Sort of a game... guess the grade. Amazing Spider-Man #6 : Closed.

[Hibou]

Just something fun to pass the time.

 

I'm looking for some feedback and opinions on a grade for this book.

 

The results will be posted on this board once I get it back...

 

The book wasn't pressed but a small amount of the grease pencil marking in the title was lightly erased.

 

 

 

 

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Large FC scan here:

 

 

 

[etanick]

i will go with 6.5

[Hibou]

[divad]

5.0 - That's a LOT of chipping.

[Hibou]

It is... and apparently I have a lot to learn still!

[Point Five]

This would be a fun one for the grading contests, as it's about as tough a mix of flaws to pinpoint as a book could have. I could believe CGC would call it anywhere from 4.0 to (on a good day, giving the chipping a 'production' pass...) maybe 6.5 or 7.0.

 

As nice as the book looks, I'll throw out a guess of 4.5. My hesitation to go higher is based on the size of the chips, the paper looking a bit fragile in that area, and other general wear & the stain on the back. Let us know!

 

 

[HighStakesComics]

4.5

[1Cool]

I'm going to go with 4.0. If all of those chips were on the corners I can't see it getting better than a VG. Guess we will see.

[HighStakesComics]

I'm waffling. I'd like to change my grade to 5.5.

[telerites]

5.5 or 6.0

 

I'll go 5.5

 

Nice book David.

[Hibou]

Thanks for the input!

 

I've decided to turn this into a small contest and there will be a prize for the winner or winners.

 

I'll keep this running until Saturday at midnight (12:00am EST... 9:00pm Pacific).

 

Only 1 guess per board member.

 

There is a twist...

 

This book was used as a test to satisfy my curiosity about something 'new'.

[Hiro]

5.0

[Hibou]

Okay, after thinking about this for a bit, maybe I can't really do this. The mods will have the final say.

 

Full disclosure-

 

The book was once graded by CGC and I will show that image.

 

'Marvel Chipping' fascinates me when it comes to grading and I actually agreed with CGC on how they initially graded it.

 

I submitted this book to another service.

 

Not PGX...

 

And that's where I'll leave it for now.

 

EDIT- The 'guess the grade' refers to its current incarnation.

[Point Five]

And that's where I'll leave it for now.

Good idea... that sounds like a game you wouldn't have won.

 

 

[Hibou]

If the thread holds, I'll honor the contest of course. It's been a learning experience for me.

[Chadwick]

If there's a discrepancy on how cgc handles marvel chipping as opposed to others I would like to know.

 

OP can you pm me if this gets shut down?

[Hibou]

And one more thing... this book was originally in a CGC Universal Blue 'Old Label'. .

[rcouto]

4.5

[white_rushin]

5.0

[FineCollector]

i dislike that gouges like that are called "chipping." Woodchipping, maybe!

 

The water stain keeps you at 6.0 or less. I'd go no higher than VG personally, but I know chipping is invisible to CGC. My guess would be 5.5 as well.