Dean McDowell

Thanks for replying buddy, yep all checked, not one spine crease, tick, dent or fingerprint. Book never opened and placed in storage upon collection on first day it was released. Thankfully I took numerus high res shots of each area before submitting. Honestly, this has mystified me and put me off the whole process. Having worked in the graphics industry for numerous years, having to be meticulous about physical imagery, I truly am at a loss. Anyways, expensive lesson learnt, time to take it on the chin and move on lol...

So, very new to grading, as in, this was my first time submitting, and will probably be my last. Sent off 5 books, all of which were new, un-opened yet still pressed. Thankfully I took hi-res images of the books before sending. One book I expected at the very least a 9.8, I have physically seen a worse copy than mine score a 10. Needless to say, not one 9.8, in fact, the worst book, the only book I thought would score under a 9.8 and was hoping for a 9.2 got a 9.4? It was in nowhere near as good condition as the others. Totally mystified by this whole process, can ANYONE shed some light on the CGC grading process because at this present moment, it very much feels like these grades have been plucked from the sky. Attached is a low res image of one of the said books, not one single discrepancy. Guys, feedback really appreciated.