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And also, I don't think I could do it now, because i haven't actively graded stuff in 5 years. But in 2011-2012 I had a streak of over 100 Copper and modern 9.8s without a 9.6. And the book that broke the streak (WD 33) was ALSO a 9.8 :-)

In certain instances it is invaluable, especially with Copper books, where a 9.8 may be hundreds of dollars, but a 9.6 is $50 and may actually lose money net of expenses. The only way I would do it is if I got a percentage of the take. Say 15% of 9.8 sale. If the "client" was someone who was constantly getting 9.4s and 9.6s, it would be sooooo worth it.

Your mom should be called Mrs. Hoover because she sucks big time.

Why did you name yourself after the top of 60's DC comics?

I would rename the Silver Surfer "Steely Dan."

IN light of what Hachimaull pointed out about the books not being through CCS yet, my conclusion was likely premature. It's more likely they are building a buffer in as he suggested.

Even though your grammar makes me want to jump off a bridge, this is a very good point.

I'm guessing the 301 is now a 9.8. The ultra high price 301s have all had Stan Lee on them (around 2k) and they wouldn't have even messed with the 316. I'm predicting 9.8 301 and 9.6 300 and 316.

I find this whole thing fascinating. Todd has been available through various private signings since at least 2010 or 2011. If you wanted them, you could get them. Pure speculation is that there would maybe be a couple hundred or so done every time. CGC announces that they are running the process themselves, and they get 13,000 submissions. This is maybe a wake-up for CGC to realize the demand for Sig Series, and that maybe they should take control of the program themselves. I wonder who has been saying that for over a decade . . .

That is very tempting. After the downsizing, the only book I really miss at this point is the Vampi 1 SS.

Kind of a purple Donnie Darko rabbit vibe.

I feel like posting the same meme -

Happened to me with one of the super thin Wizard giveaway books. I got in the habit when transferring, rebagging or reading of using the backing board as support to make sure it didn't bend at the spine. It got to be such a habit that I never had it happen again

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Because bewbs.

In the example you posted, always the 8.0

PERNTS.

You will get more traction on this in the Bronze Age room. It is a good topic, and there are a couple of Cerebus threads already if you want to bump them with this info.

Not as far as I am concerned - this is what I said "and simply because the end product is more valuable."

There is no question that a smudged sig can lower the grade of a book. I have no metric for quantifying that, but it can and does happen.

I don't know that I agree with this. The tiering system is intended to compensate them more highly for more valuable books, certainly partially because it would be more expensive to replace them if they damaged them, but also because the stakes are higher for resto detection, the skill set is more highly developed for GA/SA etc. and simply because the end product is more valuable. The guy fixing Patek Phillippe watches gets paid more than the guy swapping batteries on Casios.

Best of luck, bud.

Feel better, Joe.

Yes. Just understand that if the book is 6.0 with a giant non color breaker that gets pressed out - it is probably more likely to get bumped.

Just use your best judgment, and be really honest. If you think it is Standard, use the Standard rate. If you honestly think it is Value, submit under Value. I have had 10-12 books that I submitted where the price differential was astronomical ($450 for a 9.6 $3-5k for a 9.8) and only once did I get bumped to the higher tier. When they bump you to the higher tier, it is almost always a real positive because you got the dream grade and the additional fee is a drop in the bucket.