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Really? I always thought it smelt more like GORGOnzola myself

Spot on Ken. Gorgo's packaging rocks. Konga's a different kettle of fish completely though. His packages always have bits of banana in them. Terrible service.

I knew it!

That's me definitely out then Bob! There's good and bad in the CGC process. Sometimes, when you engage, people interpret helpful intent as attack. And sometimes they just don't give a damn. That's life.

Kraftwiener

We shouldn't have to really Bob, as it's black and white so they should have arrived at the same conclusion. I'm only guessing, but I wonder if the pressure to 'preserve' 9.8 status affects the decision making process? Imagine all the collectors who would be aggrieved if they could not collect a 9.8 run of a modern? There'd be OCD overdrive. I've asked CGC a number of questions over the last few years and I thought they were all valid and properly put to them (i.e. not cloaked in the nonsense banter I often post online here). They ignored them all. So I'm not overly inclined to try again on this topic. I'm based in England. It would be better for someone closer to the action to speak to one of the team at an appropriate time / event. I post here out of interest only and, as a non-CGC graded book purchaser, I have no actual axe to grind other than a general inclination to see the right thing done. I would love to hear the rationale for ignoring bindery flaws and saying books that have them are 9.8 when all accepted grading terms and criteria say otherwise. So let me know if you get anywhere with it!

If Jimmers were here, he'd say something like 'Kraftwerk'?

Got ya. Going back to my car analogy, that would mean two 'identical' cars being advertised as follows (note that car #1 has a massive dent in the bonnet, a common feature for that model): Car for sale. Absolutely immaculate - $6,000 Car for sale. Absolutely immaculate - $6,000 (No massive dents in the bonnet) That's silly isn't it? A better scenario would be to grade the book with no bindery flaws as a 9.8, assuming its overall condition warranted it, and to grade an otherwise 9.8 condition book with visible bindery flaws as a 9.0 (or whatever grade the combined flaws dictate). If all copies of that book have the flaw, then all are 9.0s or lower. No 9.8's exist. Some things in life have shades of grey which push different people in different directions to different conclusions. This is black and white - there is a flaw. Grade the book based on it's existence. It can't be mint, if it has a flaw. What say you Bob?

I really really like you Mr Mcknowitall. You are grate. Keep up the good werk.

I really really like you Mr Mcknowitall. You are grate. Keep up the good werk.

Thank you kind Sir, I'll do my best. Speaking of, what am I doing here? Time to get serious! Good luck with the exam Ryan! I've seen the test paper, and I think you'll do just fine mate

Pass the salt.

You can't trust a reptile Ryan. Apart from liz that is. Massive apes and Godzillary things you can trust. But reptiles and nurses? No way Jose

He didn't meet the strict criteria Ryan. He can only like half as many times as Gorgo and Konga. He just can't be trusted with any more than that.

Breaking news everyone! Arch has listened, and he has acted. Here is the new LeaderBoard*, which will remain in perpetuity: *(Just in case anyone thought I really did give a monkeys about this)

Bring some mates will ya? Quiet in here.

You had me until the 'IMHO' bit...

Aw, cheers Liz. Glad you like it. No point disposing of dupes - they're all unique as you say (check out the Gorgo pricing alignment post a few back) It's funny how charming the books are. I absolutely love them now, but who the hell bought Nurse comics back in the day!? Actually, don't answer that....

Thank God it's not brown then.

The colour of that pedal bin matches your skin liz. Was that a deliberate design choice?

Hello Architecht! One of the problems with the BleederLord in respect of promoting those great posts as you call them is that the 'Popular Content' element of it - the part that shows the great posts ( see below) - seems to roll over on a monthly basis. So as soon as the calendar month is up after it was registered, any like falls away and the post drops down until it disappears. Have I got that right? If so, the great posts will only have a short shelf life and this to me kind of invalidates one of the few positives you've often extolled about the whole function, i.e. the retaining of quality posts for later generations to admire. The part of the BleederLord that promotes the individual by adding up or 'scoring' their likes has lots of tabs, elements and permutations. One aspect I don't understand is why the number of likes a person receives doesn't translate into the 'Past Leaders' tab details. If you look at it today... ...you'll see that I have managed an impressive third place two days running owing to a 16 and a 13 point like accumulation. What I don't get is that I have received 86 likes since the 17th, mostly due to a ridiculously popular Charlton thread (have you read it yet? It's got Gorgo, Konga and Reptilicus in it) and yet my two day tally is only 29. How does that work? Assuming it doesn't, if the part that you aren't keen on (the bit above that scores people ) doesn't even work, and the part that you do like (the bit that promotes great posts) runs off every month, thereby not leaving any great post legacy, then why not switch the whole damn thing off and give greggy back the 16 hours a day he spends liking his wife (come on, that wedding announcement post was a good send up wasn't it?)?

Hmmm, in places maybe. But I don't think the girl looks very Ditkoesque? The artist is Alex Raymond according to the inside of the book (assuming he did the cover and interiors):

I know of only one 'person' who may be able to shed light on this inquiry Glassman. Calling @lizards2 Calling @lizards2 He is a lizard after all. And a number 2.