How many times have i sent a book in to be graded, knowing, or hoping for a high grade based on the exterior and interior and was totally let down by the grade given...? too many times...

I have sent numerous books with high hopes of a 8.0 0r at least a 7.0 and once the book has been graded received a 5.5

What is this?

If it looks like a duck and acts like a duck isnt it usually a duck? I recently sent is a Crime Suspenstories #8 that had many qualitys of a 8.0 to 8.5 grade. Sharp corners. No split. High gloss. No tears. No spine roll, and white to off white pages.

It was a truly great looking book. I had high expectations, but upon getting it back it was not was i thought for sure it would be.

5.5???!!!??!!

Appalled of course, I contacted the cgc and told them my concerns, no help of course...

But I really think it was under graded...and now worth a significant amount less than it could be...

So what can I do?

The interesting thing is I have submitted other books that i clearly expected a 5.0 and received an 8.0!!!

WTF!

No complaints of a high grade, dont get me wrong. But its confused me as to how my books are being looked over and if my grades are being given depending on how many cups of coffee each grader had that morning....it doesnt make sense.

Am I the only one ?

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