What did it prove?

Okay, just what we all needed, another comparison of grading companies. I had four previously graded books that I wanted to convert to CGC. Plus I wanted to find out for myself how they all compare.

The first book was GI Combat #29 PGX 7.5 WP

The second was GI Combat #35 PGX 8.0 OWW

The third was GI Combat #118 CBCS 9.0 WP

The fourth was GI Combat #119 CBCS 8.5 OWW

Three were sent in one group and the #35 with another group.

I skewed the test by having all four comics pressed before grading. I thought that the other companies could use the help since we all have seen other tests.

The results from the group with the three came back with nice grades. The 7.5 PGX held the same grade after a press and page quality remained the same. The 8.5 CBCS 119 came back with a 9.0 and also kept it's white pages. The 9.0 CBCS returned with a nice 9.2 although page quality went from OWW to just OW.

The #35 did not fare as well. The PGX 8.0 went to a 6.0 CGC with OWW pages. I must say that many in the last group seemed to receive some very harsh grades. I might be getting old and my eyes aren't the best, but that comic is way better than any 6.0. I'm not convinced that it rated the 8.0 either but 6.0? No way. It is a very clean nice book. I was going to convert all of my other companies to CGC but not as sure as I was. I always felt that CGC graded very strictly, even undergrading (which I appreciate - to a point), but to drop four grades? I'm not sure what to think....

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