ninanina Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 (edited) To those of you who know, I saw a CGC 9.6 X-Men on e-bay with a spine tick and a blunted corner upper right. One of the books a have has a small stress line at the lower staple and the other a very small spine tik along the spine. But, the rest of both books are immaculate...no damaged edges and 4 sharp corners. The overstreet grading guide says no spine ticks allowed on 9.8's. What are my chances of getting a 9.8 on either book. I guess I need to know how strict CGC is on the no spine tick rule. Naturally I'm interested because of the huge difference in what they would be worth. Edited May 20, 2021 by ninanina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vixom Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 In the past year or so I haven't seen many or any 9.8s with ticks. Prior to that it wouldn't be uncommon to see a 9.8 with 2 or 3 or 4 ticks. Hopefully someone who sends in a lot of books recently will give you a answer. If not the reward is worth giving them a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning55 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, ninanina said: "CDC is on the no spine tick rule" The CDC recommends that you spray for ticks. Problem gone. Edited May 20, 2021 by Lightning55 Deadpoolica, Skunkboy and djzombi 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninanina Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Lightning55 said: The CDC recommends that you spray for ticks. Problem gone. FIXED IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 I would suggest posting in the PGM sub-forum. A good front and back scan, and good images of the affected areas, may give you some decent opinions. djzombi, Deadpoolica and Skunkboy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigLeagueCHEW Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 14 hours ago, ninanina said: To those of you who know, I saw a CGC 9.6 X-Men on e-bay with a spine tick and a blunted corner upper right. One of the books a have has a small stress line at the lower staple and the other a very small spine tik along the spine. But, the rest of both books are immaculate...no damaged edges and 4 sharp corners. The overstreet grading guide says no spine ticks allowed on 9.8's. What are my chances of getting a 9.8 on either book. I guess I need to know how strict CGC is on the no spine tick rule. Naturally I'm interested because of the huge difference in what they would be worth. Grading is subjective, I've seen small spine ticks on 9.8's and some small blunted corners. The only one that can really differentiate a 9.6 - 9.8 is the graders. I know what a 9.8 looks like, but a small handful come back rejected with pre-screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigLeagueCHEW Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 7 hours ago, Angel of Death said: I would suggest posting in the PGM sub-forum. A good front and back scan, and good images of the affected areas, may give you some decent opinions. This @ninanina djzombi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninanina Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 Okay, I'll settle for...."so there's a chance". Until then I'll treat them as 9.8's and if and when I'm ever interested in selling them I'll get them graded an hope for the best. I did google CGC 9.8 pictures and looked at about a dozen of them. None had a spine tick...so it doesn't bode well. Thanks everyone for your advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
