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	Quote: Originally Posted by sborock Quote: Originally Posted by power_struggle55 Quote: Originally Posted by sborock Graders do not use gloves at CGC or CBCS when grading. personally never thought of it prior. I just think the grader just knows how to handle a comic Exactly! Of course, they grade with VERY clean hands.... Of course. Wearing gloves reduces sensitivity in one's fingerprints, as well as just the nature of any kind of gloves...the various kinds of thin plastic medical gloves to thin cotton gloves...get in the way of carefully handling book, turning pages et al. One thing I don't get is how graders can somehow not leave fingerprints on certain books, that act as fingerprint magnets, no matter how clean their hands are, it's impossible not to have some amount of oil on skin glands. Books.like The Dqrk Knight Returns come to mind. Another book, would he the paper stock of a Hulk #1 Atomic Comics variant....it has odd cover paper stock and the BC is all ted...I rarely see that book without fingerprints or similar smudges on the BC.
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Idk I'm starting lean towards digital collectibles at this point. Physical ones just take up too much space and just end up being a ton of clutter at the end of the day, then if you wanna flip you gotta deal with shipping and listing platforms. Now we have company's like whatsapp that not only want to monetize our own collectibles but our time as well.

I think in the next 10-20 years digital collectibles might overthrow physical, at least they might have utility outside of an at home flex in the future metaverse.

A digital collection is not a collection. It’s some code in the ether of the cloud.

I prefer the real thing. Everything is too digital today, there has to be a line.

(He types to the digital audience)

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	Quote: Originally Posted by power_struggle55 Quote: Originally Posted by sborock Graders do not use gloves at CGC or CBCS when grading. personally never thought of it prior. I just think the grader just knows how to handle a comic Exactly! Of course, they grade with VERY clean hands....
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	Quote: Originally Posted by sborock Quote: Originally Posted by power_struggle55 Quote: Originally Posted by sborock Graders do not use gloves at CGC or CBCS when grading. personally never thought of it prior. I just think the grader just knows how to handle a comic Exactly! Of course, they grade with VERY clean hands.... Clean, DRY hands and an understanding of how to handle the comic is what's needed. This would be a reason why it takes a non-trivial amount of time for a new grader to train to the point where they're permitted to handle the comics.
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	Quote: Originally Posted by Nystalgik Idk I'm starting lean towards digital collectibles at this point. Physical ones just take up too much space and just end up being a ton of clutter at the end of the day, then if you wanna flip you gotta deal with shipping and listing platforms. Now we have company's like whatsapp that not only want to monetize our own collectibles but our time as well. I think in the next 10-20 years digital collectibles might overthrow physical, at least they might have utility outside of an at home flex in the future metaverse. If your physical collectibles end up being a ton of clutter, then stop collecting clutter. Go for the good stuff.
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	@sborock I always heard they wore gloves and wondered how they did it with gloves. I can't turn a page with gloves on.
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Why just the women? I like bears. 3.44K	3.44K Gaard private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 1
	Isn't Blackrock a Kate Bosworth movie? She's hot.
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	Quote: Originally Posted by sborock Graders do not use gloves at CGC or CBCS when grading. personally never thought of it prior. I just think the grader just knows how to handle a comic
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You can't get good wood on the ball every time. 5.42K	5.42K HotKeyComics private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 9
	its the only way to get a steak.
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	Quote: Originally Posted by HotKeyComics its the only way to get a steak. Put me down for the Mega Ribeye. The lady will have a side salad. Just water to drink please.
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would be nice to have a snugger fit. 4.73K	4.73K Sigur_Ros private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 6
	Quote: Originally Posted by HotKeyComics its the only way to get a steak. Lol, almost posted something similar but wasn't sure how many would get the reference (though I think they've branched out to FL now). We eat there in Hartland or up near Davison. Not a fan of paying to cook my own food, but it is good ribeye. And what could go wrong with a 750° rock in front of your face.
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	Quote: Originally Posted by Nystalgik Idk I'm starting lean towards digital collectibles at this point. Physical ones just take up too much space and just end up being a ton of clutter at the end of the day, then if you wanna flip you gotta deal with shipping and listing platforms. Now we have company's like whatsapp that not only want to monetize our own collectibles but our time as well. I think in the next 10-20 years digital collectibles might overthrow physical, at least they might have utility outside of an at home flex in the future metaverse. A digital collection is not a collection. It’s some code in the ether of the cloud. I prefer the real thing. Everything is too digital today, there has to be a line. (He types to the digital audience)
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	Quote: Originally Posted by Nystalgik I think in the next 10-20 years digital collectibles might overthrow physical, at least they might have utility outside of an at home flex in the future metaverse. Sadly, the rules here prevent me from asking the pertinent questions pertaining to how this thought entered your mind...
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would be nice to have a snugger fit. 4.73K	4.73K Sigur_Ros private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 0
	Quote: Originally Posted by sborock Of course, they grade with VERY clean hands.... Yep. They just washed them in their kitchen.
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	Why visit Paris when the metaverse version is so… this.
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