SUBMITTING A COLLECTIBLE ALREADY IN A HOLDER?

• • HOLDERS ARE DESIGNED TO BE TAMPER-EVIDENT AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPEN. EVEN WHEN CAREFUL, DAMAGE MIGHT STILL OCCUR, RESULTING IN A LOWER GRADE THAN BEFORE.

• • SOME COMIC BOOKS WITH GLOSSY COVERS MIGHT EXPERIENCE “COLOR LIFT” WHEN REMOVED FROM A HOLDER, RESULTING IN A LOWER GRADE THAN BEFORE. SOME SIGNATURES WRITTEN WITH A “PAINT PEN” MIGHT LIFT OFF WHEN REMOVED FROM A HOLDER, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF THE SIGNATURE.

• • CROSSOVER REGRADE IS NOT GUARANTEED. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A COLLECTIBLE MIGHT RECEIVE A LOWER GRADE THAN BEFORE.

SUBMITTING FOR A SIGNING EVENT?

• • THERE IS AN INHERENT RISK WHEN A COLLECTIBLE IS SUBJECTED TO ADDITIONAL HANDLING FROM A SIGNING EVENT, WHICH MIGHT RESULT IN A LOWER GRADE THAN BEFORE.

SELECTING PRESSING SERVICES?

• • PRESSING, RESTORATION, RESTORATION REMOVAL, AND CONSERVATION SERVICES COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE COLLECTIBLE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SPINE SPLITS, POPPED STAPLES, PAPER PIECES CHIPPING OFF, CREASES, AND STAINS, WHICH MIGHT RESULT IN A LOWER GRADE THAN BEFORE.

Customer Consent and Waiver

I accept the above-described risks associated with my submission and agree to release, waive, and discharge Certified Guaranty Company, LLC (“CGC”) and its employees, agents, and representatives from all liability for associated damage, whether caused by negligence or not.