stylean wrote in CGC Grading Etc...:Can you guys do the 10th anniversary bonus packs? Also, any plans to branch out to other TSR products? I’d love to get my Star Frontiers stuff graded.

I assume no plans to cover boxed sets or the hard backs based on prior posts?

Still got at least 1 more year before I can pull my stuff out of storage  :|

What are the bonus packs? As mentioned we do any RPG, not just TSR. If you look at the Heritage auction and type TSR on the search, they have Star Frontiers 2001 Space Odyssey, Indiana Jones, Boot Hill and Marvel Super Heroes. There is also Ghostbusters. But we'll do anything that fits in the holder, but not hardcover books.

Phil

Tszii wrote in CGC Grading Etc...:10th anniversary:


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This may be a tough one. I'd have to think about it and discuss it at the office. The problem with this is that we would not be able to give it a printing, as all 4 modules may have different printings that we cannot determine. On the other hand, it's possible we may just create a "four pack" version. Is this the only bonus pack or were there others?

Phil

My guess is that we'd do them. Wouldn't bother with any specific printings but just list what came in them. Would have to come up with a number scheme or put it in the title.
Phil

stratochamp wrote in CGC Grading Etc...:All of these items, much like 99.5% of TSR items, have stock codes. It always surprises me that they are not used as the primary method of product organization.

Since comics and magazines are almost always numbered, that is the method we've used for 25 years. When there is no issue number, we use "nn" in that field and have to create a unique title for that book to distinguish it from any others. If there is no date, we use "no date" in the date field and put "1900" in the year field. We are approaching the time where we can't use just the last 2 digits of the year. We have comics starting about 1934 I believe. So January, 1934 would be "1/34" in the date field. Problem is, come 2034, the date field technically would be "1/34". I hope with our "new program" that's been in the works for a few years now, they'll change that.

I remember working for IBM back in 1991 for a semester in college as a programmer. They did something similar where all data had dates of the year using the last two digits. In 9 years, we new the program would crash when the year 2000 would have "00" in the data and would bring down the entire system. We were told at that time let the future programmers handle it. I guess they did. :)

Phil

Stock codes are definitely the way to differentiate.  For any other items, like a Daystar West Rahasia or a 10th Anniversary Combo Pack without a stock code, using the existing conventions mentioned would be fine.

I noticed the turn around time dropped to 18 days. Thats the lowest since pre-2020 I am guessing?

I may know who those belong to...woot!

Thanks for the info on the pressing! I will always clean and press after my first submission. Not knowing was so much worse than just getting them pressed from the start. I think a couple just look cleaner as well, even if it didnt impact the grade. :)

Thank you!

Soft paper is totally different. Cleaning only works on the white areas, or else you take off the color. You don't want to do that. Sometimes pressing doesn't improve the grade, but makes it look better regardless.

Phil

ddt58 wrote in CGC Grading Etc...:I was very pleased with the result and somewhat surprised with a 9.0 grade.  This was a book I bought off the TSR table at Origins II in 1976, threw in a box, and dragged around from place to place.  I don't think I even put it in a protective bag until much later.

Do you distinguish between subscription issues, with a mailing label, and non-subscription issues, on the description label?

What subscription issues do you refer to? I know they do with Sports Illustrated.

Phil