Pangolin Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) On 2/10/2022 at 8:48 PM, Wolverinex said: What were the major defects on the Lawbreakers Suspense Stories #11. Looked pretty good to me I agree I give it a 8.5. Mike, It would be great if you gave the certification number so we could check the grader note. Edited February 11, 2022 by Pangolin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator CGC Mike Posted February 11, 2022 Author Administrator Share Posted February 11, 2022 On 2/10/2022 at 8:34 PM, bayesian_acolyte said: I'm a bit embarrassed to admit I got burned by the census on Rex Dexter this round. I checked it on a lark and was surprised to see there was no books graded between 0.5 and 3.0, which is where I had it. I think I turned a 1 point miss (prolly had it 1.8) into a 4 point miss as I settled on 3.0. I'm not mad at all, my fault for trying to use an outside source instead of just grading the book. I'm curious why it didn't show up on the census? Maybe too recently slabbed? On 2/10/2022 at 8:49 PM, Pangolin said: There is no 1.5 in the CGC census| To be honest, participants shouldn't be using the census. Many would consider that to be cheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineX Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 On 2/10/2022 at 8:52 PM, Pangolin said: I agree I give it a 8.5. Mike, It would be great if you gave the certification number so we could check the grader note. Interesting, I gave it a 8.5 too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineX Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Also, what brought down the ASM 300? Looked pretty clean to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PINWHEEL Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 On 2/10/2022 at 7:48 PM, Wolverinex said: What were the major defects on the Lawbreakers Suspense Stories #11. Looked pretty good to me I downgraded it when I noticed the spine area around the picture frame was missing it's color. Hit the bullseye on this one after initially having it at an 8.0. It's a very nice looking book, but there's lots of little things going on with it that add up. WolverineX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 On 2/10/2022 at 8:53 PM, CGC Mike said: To be honest, participants shouldn't be using the census. Many would consider that to be cheating. I looked AFTER I sent my grades in...and was convinced it was going to be a 3.0! I was steamed once I looked at the census. I didn't see it being the 0.5 on the census, so figured it must be a 3.0 or higher. Good on ya' for using books not in the census. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangolin Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 On 2/10/2022 at 8:51 PM, Bird said: what, you think you're dealing with amateurs here! This is the OFFICIAL contest. (I assume they held the books back for us to use.) Yeah, that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 On 2/10/2022 at 8:55 PM, PINWHEEL said: It's a very nice looking book, but there's lots of little things going on with it that add up. I had this at 8.5 myself. Ugh. I thought the little things were little enough to "not be readily apparent" or some such overstreet language. I saw that stuff but do not know how to account for it. Yet. I'll get the hang of this just about the time I am ready to...how shall I put it...be slabbed myself. Gman65NJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 On 2/10/2022 at 7:53 PM, CGC Mike said: To be honest, participants shouldn't be using the census. Many would consider that to be cheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadOne Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 My grades: Rex Dexter of Mars #1 - 0.5 Lawbreakers Suspense Stories #11 - 6.0 Action Comics #242 - 3.0 Scooby Doo #1 - 7.5 Amazing Spider-Man #300 - 9.2 I knew the Rex Dexter would be given a higher grade, I just couldn't bring myself to do it with that huge cut-out. The Action Comics surprised me the most. It looks horrible. 7pts. and one bullseye. Not to shabby. Gman65NJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince G Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 On 2/10/2022 at 8:53 PM, CGC Mike said: To be honest, participants shouldn't be using the census. Many would consider that to be cheating. That was my first thought, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gman65NJ Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Hey I got a 4 this time. Getting better. Rex Dexter of Mars #1 1.5 Lawbreakers Suspense Stories #11 7.5 Action Comics #242 5.0 Scooby Doo #1 7.0 Amazing Spider-Man #300 9.4 Bird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattn792 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Did pretty solid till ASM 300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlites Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 I would have scored 10 points on that round ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakesComics Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 I tanked on the ASM also. Missed by 3 grades. I too thought it looked sharp. That said, Im sitting at 11 after 2 rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Zipper Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 On 2/10/2022 at 8:33 PM, thirdgreenham said: I’m pleased with my round 2 results Same here. 6 points. Not great but better than round 1. The scuff on Scooby threw me. I undergraded again on that one. thirdgreenham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayesian_acolyte Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 On 2/10/2022 at 4:53 PM, CGC Mike said: To be honest, participants shouldn't be using the census. Many would consider that to be cheating. I wasn't aware, maybe there should be something in the rules about it then? Although with a $500 prize and no way to prevent people from looking, not sure this is realistic, and you don't want to put the honest participants at a disadvantage. Anyways I think this case showed how it's not really a big deal since it's not much advantage if you can't trust the numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cushing Fan Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) My grades: Rex Dexter of Mars #1 - 0.5 Lawbreakers Suspense Stories #11 - 6.0 Action Comics #242 - 6.0 Scooby Doo #1 - 6.5 Amazing Spider-Man #300 - 9.4 That large cut out on Dexter had me wavering between .5 and 1.0. The Action Comics I badly over-graded as I was too generous with the overall presentation. So I think I'm at +8 for the second round. Edited February 11, 2022 by Cushing Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 On 2/10/2022 at 6:11 PM, bayesian_acolyte said: I wasn't aware, maybe there should be something in the rules about it then? Although with a $500 prize and no way to prevent people from looking, not sure this is realistic, and you don't want to put the honest participants at a disadvantage. Anyways I think this case showed how it's not really a big deal since it's not much advantage if you can't trust the numbers. its supposed to be a contest for the best graders-not the people who found the answers somewhere. oakman29, thirdgreenham and Fisionbomb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 I was 0.5 for Rex (to me that’s more than a chunk missing and incomplete) 8.0 for Lawbreakers- man that thing looked sharp! 5.5 on Action- I was gonna hammer those spine ticks and say 4.5 but I told myself I’m too harsh. I should stick to my guns 7.5 on Scoob- like zoinks I was close man! 9.6 on ASM- didn’t see a flaw so I’ll blame it on viewing on my phone BladeTX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
