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Collector AdamHowlett private msg quote post Address this user
Hi everyone!
I currently have several CGC graded books, with my holy grail being one of them. The book I’m speaking of is my Hulk 181. I have it signature series verified with a signature by Stan Lee, and I understand that CBCS honors these, but the book is also signed by Len Wein, which is an unverified signature.

My question is: if I were to submit my book to CBCS for grading and a signature verification, what color label would it have, since one signature is verified, and the other needs to be?

Thanks for your time!

-AdamHowlett
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COLLECTOR dielinfinite private msg quote post Address this user
If a book has an unwitnessed (verified) signature the label will be red, even if an authentic (witnessed) signature is added. Like so:


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COLLECTOR shrewbeer private msg quote post Address this user
Would be nice if CBCS followed with a cmbo label
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Collector dpiercy private msg quote post Address this user
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Would be nice if CBCS followed with a cmbo label


An orange (red & yellow mixed together) label! 😃
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Collector Watcher private msg quote post Address this user
I'll never understand the red vs. yellow....if the sig is real ...then it's real. Is there a concern that there is a greater chance of error with the VS thus not as valuable or is it just marketing?

If you stand by your verification (whether it be a witness you take the word of or your SV techniques you trust) it should be yellow..at least in situation like above.

but I guess there's a good reason..maybe it's just how they maintain credibility considering there are so many whiners out there
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Collector AdamHowlett private msg quote post Address this user
I was afraid of hearing that it would be a red label... that's too bad. A red label next to all my blue and yellow labels would just stick out like a sore thumb. ESPECIALLY on my holy grail.
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Collector Wraith private msg quote post Address this user
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Originally Posted by Watcher
I'll never understand the red vs. yellow....if the sig is real ...then it's real. Is there a concern that there is a greater chance of error with the VS thus not as valuable or is it just marketing?

If you stand by your verification (whether it be a witness you take the word of or your SV techniques you trust) it should be yellow..at least in situation like above.

but I guess there's a good reason..maybe it's just how they maintain credibility considering there are so many whiners out there
I doubt its marketing as imagine cbcs would get a whole lot more business if they have their verified slabs with yellow labels..

At the end of the day, its just a squiggle on a page thats probably one of hundreds rushed out in a line at a convention. What's the difference if it being verified as witnessed vs verified via analysis.. Both processes are equally open to potential abuse.
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COLLECTOR shrewbeer private msg quote post Address this user
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Originally Posted by AdamHowlett
I was afraid of hearing that it would be a red label... that's too bad. A red label next to all my blue and yellow labels would just stick out like a sore thumb. ESPECIALLY on my holy grail.


For what its worth, red is a good match to that books cover.
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Collector AdamHowlett private msg quote post Address this user
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Originally Posted by shrewbeer
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Originally Posted by AdamHowlett
I was afraid of hearing that it would be a red label... that's too bad. A red label next to all my blue and yellow labels would just stick out like a sore thumb. ESPECIALLY on my holy grail.


For what its worth, red is a good match to that books cover.


So much red already though... yellow would be a much nicer accent
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Collector Watcher private msg quote post Address this user
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Originally Posted by Wraith
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Originally Posted by Watcher
I'll never understand the red vs. yellow....if the sig is real ...then it's real. Is there a concern that there is a greater chance of error with the VS thus not as valuable or is it just marketing?

If you stand by your verification (whether it be a witness you take the word of or your SV techniques you trust) it should be yellow..at least in situation like above.

but I guess there's a good reason..maybe it's just how they maintain credibility considering there are so many whiners out there
I doubt its marketing as imagine cbcs would get a whole lot more business if they have their verified slabs with yellow labels..

At the end of the day, its just a squiggle on a page thats probably one of hundreds rushed out in a line at a convention. What's the difference if it being verified as witnessed vs verified via analysis.. Both processes are equally open to potential abuse.


good point
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Collector CopperAgeKids private msg quote post Address this user
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Originally Posted by shrewbeer
Would be nice if CBCS followed with a cmbo label


I thought they did, actually.

Like CGC does with Qualified green labels..with unwitnessed sigs or a popped staple etc...than a signature w/or without a remark, is witnesed by a CGC SS faciliator or direct CGC employee (at a con, via CGC's booth)....and you get a green Qualafied label with a bit of gold trim, specifically denoting what is part of the CGC SS and what is not.
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Collector CopperAgeKids private msg quote post Address this user
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Originally Posted by dielinfinite
If a book has an unwitnessed (verified) signature the label will be red, even if an authentic (witnessed) signature is added. Like so:




My anecdote aside, dielinfinite's supplied pic is what your Hulk 181 would be labeled as, color scheme wise and so on with all specific & relevant details noted by CBCS.
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Collector AdamHowlett private msg quote post Address this user
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Originally Posted by CopperAgeKids
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Originally Posted by shrewbeer
Would be nice if CBCS followed with a cmbo label


I thought they did, actually.

Like CGC does with Qualified green labels..with unwitnessed sigs or a popped staple etc...than a signature w/or without a remark, is witnesed by a CGC SS faciliator or direct CGC employee (at a con, via CGC's booth)....and you get a green Qualafied label with a bit of gold trim, specifically denoting what is part of the CGC SS and what is not.

My Hulk 181 was already signed by Len Wein when I had a witnessed Stan Lee signature, and it’s not a green label. It’s a yellow label, but it states that “Len Wein” is written in felt pen on the cover. I wonder if they gave me a lower grade because of the Len Wein signature...
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Collector 50AE_DE private msg quote post Address this user
What was the overall grade? Most likely it was downgraded but after a certain grade, the signature will not impact the grade.
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Collector AdamHowlett private msg quote post Address this user
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What was the overall grade? Most likely it was downgraded but after a certain grade, the signature will not impact the grade.

6.5, but I’ve always felt it was closer to the 7.0/7.5 range.
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COLLECTOR dielinfinite private msg quote post Address this user
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Originally Posted by AdamHowlett
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Originally Posted by CopperAgeKids
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Originally Posted by shrewbeer
Would be nice if CBCS followed with a cmbo label


I thought they did, actually.

Like CGC does with Qualified green labels..with unwitnessed sigs or a popped staple etc...than a signature w/or without a remark, is witnesed by a CGC SS faciliator or direct CGC employee (at a con, via CGC's booth)....and you get a green Qualafied label with a bit of gold trim, specifically denoting what is part of the CGC SS and what is not.

My Hulk 181 was already signed by Len Wein when I had a witnessed Stan Lee signature, and it’s not a green label. It’s a yellow label, but it states that “Len Wein” is written in felt pen on the cover. I wonder if they gave me a lower grade because of the Len Wein signature...

If you got a yellow label and not a qualified yellow label like this


Then yes, the Len Wein signature was treated as writing on the cover and the grade was affected accordingly
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