Guess the Grades ... the Results will SHOCK you!

[Boboset]

Is that top book trimmed? If not, and taking a GA bump into account I'd say

 

7.0

8.0

 

Are those your Ebay grades or Board grades?

 

And I don't do eBay/board grades

 

Nobody buys my raw drek.

 

 

Kick him in the nuts Boozad!

[VK]

HEY! I'm getting better at undergrading! Yay!

[c-mack]

hey i did soooo bad...but man CONGRATS on grades...

 

 

[Point Five]

Whoa! I'm shocked indeed! Congrats on the sweet books and grades.

 

I can see 7.0 on the #1, but doesn't the #8 have a tear on the left edge of the back cover?

[Boozad]

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[Mio]

Whoa! I'm shocked indeed! Congrats on the sweet books and grades.

 

I can see 7.0 on the #1, but doesn't the #8 have a tear on the left edge of the back cover?

 

A tricky smudge.

[Aces]

Ok... I guess I have some fugly books!

 

The shocking part is two fold: there are still relative bargains left on eBay, and how bad some great books look when you buy the cheapest possible scanner you can find.

 

 

 

 

Gift grades.

You sure you didn't get them pressed before sending them in?

[JohnT]

Wow, we totally blew that! I think we had mass hysteria.

 

Actually, I put blame on the first few graders. When they came in super low they made us all overly cautious.

[TFL-migration]

With all due respect. I will have to dis agree with the grades given. Especially to the second book. It is nowhere near a 9.2 IMHO. The first book isn't as bad. But still not a 7.0 IMHO. I wouldn't re sub either book. That's for dang sure. But congrats on the grades.

[Boozad]

Wow, we totally blew that! I think we had mass hysteria.

 

Actually, I put blame on the first few graders. When they came in super low they made us all overly cautious.

 

[DR.X]

Wow, we totally blew that! I think we had mass hysteria.

 

Actually, I put blame on the first few graders. When they came in super low they made us all overly cautious.

 

Blame it on the first few graders? Or Jedi mind tricks?

 

 

DRX

[TFL-migration]

Luke. I am your finalizer grader!!!! Book 9.2 is this a.

[Mio]

With all due respect. I will have to dis agree with the grades given. Especially to the second book. It is nowhere near a 9.2 IMHO. The first book isn't as bad. But still not a 7.0 IMHO. I wouldn't re sub either book. That's for dang sure. But congrats on the grades.

 

The crappy scanner does no justice. In hand it is a very nice book, consistently graded between 9.0 and 9.4 by everyone I showed it to in person. Lucky me for taking a gamble on eBay!

[TFL-migration]

Ebay can be a good resource. As long as you get huge scans and honest answers to any question you may have. If the seller has excellent feedback, return policy. You can still get some outright bargains.

[colugo]

I have to admit I find the grades pretty high myself??? I guess I was "Shocked!" but really congratulations on the grades.

[VK]

Ebay can be a good resource. As long as you get huge scans and honest answers to any question you may have. If the seller has excellent feedback, return policy. You can still get some outright bargains.

 

Do you mean like this guy?:

 

http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/phinders-keepers_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZ

[TheAvenger80]

There's a few books I really need to get graded.. this is one of them:

 

[Mio]

There's a few books I really need to get graded.. this is one of them:

 

 

That's sweet. I sold my copy earlier this year... want one back!

[TheAvenger80]

Nice score on those Shocks mio... especially that #8! (thumbs u

[rjpb]

I'm shocked at how low some of the board grades were. My first instincts were 7.0 on the #1 and 8.5 on the #8. I started reading board guesses and had to go back to the scans to seee what I missed.I still couldn't see how anyone would have gone less than 6.0 on the #1 and 8.0 on the #8 - even accounting for the dullness of the scan.

 

Admittedly I would not have guessed the #8 would have recieved a 9.2, but even so I'm not seeing the type of flaws in the scan that would rule that grade out completely (considering the rippling at the top would be considered a production error).

 

What were people seeing that would have put the 3# in 4.0/4.5 territory or the #8 in 6.0?