2008/09 GRADING CONTEST: Round 3

[Mr Mylar]

[Mr.Silvestri]

lol

 

And I thought I over graded this with 9.0

[DrWatson]

That 9.2 is a travesty of a CGC label.

[greggy]

Wonder how many dorks checked the census to narrow their choices. I find it interesting that so many people would give such a high of a grade.

[nik]

Doubt any of these books have hit the census yet

[greggy]

Betcha it has

 

Even if it didn't, it still would lead this people to this gift grade

[Designer Toast]

Three words: Total Nik Bump

 

Three more words for that "9.2": No way

[topofthetotem]

Wonder how many dorks checked the census to narrow their choices. I find it interesting that so many people would give such a high of a grade.

Mine was lower.

[divad]

Cue to the perenniel undergraders to start complaining about CGC's standards as applied to Nik's books...

 

 

WTTB! Your comments are not only spot on, but refreshing . . .

[sckao]

Wonder how many dorks checked the census to narrow their choices. I find it interesting that so many people would give such a high of a grade.

 

 

This was the toughest round so far... Only 36% of the people were within 1 grade of the 9.2

 

 

[Cimm]

my 8.5 WAS factoring in a Nik Bump!

[Hawkman]

i remembered last year that nik's books seemed to get better grades than i thought. i originally thought this book was a 8.5-9.0, but something told me to trust my gut this time. i went with 9.4, so i wasn't too far off.

[drewincanada]

I think those colour-breaking spine stress lines weren't colour breaking spine stress lines at all... but instead were the scanner light reflecting off NON-colour breaking production creases.

 

At least that's my theory, and I'm sticking to it.

[Cimm]

I think those colour-breaking spine stress lines weren't colour breaking spine stress lines at all... but instead were the scanner light reflecting off NON-colour breaking production creases.

 

At least that's my theory, and I'm sticking to it.

 

... and the rubbing on the edges?

[JohnT]

Had it 8.5 with the majority. Counted 8 spine ticks and the small corner crease. Figured the large scan was exaggerating things, so raised the grade a bit (in my mind).

 

It's funny, a couple of days ago I saw a 9.2 with a tiny corner crease, and thought that was odd. Guess that's allowed...

[greggy]

I think those colour-breaking spine stress lines weren't colour breaking spine stress lines at all... but instead were the scanner light reflecting off NON-colour breaking production creases.

 

At least that's my theory, and I'm sticking to it.

So...what you're saying is that you pulled a Homer?

[drewincanada]

I think those colour-breaking spine stress lines weren't colour breaking spine stress lines at all... but instead were the scanner light reflecting off NON-colour breaking production creases.

 

At least that's my theory, and I'm sticking to it.

So...what you're saying is that you pulled a Homer?

 

You bet.

[divad]

Had it 8.5 with the majority. Counted 8 spine ticks and the small corner crease. Figured the large scan was exaggerating things, so raised the grade a bit (in my mind).

 

It's funny, a couple of days ago I saw a 9.2 with a tiny corner crease, and thought that was odd. Guess that's allowed...

 

A tiny corner crease has always been allowed in a 9.2 I must say I was a little surprised by the 9.2, but only a little :grin:

[djpinkpanther67]

swing and a miss!!!!

[shiverbones]

the back cover scraping threw me. I have no experience with grading that defect. I was 8.5 like most of the others.