The monthly why you should use CGC instead of PGX thread with PICs

[ChasingKingKirby]

I submitted several books to CGC that had been previously graded by PGX. For a couple reasons, 1. to see how wide a variance there was in grade. 2. PGX resale value is only about 25 to 50% of the value that the same book would be if graded by CGC. I went into this with an open mind, but I can tell you the results for me were astonishing. I've taken pics of the book in it's new CGC holder and then a second pic showing the PGX label over top of the CGC label. Out of all of the books I graded, only TWO came back with the exact same grade, and one of those... Well you'll see. If this thread is repetitive I apologize, but I thought this was interesting. Pictures to follow, I call this the "Good, the bad and the ugly".

[THE_BEYONDER]

[ChasingKingKirby]

The good. The one and only book that graded the same with no caveats... PQ did just up one notch.

 

 

[G.A.tor]

this should be interesting....

[Timmay]

[DarkKnightReturns]

[ChasingKingKirby]

Next. Again, not terribly off, though I think CGC is right. Only off by a 1/2 grade. But the page quality went DOWN on this one. Good news on this one, last sale for a 7.0 was 159, last sale for a 7.5 was 379. So THANKS PGX.

 

[VintageComics]

Next. Again, not terribly off, though I think CGC is right. Only off by a 1/2 grade. But the page quality went DOWN on this one. Good news on this one, last sale for a 7.0 was 159, last sale for a 7.5 was 379. So THANKS PGX.

 

 

That's a tough book!

 

 

[burntboy]

 

Based on past reports, I'd thought it went something like this;

 

9.0+ - might go UP a notch

 

6.0 - 8.5 - perhaps in the ballpark

 

below 6.0 - going down.....

[ChasingKingKirby]

Next, still in the GOOD zone. Though, again the break was in my favor. As I bought these PGX books for well under GPA for an equivalent graded CGC. PQ was the same. More good news, 6.5 last sale was 135, last sale for 7.0 was 285. So, I'm still going gangbusters.

 

[ChasingKingKirby]

This one sucked for me a little. Grade went down. Though PQ went up.

 

[ChasingKingKirby]

More bad news... Though again, PQ ticked up.

 

[ChasingKingKirby]

 

Based on past reports, I'd thought it went something like this;

 

9.0+ - might go UP a notch

 

6.0 - 8.5 - perhaps in the ballpark

 

below 6.0 - going down.....

 

Hmmmmm? Seems like you got the cliff notes of this little story.

[Timmay]

More bad news... Though again, PQ ticked up.

 

 

Page quality went down

[ChasingKingKirby]

The bad news just keeps on coming... Again, PQ went up.

 

[ChasingKingKirby]

More bad news... Though again, PQ ticked up.

 

 

Page quality went down

 

Sorry, typo. The NEXT one went up.

[ChasingKingKirby]

Went I was cracking this one out, I KNEW this was going to be trouble. It's got a 1 inch tear on the back, real nice book, but CGC does tend to frown on those sorts of things. PQ up two ticks.

 

[ChasingKingKirby]

More bad news unfortunately, though again, it was CLEARLY an over-grade.

 

[telerites]

I have just a few PGX GA books. I have always thought about cracking and subbing to CGC. I may give this a go - always been curious myself.

[ChasingKingKirby]

Comparisons aren't too bad up to this point, the next couple is where things REALLY went off the rails. The next book I had a sick feeling about, when I saw the thread where books were coming back in purple labels. And SPECIFICALLY this book. Swamp Thing 8. And guess what?

 

 

I knew what I was going to find, but I still dreaded opening the box...