Great Canadian Grading GCG18214
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Caffeine_Kid private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Looks like a grading service has started up in Canada. Will be a pretty tough go to break into this business. They are havinq their first graded comic auction. The auction house and the grading company have the same street address. Interesting. https://www.liveauctionworld.com/Graded-Comic-Book-Auction_as81724 |
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Byrdibyrd private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @Caffeine_Kid I think a grading company in Canada is a great idea. The labels look very nice and there are a lot of cool books listed. I'm pretty tempted! |
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| Here’s their website Great Canadian Grading The website and product definitely come off as more professional than say ECG, though I wish their site had a bit more information (staff, experience, etc). They also charge for grader’s notes which I think we can say is non-standard now |
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| It's a good idea...too bad CBCS wasn't able to provide in country service... Main problem with all new companies is resale values....CGC and CBCS are the top 2..PGX has been around longer than CBCS but when major auction houses won't carry your books that kind of knee caps you. Will auction houses sell GCG? I doubt it...so that leaves you basically grading modern variant crap..which there is a massive market for..just not for me |
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Noblebeast315 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| That company name though… GCG? They tried for that one. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by Noblebeast315 Slimy. They did that to either a) confuse b) manipulate keyword search results, or both. Either way, not a great way to build credibility in a credibility-credibility-credibility-driven market. |
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| If they grade and sell their own books, then can you really rely on the grades? The cgc and Heritage do it, so the more the merrier, I suppose. | ||
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| . I could see CGC taking issue with the initials. Notably not the same, but could cause confusion amongst newer collectors. |
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Noblebeast315 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I can see the eBay listings now. GCG, not CGC haha. | ||
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Byrdibyrd private msg quote post Address this user | |
| They definitely need more detail on their website (30 day TAT for cards doesn't always translate into 30-day TAT for comics), but it looks like they offer some potentially nice services, including pressing. Charging for grader's notes is not the best sign, though. Even CGC gave up on that one. | ||
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| Interested. But. How do we submit. Don’t see submission forms? They say they verify sig. but what’s the cost. Is it 25$ for all books, no matter the year published? Are they reliable Website is nice but not very informative. Would love to send my books to a company in CANADA but I find there’s still lots of information missing. Will keep a close eye on this |
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Byrdibyrd private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by Noblebeast315 That's a sure thing! |
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| A Canadian company grading books…great idea…sad how they graded some Canadian Price variants and missed placing it on the label. Due diligence is crucial when grading a book. Grading is still subjective until a real company uses AI and not human graders in my opinion |
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Byrdibyrd private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by sly That's an issue if they don't put U.S. price variant on U.S. editions instead. It is a Canadian grading company after all.  PS: I suspect you're correct, and if so... Ouch! |
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KatKomics private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by Byrdibyrd I can't remember... does CGC not CPV?? I don't think they note news stand do they? |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Noblebeast315absolutely will happen |
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Byrdibyrd private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by KatKomics They definitely don't note newsstand editions, but I'm pretty sure they do note CPV books. I sent a CPV book in for a signing recently and it was noted on the invoice that it was CPV. |
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Caffeine_Kid private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by Byrdibyrd I agree their site leaves much to be desired. As it sits, it comes across a bit like some amateurs taking a stab at trying it out. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Caffeine_Kid If they can manage to not grade homebrew 'variant' covers as legit variants, then they have one up on some other company I can think of. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by CaptainCanuck PGX used to be CGG and the cgc made them change. I'm sure they would do the same to GCG. |
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Caffeine_Kid private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Just spent some more time checking out their site. Issues that need to be fixed: 1) No way to submit anything. No link to submission process or to a submission form. 2) Contact Us form says "reach out to us with any comments or questions" but there is no field to type a comment or question into. 3) They don't provide an email address to contact them 4) There's a button to Sign Up but it does nothing. 5) There's a button to post an item. Doesn't do anything. 6) No company individuals named on the site. 7) They do have a street address, so you could write them a letter. But you have to look up the Postal Code elsewhere because they don't provide it. 8) They do coin grading and describe the case but the picture is of a slabbed comic. 9) Ditto for the Card Grading page. They have a lot of work to do on their site if they want to be taken seriously. |
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Byrdibyrd private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @Caffeine_Kid Sounds like they launched the site before it was ready to go. I'm still interested in what they have to offer, but a lack of preparedness on that level is not the best sign. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Caffeine_Kid lol...it's in Vancouver!! gonna say a fake service to launder money for 'out of town' person or persons or gangs...since they can no longer buy a condo in cash and flip it in a shot period of time! |
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| lol...nothin' fishy at all.... auction through Canuck Auctions "Canadas largest Memorabilia & Collectables Auction house"!!!! drop off in the rear of THIS PLACE!!!! This place??? Canada's largest auction house!!!???? Shockingly they have 3 BBB complaints in the last year and some really fun Google Reviews!! Stay away from Canuck Auctions!!! Probably stay away from GCG!!! - seems super shady  |
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Byrdibyrd private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @KatKomics This is starting to crack me up! It looks like it may be a total scam. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Caffeine_Kid The opening message on the main page above the listings really inspires buyer confidence: As is. No warranty, no guarantee Viewing for thus auction is Sunday 12-4pm and monday 12-3pm feel free to contact us at sales.canuckauctions@gmail.com consignments welcome You will need to sign up and be approved to bid Seems like a ten year old texting. No red flags whatsoever. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by KatKomics Seriously. Totally shell business for laundering haha. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by KatKomics It literally looks like a boutique store with some rental apartments above. I think it’s safe to say if you send your books there you will be waiting longer than CBCS.  |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Byrdibyrd just noticed Great Canadian Grading is Unit #2........Canuck Auctions...Unit #3!!! 100% legit!!!! |
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| There is definitely something fishy going on. If you google canuckauctions.com you will find an address of 1726 Commercial Drive. However, if you look at the picture for the storefront the number on the door is 1303. Googling canuckauctions and 1303 shows an old yellow pages entry for this business. Looking at 1303 Commercial Drive on google maps does show this as a real storefront as of May 2019, but by December 2020 it was clearly for rent. Maybe they did just move and went online without a real store front. Malwarebytes doesn't want to let me see the canuckauctions website. Google reviews are pretty bad. The kicker in all of it. The address shown on the GCG website just happens to be the same as the address for canuckauctions. I am sure there is more stink on these two "businesses", but that is what I see right now. |
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