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Originally Posted by predaking007
I can't tell... do you have issues with the concept of slabbing and grading books or just a personal dislike with the company itself?
To me, CGC is just an authority that confirms a grading and preserves it in a case. People have been anal retentive about the condition of their comics well before CGC. Isn't that why they created mylar and backing boards in the first place? Honestly, I don't know how anybody claims to collect comics without worrying about the condition.
I don't collect comics anymore, so I don't deal with CGC. But nearly every sort of collectible now has a widely respected grading company.
And I have no idea why people go crazy over sketch covers. It must be for investment reasons. If you want to collect sketches, get a sketchbook. It takes up less space in the house. Can you imagine having a comic for every sketch you've received? It would be a nightmare to look through everything.
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That's one of my issues with CGC. The present themselves the authority, but there grading can be very subjective. I've spoken to a few people that have been very dissatisfied with the grading results. In a couple of cases they have broken open the slab, resubmitted and gotten a much higher grade.
I've had my Ultimate 100 issues graded for free, but the main reason for doing it was for the authentication of the artist's work. Don't really care for their grades.
