PQ impact on grading

[FFB]

 

I remember we discussed this specific book a while back on the Boards. The concensus was it would NOT get a 9.8 by today's CGC standards. In fact, a tan page book will not even get a 9.4. Somebody said Mark Haspel doesn't like tan pages, neither do I.

 

From past discussions about PQ, I'm almost positive that the X-Men #214 was viewed as a mistake and 'recalled' by CGC.

 

I think you're right about that. I don't think you can get a 9.8 on a book with worse than CR-OW pages, and I'm not even sure 9.8 is possible with CR-OW. 9.6 may be as high as the scale allows with that PQ.

[c-mack]

just saw a cream to offwhite 9.4

[Comicdey]

isn't it Light Tan that keeps a book from being graded higher than 8.5?

 

there was a double cover Hulk that belonged to BlowUpTheMoon, I think that had LT/ow that was a 9.6 book otherwise that got an 8.5

 

I have an Action 30 in CGC LT TAN/OW 8.5 that is structurally nicer. I'll have to find the image sometime. I posted it in the GA show us your action thread a while back.

[kdoginohio]

Are there visuals of the various shades to explain the differences? Didn't some books arrive in print with 'Tinted' pages to begin with?

[VintageComics]

Are there visuals of the various shades to explain the differences? Didn't some books arrive in print with 'Tinted' pages to begin with?

 

It's tough to make a single visual aid because each manufacturer used a different type of paper.

[Green]

Are there visuals of the various shades to explain the differences? Didn't some books arrive in print with 'Tinted' pages to begin with?

 

It's tough to make a single visual aid because each manufacturer used a different type of paper.

That would be an interesting guide. A pq guide by publisher and they could break it down to between Xand Y years and give examples of what 'white' etc would be.

[kaylab]

i, for one, would find a PQ guide broken down by publisher and era to be extremely useful... However, given differences in each users monitor settings/resolution/etc, I'm don't think a guide would work online, to much variance possible

[Green]

i, for one, would find a PQ guide broken down by publisher and era to be extremely useful... However, given differences in each users monitor settings/resolution/etc, I'm don't think a guide would work online, to much variance possible

Youre right, i was totally picturing a sweet hardcover book.