batmiesta Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I was thinking the same, seen higher graded books that don't look as good as these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dillndill Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 (edited) Did my biggest submission yet...30 books at Big Wow with 29 coming back 9.8, and one lonely 9.6. Here are my keepers.... My first ever sketch cover. Ron Lim Thanos My second sketch cover ever. Jim Lee Harley Quinn. A 3 hour wait, but worth it!! Radioactive Man #711 w/ Radioactive Man head sketch by Bill Morrision and Fallout Boy head sketch by Tone Rodriguez Punisher War Journal #6 & 7 SS Jim Lee Edited September 5, 2012 by dillndill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revat Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 very nice, i was not willing to wait 3 hrs in line for Jim Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anfield Fox Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Did my biggest submission yet...30 books at Big Wow with 29 coming back 9.8, and one lonely 9.6. Here are my keepers.... My first ever sketch cover. Ron Lim Thanos My second sketch cover ever. Jim Lee Harley Quinn. A 3 hour wait, but worth it!! Radioactive Man #711 w/ Radioactive Man head sketch by Bill Morrision and Fallout Boy head sketch by Tone Rodriguez Punisher War Journal #6 & 7 SS Jim Lee Love that Thanos by Ron Lim. Infinity Gauntlet Also nice PWJ 6-7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Punisher War Journal #6 & 7 SS Jim Lee Still enjoy seeing these two after all these years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODOK Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I was thinking the same, seen higher graded books that don't look as good as these. Exactly what I was thinking. Majority of these ASMs posted above look like 9.4s to me. What am I missing? If I was the owner, I'd be pissed off! Is CGC really this strict? If those are all 9.2s, what exactly qualifies as a 9.4? Perhaps if the owner got the "graders notes" on these, there would be some clear indication on what the defects were? I'm stunned by these grades, I really am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODOK Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Great books... Is it me or do each one of those books look under graded by about .2? No, it is not you. The ASMs look to be ALL undergraded by .2! I really believe the majority, if not all, deserve 9.4 grades. What are the CGC graders looking at to score these a 9.2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Great books... Is it me or do each one of those books look under graded by about .2? No, it is not you. The ASMs look to be ALL undergraded by .2! I really believe the majority, if not all, deserve 9.4 grades. What are the CGC graders looking at to score these a 9.2? Have you seen the back covers? How can you assign a grade to a book without seeing the back cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dillndill Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I wasn't expecting 3 hours. He is a quick sketcher and signer, so thought it would be around an hour. Boy, was I wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODOK Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Have you seen the back covers? How can you assign a grade to a book without seeing the back cover? True. The back covers on each and every one of those ASMs may have been soiled or defective in some respect. Perhaps the owner can shed some light on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro. Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Great books... Is it me or do each one of those books look under graded by about .2? No, it is not you. The ASMs look to be ALL undergraded by .2! I really believe the majority, if not all, deserve 9.4 grades. What are the CGC graders looking at to score these a 9.2? Have you seen the back covers? How can you assign a grade to a book without seeing the back cover? Not to mention, there is no way to tell what's going on inside of the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 The lesson learned here. "Never judge a book by it's front cover". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Town Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 The lesson learned here. "Never judge a book by it's front cover". Or "Never judge a book by two dimensional scans which don't always reveal non-color breaking defects that can easily lower the grade of a book." I think I read that in Bartlett's Quotations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteroid-comix Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Have you seen the back covers? How can you assign a grade to a book without seeing the back cover? True. The back covers on each and every one of those ASMs may have been soiled or defective in some respect. Perhaps the owner can shed some light on it. CGC has tightened up the grading but the only thing I could complain about is that they were not "soft" graded. Overall they were pretty close... - the #56 is spot on - the #59 under by .2 - the #64 over by .2 - the #65 spot on and maybe over by .2 - the #67 under by .2-.4 (previous 9.4 and hell Nick/F_T had this book at NM-) - the #71 spot on - the #72 under by .2 - the 78 spot on to over by .2 (indent by prowlers first laser blast that you can't see in the scan) - the #80 under by .2 - the #87 spot on - the #90 over by .2 - the #92 spot on and the #97 spot on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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paperheart Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 looks like you fared better here (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR SigS Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Great haul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Great haul +1 (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anfield Fox Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Wow awesome set of books Frank. Are they your keepers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvelfangirl Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Wow,Awesome Spidey books Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...