What is "Grade Text"?

[sufunk]

OK, this is probably a stupid question but what the heck is "Grade Text"?

 

When i check my order status on CGC's site, it has "Grade", then "PQ", and then "Grade Text". The Grade text is the same as the grade on my graded books.

 

Is that something different than the grade???

[Hero Restoration]

I don't know the answer to that question but I wanted to say thats a preety sweet AF #15 and X-men #1you got in your sig.

[sufunk]

Thanks!

 

I guess it wasn't such a stupid question! 48 views and noone knows what "Grade Text" is

[KryptoSpidey]

It is an interesting question.

The "grade text" is the numerical grade the book will recieve on the label,that's it,i don't think there is any current hidden meaning.It is wierd that there is a "grade" area,then also a "grade text" area....but i've never seen the two be different numbers.

It may have had to do with when CGC use to place "NM,NM-,VF/NM,ect..." on the labels,and that's where it was on that form.

They changed their labels,excluding the "text grade",but left the form the same,and just place the numerical grade there now as well.

That's the best i can come up with.

That grade can change until the book is listed as "shipped/safe",keep that in mind.

 

[Turtle]

I'll venture a guess and say it's just the template used for inputting grades. When they go to enter a score in the system, it reads "Grade Text" before they actually put a grade in. Why you're seeing it, I don't know. Again, just a guess.

[sufunk]

Thats kind of what i figured but it seemed weird that they would have the same thing twice

[KryptoSpidey]

Goto the "ask cgc" section and ask,gemma or someone will chime in.link this thread,or copy and paste my above post,i believe you will get some input regarding what i said.

[PovertyRow]

Is it possible it is a field for notations? Or is there a separate "Grader Notes" field? I like Krypto's idea of it being a throwback to the alpha/numeric grades they used to use.

[zzutak]

Grade Text are the notes (if any) that appear on the slab's label, just below the publisher/date designation and just above the page quality designation. Here's an example.

 

[sufunk]

Thank you! That actually makes sense now.

 

I dont think i have any slabs with notes for them so thats why i never saw anything in the "grade Text" when i look them up.

 

Thanks again! (thumbs u

[sufunk]

Not sure thats what "Grade text" means now since i just got this image from CGC.

 

 

The grade text on line for this book just says 8.0???