CGC Unboxing of the new JSA Signature Slabs! 

Thank you very much! If you dig it you can grab it here! www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/60080934-badstreet-usa?store_id=781240 Sincerely, The Fabulous Swarmbirds

Oh cool, drop that link here if you don't mind. Otherwise I'll go hunt for it later

Thank pal! They are pretty sharp! I'm happy all around with how it all turned out.

Very cool, thank you! I always enjoy being on Glen's show. I've been going there for 22 years! I used to LOVE Heavy Metal back in the late '80s and early '90s. I probably have a bunch kicking around I come across once in a while.

Thank my man! I think they look pretty cool, similar to the other signature series, but just different enough.

Hell yeah, that's awesome! If you get them slabbed, try to remember to let me know how they came out!

HO. LY. SH. IT. You have a Dark Knight #1 in a 9.8 that will be signed by Janson AND Miller??? ARE YOU FUCKING FUCKING WITH ME??

@@SwarmofComics Isn’t this the part of collecting that adds that extra thrill outside of the reading? Copper Age…great time to have been a fan/collector.

@@txmoney the absolute best part of that story is that it was YOUR copy you bought as a kid. That's just unbelievable. I'm not joking when I tell you that gives me chills.

@@SwarmofComics Thanks. Most of my collection was purchased by me at cover price when they were originally published. However, I sold/donated the majority of it. I’m down to about five hundred of my favorite books…most of which were from the ‘80’s. And nearly all in pristine condition. I just started grading, starting with Dark Knight Returns #1. I’m considering grading the other three issues from Dark Knight Returns series as well. I currently have a handful of my other favorite books being cleaned/pressed for grading. Even with only around five-hundred books left in my collection, I would go broke getting them all graded. So I have to be extra discerning. But I’m having fun!

@@txmoney as you might have heard me talk about in some videos, almost my entire collection was books I bought originally when they came out, or from the cheapy back issue bin in the '80s. I never purchased a "big boy book" until Dec '22. And like you, I sold most everything. Saved 500 or 600 books. But....now I'm getting deep again with these slabs and auctions 😬

Yeah, I was totally surprised by that GI Joe being worth that! Such a great way to display and preserve the memories, and they were both awesome people when I got the signatures.

The algorithms thank you!

You don't get better than naming a team BLOOD SQUAD SEVEN.

And yes, I've been reading a few of the Energon books, like Cobra Commander, and I just picked up Scarlett, but haven't ready it yet.

@SwarmofComics haven't read Scarlett yet either but I'm just assuming that it's going to be great.

@@WilliamMercier I've hearing good things about Scarlett. I haven't read DUKE yet, or the GI Joe book. I really just wanted to read Cobra Commander...but I think I'm getting sucked into the Energon universe, and I'm trying to stop it.

I say take the plunge! It worked out well for me....but it's a gamble. You could get the double whammy of a bad grade AND not authenticated, and still pay the price.

@@SwarmofComicsHaha yea that's what I'm worried about. I'm just enjoying them raw atm so I'll hold off until I get the bug and maybe let CGC figure out all the kinks with the new process. But man it's so nice CGC finally has this option.

@@gregparker7163 agreed, it's just nice to know that the option is there. I'm not a signature guy, so I don't have any more to get graded, so it was worth taking the chance. No one is faking Larry Hama's signature 😆

Hell yeah! Try to remember to let me know what happens with the book when you get it back, I'd love to know!

@@SwarmofComics I will try to remember to update when it arrives.

@@skytripa I'm excited for you!

@@SwarmofComics I also can’t wait. One I sent is Venom Lethal Protector 5 signed by Sam De La Rosa. Found in a lcs back in the 90s i am almost 100% sure it’s legit. I also have a Battlestar Galactica #1 signed by Richard Hatch that I need to send off eventually. That one could go either way.

@@skytripa WOW, a Hatch signed BSG, I'm super jealous! It was my favorite show in the late '70s!

BRONZE AGE BILL RIDES AGAIN!!!

I couldn't have said it better myself! 😅

@@SwarmofComics very nice books!

Yes, I live in New England! I assumed my accent would give that away, ha! That's insane, the entire run autographed by Perez?? That might be a one of a kind! It would certainly be expensive. I can't remember offhand, but I THINK it was like $50 or $60 per book.

Thank you! Not idea what made the difference between a 9.8 and a 9.6. There are no graders notes. I know I always mention that I don't care about the grades, per se, but it doesn't mean I think they deserve what they get. I feel like I sound hypocritical when I talk about it, lulz. I just mean I didn't submit them to get a particular grade, but it would be nice if they were accurate. Anyway, enough of my babbling, THANK YOU!

Yeah, 9.6s are like the red-headed stepchildren of CGC. I’ve a number of them, too, and don’t see the reasons. Sigh. That being said, I don’t plan on being a slab buyer, but if I do, probably worth saving some bucks and buying 9.6s lol🎉

Thank you!

Thank you so much!! The turnaround time was 13 days from when they received the books, until they shipped them out. That was in May, though. Not sure what it would be now. Things seem MUCH slower lately. As far as I can tell, if you submit to CGC for sig auth, it will also be graded. Maybe you can submit directly to JSA though.

@@SwarmofComics Thanks for the nfo. Re: Shipping, I just pulled this info off the JSA site and it looks like you gotta send everything into CGC since the acquisition: "All autographed cards (as well as comics) should be shipped to CGC or submitted to CGC at a show. All other autographed collectibles should be shipped to either JSA’s New Jersey or Florida facility, or submitted to JSA at a show."