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Quote:Originally Posted by Ploppy What a weird thing to say. What do you mean fall for this stuff? Are you insinuating it's some sort of a giant scam? The most important factor in deciding the value of a comic is desirability. To be fair that's the most important factor of assigning value to anything. But nobody wants it it's not worth anything. One of the facets of desirability of scarcity or Rarity. A census allows you to understand how rare that item might actually be. Why you would insinuate that it's some sort of a trick is beyond me. |
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Insecurity? Low self esteem?
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Quote:Originally Posted by mediaslave @mediaslave, @Ploppy is referring to the registry, not the census. The census is a count of how many penises exist. The registry is a measure of how yours stacks up. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by EbayMafia lol was that word intentional Or did autocorrect kick in from sexting  |
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Quote:Originally Posted by southerncross @southerncross My uncle told me that when he joined a fraternity they got out the tape measure and had all the new guys drop trou. Seems to me that's pretty much what the CGC registry is. A way for collectors to compare how they measure up. But I liked your jab, lol. Curious though who would use the word "penises" when sexting. seriously lol. |
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 I don't believe this....and I know you don't care that I don't believe this.
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| I see the usefulness and need of a population report.....Personally, I see no use for a registry. | ||
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| Oh for the love of hooey Lewis can we move on now please??? Lmao! This is making my brain hurt lol |
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Quote:Originally Posted by EbayMafia I actually use the registry to show how big I am. Seriously, I do have a few books up there as another record of what books I actually own in case of a tragedy with loss or damage. Mind you the last time I posted a book may have been over 10 years ago. With smart phones I just take individual photos and that automatically goes into the cloud so I will always have a record for insurance purposes so a registry has become a feature I don't use anymore. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by mediaslave A census and a registry are two different things. |
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I should read the whole thread before replying  |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Ploppymeh, I do it all the time. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Comicninja0215 I guess between the locked Iron Man thread and this one, we are getting a little heavy on the use of male genitalia as symbolism. |
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| I feel like testing synonyms. | ||
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 It's like the Roach Motel for comic collectors.
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| The Registry is sheer genius on the part of CGC. It gets people involved, and to a ridiculous level, which only increases their profits. People will try to get the Registry awards given out annually, so they will see where they can win. That makes them complete runs that they wouldn't ordinarily complete, getting even the most valueless comics slabbed, to be included. More money for CGC. Then they might want to upgrade the quality of their heirloom run, so more slab turnover, higher grade raws being slabbed, mo money, mo money, mo money. And it DEFINITELY has that aforementioned penile competitive aspect driving it. Another way for people to be curiously satisfied with their station in life (?). And please excuse the related puns, it provides "stickiness" to the CGC site, as the "members" have these established registered collections and don't want to abandon them and start all over somewhere else. Especially if they are already the king of the hill. This bodes well for CGC, refer to mo money above. Actually, any time you have a question of "why", the answer usually is "money". |
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Quote:Originally Posted by chester15 @chester15 For sure, it's absolutely genius. It's a Hook, an Anchor and a Propellant all in one package. It brings in that type of personality, keeps them loyal to the brand and pushes them to buy more and think "slab first" when they buy comics in the future. |
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 Suck it up, buttercup!!
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| Wait...Registry Awards??? so what do you win?? I knew of the registry but not about awards or competitions!! | ||
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| Ya know there was a Roman empire......once Just saying *evil laugh* |
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Quote:Originally Posted by HeinzDad Do it! |
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Quote:Originally Posted by KatKomics You win a certificate |
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| "It's easy to read a comic with a Big Johnson Headlamp"! | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by southerncross I guess.....I mean I like trophies or flags when I place in the top 3 at a sailing regatta (been a while since I raced though) but at least that was like a skill thing and a team thing I wonder if they frame them and hang them on the wall in their parents basement?? |
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 If I could, I would. I swear.
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Quote:Originally Posted by KatKomics I have a folder full. I can send you one. Just white out my name and write in yours. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by southerncross   Think I'll sell my book in the future with the certificates like selling a prize show dog with it's ribbons  🤷 Just a collector and I seem to keep all sorts of comic book related stuff including con passes. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by southerncross Well hell, if mine won prizes like that I'd hang it out for everyone to see as well. I'm going CGC from now on until I get one of those. You all should disregard anything I said in this thread to the contrary previously. |
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| My apologies I thought you guys were talking about the census. That's why I was so confused. The registry is genius though. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by chester15 While the CGC critics really have no other choice but to make light of the registry, I don’t believe anybody is foolish enough to deny what a powerful marketing tool a established registry is in creating brand name recognition, as well as brand loyalty. It’s the same reason PSA dominates the sports card industry. You can argue grading, slabs and labels all you want, but the bottom line still remains, without an established registry CBCS will never pose a serious threat to the dominance CGC has on the hobby, regardless of the quality of their product. Of corse I am rooting for CBCS to introduce and try to establish their own registry, |
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| Many, many moons ago, Borock wanted a registry for CBCS. I doubt that desire has died. This was back when they had 5 or 8 people total, I forget which. I believe Zac was customer service and either encapsulation or shipping. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by GAC Years ago I was collecting Miller DDs and kept running into the same bidder. Finally realized it was the guy with the #1 Miller set, which made me weirdly competitive to beat him, which I did for one year. His name is Matt Holly. Good guy. But then he jumped on top and has held that spot for years. The competition added a fun wrinkle to the collecting game, but in the end all you get is a piece of paper that looks like it was color copied at Kinkos. So I stopped. It wasn't worth it. It might be more interesting if you got a small statue you could display with your books or have a hologram sticker or something that could go on the slabs designating them as "Best in Category for year 2021" etc. |
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| We can all agree that a registry was a smart move by the first-to-market to create a loyalty program. I disagree that CBCS starting one now would have any meaningful impact on their business. CBCS needs to find out who the top 100 CGC submitters are and poach 10 of them. Those are probably dealers who sell everything they slab and don't care about registries. Question for those who think the Registry is a huge, almost insurmountable long-term strategic advantage: What percentage of CGC slabs would you assume are listed on the registry? 70%? 60%? 50%? What's the best guess? |
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@EbayMafia I'd say less than 5%. I put all my slabs in the registry years ago and as I've sold books I rarely get requests to change ownership in the registry. According to the registry I still own an X-Men 1 5.0  |
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Quote:Originally Posted by MatterEaterLad I never considered the registry in that way...it sort of creates a quasi-pedigree collection I suppose. A known collection atleast. Maybe being known on the registry might also have a benefit when selling? Maybe theres some hidden benefits outside of "bragging rights". Interesting story...thanks for sharing! |
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