CGC Teams Up with SWAU for an Exclusive Robert Downey Jr. Private Signing!

Posted on 9/7/2021

CGC, in partnership with SWAU, is thrilled to announce an autograph signing with Robert Downey Jr.!

Best known for his role as Tony Stark in the blockbuster franchise Iron Man, two-time Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Robert Downey Jr. will be doing an exclusive autograph and memorabilia signing with SWAU.

Downey will be signing items from his role as Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as well as from his roles in Sherlock Holmes, Chaplin and more. All proceeds from the signing will fund FootPrint Coalition’s nonprofit, which works to advance and promote the adoption of environmental technologies and sustainability.

About FootPrint Coalition

Founded by actor, producer and activist Robert Downey Jr., FootPrint Coalition is an organization focused on scaling the adoption of technologies that will advance human systems towards a cleaner environment. FootPrint Coalition makes investments, provides grant funding and creates content to mobilize a global audience to support its efforts in accelerating groundbreaking technologies that are addressing the world’s largest environmental challenges.

For this exclusive event, ALL CGC members, including free CGC members, can submit books directly to CGC headquarters in Sarasota, Florida. CGC must receive all submissions for this event by Friday, December 3, 2021.

If the CGC Private Signing needs to be rescheduled, CGC will securely store all submissions in its vault until the event can be rescheduled.

After Downey signs the submitted books, CGC will grade and encapsulate them with an estimated turnaround time of six weeks. If CCS pressing is also requested, the turnaround time is estimated at eight weeks. After grading and encapsulation, the collectibles will be shipped back to their owners.

The CGC Private Signing fee for Robert Downey Jr. is $750 per item and includes:

  • Robert Downey Jr.’s signature
  • Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading
  • Estimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CCS pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CCS pressing)
  • Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label

The CGC Private Signing fee for a Robert Downey Jr. “Tony Stark” or “Iron Man” Character Name is $1,160 per item and includes:

  • Robert Downey Jr.’s character name. Important: only “Tony Stark” or “Iron Man” will be offered.
  • Robert Downey Jr.’s signature
  • Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading
  • Estimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CCS pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CCS pressing)
  • Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label

Submission Instructions

For this CGC Private Signing event, you can ship submissions directly to CGC with a FREE membership. Paid memberships are also available and include additional benefits. For more information and to join, visit CGCcomics.com/join.

To submit books for the signing:

  • Log onto your account or sign up for an account HERE.
  • Click Submit in the CGC website navigation and select Submission Forms.
  • Next to Comics / Magazines, select Online Form.
  • Select Comic or Magazine from the drop-down menu, then select Private Signing and one of the following from the dropdown menu section:
    ROBERT DOWNEY JR., PRIVATE SIGNING; ROBERT DOWNEY JR., CHARACTER NAME.
  • Under Services, select Grading and, if you would like it, Pressing. Then hit Next in the top right section of the form.
  • Enter the information requested for your comic, and make sure to check the box next to ROBERT DOWNEY JR. under Private Signing Details.
  • On the next screen, you can add one of CGC’s custom Marvel labels to your submission for qualifying books.
  • Select Add to Cart, and then repeat if there are additional books in your submission. If there are no additional books in your submission, click on the cart icon and proceed to checkout.
  • Note: If you want to submit magazines, please group them together on their own private signing form separate from comic submissions. The same rule applies for any custom labels. Please group them together on their own private signing form separate from non-custom labels. To see the available labels, click HERE.
  • Put ALL ungraded books in window bags or they will not be accepted. You can purchase window bags HERE.
  • Books that are already certified by CGC, including CGC Signature Series books, can be submitted for this event. CGC will remove a CGC-certified book from its holder for an additional $5 fee.
  • Carefully package books in a box for shipment. If you need a CGC shipping kit, they can be purchased HERE.
  • IMPORTANT: Please write RDJ on all sides of the outside of the box. You must write the initials on the outside of the box or we will not be able to honor the submission for this signing.
  • Books will be received into the CGC system when they arrive and will be safely stored by CGC until the event. (Please note: Payments are processed as they normally are at the time of the collectibles’ arrival at CGC.)
  • Once books are signed, they will start an expedited CGC grading process.

PLEASE NOTE:

All submissions must be received by CGC no later than Friday, December 3, 2021, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, December 3, 2021.

Membership credits cannot be applied to CGC Private Signings.

*No Multi-Sigs included with other signings.

**If you submit a CGC-graded collectible that needs to be removed from its original holder by CGC, the collectible will need to go through the certification and encapsulation process again, and there is no guarantee that it will receive the same grade.


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