(EDITOR’S NOTE: PM Library Editor Wally Monk had a friend drop off six comics with a CBCS representative on June 1st, 2019 at the Lost Nation Comic Con. All six comics were set for pressing, and four of them also required some sort of signature authentication. This continuing article will follow the experience with CBCS from start to finish, the last installment being pictures of the slabbed and shipped comic books.)

Ok, so first and foremost, I’m not a lunatic. I don’t expect these books to be anywhere near shipping – I’ve already stated that I expect them to be out 14-16 weeks between pressing, sig verification and grading.

But I had hoped the received order would be reflected in my dashboard rather quickly – my first submission a year ago at a con was entered into my dashboard in less than 10 days. There’s some small sigh of relief when you read that CBCS has got your books in hand and they’re safely in-process.

Today I checked my dashboard only to still see “no open orders.”

I called CBCS customer service line to see how long it would take to get them at least in my queue, and I was informed by a friendly representative named Brian that there are currently “technical issues” with putting new orders into customer dashboards but to rest assured that they have my books.

I also inquired if the three weeks that have passed would be added to the pressing time or if the three weeks would be “part” of the estimated 6-8 week turnaround time for pressing. He said the three weeks would indeed be part of the turnaround time, so hopefully by the time they’re in the dashboard I’ll only have a couple of weeks before they move on to grading.

I’m not panicked at all, but am a trifle anxious to see this order appear in my dashboard. All good so far, with friendly customer service people, but in two more weeks I might be a little more nervous if the dashboard isn’t showing this order as submitted.

As always, I am – Wally (AKA Paint Monk)