5th Annual March Madness Grading Tournament Sweet 16

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Welcome to the March Madness Grading Tournament SWEET 16.

 

Congratulations to those who have advanced to the prestigious SWEET 16 . The whole western side of the bracket appears to be up for grabs as the top six teams have been knocked out of the Tournament. In the SE, Zuckuss2003 and Pirate will be squaring off and to the winner will go official Cinderella status. Ark remains the lone #1 seed in the SE.

 

Rules for this and future rounds:

 

1. Four books will be posted. PM me all grades in the order they are listed. Associate the book with the grade and include your username in the body of the PM.

 

2. Submit your grades in standard CGC recognized increments.

 

3. Due date for grades is Monday at 11:00 PM PST or when the last team submits its grades. All grade submissions are final.

 

4. No conditional grades will be accepted. Please ask questions to seek clarification before submitting grades.

 

5. The following is a list of things I will always disclose when posting the scans.

A. Any defects not clearly visible. (ie. NCB creases)

B. Moisture Stains not apparent on the scan.

C. Damage to a book which was not present at the time of grading.

D. Any damage/ scratches on the CGC case which may appear as flaws on the book.

 

6. Your score will be tallied based on the sum of the points awarded for the grade assigned each book based on the chart below:

 

Spot on= 20 points

.2 off= 18 points

.5 or closer= 15 points

.7 or closer= 10 points

1 or closer = 7 points.

1.2 or closer= 5 points.

1.5 or closer= 2 points

2 or closer = 0 points

Over 2 grades off= Technical Foul -5 points

 

 

Bonus (cumulative):

2 books spot on= 5 points

3 books spot on=10 points

 

The Team with the highest score wins the game and advances. There will be an overtime book posted in the event of a tie.

 

Good luck to all

 

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Books this round:

 

Fantastic Four #95 OW-W

Fantastic Four #114 OW-W

Giant Size Defenders #5 W

Tales of Suspense #78 OW-W

 

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Fantastic Four #95 OW-W

Notes: Mark in the blue area of the upper left BC is a scratch on the CGC case

 

 

 

Fantastic Four #114 OW-W

Notes: What appears to be a crease at the Upper Right FC corner is not. It is a scan reflection. Also, there is not a piece missing from the same corner. There is a 1" barely perceptable very slight NCB diagonal crease over the the 'c' in fantastic... Not visible in the scan.

 

 

 

Giant Size Defenders #5 W

Notes: The brown Mark on the Lower Center BC is a piece of debris inside the CGC case.

 

 

 

Tales of Suspense #78 OW-W

Notes: What appears to be moisture on the upper FC is actually scan reflections from the inner well...no moisture problems with this book.

 

 

 

[Warlord]

Ha, I'm up against porky, a slacker with a measly 15-4 record. My record is a much more impressive 16-4. It'll be like a baby taking candy from a very slightly smaller baby.

[Aces]

I'm the number 4 seed in the NE btw- not that I don't mind the promotion to number 3.

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(thumbs u I'll update it. .. need to add the scores too.

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Note the ammendment to my comments on the FF 114. There is not a piece missing from the URFC corner.

[oakman29]

My money is on etanick to win,go get em.

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Note the ammendment to my comments on the FF 114. There is not a piece missing from the URFC corner.

 

More notes on the FF114: The curved mark at the 'a' in Fantastic is not there. It is scan dust. I'll reload the scan.

 

There is a 1" barely perceptable very slight NCB diagonal crease over the the 'c' in fantastic... Not visible in the scan.

[thehumantorch]

Good luck and good grading boys

[porky]

Ha, I'm up against porky, a slacker with a measly 15-4 record. My record is a much more impressive 16-4. It'll be like a baby taking candy from a very slightly smaller baby.

 

this is a tough round.

 

i wrote down my first impressions, but i'm gonna think about 'em til tomorrow.

[Aces]

Question sent in PM.

[divad]

Good luck Dice - I'm pretty sure one of us will go to the final four . . .

[divad]

I have to say . . . the Sweet 16 is pretty well-represented (thumbs u Good luck to you all!

[flatrock02]

Picks sent, good luck to my opponent Burntboy and all the other competiters.

 

Tough group of books this round

[Shadow]

Check out the General site for the Prize list so far. The good thing is it appears that all Sweet 16 survivors will get to pick something plus a few who didn't make the Sweet 16!

[divad]

PM sent.

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On the FF 95 the scratches below the 95 and above the explosion are on the case. For a case just back from CGC...it is showing quite a few scratches.

[etanick]

PM sent

 

I have been away all weekends and only got back late last night so I might be the last hold up.