My apologies to David for hogging his thread - and I still believe your original post is correct.
First - thehumantorch. There is way too much experience in this thread to debate pressing. Like most, I know poor, average and very good pressers: I know cheap, average and expensive pressing machines/techniques - But So What? Its only my opinion. CGC on the other hand is a different matter. Again, like many, I've called CGC on their grading, multiple times, and lately literally - on the phone - twice, two different people. They told me they were going to "investigate." That was nearly 60 days ago - no reply I offered presubmission pics (which can be a problem from CGC's point-of-view (and I respect that)) - but they weren't interested. Fine. But David, whom this thread concerns, made many valid points about CGC's inconsistencies and I agree with him. My little community of collectors are having serious problems with CGC grading consistency. We've even submitted two (2) of the same book (new - purchased from the distributor) [nearly identical] untouched by human-hands and received different grades (2 points!), different notes (finger presses, etc.), and explanations on why it turned out that way (e.g., different graders have different opinions, etc.). The only consistent factor is money: When multiple books were submitted and the bill was thousands of dollars the results were MORE than great! Consistently! We even thought a few of those books "were gifts" in grading. But when under 10 books were sumbitted and/or resubmitted with lower invoices - the grades were beyond belief LOW - Consistently! When CGC went under new management and hired new graders, many of them couldn't hold a candle to the original crew. Lastly, the old crew gave GREAT advice on how to improve your books to raise the current grade or on future submissions. Not now! Wam-Bam-Thank-You-Mam - that's it. Its sad CGC has come to this. Our little community continued to cater to CGC's new regime (though now 8 out of 10 have moved on!) in the hope something would change...it hasn't. I am one of the last to believe (In my circle) there's hope for CGC. Lastly, as an aside, in my little circle, many didn't/don't have book graded for money/resale. They're gifts to families and extended families - to enjoy for many years to come. So, I disagree, facts........rarely........matter.
2nd - KirbyTown. I am posting a screen shot of the Note that is suppose to be under "investigation."
Conclusion - So David, please forgive me hogging your thread. It was not my intent. But I believe you got the raw end of the deal - and you're not alone! Different people have diferent opinions and things change over time. That's life. But as they say in poker, I'd rather be lucky than good - and so it is with CGC grading.