Do you prefer the older cgc labels?

[ArAich]

maybe CGC will read this and listen to us.

 

 

...on this subject...they are unwavering....although the battle was fought valiantly ...

[JLA_ALL_THE_WAY]

maybe CGC will read this and listen to us.

 

No. They want collectors to correlate "number" grading with "CGC."

 

It's all part of their big image/marketing strategy.

 

And it'll work.

 

Done Deal.

 

Rick

[supapimp]

No. They want collectors to correlate "number" grading with "CGC."

 

It's all part of their big image/marketing strategy.

 

And it'll work.

 

Done Deal.

 

Rick

 

hey pass me whatever your smoking.

[ArAich]

maybe CGC will read this and listen to us.

 

No. They want collectors to correlate "number" grading with "CGC."

 

It's all part of their big image/marketing strategy.

 

And it'll work.

 

Done Deal.

 

Rick

 

Seems pointless since OS is the industry standard that CGC should be following.....Gawd...this seems like deja-vu all over again...

[Dave_Hennen]

I like the new. The big numbers are easier to see from a distance when at conventions.

 

But I would like the letters back.

 

What he said

 

dave h

[read_em-migration]

I just noticed in Wizard that the CGC slabs that they show with the new labels have both the numerical and alpha grades on them. Did the new labels start off with both and then get switched to numerical only? (Sorry if this has already been mentioned).

[garthgantu]

The older labels are much better. In 20 years from now who knows what the numerical system will be, heck they may go back to the 100 point scale again. But a NM will always be a NM. A 9.4 on a 100 point scale would be a fair +. . Leaving the letter grade off the labe was a BIG freakin mistake! dumb dumb dumb!

 

Timely

 

Couldn't agree more... but I can see CGC's rationale for this move... Imagine that 2 years from now the 100-point grading system is in full swing. You've got a pricey book with the old *numeric only* 9.4 on it. You're going to re-slab it so that it reads "94" (or hopefully 95 or 96) and doesn't confuse newer collectors. It's just adding to the existing reasons to re-slab. Let's count 'em off now:

Reasons to re-submit a book:

- attempt to get a higher grade

- it's 7-year check-up time!

- the old numeric only 9.4 is confounding to newer collectors

[jeff2004]

I prefer the current 24 point system versus a 100 point system. I think the 100 point system would leave too much for margin of error. Just a small margin of error like a point could dramatically affect the value of your comic.