Tom789

Had dreams of 6th place but .... shiftyeyes.  I'm doomed. 

2 bullseyes (Flash and SW), 1 over on the other three for 3 pts total.  I usually undergrade, so I overcompensated.

On 4/28/2024 at 1:56 PM, JollyComics said:

Congratulations!

I have been an old school grading for years.  I think CGC soften up on the grading because of two recent incidents but I don't know.

Yeah, it was mostly luck because I usually can't figure out what else CGC likes or hates.

On 4/27/2024 at 5:20 PM, JollyComics said:

Who are three people have the wild grade estimate upon Marvel Spotlight #6?

It's a sheer luck!!!

I was one.  I'm of the opinion that CGC is relatively tolerant of shadows.

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.

On 4/10/2024 at 8:57 PM, Real Frantic One said:

Uncle Scrooge #23
7.0 F/VF
$45

On 4/4/2024 at 10:22 PM, DC# said:

Actually -  in the CGC Guide to Grading Comics by Matt - they do state that miswraps peak at 9.8 

https://www.cgccomics.com/news/article/10586/cgc-guide-grading-comics-nelson/

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?

On 4/6/2024 at 3:15 PM, SpectralMonk said:

I don't have any professionally graded comics yet; I'm selecting ones for my first submission currently.

Since I don't have many candidates for high grades, I don't have anything to compare at the level of detail I'm inspecting at.

Which brings me to my question... note these pictures are through a 30x glass, and there is a mm tape measure for scale.

How much would these knock me down?  Obviously with the book in question, it doesn't take much to knock it down to not worth submitting...

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.

On 3/20/2024 at 7:19 AM, drbanner said:

Amazing Spider-man 323 NM- Todd McFarlane cover/art $10.00

On 3/21/2024 at 12:22 PM, drbanner said:

House of Mystery 246 VF-  $6.00

On 3/22/2024 at 11:14 AM, drbanner said:

Spectre 2 VG+ Neal Adams cover/art $12.00

On 3/15/2024 at 11:05 AM, The Lions Den said:

It presents well in the holder, but I've found very few CGC graded books that were actually graded too harshly...

On 3/12/2024 at 12:47 PM, Gonzimodo said:

"the video is magnified quite a bit on those closeups" vs. "appear to be perfect to the human eye."

Apples vs. oranges?

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.

On 2/25/2024 at 5:45 PM, SilverShadows said:

Long time collector, new to the boards. I have been purchasing raw silver age lots from Heritage for the past couple months. I have found their grading all over the place. Not just in bad way. I realize with large lots you get a generally average. I even had a lot of 1960's Superman that came from Mile High at one point and the old Mile High grading was still on the bags (and correct to me) but the Heritage grade was a full grade higher. I also had a lot of 60's Batman that I graded a full grade higher than the Heritage grade.   Is it always a bit of a shoot with Heritage. Or is just a rare occurrence?  Thanks, Den

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