of discontent out there, directed primarily towards cgc. We are temporarily closed but will be reopening and accepting orders again friday april 17th at 12. We are proud to provide certification and grading services for collectors and hobbyist in the comic book industry. Our grading methods are based upon factual and measurable observations. New comic book publishing company, welcome eric i love comic books and wish you good luck with new baby productions, an independent comic book publisher formed in 2008. That way, anyone can compare their raw or slabbed books to consistent grading standards.
Comic grading company has a simple and affordable pricing structure without any clubs to join. This article is meant as an introductory article to comic grading. Like this video if you enjoyed watching, comment what you think of the grading companies, which do you prefer. Make your comic grow in value, increase in eye appeal, and most importantly preserve them for the future. Cbcs comic book certification service grading company. Every comic book certified by cgc is graded by the hobbys most experienced and trusted team, according to wellestablished grading standards. Our pressing and comic book restoration services can take your most important and valuable comic investments to the next level. This collectibles shop page has the standard 10 point grading scale and definitions, as used in the overstreet guide. The biggest and most popular third party grading company. You can ship it to them or take it to a convention where they will be at and they will tell you what grade it is considered to be.
As always, your slots are assigned as orders come in and if your book grades higher than 9. We are teaming up with wolf pack comics and doing a 9. May 23, 2014 steve borock creates new comic book grading company for more than a decade steve borock helped spearhead the movement to create a reliable 3rd party grading system that collectors and fans use today. You then hand the book over to them, and it gets sent off to be graded. We are currently migrating data to our new system and conducting tests, and we are really excited for you to try it out. Because our location is in the midwest, we feel that offers comic lovers a better choice than other grading, appraisal and brokerage services. Please note that we can only ship up to 30 books in one box so you will need to take this into account when submitting larger orders. Gp analysis lists us as a cgc the comic book grading authority online auction firm. Learn about the latest and upcoming comic book events, shows and read about the latest trends of comic book industry. I just want to get the most out of what is probably my best comic.
New comic book publishing company small business community. A grade represents the condition of a book in a way that collectors can understand. Cgc set the standard for thirdparty comic book, magazine, lobby card and vintage photograph grading, and its independent affiliate ccs performs expert pressing, restoration and restoration removal services for comic books. In it, i walk you step by step through 27 comics at every grade level from 0. The online form will allow you to easily submit any number of comics, and then you can print a copy of the form to be included in your shipment.
Consists of accurate highresolution images of the front and back of the book, shown encapsulated in its cgc holder. Theres some new competition in the professional comic book grading services industry brought to us by none other than steve borock. Before a comic books value is determined, the comic book needs to have an accurate grade assigned to it. Pgx was created to meet the growing demand for professional, thirdparty comic book grading.
Cgc graders provide impartial evaluations of collectible magazines. I only have one graded book and that is fantastic four number 4 and the only reason i have it is i got it on ebay years ago at a reallllllly good price. Cgcs expresident launches new comics grading service, cbcs. How much extra funds are you looking for and for how long i am a score counselor and great at marketing. Both of these requirements were lacking for much of comic book history, and in the absence of a reliable method of achieving this, access to the culture was stifled and progress was delayed.
The comic book grading companies will offer witnesses, so a representative from the grading company will stand with you as you get a book signed. Special thanks to our comic grading advisor steve borock, president of cbsc comic book certification service, former heritage auctions consignment director and former cgc presidentprimary grader. One of our goals for the new website is to offer an easier online experience for our customers. We monitor the fire hose of online comic book sales across various marketplaces and report on the sales of cgc and. I sent over 100 books into cbcs this year what i noticed was all the grading companies have long wait times. We have taken every precaution to safely house your comic books. It is very rare, especially in older vintage comic books, to discover a comic in these grades as they are virtually nonexistent. Cgcs commitment to integrity, accuracy and consistency has made it the leader in its field. A comic must be relatively complete to be successfully restored.
Vault grading provides grading, pressing, encapsulation, valuation, and screening services to comic book collectors. Certified guaranty company, also known as cgc, is a sarasota, florida comic book grading service. The overstreet guide to grading comics 2016 edition. Comic book submission cbgc provides the only easy to use, online comic submission form. Books that have been encapsulated and certified by an objective thirdparty grading service take the guesswork out of the grading process for both collectors and dealers. Comic book certification service cbcs was started by professional comic book hobbyists and provides certification and grading services for collectors and. I hope you enjoy and please subscribe and like this video. Digital imaging for comic books submitted under any of cgcs grading and service tiers. An industry gamechanger, egs is the first company that gives you the option to select a customcolored label for any slabbed book. The new company is comic book certification service or cbcs and expects to go live in july. Ill be updating this list as new companies are formed. Comic book grading company the affordable and reliable. It is very rare, especially in older vintage comic books, to discover a comic in.
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