CBCS vs CGC6478
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| Not trying to be controversial but I am hoping to get some advice either in the thread or via pm on any dealers with experience submitting to both. I average about 75 books a week and am considering a change. I submit almost exclusively regular track moderns. How does CBCS compare in price, customer service, turn around time and sales price. I can provide more information via pm. I didn’t see any forum policy prohibiting questions like these as opposed to CGC’s message board. My apologies if I am. Thanks for your time. |
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| @Unknown You are more than welcome to ask that question on our board. Information is good for everyone. | ||
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| At the moment not sure. They are moving to Texas, and claiming much better things are to come with the merger (well not really a merger, just same building sharing some staff). I would assume things will change from now. A year ago, CBCS smashed CGC in almost all the categories you listed. Now? There are issues. A month from now when they are settled in... ? Here’s hoping. 🤞🏻 |
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| Thanks. I also have a long standing relationship with Lonestar and I can see some potential benefits with this move. The reholder issue has just become out of control lately. Any idea of the reholder rate? And thanks, Steve. |
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| And I seem to recall CBCS offering to reholder CGC books at a reduced rate at one point. Is that still available or is it just wishful thinking? | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by Unknown That was just for a limited time. It was when CGC had all the problems with their new design. |
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| CBCS is the way better choice. More accurate grading, speed of service, customer service. The labels/cases are nicer looking. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by KingNampa Agree with all those points EXCEPT for speed of service. But hopefully that will change once they're settled into the new place. |
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| @Wolverine There was a hurricane sir, they have no control over nature! | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by KingNampa In the upper grade ranges? That's for damn sure. And the consistency and accuracy isn't randomly subject to hot and cold streaks, like Lady Luck is. |
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| How do the prices compare? Say I want to get a New Mutants 98 graded and Iron Fist 14 graded. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by moodswing IMHO, they are both grading tough recently, but the other side of the street currently brings higher returns. They should even out over time, so it depends if you're selling now or the future. |
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| I'll do a quick run down of major areas to compare: Price: CBCS will generally be a few dollars less expensive at any given service tier, including modern which the OP asked about. This isn't an absolute, but generally. CBCS also allows those that rarely submit to do so directly without a membership. Prices are a bit higher ($18 for a modern no membership vs $16 with membership). But you can submit without purchasing a membership or going through a dealer. And CBCS doesn't charge an annoying $5 submission fee. Turn Around Time: CGC is faster than CBCS. Almost 2x faster on the least expensive (modern) tier. The more expensive tiers CBCS and CGC are similar in TAT. Hopefully moderns and lower priced pre 1975 books will speed up once the move is done and more staff can be added. But right now.... Slabs: It's kinda a toss up. A preference thing. All said and done, I prefer the CBCS slab. CGC's new slab feels super solid and secure in hand and looks great. At least the plastic does - but I'll get to that. CGC's slab being sealed all along the edges, being thicker and heavier just has a "quality" feel. But there are downsides too. Newton rings (prism or rainbow effect - that oil on water on the book look) is now just a way of life on CGC's slabs. The old trick of sliding a piece of paper between the two layers of plastic pushing them apart won't work anymore because of the sides being sealed. Being thicker means that more CBCS slabs will fit in a standard slab box. 25 CGC 32-33 CBCS. Makes a difference when you have 200 or more. For me, the biggest downside to CGC's new slab isn't widely recognized. Read the fine print... IF you ever send a CGC book back in to be reholdered, the fine print says(I'm summarizing) that the CGC slab is hard to open, your book might get damaged and you release CGC from any damages that result from removing the book from their holder. CBCS says no such thing about their slab. Prices when sold Complicated. CGC is the better known company. CBCS prices have a lot to do with where and how you sell. If you sell on eBay or Facebook you'll eventually have someone say it ought to be less because it's not CGC. But if you sell on Heritage, ComicLink, ComicConnect - or even eBay with BIN - you'll see the two companies slabs sell for equivalent prices for equivalent books. Not to be unkind, but eBay and FB are where a lot of newbies hang out. More advanced collectors are shopping the other places I mentioned. And those collectors know who Steve Borock is, they know CBCS is a legitimate, first tier grading company. Customer service: Most people won't notice a difference. People answer the phone, staff are polite and helpful. But CBCS is definitely the more "collector oriented" company. Take signatures for instance. CBCS recognizes CGC Signature series books as legitimate. CBCS has a verified signature program for books signed when no witness was around. And CBCS has opportunities for regular folks -with an application and background check - to participate in getting signatures. With CGC it's big business and only those that can guarantee thousands of signatures a year need bother asking. In the past CBCS has been a lot quicker to recognize and acknowledge problems. High level staff are on this chat board and often comment. And you can even talk about CGC here, where discussing CBCS on the CGC boards is forbidden. Hope this helps. Welcome to the CBCS boards Unknown. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by KingNampa I will never use CGC again, but I am asking this to be fair to them. Didn't CGC also have to deal with the same hurricane? |
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Quote:Originally Posted by X51 Nope, #FakeNews |
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X51 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I prefer not to see topics like this because it can be a tool used by the competitor to prey on the other company's customers. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by KingNampa You are speaking falsely about my post. I did not post that as news. I asked a question. I will ask three more questions before dropping out of this conversation. Isn't CGC located in Florida? Wasn't CBCS affected by the Hurricane in Florida? Wasn't it the same Hurricane affecting both companies in the same state? |
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| @X51 I shall answer your questions sir. Isn't CGC located in Florida? YES Wasn't CBCS affected by the Hurricane in Florida? NO, only CBCS was affected. Wasn't it the same Hurricane affecting both companies in the same state? God, specifically targeted CBCS' offices with the hurricane, totally missing the CGC area. Thus causing CBCS's TAT to be delayed 3-6 Months more than usual.  |
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| From communication in the hobby, if you have a higher value modern or vintage book, worth more than a couple hundred dollars. CBCS will move that book to a higher value tier and charge you for it. CGC seems to just let it fly under the tier you originally submitted, unless its a big Silver or Gold key. Walking Dead 1, Werewolf by Night 32, New Mutants 98, Giant X-Men 1 type books can go through under CGC modern while they likely get bumped with CBCS. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by KingNampa It affected EVERYONE. I had a check coming out of Florida that week and I got it two weeks late. A second check sent the following week arrived before the one that had shipped that week. I think God likes CBCS. He was just testing them to prove there is an opportunity for improvement. :P |
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@X51 Weird though cause CGC TAT wasn't affected. Head scratcher.  |
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| I say the following a hundred times a year... 1) I know a little of everything, a lot of nothing. 2) I'm not as stupid as I am. (I modified something Steve Martin said) 3) I'm not even half as stupid as I am. The best wisdom I ever read was: If you can buy your way out of a problem, you don't have a problem. As far as TATs go... CBCS needs to hire the number of graders they need for the business they want to have, not the business they currently have. Spreadsheets have important data on them, but you don't let them control a business. The business will roll in if they have the capacity to process it. They need to think big, not small. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by X51 That’s an interesting take. So far I applaud the more open CBCS boards. Not sure how one would prey on customers. |
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| Ok. So the straight up modern submission is $16 at CBCS with membership and $16 at CGC (plus $5 invoice fee) with a dealer account. Fast track at CGC I believe is $8 more for dealers (haven’t fast tracked in awhile) while CBCS has fast pass for an additional $9. Looks like CBCS is 3-4 weeks longer on moderns right now so i’m Guessing about 2 weeks slower fast pass vs fast tracked. But I did read about Beckett and now see about a new facility. Future does look bright. Please correct anything I am missing. Much appreciated. The tier that really intrigues me is the 2 day modern. Is it really 2 days? That appears to be a decent price and a good jumping off point for me while I transition. Not familiar with a similar CGC tier. |
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| And thanks for taking the time. I expected to get heckled for a couple pages before getting any half decent answers. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by UnknownThe board repeatedly gets post from people saying "I'm done with CBCS... they did ________________" (fill in the blank) Quite often those reasons are just stupid. It's a way for the competitor to promote themselves while badmouthing the competition. CBCS needs to be applauded for letting the thread stand. CGC would be banning it and handing out suspensions. I'm not saying you are here doing that, but I'm sure others would and I'm confident that CGC would do it. |
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| Agreed. CGC would not allow this discussion. I looked for rules here before posting expecting a similar guideline. Glad to see that’s not the case. Might actually get back into sigs again although I was turned off of them. Does CBCS have a registry going yet? | ||
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| My recent complaint with CGC. All the modern books I get back are crooked. They lay crooked to the right or left. Super annoying! P.S. Newton Rings have basically been accepted as the norm. Which I think is unacceptable. |
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| i sell CGCs and I buy CBCSs (if I can) as an example - i won this x-men 266 9.2 for $100. i was the only bidder. this comic goes for more ungraded  |
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Quote:Originally Posted by KingNampa yep - one of my buyers is returning the slab because of this |
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