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On 5/5/2024 at 8:30 PM, Superman2006 said:
Based on results of the survey I am preparing updated cumulative top 50 rankings through contest #10 now, and will release the results shortly.
@CGC Mike - As part of my updates, I also update the "Rookie of the Year" (which I should probably call "Top Rookie" since we have 4 contests per year). To that end: I am seeing what appears to be a new entrant named @Nschenks in contest #10, however, I see that there was an Nsschenks that participated in 3 prior contests. Do you know if that is the same boardie?
Is there a subforum that provides name changes that you can point me to? If so, then maybe I can reference that in order to better keep all cumulative rankings together for a given participant across all of their usernames. Presumably not too many name changes, so probably not a big deal.
Hi yes that’s me! Just adjusted my username a few weeks ago.
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Nearly missed the crease as well but luckily caught it last second.
4 bulls on the first 4 books but had the Y at 9.4 for 2 points to tie my first round for the best. Probably not good enough to place, but if I throw out my disastrous round 2, I got 7 points in three rounds lol. Good contest!
- boron, grendelbo, ADAMANTIUM and 1 other
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Grades in--not feeling super confident about this round. Basically need 5 bulls to have a chance after my 12 point second round lol.
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3 points and 2 bulls in this redemption round (7.5 for SW8, 9.0 on the Cap, and 7.5 on the Flash). Any chance we can scrap the worst round? Lol I’d still be in this maybe if not for my utter tank job in round 2…
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Got absolutely roasted this round. Very confused by some of the grades tbh. No mention of the stain on the back of Strange Tales? 9.2 with corner wear, stress lines and “light” foxing on JLA? Unmentioned corner bend on the Spotlight 9.6? Lot of head-scratchers imo. And here I thought I was getting pretty good at grading 7.5+ books…
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Grades in--less confident of this round than last round
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On 4/23/2024 at 8:11 AM, Mr. Zipper said:
According to the CGC Grading Guide foxing is allowed up to 9.8
Is this true? CGC 9.8's can have minor foxing?
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Woo 3 bulls and 2 points total (swapped the grades for Frankenstein’s Monster and Superman)—my best round ever! But higher grade bronze/copper are what I primarily deal with so it’s really only downhill from here once we go golden and mid-low grade…
Was back and forth on the Showcase and that stain but ultimately decided it was more likely light foxing or weird distro ink than some other stain considering how nice the book looked otherwise. CGC is pretty lenient on light foxing right now.
- 1Cool, grendelbo, F For Fake and 2 others
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Grades in! Surprisingly tough, I thought
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Anyone experiencing slowdown since WonderCon? I just had two Modern (one Slow one FT) shipments fly through the process in 6 and 8 days respectively, but a 1-book HV I submitted recently is on day 5 of TAT and still on SFG. Not complaining, just curious if anyone else is experiencing a slowdown (or has had any recent High Value shipments).
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On 4/8/2024 at 7:21 AM, Ride the Tiger said:
As mentioned selling for the correct price gets you the views.
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- Mars76, Lninefingers, Corvonie and 3 others
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8 Book Slow Boat Modern:
- Delivered: 3/20/24
- Received and SFG: 3/22/24
- GEI: 3/28/24
-G/QC and Shipped: 3/29/24 6 days total (!)
*Grades all within expected range: 5 were what I thought, 1 a grade higher than I thought and 2 a grade lower than I thought; I know CGC gets a lot of s**t for inconsistency, but in my dozen odd submissions over the last few years, I've only had a few surprise grades. Maybe SSS and obviously CGC's own standards/parameters fluctuate a bit and maybe aren't on par with some of the tougher graders here, but I feel like they are pretty good at staying consistent within those standards for the most part, especially considering the volume of books they have to grade and the speed at which they have to grade them
8 Book Fast Track Modern:
- Delivered 3/25/24
- Received and SFG: 3/26/24
-GEI: 4/1/24 (currently at 5 days--imagine this will ship this week unless WonderCon clogs the system) -
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On 3/28/2024 at 9:37 AM, Nschenks said:
8 Book Slow Boat Modern:
- Delivered: 3/20/24
- Received and SFG: 3/22/24
- GEI: 3/28/24
8 Book Fast Track Modern:
- Delivered 3/25/24
- Received and SFG: 3/26/24
Very curious how much faster the FT shipment goes through the process, considering the TAT times are already pretty fast right now for modern... $12 extra for only 2-3 days faster seems maybe not worth it. Not complaining about the times in general though! Gotta enjoy before Con season clogs the system8 Book Slow Boat Modern:
- G/QC and Shipped: 3/29/24Still waiting for the FT to enter GEI, but the TAT for the regular sub was 6 days, which is pretty amazing
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8 Book Slow Boat Modern:
- Delivered: 3/20/24
- Received and SFG: 3/22/24
- GEI: 3/28/24
8 Book Fast Track Modern:
- Delivered 3/25/24
- Received and SFG: 3/26/24
Very curious how much faster the FT shipment goes through the process, considering the TAT times are already pretty fast right now for modern... $12 extra for only 2-3 days faster seems maybe not worth it. Not complaining about the times in general though! Gotta enjoy before Con season clogs the system -
Mostly just curious how y’all would deduct the slight crease by the middle/top spine on the back cover (hard to make out in the photos but it’s there). It’s a pretty common production defect for this book, though this is honestly one of the cleaner copies I’ve seen. The crease is about 1.5-2 inches and possibly partially color breaking.
Also, would this even be worth pressing (assuming I used an experienced professional presser who knows how to press these thick cardstock covers)? Or would it be better just to leave as is?
Really not sure how hard CGC hits this defect considering it’s on nearly every copy I’ve seen.
Thanks for looking!
*NOTE: what looks like color rub or a stain to the top right of spidey in the upper right box of the front cover is actually just stray ink from printing and part of the book.
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On 3/10/2024 at 8:50 PM, bluehorseshoe said:
This book is back up for auction, I don’t know what to make of that, but generally, it’s not for a good reason.
I mean for auctions in a lot of cases it's just because the buyer didn't pay for whatever reason. Many times it's probably just a case of second guessing and buyer's remorse. There wasn't enough time between listings to ship out, have it be returned, refunded, and then relisted.
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On 2/21/2024 at 7:02 PM, echu said:
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On 2/21/2024 at 7:01 PM, echu said:
2024 Grading Contest Spring Edition Season 3 (#10) Round 4 Results
in Hey buddy, can you spare a grade?
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Closest I’ve come to placing, despite a disastrous 12 point round 2. 7 points in the other three rounds and 10 bullseyes total (my most yet I think).