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LOL.... Okay, I found it. (I think) KAV 12-8 BK 1, 1 LOSS BK 2, BULLSEYE, 3 WINS BK 3, 2 WINS BK 4, 1 LOSS BK 5, BULLSEYE, 3 WINS BK 6, 1 LOSS BK 7, 2 LOSSES BK 8, 1 LOSS BK 9, BULLSEYE 3 WINS BK 10, 2 LOSSES BONUS: 1 WIN 12 WINS - 8 LOSSES

No.. Your score was 12 - 8. That means you got 4 books TOTALLY WRONG (or more) (-2 per loss). The remaining books you got a total of 12 wins... Which for 6 books isn't too bad. You averaged 2 wins per book. Actually, it's a combination... so you probably got a bullseye or two, etc. Sorry.. We'd have to look at your actual guesses/score to tell you how you did. That bracket was an early bracket and may not even be correct. We had some technical difficulties early last year so that may be an earlier version. Spot on= 3 wins Within .5= 2 wins Not within .5 = 1 loss Not within 1= 2 losses Bonus= The third spot on grade will be granted 1 bonus win, fourth= 2 bonus wins, fifth through tenth= 3 bonus wins.

No problem. I wasn't getting what you were asking at first.... My bad.

Okay... You were KAV 12-8, 6 SEED. You had 12 WINS - 8 LOSSES. That ranked you a 6 SEED in comparison to the other players, You were then paired with an 11 SEED. You were the FAVORITE to win based on your RECORD though. (But that's why upsets happen.) REMEMBER that this all starts with everyone grading TEN BOOKS. THAT DETERMINES YOUR WINS AND LOSSES.

Yes. If you were a 12 SEED, you were initially paired with a 5 SEED and were an UNDERDOG. You were not expected to win normally. (I just looked and you were a 6 SEED actually.)

I think you mean.. 12 SEED. Or Seeded 12th. That means if you were ranked in strength from 1 to 16, you would be considered 12th in strength. 12 Seeds are paired against 5 Seeds. 1 Seeds are paired against the weakest 16 Seeds. See how that works? 1-16 2-15 3-14 4-13 5-12 6-11 7-10 8-9

That's your Seeding Round Score based on how well you do grading the 10 books at the beginning of this thread. We use Wins and Losses to approximate the NCAA March Madness tournament teams' overall record used for SEEDING. Seeds are ranked from 1 to 16 with Top Seeds playing lower seeds just like the basketball tournament. If you look at last year's Bracket A, the Number 1 Seeds had BYES which meant they advanced to the Second Round automatically. This happens when we do not have enough players to pair up each contestant.

And, of course, LAST YEAR'S BRACKET and CHAMPION:

Using LAST YEAR's BRACKET A.. so don't read anything into the bracket... Some Prototypes: (Keeping them small on purpose... They'll be huge when it starts.) Let's see if this works... I don't want to host it offsite yet.

Personally, I could use the time...I have an offsite thing for most of the week next week. (But if we get started, it'll be fine. I just finished the Charts.) I'll post them in a bit. We might use a different one each round since it takes the same amount of time basically...

NOTE: THIS IS IMPORTANT...especially for the seeding round. Most rounds won't have that many books obviously... Good Luck! Bonus= The third spot on grade will be granted 1 bonus win, fourth= 2 bonus wins, fifth through tenth= 3 bonus wins. The BEST you can do is 51 - 0 with a WIN PERCENTAGE of 1.000 The WORST you can do is 0 - 20 with a WIN PERCENTAGE of 0.000

That is not a door latch. That is a free-standing SHOWER CURTAIN rod attached at only one point to the wall.

View from the stage (Artist's Alley)

There are many threads on this board about building your own wall rack complete with instructions and photos... You just have to search for them. (Many different types of racks too... Home Depot wire shelf racks to PVC pipe racks...)

I love those Presidential Mouse pads. I always pick up a new one every time I'm out there in DC for work while I'm looking for some civic-minded gifts for my daughter.... Thanks for sending those extras out, Sharon. (And yes, I'm not ashamed to say I recognize Princess Celestia from My Little Pony...)

What...no mention of the San Francisco Giants Buster Posey mug from the New Yorker? (Just kidding.) I would have included a Golden State Warriors pin but I’m afraid Durant might head over to the Knicks after this season... Love the cat! (We have two now.) Glad you liked it. Picked up a lot of this stuff traveling actually... They charge like $20 apiece for each of those Pebble Beach spa products but you get them free in the rooms... so I was hoping your wife or family might be able to use them. My parents also used to live out there in Rochester, NY so I didn’t want to just include a bunch of comics stuff. Enjoy the random stuff from California.

Avengers Endgame is due to be released in April. In March, literally half of you will disappear each round due to the SNAP.

Some background and summaries of some of the comics in question and the time period... I think that team also co-created Justin Hammer, one of the villains of the movie Iron Man 2. The Whiplash character created by Stan Lee and Gene Colan, was brought back as BlackLash under Hammer during the Michelinie/Romita, Jr./Layton run. http://www.studioremarkable.com/reviews/the-best-of-iron-man-david-micheline-bob-layton-john-romita-jr/7983/ Would anyone be questioning this if he had just clarified that he was partly responsible for the Bronze Age revival/version of Iron Man? Similar to Miller’s work on Daredevil or Claremont/Cockrum on X-men. Layton definitely had nothing to do with the ORIGIN and initial creation of Iron Man. In that same sense, Michelinie would probably say he originated most of the characters that initially appeared in his works. https://www.cbr.com/david-michelinie-comics-creator-credits/ Also... Controversy on the Scott Lang Ant-Man credits... Worth a read. https://www.cbr.com/ant-man-scott-lang-creators/

David Michelini is his best friend and the writer part of the team that co-created these characters so I wouldn’t rush to judgment on anything except for the original Iron Man. Layton was the inker part of the Iron Man team for many of the other characters but may have participated more than we know. (They came over to Marvel as a team.) John Byrne is the listed artist for the creation of War Machine. Joe Staton has the artist credit for the Bronze Age Huntress by writer Paul Levitz.

Sharon actually won the Best Forumite Award in 2009....before Kav joined the boards. CGC Best Forumite Award 2018 Azkaban Larryw7 ADAMANTIUM 2017 greggy Crassus Deadone 2016 NewEnglandGothic MikeNYC mschmidt 2015 Dr. X Stormsurge quadman78 2014 Harvey Swick 143ksk Marty Mann 2013 Thirdgreenham Oakman Comix4fun 2012 decepticon God of Thunder Marvelfangirl 2011 Sckao G.A.tor FlyingDonut 2010 GACollectibles Scrooge Silver 2009 Point Five Skypinkblu EvilAsh 2008 comicdonna nerfherder-3 Flee-Marquette 2007 Jbcomicbox Ze-Man Chromium Honorable Mention Flyingdonut Goldust40 KingOfRulers 2006 Nearmint Valiantman Skybolt Honorable Mention Bullet123 Kevinboyd Delekkerste drbanner

Take this to the media... It's got the hook that the News stations would want. Holiday theft. Collection meant for your son. Brazen theft. Clear images of the thieves and a license plate. Something will happen. (Point them to your Facebook page.)

Bird, from past experience, your prize was in someone's Top Ten (or for many more). The way the Raffle played out, higher ranked items were available when the person's number came up.

Is that the one where we were still trying to run these things like a Fantasy Draft? "With the 47th pick in the 201X CGC Holiday Raffle... [ENTER your Name Here] finds his 3rd choice still available and chooses Prize XX...."