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I'd like to say I still turned out alright, but that would be a lie. flanders private msg quote post Address this user
I hope @SteveRicketts doesn't plan on responding until the end of the holiday weekend.
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Masculinity takes a holiday. EbayMafia private msg quote post Address this user
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I hope @SteveRicketts doesn't plan on responding until the end of the holiday weekend.


@flanders I'm thinking by the end of the weekend @SteveRicketts will modify the title of the thread to: "Pressing Update...General Update, not Specific Update".
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If the viagra is working you should be well over a 9.8. xkonk private msg quote post Address this user
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I hope @SteveRicketts doesn't plan on responding until the end of the holiday weekend.


I hope people just read a bit earlier in the thread.


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If your order is from February it is in the grading room. We are finishing up the last few books from March.
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Might as well ask for an update as well. My order is:

21-11F72CB

This is my first order. I'm excited! I know you guys are busy.

Me too brother, welcome to the place.
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I wish I had a title. ComicNinja0215 private msg quote post Address this user
@PhantomStranger271 welcome aboard! You're in good hands, you are one of us now.
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me too 21-13EEE3B
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@PhantomStranger271 welcome aboard! You're in good hands, you are one of us now.

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Can grease pencil be removed from comic covers as part of the clean and press process?
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Collector GeekStoxx private msg quote post Address this user
@stevericketts any new ETA for Invoice 20-3F259AD?

Thanks and much appreciated!
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Can grease pencil be removed from comic covers as part of the clean and press process?


I’d like to know as well... have a first Luke Cage that has a large X on the front.
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Can grease pencil be removed from comic covers as part of the clean and press process?


I’d like to know as well... have a first Luke Cage that has a large X on the front.



Ditto. I have a detective 225 that has, I think, a grease pencil mark on it.
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@MrNotSoNice In grading.

@timberghost In grading.

@PhantomStranger271 We haven't started April yet.

@Reelgee Not back from the signing yet, but your order will be in with the April orders when it gets here.

@GeekStoxx In slab.

Grease pencil is not usually removed because it doesn't typically affect the grade of the book. Grease pencil that has been on a cover for a long time will usually leave a light stain. If there is a stain, it will impact the grade, which is why I usually opt to leave the grease pencil alone. Can it be removed? In some cases, yes. Should it be removed? In most cases, no.
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Collector Reelgee private msg quote post Address this user
thanks @SteveRicketts
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@GeekStoxx In slab.

Grease pencil is not usually removed because it doesn't typically affect the grade of the book. Grease pencil that has been on a cover for a long time will usually leave a light stain. If there is a stain, it will impact the grade, which is why I usually opt to leave the grease pencil alone. Can it be removed? In some cases, yes. Should it be removed? In most cases, no.


It amazes me on how efficient you are... I hope one day I can shake your hands and thank you personally! Thank you thank you thank you for your updates.

Thanks also for the heads up on the grease pencil... it seems I’ll have to send the book in that way for slabbing.
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Hi @SteveRicketts, is it possible to get 1 book from my order, 20-46F07A4, expediate? Currently the order is in the grading queue but not sure if grading has started. I know you are swamped but I thought I would ask. I called customer service but I don't think he really knows.
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Newbie here. So to be clear - CBCS is currently pressing books from August 2020? So anything submitted in March of 2021 is "approximately " how far from pressing?
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If the viagra is working you should be well over a 9.8. xkonk private msg quote post Address this user
@DarylCC higher up in the thread (11 days ago) they said they had a couple more weeks of March to do before getting to April orders. That assumes no fast press or faster tier like a 2-Day Modern. So no, they are well past pressing August orders. If your order was received in Dallas in March it sounds like they'll be pressing it soon.
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past performance is no guarantee of future actions. KatKomics private msg quote post Address this user
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@DarylCC higher up in the thread (11 days ago) they said they had a couple more weeks of March to do before getting to April orders. That assumes no fast press or faster tier like a 2-Day Modern. So no, they are well past pressing August orders. If your order was received in Dallas in March it sounds like they'll be pressing it soon.



@DarylCC

if you sent though CBCS Canada we may be a bit behind - can't remember when the clock starts for us - might have been April since it takes a while for our books to make it to Dallas
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past performance is no guarantee of future actions. KatKomics private msg quote post Address this user
Any update on this March order? and how does pick up in Dallas work? I have this one marked tp be picked up by MCS.


21-0D037C7
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@DarylCC higher up in the thread (11 days ago) they said they had a couple more weeks of March to do before getting to April orders. That assumes no fast press or faster tier like a 2-Day Modern. So no, they are well past pressing August orders. If your order was received in Dallas in March it sounds like they'll be pressing it soon.


Great answer and thank you. I submitted my order the last week of March (I think the 28th), so I was a bit confused as if my order counted as a March or an April order. I suppose it's an April order since Steve said they hadn't started April orders yet.
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@wildmind Your order has been graded and is in line for slab.

@DarylCC Your order is pressed and in the grading queue.

@KatKomics Your order was received on April 12th. Not pressed yet.

@PhantomStranger271 Your order was received on April 5th. Not pressed yet.
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Collector wildmind private msg quote post Address this user
@SteveRicketts, thanks for the kind update.
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I'd like to say I still turned out alright, but that would be a lie. flanders private msg quote post Address this user
I'm glad they're updated estimated turnaround times. Modern has changed from 16 to 17 weeks. I still expect my order delivered on July 6th to be ready by mid November.

https://www.cbcscomics.com/estimated-turnaround-times

If I had an expensive modern I planned on selling I would definitely choose the 2 day modern option.
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past performance is no guarantee of future actions. KatKomics private msg quote post Address this user
I wish there was a way to update the CBCS Canada orders from the submitted date to the received date some like my March order were only 5 or 6 weeks difference but my May one sounds like it still isn't there?

More just to set expectations
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I'm glad they're updated estimated turnaround times. Modern has changed from 16 to 17 weeks. I still expect my order delivered on July 6th to be ready by mid November.

https://www.cbcscomics.com/estimated-turnaround-times

If I had an expensive modern I planned on selling I would definitely choose the 2 day modern option.

So if getting both press and grade, would it be those 2 times combined?
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past performance is no guarantee of future actions. KatKomics private msg quote post Address this user
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I'm glad they're updated estimated turnaround times. Modern has changed from 16 to 17 weeks. I still expect my order delivered on July 6th to be ready by mid November.

https://www.cbcscomics.com/estimated-turnaround-times

If I had an expensive modern I planned on selling I would definitely choose the 2 day modern option.

So if getting both press and grade, would it be those 2 times combined?


yup!!! add in signature verification like I did on a book and tack on a few more weeks!!!
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yup!!! add in signature verification like I did on a book and tack on a few more weeks!!!

Yowza! So if I did the math right, I'm not getting mine until April of next year? I didn't realize it was that long, I was going by the TAT's listed on the pricing page. Lesson learned
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yup!!! add in signature verification like I did on a book and tack on a few more weeks!!!

Yowza! So if I did the math right, I'm not getting mine until April of next year? I didn't realize it was that long, I was going by the TAT's listed on the pricing page. Lesson learned


I'm in the same boat. I signed up for both grading and pressing and since my order arrived on April 5th (102 days since then), my order should be done in December (I'm guessing.)
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I wish I had a title. ComicNinja0215 private msg quote post Address this user
Good thing my books were pressed already lol
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Have I told you about the time I dropped off 3,000 comics at SDCC? Scifinator private msg quote post Address this user
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yup!!! add in signature verification like I did on a book and tack on a few more weeks!!!

Yowza! So if I did the math right, I'm not getting mine until April of next year? I didn't realize it was that long, I was going by the TAT's listed on the pricing page. Lesson learned
@Dawnstar - My guess is that you will see in Jan or Feb, barring something extraordinary like Texas Freeze or Pandemic shutdown. you will see in Jan or Feb.
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