Squirrel Guy

On 7/24/2023 at 7:38 AM, CGC Mike said:

It is.  For future reference, the signup for the 4 contests per year start on January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1.

Thanks, this helps for sure. 

I have my grades, is it too late to get in lol. 

On 7/10/2023 at 4:19 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

@Squirrel Guy @Mr. Zipper

Oh no!!! I missed it by a few days. 

On 5/13/2023 at 5:03 PM, Superman2006 said:

There are different ways that one could slice and dice the grading contest results over the last 6 grading contests to come up with cumulative rankings. The approach I took was to come up was to rank all participants based on their average score over 4 rounds.

If all 6 contests to date allowed everyone to participate in all rounds, I would have set the minimum participation level equal to 3 contests worth of participation, however, given the limitations of the 1st contest, I decided to set the minimum participation level equal to 2.75 contests in order to qualify for the various award categories below.

Without further adieu, following are the "MVP", "Diamond Club", and "Honor Roll" award winners based on performance through the first 6 CGC grading contests:

 

 

 

 

You'll notice that in the rankings above, I also show the ranking based on an alternative ranking approach shared by zzutak in another thread, where zzutak applied the following ranking approach that only gives weight to top 10 finishers: "... I decided to compare the Top-10 finishers in each of the first six CGC Quarterly Grading Contests. I awarded 10 pts for a 1st Place, 9 pts for a 2nd Place, and so on (down to 1 pt for a 10th Place).  When there were multiple-player ties, I awarded each player in the tied group the number of points corresponding to the best place occupied.  For example: a three-player tie for 4th-6th Place would earn each player 7 points; a four-player tie for 6th-9th Place would earn each player 5 points; a five-player tie for 8th-12th Place would earn each player 3 points...". The results from zzutak's points ranking system are generally in line with the more inclusive (and data intensive) ranking system that I applied (especially for the top 10 ranked finishers, as one would expect). 

 

Congrats to Squirrel Guy and all other award winners!

 

A few additional thoughts based on contest results through the first 6 rounds:

1. 391 participants have submitted grades for 1 or more rounds

2. 99 participants have submitted grades for 2.75+ contests, and thus qualified for the awards above. The average grade for those 99 participants ranges from 16.7 points per contest (i.e. per 4 rounds) for Squirrel Guy to 46.7 points per round for the 99th ranked qualifying participant.

3. To summarize, the average grades at or around the bounds of each award (and non-award) category: for the 1st, 11th, 51st, and 99th qualifying participants, the average grades were 16.7, 22.3, 29.4, and 46.7.

 

spoon, was there another contest I missed? I appreciate the hard work. I definitely need to do the next one.

Grades are in.

Grades are in.

Interesting. I would still give that Sub a 2.5 all day long, and that Showcase just short of a 6 with those creases? I feel that book will hurt a lot of us. I know it's pretty clean otherwise but the length of those creases. I went 4.5 and could see 5.0, tough book.

In there like swimwear

I'm in

On 11/12/2022 at 8:06 PM, g-man said:

Lots of fun….did ok this round. 1 🎯….can’t believe the SSWS w a sub crease realized a 6.5! 
thanks Mike. 

It had a subscription crease? Yikes. I am missing a lot of this. New strategy for next time. Not sure what it is yet lol, but it’ll be new. 

Darn, I used my phone for the entirety of this round. I am now at my computer and seeing I may have over graded everything lol. Don't trust your phones.

Oh no! The  is bad? I thought I was  at least .5 off all my books and I got a clover. I thought I was going to have 5 points or less this round. Looks like I AM rusty from missing the last 2 contests. 

On the Swamp Thing I gave a 7.0 but can see 7.5. It’s not just a tear, it almost should be considered a small missing piece. A regular tear would not be as bad a hit. 
 

surprised the journey got a 4.0 as the 3 missing pieces total accumulation puts it as a pretty big missing junk. I get the other total Accumulation of defects is lower, but that’s still pretty big missing piece accumulation. 
 

Still lots to learn and these contests help for sure. 

On the Surfer I was considering the edge wear as a printing defect. It looks to me like a printing defect and I thought that would not affect grade. Ouch. From 3rd place to who knows where I am now.

Grades in. I find I'm spending most of my time trying to tell what I am seeing or not seeing in the photos. Especially with the high grade books where every little defect matters. I just want to handle a few of them for a closer inspection lol. No fault of the contest of course, the photos look great and for how we are doing this we all have the same disadvantages.

I'm in!

Sorry, just saw the message. I made a selection. If it comes back again to me a third I will pass it. 2 prizes is more than enough and I am grateful.

On 2/20/2022 at 9:59 PM, CGC Mike said:

Prize #1  $500 Grading credit  Donated by CGC   Chosen by Squirrel Guy

Prize #2  Batman Credit Card  Donated by Cushing Fan

Prize #3  Tales of the Crypt #2  CGC 9.0  Donated by 68redlines73

 

Prize #4  Giant-Size Captain America 1: Reprints Tales of Suspense 59-63. Kirby art throughout and 63 is Cap's origin, if that's something you're interested in. Previous owner spilled something on the book, reds bleed through the pages giving many a pinkish hue. G

Giant-Size Doc Savage 1: Reprints Doc Savage 1 and 2, which is an adaptation of a pulp based on a novel depicting events that may have really happened, I think. This one's got a pretty sweet John Buscema cover. Impact ding on LLC, goes through the book. F-

Giant-Size Fantastic Four 2: Time travel to the American Revolution and the 1920's! John Buscema pencils the main story. The backup story is a reprint of FF 13. The Watcher Appears! There's a little road rash on the URBC. F

Giant-Size Spider Man 2: Spider-Man and Shang Chi fight each other, then team up to fight Fu Manchu at the Empire State Building. The backup story is a reprint of ASM Annual 3. F+/VF-

Willing to ship anywhere. International, just point me in the right direction and I'll get them to you. U.S., I can figure it out, usually.

Donated by jas1vans

Prize #5  three random comics which I will send as one winning lot anywhere in the world   Donated by Get Marwood & I  *Spidey not included 

Prize #6   Shipped anywhere on my dime.   Star Wars (John Tyler Christopher covers, mostly exclusives) group of 9  Donated by thirdgreenham  Chosen by pastandpresentcomics

Prize #7  Shipped anywhere on my dime.  Avengers 4 (1993 reprint) CGC 9.6 (bottom right corner is cracked, sorry)  Donated by thirdgreenham

Prize #8  Shipped anywhere on my dime.  Broncho Bill #s 5,7,8 (western Good Girl Art covers)  Donated by thirdgreenham  Chosen by jbpez

Prize #9 Vigilante, Vol 2, 1-6. The best dancer in the Peacemaker show;)  Shipped anywhere.  Donated by skypinkblu 

Prize #10  Daredevil #160 that was formerly graded CGC 9.6 (it's been cracked out of the slab)...the label will be included with the book, and I'll ship anywhere.  Donated by silverseeker  Chosen by TIMMAY

Prize #11  a couple of Modern key spec books in mint condition.  Oblivion Song 1 with pink signature and Department of Truth first print  donated by KryptoMayor

Prize #12.  stack of classics--shipped anywhere fedex delivers.  Donated by Wipple

 

Prize 13.  All American Men of War 5-pack #86, 87, 88, 89, 90 Shipped anywhere in the world.  Donated by thirdgreenham  Chosen by Motor City Rob

 

Prize #14.  G. I. Combat 5-pack #122, 123, 125, 126, 128 Shipped anywhere in the world.  Donated by thirdgreenham

 

Prize 15.  Our Army At War 5-pack #170, 171, 172, 174, 175 Shipped anywhere in the world.  Donated by thirdgreenham

 

Prize 16.  Our Fighting Forces 5-pack #76, 77, 78, 80, 81 Shipped anywhere in the world.  Donated by thirdgreenham

 

Prize #17.  Star Spangled War Stories 5-pack #138, 139, 140, 141, 142 Shipped anywhere in the world.  Donated by thirdgreenham

 

Prize 18.  Detective Comics 438, 439, 442, 443, 444 Willing to ship anywhere. Internationals, just point me in the right direction.  Donated by jas1vans

Prize #19  Marvel Infinity War #1-6 in VF condition. Shipped anywhere.  Donated by HighStakesComics

 

 

Okay It seems I am up again. I will choose Prize #14.  G. I. Combat 5-pack #122, 123, 125, 126, 128 Shipped anywhere in the world.  Donated by thirdgreenham.

On 2/20/2022 at 9:59 PM, CGC Mike said:

Prize #1  $500 Grading credit  Donated by CGC

Prize #2  Batman Credit Card  Donated by Cushing Fan

Prize #3  Tales of the Crypt #2  CGC 9.0  Donated by 68redlines73

 

Prize #4  Giant-Size Captain America 1: Reprints Tales of Suspense 59-63. Kirby art throughout and 63 is Cap's origin, if that's something you're interested in. Previous owner spilled something on the book, reds bleed through the pages giving many a pinkish hue. G

Giant-Size Doc Savage 1: Reprints Doc Savage 1 and 2, which is an adaptation of a pulp based on a novel depicting events that may have really happened, I think. This one's got a pretty sweet John Buscema cover. Impact ding on LLC, goes through the book. F-

Giant-Size Fantastic Four 2: Time travel to the American Revolution and the 1920's! John Buscema pencils the main story. The backup story is a reprint of FF 13. The Watcher Appears! There's a little road rash on the URBC. F

Giant-Size Spider Man 2: Spider-Man and Shang Chi fight each other, then team up to fight Fu Manchu at the Empire State Building. The backup story is a reprint of ASM Annual 3. F+/VF-

Willing to ship anywhere. International, just point me in the right direction and I'll get them to you. U.S., I can figure it out, usually.

Donated by jas1vans

Prize #5  three random comics which I will send as one winning lot anywhere in the world   Donated by Get Marwood & I  *Spidey not included 

Prize #6   Shipped anywhere on my dime.   Star Wars (John Tyler Christopher covers, mostly exclusives) group of 9  Donated by thirdgreenham

Prize #7  Shipped anywhere on my dime.  Avengers 4 (1993 reprint) CGC 9.6 (bottom right corner is cracked, sorry)  Donated by thirdgreenham

Prize #8  Shipped anywhere on my dime.  Broncho Bill #s 5,7,8 (western Good Girl Art covers)  Donated by thirdgreenham

Prize #9 Vigilante, Vol 2, 1-6. The best dancer in the Peacemaker show;)  Shipped anywhere.  Donated by skypinkblu 

Prize #10  Daredevil #160 that was formerly graded CGC 9.6 (it's been cracked out of the slab)...the label will be included with the book, and I'll ship anywhere.  Donated by silverseeker

Prize #11  a couple of Modern key spec books in mint condition.  Oblivion Song 1 with pink signature and Department of Truth first print  donated by KryptoMayor

Prize #12.  stack of classics--shipped anywhere fedex delivers.  Donated by Wipple

 

Prize 13.  All American Men of War 5-pack #86, 87, 88, 89, 90 Shipped anywhere in the world.  Donated by thirdgreenham

 

Prize #14.  G. I. Combat 5-pack #122, 123, 125, 126, 128 Shipped anywhere in the world.  Donated by thirdgreenham

 

Prize 15.  Our Army At War 5-pack #170, 171, 172, 174, 175 Shipped anywhere in the world.  Donated by thirdgreenham

 

Prize 16.  Our Fighting Forces 5-pack #76, 77, 78, 80, 81 Shipped anywhere in the world.  Donated by thirdgreenham

 

Prize #17.  Star Spangled War Stories 5-pack #138, 139, 140, 141, 142 Shipped anywhere in the world.  Donated by thirdgreenham

 

Prize 18.  Detective Comics 438, 439, 442, 443, 444 Willing to ship anywhere. Internationals, just point me in the right direction.  Donated by jas1vans

Prize #19  Marvel Infinity War #1-6 in VF condition. Shipped anywhere.  Donated by HighStakesComics

 

 

I'm in!