Guess the grade part III - The challenge

[namisgr]

Here's another liberated book, and an interesting test case for your judging CGC grading. This one is an old blue label, OW pages, with the notation "One inch tear on first two pages". I'll post the label on Tuesday. Good luck!

 

 

[arexcrooke]

Looks like a nice solid vf/nm, and I will be honest with you in the fact that I ahve no clue as tohow the tear of the interior pages will affect the grade.

Without tears vf/nm

With tears vf?

[ArAich]

6.5...

[nik]

Since I totally blew the first 2 rounds( I still think both books would grade higher if resubmitted), I will go with a 6.0 for this one.

[greggy]

Since I totally blew the first 2 rounds( I still think both books would grade higher if resubmitted), I will go with a 6.0 for this one.

[deathlok]

7.0

[nik]

Since I totally blew the first 2 rounds( I still think both books would grade higher if resubmitted), I will go with a 6.0 for this one.

How about you enlighten us with your grade

[Aces]

7.5

[Aces]

Since I totally blew the first 2 rounds( I still think both books would grade higher if resubmitted).

 

Me too...

[namisgr]

Since I totally blew the first 2 rounds( I still think both books would grade higher if resubmitted).

 

Me too...

 

Me, three, when considering my undergrading in early rounds of Nikos' contest. I honestly think that CGC has gone through phases where they tended toward being strict (old labels), then less strict (at the start of the new labels), and are currently VERY strict. Not every book will show this trend, mind you, but I feel that the grading does ebb and flow a bit in strictness.

[verygoodplus]

8.0

 

[Foolkiller]

7.5 (based on tears)

[jbud73]

8.0 with notation on the label for the tear of course.

 

ooops just noticed the top staple looks a little funky.

[Ajax]

6.0 (maybe 6.5 on a good day) BTW, the pages look cream/ow

[supapimp]

7.0

[Silver Surfer]

Nice book, small color breaking crease at the top RH corner. I'd say it should be an 8.0 but with the tear its probably a 7.5.

[Sal]

7.0. i guess a 7.0 blue would be better than an 8.0 green tho

[burntboy]

this will be a toughie. i had a beautiful book come back a 4.0 due to staining on interior pages, but i'm not sure how many. i'm gonna go with a 5.5......................an otherwise lovely book that would have been around a 7.5 - 8.0..........

[Tomega]

I would say a 5.5, it looks like there is a corner crease that just barely breaks the color and the upper staple looks funky.

 

If my eyes are playing tricks and showing things in the scan that are not there then I would up it to a 6.0.

[davidking623]

8.0

 

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