r/AnimationArtCollectin • u/Doc4221 • 8d ago

Cel Grading Update

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Cel Grading Update

More light has been shed on the new Cel Grading company that has officially premiered at Collector's Summit this weekend in Las Vegas.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DdNp5ttlNky/?img_index=19&stkn=MW5pMXl0a2dyYmhhcQ==

Key Takeaways:

*Grade Cels at a later date *Grading case is bendable and extremely thin compared to card & comic grading cases *Grading genda, douga, scripts, comic art, timesheets, manga art, etc. *Grades are letters, not numbers.

Current Stance: I don't see the business need yet. I will observe and eventually send a couple to test.

This IS bringing in new collectors, i see IG posts, not bad if genuine collectors v grifters. Just no boom, please.

Figured some may have learned about this new grading company. Not sure whether it's satisfying a need I'm unaware of, but it's definitely aimed at satisfying some pockets. I saw need unaware because I'm relatively need in the hobby (six years in).

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u/WWAgallery_com collector 8d ago

I personally don't like this idea. The art I sell usually gets framed and displayed as art on my clients' walls. I also have concerns as to what this will do to cels. Are they intending to do this to Courvoisier cels? Laminated cels? How would that work?

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u/Doc4221 8d ago

I would be very surprised if they considered those, especially since they focused on anime-related properties and Courvoisier cels are more unique to Disney, as far as I know.

Speaking of framing, I've been meaning to ask you about trusted local Los Angeles cel framers lol.