paperheart Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 anything below 9.2, anything above 9.6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaylam Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 1 hour ago, mattn792 said: Not a grade, but I dislike any page quality where cream is involved. The word cream bugs me in general, and I have no idea why. Yeah, I prefer “Off-Off-White” or “Pale-Yellow” or “Yellowish-White” or...... The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Sinescu Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 6 hours ago, Foley said: For some reason, I have a thing against 9.2s. I don't mind 9.0s or 9.4s or any other grade for that matter. Even on Copper / Modern books. It's not a thing against the physical condition of NM- either, it's just about the number 9.2. I know that it's stupid, and I don't typically buy books for what's on the label, in fact I love 9.4-9.6 for their lack of premium pricing, but 9 times out of 10 I'll pass on a 9.2. Anyone else have similar feelings about certain grades or am I just crazy? I thought it was just me. 9.0 and 9.2 I'll generally just skip straight past. They're just weird to me, I can't explain it. I'd rather just hold out for a 9.4, I guess. If 9.4 is a nosebleed price (say, for SA stuff), then I'll happily take the drop down to a nice 8.5. Foley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 I hate 9.9s and 10.0s because people are always whining about not getting them. WoWitHurts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattn792 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 55 minutes ago, Jaylam said: Yeah, I prefer “Off-Off-White” or “Pale-Yellow” or “Yellowish-White” or...... Latte. Latte to Off-white. I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AJD Posted October 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 20, 2019 I hate all of the current grades between 9.0 and 10.0 because the graduations are so fine as to not matter to me (though clearly they do for many people). Clearly it generates a lot of CGC's income, so it's not going to change, but I wish they'd have 9.0, 9.5 and 10.0 instead. The 'new' 9.0 would be today's 9.0 and 9.2, 9.5 would be 9.4 and 9.6 and the rest would be 10. Get Marwood & I, Harry Lime, Mercury Man and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Elijah Snow Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 I haaate getting back silver in 5.5. It's just such a SH grade. The numbers help a little because I loathe the grade Fine- even more. I consign a lot to MCS and they looooove throwing the minus on the grades. It used to drive me up the wall, but nowadays I'm more likely to auction that book quicker so I don't have to see it with that minus grade in my inventory. When I used to sell more of my stuff on Ebay/the boards I would never ever call a book fine minus or VF minus. If it didn't make the mark I'd go down to vg/F or F/Vf. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 16 hours ago, PunisherPunisherPunisher said: Not a fan of the .5 Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 28 minutes ago, Point Five said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foley Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 15 hours ago, kav said: I can try to analyze this if you want. Fire away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 21 hours ago, Foley said: For some reason, I have a thing against 9.2s. I don't mind 9.0s or 9.4s or any other grade for that matter. Even on Copper / Modern books. It's not a thing against the physical condition of NM- either, it's just about the number 9.2. I know that it's stupid, and I don't typically buy books for what's on the label, in fact I love 9.4-9.6 for their lack of premium pricing, but 9 times out of 10 I'll pass on a 9.2. Anyone else have similar feelings about certain grades or am I just crazy? Not silly at all, I'm the same. I don't like any of the 'minuses'. Every 9.2 slab I have ever owned irrationally irked me. I suppose it's a symmetry thing. A 9.2 is better than a 9.0 as a comic grade. But a 9.0 is itself. Whereas a 9.2 is not quite a NM. A 7.5 is not quite an 8.0. Or VFN. I know what I mean, if you don't. I'm with AJD on this. Too many numbers, causing too many price spikes. And not enough love to go around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Man Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) The whole 9.2, 9.4, 9.6, 9.8, 9.9. They should have just made a 10.0, 9.5, and a 9. Why no 8.2? 7.6? Edited October 20, 2019 by Mercury Man D84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 35 minutes ago, Mercury Man said: The whole 9.2, 9.4, 9.6, 9.8, 9.9. They should have just made a 10.0, 9.5, and a 9. Why no 8.2? 7.6? Money. An 8.2 wouldn't carry any premium over an 8.0. And there'd be stacks of them for most comics. Sky's the limit at the top end though, where your 9.9 might be the only one. I agree with the spirit of your post though. Mercury Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foley Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, Get Marwood & I said: Money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Shepherd Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Not that it's so much a grade I dislike, but I do not like having to explain to others (outside the hobby) that GCG uses a 10-point grading scale, that contains 25 numeric grades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadleg Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 9.0. For some weird reason 8.5, 9.2, and 9.4 don’t bother me as much as 9.0 does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 8 minutes ago, deadleg said: 9.0. For some weird reason 8.5, 9.2, and 9.4 don’t bother me as much as 9.0 does. Is it just the number? Does VFN/NM bother you in the same way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 31 minutes ago, Foley said: Now that would be a better scale Ryan: C - Carp R - Rough E - Excellent A - Amazing M - Minty Polo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 3 hours ago, Foley said: Fire away! Ok make up a reason why you dont like 9.2. Dont try to figure out why or put a lot of thought into it, instead make up a story or explanation-the first thing that comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadleg Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Get Marwood & I said: Is it just the number? Does VFN/NM bother you in the same way? Maybe. It’s mostly when I’m looking at bronze books. I just think ahhhh 9.0. I could easily upgrade that to a 9.2 or 9.4. I have House of Mystery 174 that’s an 8.5 and I’m perfectly happy with it. If it was a 9.0 I’d probably be looking for an upgrade. So, yeah, I guess it is the number in some weird OCD way. Raw grades don’t bother me unless I’m looking at submitting a book, but I rarely submit books to cgc. I’m mostly looking for reader copies and grading really isn’t as important to me in that aspect. Edited October 20, 2019 by deadleg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...