What is Raw Grading?
Raw Grade is a service that is an inexpensive and fast method of providing customers with independent third-party grading for comic books, magazines or treasury edition books.
This service is designed for customers who are looking for a fast and reliable grade that will help these collectors assess their books without incurring the full cost associated with traditional grading and encapsulating.
Books graded using the Raw Grade service are evaluated, graded and placed in a Mylar bag with a backing board. The grade is displayed on a sticker that is adhered to the front of the Mylar bag. The bag is also sealed with two tamper-evident stickers on the back. The stickers are not tamper-proof. We only guarantee that the book returned is the book sent in and that the grade given was the grade assigned at the time of evaluation.
Raw Grading
As of May 2020, every Raw Grade submission will be checked for restoration and conservation. If any work is discovered, the word “Altered” will appear on the sticker label. Only with a regular submission will the details of the restoration or conservation work appear on the label. It is strictly an evaluation of the book’s condition at the time of grading.
The Raw Grade service is not meant to provide long-term protection for comics. Customers wanting to have their books graded and protected should utilize our traditional grading service.
One important feature of the Raw Grade service is that it can be utilized in conjunction with CBCS’s Grade Screen option. When chosen during the submission process, any book that fails its CBCS Grade Screen can automatically be graded using the Raw Grade service.
Raw Grade service offers more options for collectors
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MAGAZINE AND TREASURE EDITION
The Raw Grade service provides collectors with the ability to grade Treasury Edition, Magazines as well as Comic Books -
SEALED
Each Raw Grade book is sealed with a tamper evident sticker
All Books submitted under the Raw Grade service are evaluated by CBCS graders using the same CBCS grading standards applied to traditional grading. The grade assigned represents the condition of book at the time of grading.
The Raw Grade service provides buyers with assurance as to the condition of the book at a much lower cost, New and Modern books are £12, and Vintage is £18.
