Jun 25
The CGC Comic Grading Process
Buying comic books is an easy task. Simply drop at any nearby newsstand or bookstore and grab a copy of your desired issue and presto, you can already include that in your comic collections. However, some comic collectors are not satisfied of having a copy which almost anyone could have. If they could have an issue which comes so rarely and was released years ago, yet in a good condition, then that is the time that they could become a happy comic collector.
Collecting a comic book under this condition must be authentic to absolutely have the real value of what you are trying to possess. To make sure that what you are going to get is real, make sure that it underwent the process of the CGC Comic Book Grading.
The process of CGC Comic Book Grading has four stages: receiving, grading, encapsulating, and shipping. A large of number of comic books is being submitted to CGC yearly to undergo the grading process. CGC stands for Certified Guarantee Company, the company that tracked numerous copies of comic books.
Receiving is the first stage of the CGC Comic Book Grading. This is the stage where the verification of the invoice happens, wherein they assure if the number of comics in the package that they receive matches the number presented in the invoice that they have. All the information needed about the comics is entered in the computer in this stage before they all proceed in the succeeding process.
The next stage of the CGC Comic Book Grading process is the grading itself. The comics need to be graded by different graders and their final judgment depends on how close their grades are. The grading system is unbiased. This stage follows a grading process of 1-10 scale.
The next two final stages are encapsulating and shipping. In the encapsulating stage, the comic’s grade and the ID are found in the labels that are color-coded. Certain details are still being doubled check and on the final process, all the graded comic books will be inspected in the quality control.