MPH1964 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Hi all, Looking for grading opinions on my ASM Annual #16. Biggest issue is a few color breaking spine stresses... Appreciate your thoughts... Joe Lindsey and Galen130 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHASEnBLUE Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 8.0-8.5 MPH1964 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asmodean Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 9.6 - 9.8 MPH1964 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lindsey Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 I’m at a 9.4-9.6. More on the 9.6 side. Pretty book. Off white to white. I think the bottom is shadowing. MPH1964 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 11 hours ago, CHASEnBLUE said: 8.0-8.5 CHASEnBLUE and MPH1964 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 9 hours ago, Asmodean said: 9.6 - 9.8 9 hours ago, Joe Lindsey said: I’m at a 9.4-9.6. More on the 9.6 side. Pretty book. Off white to white. I think the bottom is shadowing. Too many ink breaking spine creases/tics. Plus, the light reflection could hide potential issues. Even after a CP, a 9.0 is difficult. 8.5 as is...IMO MPH1964 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHASEnBLUE Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 1 minute ago, Galen130 said: Too many ink breaking spine creases/tics. Plus, the light reflection could hide potential issues. Even after a CP, a 9.0 is difficult. 8.5 as is...IMO If this gets a 9.8, I'm sending in like 200 comics right away! MPH1964 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, CHASEnBLUE said: If this gets a 9.8, I'm sending in like 200 comics right away! CHASEnBLUE and MPH1964 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Teacher Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 9.0 MPH1964 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asmodean Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 4 hours ago, Galen130 said: Too many ink breaking spine creases/tics. Plus, the light reflection could hide potential issues. Even after a CP, a 9.0 is difficult. 8.5 as is...IMO I disagree, I can only see 1 maybe 2 colour breaking ticks the rest are not colour breaking. I'd willing to bet good money on that it's no lower then an 9.6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, Asmodean said: I disagree, I can only see 1 maybe 2 colour breaking ticks the rest are not colour breaking. I'd willing to bet good money on that it's no lower then an 9.6 That's the advantage of having the books in hand...we can't always see what the OP sees. Good luck!!! MPH1964 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpoolica Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 8.5 MPH1964 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHASEnBLUE Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Asmodean said: I disagree, I can only see 1 maybe 2 colour breaking ticks the rest are not colour breaking. I'd willing to bet good money on that it's no lower then an 9.6 Usually, the purpose of posting here is to see what everybody else thinks, under the conditions presented, not necessarily start disagreeing or betting Just saying... Edited April 15, 2021 by CHASEnBLUE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH1964 Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 The first 10 books I posted (and subsequently submitted) were all keys, and none of them elicited such spirited opinions... My personal grade for this book is 9.0. Of course it could very easily score 8.5 or lower if the graders at CGC break out their electron microscopes. CHASEnBLUE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHASEnBLUE Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 5 minutes ago, MPH1964 said: The first 10 books I posted (and subsequently submitted) were all keys, and none of them elicited such spirited opinions... My personal grade for this book is 9.0. Of course it could very easily score 8.5 or lower if the graders at CGC break out their electron microscopes. Good point. I'm pretty conservative estimating grades on older comics, mostly because I recently committed to trying to get better with these. I hope you hit 9.0! MPH1964 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH1964 Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, CHASEnBLUE said: Good point. I'm pretty conservative estimating grades on older comics, mostly because I recently committed to trying to get better with these. I hope you hit 9.0! Thanks! I have been reading that CGC grades have been much tighter recently. (Whether that’s true or not, I don’t know.). Having a conservative grading palate would undoubtedly serve you well if that is indeed the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHASEnBLUE Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 8 minutes ago, MPH1964 said: Thanks! I have been reading that CGC grades have been much tighter recently. (Whether that’s true or not, I don’t know.). Having a conservative grading palate would undoubtedly serve you well if that is indeed the case. I have been doing that with even modern comics and for the most part it works out very well when I pre-screen to send off to cgc. Always miss something though on a few books at times but there's no way to be spot on each time. For me they've been grading the opposite as far as not being too tight. I had a few that that would be 9.6 and still caught a 9.8. But for the next batch, who knows! 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH1964 Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 10 hours ago, CHASEnBLUE said: I have been doing that with even modern comics and for the most part it works out very well when I pre-screen to send off to cgc. Always miss something though on a few books at times but there's no way to be spot on each time. For me they've been grading the opposite as far as not being too tight. I had a few that that would be 9.6 and still caught a 9.8. But for the next batch, who knows! 😂 Ahhh... so perhaps part of a person's grading perception (whether they think grading is tight or loose) is that individual's grading frame of reference. So my Über-simplistic, hyperbolic example would be every book I send CGC is, I believe, Gem Mint but they keep coming back much lower than that. So CGC must be grading tight. Whereas your tight- grading thinks every book is a 1.0 and they come back much higher than that. So CGC must be grading loose. Frame of reference... Quod erat demonstrandum. Pretentious mic drop. CHASEnBLUE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 I'll go 9.0 despite the spine..corners are "too nice" to fall below 9.0 imwo MPH1964 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
