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Website with clear grading requirements

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Michelangelo

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Does anyone know of a website that has very clear/specific requirements for grading comic books?

 

i.e. length of a crease or length of a tear allowed at each grade level.

 

I've found a couple:

 

http://comicspriceguide.com/comic-book-grading

 

https://www.mycomicshop.com/help/grading

 

I'm hoping there's more.... (thumbs u

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Meeklo

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Ebay!

 

Criteria for grading comics sold on eBay:

 

Mint - MUST be perfectly flawless, may have a crease or two (or three in extreme cases).

 

Near Mint - Comic MUST be easily discernible as a comic book.

 

Fine/Very Fine - If it has a picture of Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Wolverine, or any other "comic book-like" character but it may not be an actual comic book.

 

Good/Very Good - Could possibly be a Batman mask cut off the back of a cereal box.

 

Poor - A pair of Spider-Man Underoos…may or may not have a stain present.

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Michelangelo

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Ebay!

 

Criteria for grading comics sold on eBay:

 

Mint - MUST be perfectly flawless, may have a crease or two (or three in extreme cases).

 

Near Mint - Comic MUST be easily discernible as a comic book.

 

Fine/Very Fine - If it has a picture of Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Wolverine, or any other "comic book-like" character but it may not be an actual comic book.

 

Good/Very Good - Could possibly be a Batman mask cut off the back of a cereal box.

 

Poor - A pair of Spider-Man Underoos…may or may not have a stain present.

 

If this is true, I have a lot of Spider-Man Underoos

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Michelangelo

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For Example:

 

I have a book with a cover crease on the lower corner that breaks colour.

Measures about 1 5/8" (not a severe nasty one, but still breaks colour)

 

I'd like to know if that measurement disqualifies it from being a 6.0

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VintageComics

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Does anyone know of a website that has very clear/specific requirements for grading comic books?

 

i.e. length of a crease, length of a tear at each grade level.

 

I've found a couple:

 

http://comicspriceguide.com/comic-book-grading

 

https://www.mycomicshop.com/help/grading

 

I'm hoping there's more.... (thumbs u

It's nearly impossible to describe clearly as there are many overlapping factors.

 

 

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Flaming_Telepath

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Does anyone know of a website that has very clear/specific requirements for grading comic books?

 

i.e. length of a crease or length of a tear allowed at each grade level.

 

I've found a couple:

 

http://comicspriceguide.com/comic-book-grading

 

https://www.mycomicshop.com/help/grading

 

I'm hoping there's more.... (thumbs u

 

Using a text-driven 'Guide' to grading is like sex ed.

 

You get some sort of idea as to what goes in which hole, but when it comes to actually putting it into practice, you won't have a clue what you're doing.

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topofthetotem

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Does anyone know of a website that has very clear/specific requirements for grading comic books?

 

i.e. length of a crease or length of a tear allowed at each grade level.

 

I've found a couple:

 

http://comicspriceguide.com/comic-book-grading

 

https://www.mycomicshop.com/help/grading

 

I'm hoping there's more.... (thumbs u

 

Using a text-driven 'Guide' to grading is like sex ed.

 

You get some sort of idea as to what goes in which hole, but when it comes to actually putting it into practice, you won't have a clue what you're doing.

I got the weirdest boner right now. :insane:

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oakman29

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Does anyone know of a website that has very clear/specific requirements for grading comic books?

 

i.e. length of a crease or length of a tear allowed at each grade level.

 

I've found a couple:

 

http://comicspriceguide.com/comic-book-grading

 

https://www.mycomicshop.com/help/grading

 

I'm hoping there's more.... (thumbs u

 

Using a text-driven 'Guide' to grading is like sex ed.

 

You get some sort of idea as to what goes in which hole, but when it comes to actually putting it into practice, you won't have a clue what you're doing.

I got the weirdest boner right now. :insane:

 

 

:roflmao:

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VintageComics

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Does anyone know of a website that has very clear/specific requirements for grading comic books?

 

i.e. length of a crease or length of a tear allowed at each grade level.

 

I've found a couple:

 

http://comicspriceguide.com/comic-book-grading

 

https://www.mycomicshop.com/help/grading

 

I'm hoping there's more.... (thumbs u

 

Using a text-driven 'Guide' to grading is like sex ed.

 

You get some sort of idea as to what goes in which hole, but when it comes to actually putting it into practice, you won't have a clue what you're doing.

 

Brilliant analogy. Much better than my 'overlapping' explanation and yet it eerily applies to this as well! :o

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entalmighty1

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Ebay!

 

Criteria for grading comics sold on eBay:

 

Mint - MUST be perfectly flawless, may have a crease or two (or three in extreme cases).

 

Near Mint - Comic MUST be easily discernible as a comic book.

 

Fine/Very Fine - If it has a picture of Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Wolverine, or any other "comic book-like" character but it may not be an actual comic book.

 

Good/Very Good - Could possibly be a Batman mask cut off the back of a cereal box.

 

Poor - A pair of Spider-Man Underoos…may or may not have a stain present.

 

Awful strict scale. They must have just beefed up the chart.

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Junkdrawer

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For Example:

 

I have a book with a cover crease on the lower corner that breaks colour.

Measures about 1 5/8" (not a severe nasty one, but still breaks colour)

 

I'd like to know if that measurement disqualifies it from being a 6.0

http://comics.ha.com/itm/silver-age-1956-1969-/amazing-fantasy-15-twin-cities-pedigree-marvel-1962-cgc-fn-60-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7039-91053.s

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Does anyone know of a website that has very clear/specific requirements for grading comic books?

 

i.e. length of a crease or length of a tear allowed at each grade level.

 

I've found a couple:

 

http://comicspriceguide.com/comic-book-grading

 

https://www.mycomicshop.com/help/grading

 

I'm hoping there's more.... (thumbs u

 

Using a text-driven 'Guide' to grading is like sex ed.

 

You get some sort of idea as to what goes in which hole, but when it comes to actually putting it into practice, you won't have a clue what you're doing.

 

I'm confused...what goes in which hole? ???

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PovertyRow

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I have had the below website saved for a long time, but I'm not sure it is what you are talking about:

 

http://www.e-bigs.net/freetool.php

 

this is awesome... thanks.

 

I first tried E-BIGS some years ago out of curiosity. I thought it was one of the better online grading resources, not for its accuracy but because it showed a wide range of defects the newer grader could overlook. But to actually depend on it to come up with a grade I feel is a mistake. They have the concept down but can't properly interpret the results. Below are a few tests I did a while back:

 

I chose only "Abrasion: Just noticeable abrasion" and got a 9.4

 

Next I chose only "Stamps & Ink: Small date stamp" and got a 9.4

 

I then chose an accumulation of all of the defects below and still got a 9.4

Abrasion/Cover Wear: Just noticeable cover abrasion

Miswrap: Noticeable miswrap

Color Spots: Several flecks/large donuts

Corner Creases: Blunting

Corner Rounding: Blunted

Cover Gloss: Moderate gloss remaining

Cover Whiteness: Off-White

Edge Wear: Slight abrasion to extreme edge

Ink Density (Printing Defect: Areas of fading

Interior Page Colour: Cream/Off-White

Lying Flat: Slight page lifting

Spine Stress Marks: Just perciptible <3mm

Spine Creases: Single perceptible crease

Stamps & Ink: Small Date Stamp

Staples: Matte appearance

Staples: 1-3mm off staples

Staple Wear: Percptible staple wear

Sun Shadow: Just perceptible

Writing: Unobtrusive writing pencil BC

 

I just can't see a book with a single defect getting a 9.4 and a book with 18 accumulated defects (including the single one) also getting the same 9.4.

 

This is the area where handling and grading thousands or tens of thousands of comics really comes into play.

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Does anyone know of a website that has very clear/specific requirements for grading comic books?

 

i.e. length of a crease or length of a tear allowed at each grade level.

 

I've found a couple:

 

http://comicspriceguide.com/comic-book-grading

 

https://www.mycomicshop.com/help/grading

 

I'm hoping there's more.... (thumbs u

 

Using a text-driven 'Guide' to grading is like sex ed.

 

You get some sort of idea as to what goes in which hole, but when it comes to actually putting it into practice, you won't have a clue what you're doing.

I got the weirdest boner right now. :insane:

Knowing you have boner right now gives me the weirdest boner...., :insane:
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PovertyRow

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Does anyone know of a website that has very clear/specific requirements for grading comic books?

 

i.e. length of a crease or length of a tear allowed at each grade level.

 

I've found a couple:

 

http://comicspriceguide.com/comic-book-grading

 

https://www.mycomicshop.com/help/grading

 

I'm hoping there's more.... (thumbs u

 

Using a text-driven 'Guide' to grading is like sex ed.

 

You get some sort of idea as to what goes in which hole, but when it comes to actually putting it into practice, you won't have a clue what you're doing.

I got the weirdest boner right now. :insane:

Knowing you have boner right now gives me the weirdest boner...., :insane:

 

My post before yours is more important than your post after mine. :whistle:

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Does anyone know of a website that has very clear/specific requirements for grading comic books?

 

i.e. length of a crease or length of a tear allowed at each grade level.

 

I've found a couple:

 

http://comicspriceguide.com/comic-book-grading

 

https://www.mycomicshop.com/help/grading

 

I'm hoping there's more.... (thumbs u

 

Using a text-driven 'Guide' to grading is like sex ed.

 

You get some sort of idea as to what goes in which hole, but when it comes to actually putting it into practice, you won't have a clue what you're doing.

I got the weirdest boner right now. :insane:

Knowing you have boner right now gives me the weirdest boner...., :insane:

 

oh-no-dont-do-that.gif

 

 

 

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PovertyRow

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Does anyone know of a website that has very clear/specific requirements for grading comic books?

 

i.e. length of a crease or length of a tear allowed at each grade level.

 

I've found a couple:

 

http://comicspriceguide.com/comic-book-grading

 

https://www.mycomicshop.com/help/grading

 

I'm hoping there's more.... (thumbs u

 

Using a text-driven 'Guide' to grading is like sex ed.

 

You get some sort of idea as to what goes in which hole, but when it comes to actually putting it into practice, you won't have a clue what you're doing.

I got the weirdest boner right now. :insane:

Knowing you have boner right now gives me the weirdest boner...., :insane:

 

oh-no-dont-do-that.gif

 

 

 

My post before before before yours is more important than your post. :whistle:

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I have had the below website saved for a long time, but I'm not sure it is what you are talking about:

 

http://www.e-bigs.net/freetool.php

 

this is awesome... thanks.

 

I first tried E-BIGS some years ago out of curiosity. I thought it was one of the better online grading resources, not for its accuracy but because it showed a wide range of defects the newer grader could overlook. But to actually depend on it to come up with a grade I feel is a mistake. They have the concept down but can't properly interpret the results. Below are a few tests I did a while back:

 

I chose only "Abrasion: Just noticeable abrasion" and got a 9.4

 

Next I chose only "Stamps & Ink: Small date stamp" and got a 9.4

 

I then chose an accumulation of all of the defects below and still got a 9.4

Abrasion/Cover Wear: Just noticeable cover abrasion

Miswrap: Noticeable miswrap

Color Spots: Several flecks/large donuts

Corner Creases: Blunting

Corner Rounding: Blunted

Cover Gloss: Moderate gloss remaining

Cover Whiteness: Off-White

Edge Wear: Slight abrasion to extreme edge

Ink Density (Printing Defect: Areas of fading

Interior Page Colour: Cream/Off-White

Lying Flat: Slight page lifting

Spine Stress Marks: Just perciptible <3mm

Spine Creases: Single perceptible crease

Stamps & Ink: Small Date Stamp

Staples: Matte appearance

Staples: 1-3mm off staples

Staple Wear: Percptible staple wear

Sun Shadow: Just perceptible

Writing: Unobtrusive writing pencil BC

 

I just can't see a book with a single defect getting a 9.4 and a book with 18 accumulated defects (including the single one) also getting the same 9.4.

 

This is the area where handling and grading thousands or tens of thousands of comics really comes into play.

 

Not being a high grade collector, I'm not up on what is found acceptable in these grades, but I am curious - in your opinion, would the book with that one defect be overgraded at 9.4, or would you consider the book with those 18 defects overgraded at 9.4? Or what exactly?

 

I ask because I know at the grades I generally buy, there could be one really big defect that would cause most people to downgrade rather severely for just that one thing, so there could be any number of other defects that really wouldn't move the needle if they were added. But I don't know if folks have the same sort of perception on the sort of thing that distinguishes the 9.2/9.4/9.6/9.8 type grades.

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