FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
QUESTION: CAN ANYONE SUBMIT COMIC PAGES FOR GRADING TO CPA?
ANSWER: YES.
QUESTION: CAN I SUBMIT PAGES FOR GRADING DIRECTLY TO CPA?
ANSWER: YES.
QUESTION: WHAT IS THE CHARGE TO GRADE A COMIC BOOK PAGE?
ANSWER: CPA CHARGES $16 PER GRADED PAGE PLUS RETURN SHIPPING AND INSURANCE.
QUESTION: WHEN DO I PAY FOR MY ORDER?
ANSWER: ALL ORDER MUST BE PAID FOR IN ADVANCE OF GRADING. PAYMENT MUST BE SENT IN WITH YOUR ORDER SUBMISSION.
QUESTION: CAN I GET A DISCOUNT ON GRADING FEES IF I SUBMIT A LARGE NUMBER OF COMIC PAGES FOR GRADING?
ANSWER: NO. CPA HAS ALREADY SET THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE PER PAGE .
QUESTION: DOES CPA HAVE A MINIMUM ORDER SIZE?
ANSWER: YES, THE MINIMUM ORDER IS 50 GRADED PAGES.
QUESTION: HOW DO I GET MY GRADED PAGES ONCE MY ORDER IS COMPLETE?
ANSWER: ONCE YOUR ORDER IS COMPLETED CPA SHIPS YOUR GRADED PAGES DIRECTLY TO THE ADDRESS YOU HAVE LISTED ON THE SUBMISSION FORMS.
QUESTION: WHAT SIZE IS THE CPA HOLDER?
ANSWER: THE CPA HOLDER IS 12" X 8" AND IS LESS THAN 1/16" THICK. THE HOLDER WEIGHS ABOUT 3 OZ.
QUESTION: WILL THE HOLDER BREAK OR CRACK IF I HAPPEN TO DROP IT?
ANSWER: NO
QUESTION: CAN I REMOVE THE PAGE FROM THE HOLDER WITHOUT DAMAGING IT?
ANSWER: YES, THE PAGE CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE HOLDER WITHOUT DAMAGE. HOWEVER, THE HOLDER MUST BE CUT OPEN IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE PAGE.
QUESTION: CAN I SUBMIT LOOSE COMIC PAGES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN CUT FROM A COMIC BOOK?
ANSWER: NO, YOU MUST SUBMIT A WHOLE COMIC BOOK OR A COMIC THAT IS AS NEAR WHOLE AS POSSIBLE, SUCH AS A COVERLESS COMIC OR AND INCOMPLETE COMIC. ONCE CPA DETERMINES FROM THE SUBMISSION FORMS WHICH PAGE OR PAGES YOU WANT TO HAVE GRADED FROM ANY GIVEN COMIC BOOK THEN CPA WILL CUT THOSE PAGES FROM THE COMIC BOOK IN A WAY THAT IS CONSISTENT AND UNIFORM WITH CPA'S GRADING GUIDELINES.
QUESTION: HOW MANY EDGES ARE TRIMMED OR CUT ON A COMIC PAGE THAT HAS BEEN GRADED BY CPA?
ANSWER: JUST ONE, THE EDGE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE BINDING OF THE BOOK. HOWEVER, IF THE PAGE IS GRADED "ALTERED" THEN OTHER EDGES COULD BE TRIMMED.
QUESTION: ONCE GRADED IN THE HOLDER, WHICH EDGE OF THE COMIC PAGE IS TRIMMED?
ANSWER: IF THE COMIC PAGE HAS COMIC STORY PANELS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PAGE, THEN THE TRIMMED EDGE WILL ALWAYS BE THE LEFT EDGE. IF THE COMIC PAGE HAS COMIC STORY PANELS ON ONLY ONE SIDE, THEN THE TRIMMED EDGE MAY BE LEFT OR RIGHT AS THE SIDE OF THE PAGE WITH THE COMIC STORY PANELS WILL ALWAYS BE TO THE FRONT OF THE HOLDER.