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I swear, you quants and your...NUMBERS!

@mycomicshop Want to say thanks for beginning what seems to be an initiative to take care of the Counterpoint covers etc 👍

I try to ask about this when I can so I can wrap my head around it. My first thought was for display, like art, but apparently not. It just seems to be that you buy the standard issue to read and you buy the variants for the artists. But no display, just go in the box like anything else. However, there IS a notion of holding for future value, and that figures into it probably more heavily than disclosed. Then of course there are the exploitation covers, which MCS recently began censoring. They're essentially explicit cartoon pin-ups that don't get pinned up. God, they're so ugly.

You are too much of the best kind 🥳 MORE!

Figured these were total shill accounts before I checked; could they be risking theirs for the lulz? The ultimate result would be an actual purchase 🙏 I also like the retractions and how the original bidder was a (4) 😃 Thanks for sharing this!!

There's a huge benefit to posting video content in that you don't have to move any product, you just have to generate views. The viewers are kids, and the content exploits that, all the way down to the kindergarten-style video thumbnails featuring overdramatic emotion and shiny text. Because kids are the target, your average boomer collector isn't going to be hearing about it, similar to how the name Cocomelon won't affect them unless their family has pre-schoolers.

Cool, thanks for sharing. Happy to hear of some positive results 🥳

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This post has influenced me to take a break from this thread 🙏 edit: it didn't work, boooo 😭

This PEP is a 1.5, but the label might be wrong; possibly a taped cover spine-split only and they left out the word "cover"? For extra fun, here's a double-cover folder holding a stack of paper. Matt has mentioned how double-cover quality can modify the total grade, so maybe that's what earned it the 1.8:

You may have the wrong e-mail address: submissions@cgccomics.com You can also try the Ask CGC forum; it's monitored by real CGC support people and they usually respond within a day. Amazing comics, and please let me know how it goes!

I encourage submitters to think of Fast Track as the default, and to think of the regular fee as a discount for allowing fast trackers to keep cutting in front of them.

Eternals #1 is the archetype for speculative movie motion; the data is blindingly straightforward.

Yes, and at a minimum! As far as CGC goes, there are proprietary sets of grading standards for a multitude of circumstances, including date ranges, features, and even particular issues. The casual collector can struggle with this, wondering why the grade criteria across books never seems to match up. When secret standards vary between even two different issues, how can one hope to internalize a grading standard to cover all issues?

It's a page quality designation "lower" than the usual page color range. It includes two levels: Slightly Brittle, which won't grade higher than 6.5, and Brittle, which won't grade higher than 3.5. These designations exist because there's a point at which page quality degrades so far as to no longer be measurable by color alone; it indicates that the page's structural integrity is compromised.

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I don't remember which was which, but I think even Gerber and Overstreet had different or flipped definitions

You might try the Ask CGC subforum. Good luck!

If submitting to CGC it might be a consideration, because they will ignore Scotch tape (cellophane): "After consideration of the expressed views of the community and assessment of the practice, beginning with submissions postmarked after May 3, 2013, CGC will modify its grading standard and ignore the presence of tape if it serves a function (such as fixing a tear or spine split) and instead grade the book as if it was not present. Therefore, any existing defect will be graded accordingly. If the tape does not serve a function, the tape will be treated as a defect and the book will be downgraded. By doing this, books will still receive a Universal Label but the grade will better reflect the actual condition of the comic book."

Whoops, didn't know you posted 🙏

DUDE, GRADERS REVIEWING SITUATION? NEW INFO COMING? (tru story no clickbait check ask cgc)

They are super common! But the "ghosts" here refer to the comic book population counts listed on the census, and how empty plastic gets recorded along with the books. (sorry if you already knew this 👍)

That site mentioned up there is a garbage clickfarm.

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You might think of it this way: The idea of a 25-point condition scale for any collectible is ridiculous and is a recent development within an 80 year old hobby. For the average human, accurately determining a comic book's rating over a 25-point scale is essentially a crapshoot when the standards are a trade secret. Even the best graders on this board have proven themselves to be off by a half-point to a point on average. However, the typical collector does generally know the condition they can afford and what they are happy with owning. The terms you reference are shorthand for that idea of "the condition I'm ok with" and basically come down to: "looks rough" "nice enough for most" and "basically perfect." The particulars are fluid and aren't as important, but it generally divides the 25-point scale evenly because the scale is already weighted (is that the right word math people? exponential? logarithmic?) Anyway, If a seller says "I have a low grade Daredevil #1" and you only collect high-grade books, then you know to move along. If a buyer says "I'm looking for a mid-grade Hulk #1", then the seller can say "I have a low-grade one, but it presents really well; might that work?" A collector might say "I'm trying to fill-in a run" and a fellow collector might say "I've got some junk copies if you're interested". I hope this post was useful to someone, even if it didn't accurately address your question 🥳