Virtual Comic Con XIV is this weekend! January 30-31

sckao · Post by **sckao** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 2:38 pm

Virtual Comic Con XIV is this weekend over at the CGC Messageboards!

VCC HOURS:

Saturday, January 30, 2010: 6 PM EST - Midnight EST (soft close)
Sunday, January 31, 2010: 4 PM EST - 10 PM EST.

In addition to the various comics and comic-related offerings,
there are VCC Charity Auctions with proceeds going to the charity
of the buyer's choice. (Usually comic-related charities like the
Hero Initiative or the CBLDF.)

Hope to see you there! If you would like to be notified of future VCC events,
Please Sign Up for our VCC Mailing List!

Visit Virtual Comic Con XIV Now!

greg · Post by **greg** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 4:08 pm

I think you have your prices backwards on Miracleman #22.

•Miracleman #22 CGC 9.8 W (PRESSED) -- Price: $20
•Miracleman #22 CGC 9.4 W (PRESSED) -- Price: $150

maraxusofkeld · Post by **maraxusofkeld** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 4:35 pm

Does the cgc label say they were pressed, or do you know they were? And if so, how?

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 4:41 pm

maraxusofkeld wrote:Does the cgc label say they were pressed, or do you know they were? And if so, how?

CGC does not denote pressing as they cannot detect it reliably (if at all, at least professional press-jobs.)

Not speaking for him, but I would imagine sckao submitted these himself, and that's how he knows they are pressed. Or, he purchased them and the seller disclosed the pressing.

-slym

sckao · Post by **sckao** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 8:20 pm

slym2none wrote:
maraxusofkeld wrote:Does the cgc label say they were pressed, or do you know they were? And if so, how?
CGC does not denote pressing as they cannot detect it reliably (if at all, at least professional press-jobs.)

Not speaking for him, but I would imagine sckao submitted these himself, and that's how he knows they are pressed. Or, he purchased them and the seller disclosed the pressing.

-slym

Thanks. Fixed.

As you might know, pressing has been a subject of contention for many years on the CGC boards.

I finally submitted a batch of comics myself for pressing to see how they'd turn out. These were comics that I would not have thought would have received a 9.8 or comics that had a weird curl or non-color breaking creases.

Some I submitted just to see if a certain problem like a gouge in a cardboard stock cover could be pressed out. (It couldn't.)

Some had edge curls that I probably caused myself through poor handling.

Any comics that I have had personally pressed will be denoted as such although I can't control what happens after that.

As I've purchased most of my collection from other sources instead of off the rack, I can't say if any of these others were pressed or not before I purchased them.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:38 pm

I almost registered just to buy that guy Transplant's Avengers 4.

They require a phone number. I don't need Avengers 4 that bad.

sckao · Post by **sckao** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:54 pm

Chiclo wrote:I almost registered just to buy that guy Transplant's Avengers 4.

They require a phone number. I don't need Avengers 4 that bad.

The $20 one?

I'll buy it for you if you want it. I'll have him send it to you.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:59 pm

sckao wrote:
Chiclo wrote:I almost registered just to buy that guy Transplant's Avengers 4.

They require a phone number. I don't need Avengers 4 that bad.
The $20 one?

I'll buy it for you if you want it. I'll have him send it to you.

I'll take you up on that, sckao!

Frickin' awesome. I'll PM you my details.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 10:00 pm

Chiclo wrote:I almost registered just to buy that guy Transplant's Avengers 4.

They require a phone number. I don't need Avengers 4 that bad.

I see Shin got to this first, but if you ever see something over there you want, let us know here. There are plenty of us on both sites, and I know I would be glad to do the same thing Shin is offering.

-slym

sckao · Post by **sckao** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 10:08 pm

Nope... Someone got there after Chiclo posted but before I could get it... So it went to someone else.

mrwoogieman · Post by **mrwoogieman** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:27 pm

slym2none wrote:
Chiclo wrote:I almost registered just to buy that guy Transplant's Avengers 4.

They require a phone number. I don't need Avengers 4 that bad.
I see Shin got to this first, but if you ever see something over there you want, let us know here. There are plenty of us on both sites, and I know I would be glad to do the same thing Shin is offering.

-slym

SnotDrip · Post by **SnotDrip** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 8:20 am

Chiclo wrote:I almost registered just to buy that guy Transplant's Avengers 4.

They require a phone number. I don't need Avengers 4 that bad.

just do what I do

555-555-5555

The only thing ever correct for me is the email addy.