How does CGC grade.....

[Guest]

I keep reading how CGC grades Bronze age different then Silver age different then modern age etc etc. But how do they grade the different companies? For example Gold Key or Charlton comics in 9.4 or better are alot more rare than say Marvel or DC from the same period. Do they take that into consideration? GK

[blowout]

I certainly hope that all companies are treated the same when grading, there is no reason why they shouldn't be.

Although many people think that silver age DC books gets a tougher time than silver age Marvel ones. I have yet to see any evidence of this though.

[drbanner]

I have yet to see any evidence of this though.

 

I agree...of all the books I've submitted, some of my biggest "gifts" were on DC books. Not to say some of my "NM" DC's got slamboed as well...

[collectorscavern-migration]

From my collecting experience (buying collections, shows, etc), 60's DC's are tougher to get overall than Marvels from the same period, simply because Marvel was more popular and more collected (and hoarded) than DC. They're especially tougher to find in very high grades (9.2 and up) than many Marvels, IMHO.

[blowout]

They may well be tougher to find, but this doesn't mean that CGC are grading them tougher.

[collectorscavern-migration]

True, and they shouldn't really. I try not to let that influence my own grading, despite my soft spot for those early 60's weird and cool DC books (My Greatest Adventure, Mystery, House of Secrets, etc).