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Thanks Mike, thanks all, congrats all. This is also likely the only time I finish in the top three. I have to note, the last thing I did before sending in my grades this round was change the 8.0 that I had given to SS 10 down to a 7.5. Literally had 8.0 typed into my message to Mike, stared at the screen for five minutes and then made the switch. Grrr...could have been fighting for first. Very happy to be here though. I'm not conceding to @zzutak but, I am pretty sure he said his grading focus is on the older mid grade comics...I think I am in trouble.
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That is pretty much exactly my thought process on SW 8, including considering a 7.5 and not wanting to own an 8.0 with that defect. Of the top 20 contestants in the contest (as of round three) there were 7 bulls eyes, and 8 people within one grade. If the grade was actually 7.5 there would be 4 bulls eyes and 10 people off by one grade. If the grade was 7.0 there would be 3 bulls eyes and 5 people off by one grade. Perhaps guessing the grade on that one comic is why people are in the top twenty this round, but many of those people are consistently on the leader board. I think this shows that 8.0 was certainly a "predictable" grade per the published standards, given some tolerance for subjectivity. I really appreciated seeing that comic in this competition as a learning example, and learning is really why I am here. @Superman2006 and/or @zzutak I would be interested in seeing some sort of comparison between the actual grades of this contest (each contest) with the average/mean/mode guessing of the cumulative top 10. I suspect the people that have a proven history of "cracking the code" will be clustered more tightly around the CGC grades, and it might dispel some comments about CGC inconsistency. Thanks for doing the reporting you already do, please feel free to ignore this suggestion.
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I relied on the book to come up with my grade, but it was still a bit of a swag. The book says "slight to moderate rust that has not migrated to the paper can affect grade down to 9.0 or 9.2, while paper migration may move the grade lower. Heavy rust with significant paper migration can fall between 6.0 and 7.0." I didn't consider the migration to be "significant" (I have seen way worse) so I figured the grade must be lower than 9.0 and higher than 7.0. I split the difference at 8.0 and got lucky (I was leaning toward 7.5).
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I have been waiting the better part of two days to ask: what the heck is this? It is a weird place for a crease/printer's crease. It is visible without zooming and I figure at least three inches long, although it is very faint. At the very least it is some sort of scuff/ink loss. In any case, I think this is an example of a defect that would be easier to grade in hand. I am not confident about how I graded this book because of this defect. If it is treated as a four inch colour breaking crease I think I am in trouble. I'll find out in a moment I guess.
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PGM Planet Comics #1 Dave Stevens
Cerebus3000 replied to Mayor006's topic in Hey buddy, can you spare a grade?
I agree with scburdet. The bottom end for foxing is 4.0, and I would say that is some of the worst foxing I have seen. Fortunately it's on the back cover. Staining can take the grade much lower, but I think it would still be at about a 4.0 as it seems to be the only significant defect. -
2024 Grading Contest Spring Edition Season 3 (#10) signup thread
Cerebus3000 replied to CGC Mike's topic in Comics General
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PGM....The Munsters # 601
Cerebus3000 replied to Ahsoka Tano Jedi Apprentice's topic in Hey buddy, can you spare a grade?
After clean and press I think this is about a 5.0. -
8.5
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Grade is in: PGM Amazing Spider-Man #38
Cerebus3000 replied to marf's topic in Hey buddy, can you spare a grade?
I would have leaned toward 7.5 but I didn’t, and still don’t, see a 9 inch diagonal crease anywhere. -
X+Men #1 Signed By Stan Lee
Cerebus3000 replied to Aleks632's topic in Hey buddy, can you spare a grade?
It’s hard to grade when the comic has been left in that plastic case. There are lots of obvious defects, but it looks like a there may be issues that you would need to point out or at least provide more/better pictures. Having said that, I think you’re looking at a 1.5 to 1.8. -
Is this Wolverine 8 really a 7.0?
Cerebus3000 replied to mephistopheles's topic in Hey buddy, can you spare a grade?
There are fingerprints and then there are fingerprints. You have at least a couple of the latter where they have broken through the gloss and ink. Per the CGC grading guide ´most fingerprints lower a grade to between 8.0 and 9.2, but extensive smudging can push the grade even lower.´ Based on the fingerprints alone I would say this book would max out at an 8.0. With the other defects I think a 7.0-7.5 is not unreasonable. Small consolation though…those are your teenage fingerprints. That’s a Time Capsule and family heirloom now. A 9.8 may have been better but I say…nice book!