Tom789

Four points with two bullseyes. Got 2 points on Transformers as I guessed 9.8, being lenient on the spine ticks as I thought CGC was going that way. Not this time!

Submitted. All of you long-time grading experts need to understand what it's like for us grading-challenged newbies: Day 1 - get grades from previous contest, be disgusted with your estimates, or complain about the harshness or leniency of the graders. Sulk before bedtime and consider quitting the hobby altogether. Day 2 - wake up to a new day with renewed optimism. Completely reread the CGC grading book defects section. Day 3 - exhaustively research high-res scans of CGC books at Heritage looking for flaws similar to those in the contest books. Day 4 - submit grades and hope for the best!

I got 7 points - three were 1 grade off and two were 2 off. I was 2 low on both the Avengers and Franky - I guess I counted the creasing too heavily, that is, like most CGC graders treat creasing on MY books.

I might have hit it out of the park this round.

After losing out on the Heritage CGC 9.8 (who am I kidding, the price soared before I could even bid) I consoled myself with this eBay acquisition. Probably been posted here dozens of times already, but it's one of my favorite covers. Donald has excellent height on his swing. Oh, and I hear it might be a key as well.

I suspect they have a tolerance for declaring a miswrap. You can't just say zero or nothing would be above a 9.8. Based on the ToD example, 2mm perhaps?

You will usually get away with minor damage to the spine corners as that is usually attributed to production bindery damage. The damage on these spine corners is probably more than minor, though. The smallest crease you can see with the naked eye on the right corners will usually knock you down to at best a 9.6. You don't have close-ups of those but it looks like there is some damage there as well. So I agree it is probably not worth grading.

, the punishment that is.

Apples vs. oranges?

Recently acquired from MCS, perhaps from one of you fine folk. Cover detached. As a new collector of GA, I'm continually amazed at how vibrant the colors can remain after 80 years.

Submitted!

The seller doesn't grade this book but does use the eBay label "Brand New" and the description compared to the image ... Marvel Conan The Barbarian #22 | eBay

Sign me up please!

For CGC grading, they have documented that a 1" corner crease on the front cover maxes the grade at 8.0 (8.5 on the back cover). I personally have a very nice book marred only by a 3/4" front corner crease that got an 8.5. So I'm guessing that a 1/2" crease would max you out at 9.0, but it's just a guess.

I've bought a lot of SA lots from Heritage and have the same experience as you. Generally OK, but outliers both ways.

Pretty severely. If the crease was just on the cover, 6.0, but probably as low as 4.0 because it looks like it affects every page.

Looks like it might have a light stacking band, which would limit it to 9.4 disregarding any other defects.

For a CGC grade, you can actually get a 9.8 with a "small", unobtrusive store stamp, although I suspect that might apply only to vintage books. No one knows exactly what "small" is, though, except CGC. Very doubtful it could be cleaned.

Picked up a lot of Four Colors from Heritage for the Barks' ducks it contained. Came with these 3 nice non-duck books.