Grade my X-Men 50

[Apotheosis]

Ok... This one has already been graded by CGC, but I'm wondering what you guys think. Let's see how well you guys do and then I'll let you know what CGC thought.

 

The scans are huge so load time might take a bit.

 

 

[DiceX]

8.5

[Murph]

8.0. Those small flaws while still allow the book to have an essence of a higher grade, are pretty big knock offs.

 

Brian

[uclapeterg]

8.0. For the same reasons Brian mentioned.

 

 

-LLC blunted (and this is a little more than slight)

 

- wear around the LRC

 

 

The spine looks spotless though.

 

[LordRahl]

CGC 6.0, cover detached at top staple. Or am I seeing things?

[goldust40]

8.5

 

Ditto. No question.

[Apotheosis]

CGC 6.0, cover detached at top staple. Or am I seeing things?

 

It's not detached. Just looks that way in the scan.

[143ksk]

VF- 7.5 Lower right corner really kills the grade IMO.

[RS]

8.5 or 9.0

[Aces]

VF(8.0)

[ninanina]

Ok, I'm a rebble so I'll go 9.2 on this one. I just don't think those defects are all that noticeable when you shrink the scan down to normal size.

[THE_BEYONDER]

Ok, I'm a rebble so I'll go 9.2 on this one. I just don't think those defects are all that noticeable when you shrink the scan down to normal size.

 

What's a rebble?

[FFB]

8.5. Bummer about the LRC. Nice looking book!

[ninanina]

Ok, I'm a rebble so I'll go 9.2 on this one. I just don't think those defects are all that noticeable when you shrink the scan down to normal size.

:

 

What's a rebble?

 

You some kinda' spelling cop or something? Hmmm...some kinda moderator...is that it? Not happy with just being another forum member? Feel ya' gotta' stick out some how?

 

Is that It?

 

Well....is it?

 

Another word for rebal?

 

How do you spell reble?

 

rebla - naw, that's not it.

 

Hmmmm..rebellion is a word so,,rebel?

 

Am I getting close?

 

Somebody help!!!

 

Oh yeah...is it a 9.2?

[Rocketeer]

Learn it, know it, live it....

 

http://www.iespell.com/

[Aces]

Ok, I'm a rebble so I'll go 9.2 on this one. I just don't think those defects are all that noticeable when you shrink the scan down to normal size.

:

 

What's a rebble?

 

You some kinda' spelling cop or something? Hmmm...some kinda moderator...is that it? Not happy with just being another forum member? Feel ya' gotta' stick out some how?

 

Is that It?

 

Well....is it?

 

Another word for rebal?

 

How do you spell reble?

 

rebla - naw, that's not it.

 

Hmmmm..rebellion is a word so,,rebel?

 

Am I getting close?

 

Somebody help!!!

 

Oh yeah...is it a 9.2?

 

Spelling grade VG-(3.5)...

[sterlingcomics]

I'm feeling like it's a 9.0, but it's probably 8.5.

 

reeble wobble, but they don't fall down

[Apotheosis]

Interesting that only two people picked the right grade. Even more interesting that everyone else picked a lower grade.

 

 

Now I wonder... is everyone here an under grader... or did the fine folks at CGC just give this the benefit of the doubt because of it being a Pacific Coast pedigree?

 

Any thoughts?

[COI]

Could be a number of things;

 

First off, whether they admit it or not, people grading here will always be stricter than usual because they want to give the perception of being strict graders. Not to say that they aren't anyway, but if they are on the fence about a grade, it's more than likely that they will round their answer down. No one wants to be caught calling a CGC 6.0 a NM- 9.2.

 

Secondly; what I've found with posting huge, larger than life scans, is that defects are also going to be blown up and exagerated in proportion with the larger image. Common sense, obviously. But sometimes it's hard to take that into account when factoring out a grade. This is one reason many sellers hesitate to put up huge scans; not necessarily because they want to hide what is there, but they don't want to put a magnifying glass on the imperfections either.

 

All that being said, my thought when looking at the scan was 8.5. But the difference between CGC 8.5's and 9.0's can be tricky. I wouldn't say it's overgraded, but I will say that it caught CGC on a good day.

[burntboy]

looks quite nice to me. minor flaws only? and i just LOVE that cover.

 

i'm thinking 8.0 - 8.5. the LRC is the villain here