CBCS Raw Grade2153

Originally Posted by Stronguy
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Originally Posted by SteveRicketts
The Raw Grade service was created as an inexpensive alternative for books that do not have enough value for most collectors to have certified. There is a $250 insured value limit on ALL Raw Grade services.

In a typical collection, there is a small percentage of the books that may be considered for certification and encapsulation. Raw Grade is being offered as an option for the rest of the books in that collection.

CBCS is a company of comic book collectors who want to try new things. We don’t want to sit in a box and only offer the same things someone else is offering. We don’t know if there is a market for something until we try.

Nobody has ever succeeded at anything without trying.

CBCS will continue to look for new services for our hobby. Our goal is to be innovative and a leader in the industry, we cannot do that without taking a different approach and thinking outside of the box.

Raw Grade is a new service we’re offering for those who want to use it. It doesn't mean anyone will lose the service they have. You just have a choice of something additional, if you want to use it.

There was a point in the not so distant past when collectors were up in arms about comic books being given grades and put into a hard case that can’t be opened. They collectively said, “this will never work.” But someone tried something different. The result was a product and market for that product that has grown into what it is today.

What is troubling to me is the great potential to diminish the value CBCS certification currently has. Currently CBCS slabs generally bring less on the market than comparable CGC counterparts (right, wrong or indifferent). For those of us who have a significant "investment" in the CBCS brand, this could further widen this gap.

Originally Posted by dielinfinite
Just for reference, MidWest Comic Grading charges $12-$15/modern for a similar service

Originally Posted by gary_k
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Originally Posted by DarthLego
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Originally Posted by gary_k
the price don't make sense $10 modern $15 expanded

just spend the extra couple bucks and slab it

Where did those numbers come from?


Facebook per Steve Ricketts

Originally Posted by dielinfinite
I wasn't planning on using the service from the start

Originally Posted by JWKyle
I think turn around times are safe with that price point.