Popular Post MrBedrock Posted May 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2022 This is an ad we submitted to CGC for inclusion in their upcoming grading guide. They rejected it. They had a problem with the last blurb balloon. No sense of humor at CGC... Black_Adam, Beastfeast, jsilverjanet and 19 others 3 1 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 You live stream sales? jsilverjanet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Elf Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Just looking at the last grading contest; CGC grades were in accordance with a very small percentage of independent graders, suggesting that it's not all that hard to grade better than CGC. MrBedrock, grendelbo, D84 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 On 5/25/2022 at 3:05 PM, The Meta said: You live stream sales? Every Wednesday from 7:00 - 9:00 pm CST. MetalPSI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D84 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 On 5/25/2022 at 2:32 PM, MrBedrock said: This is an ad we submitted to CGC for inclusion in their upcoming grading guide. They rejected it. They had a problem with the last blurb balloon. No sense of humor at CGC... I bet you also damage less books per year. Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 On 5/25/2022 at 3:05 PM, The Meta said: You live stream sales? among other things he also live streams him watching the astros beat the angels and soon he will be live streaming as he posts on the boards MetalPSI and MrBedrock 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 CGC is publishing a grading guide? greggy and Timmay 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 On 5/25/2022 at 4:50 PM, BlowUpTheMoon said: CGC is publishing a grading guide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 On 5/25/2022 at 4:27 PM, Axe Elf said: Just looking at the last grading contest; CGC grades were in accordance with a very small percentage of independent graders, suggesting that it's not all that hard to grade better than CGC. If CGC is smart they will use the data collected from a large number of these contests to improve their own grading standards so they are more in line with the people paying them. Keeping customer happy with your product so they come back and spend more and more and more should always be the priority for a business and it’s how you keep competition at bay MrBedrock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 so you're saying CGC should change their grading to match collectors? Those of us around 22 years ago who quickly realized we didn't know how to grade our books honestly, accurately and consistently would beg to differ. We had boxes full of NM comics that in reality were 7.0s etc. Sure there have been hiccups in 22 years, and honest disagreements with their methodology, but to reverse course wholesale based on the results of people grading SCANS of comics they've never seen in hand? Nobody should ever ship books encapsulated upside down, or be told to just conform to the masses as you are suggesting. theCapraAegagrus and Beastfeast 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tec-Tac-Toe Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 On 5/25/2022 at 6:36 PM, MrBedrock said: In invisible ink, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 On 5/25/2022 at 10:46 PM, comicginger1789 said: If CGC is smart they will use the data collected from a large number of these contests to improve their own grading standards so they are more in line with the people paying them. I'm sorry, but this is a completely idiotic idea. Just because I frequent a restaurant does not mean that I am qualified to rearrange their menu. The vast majority of people who use CGC's services have no idea how to grade. That's (in-part) why CGC exists in the first place. It's not a commune. Beastfeast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 On 5/26/2022 at 7:22 AM, theCapraAegagrus said: I'm sorry, but this is a completely idiotic idea. Just because I frequent a restaurant does not mean that I am qualified to rearrange their menu. The vast majority of people who use CGC's services have no idea how to grade. That's (in-part) why CGC exists in the first place. It's not a commune. Upon reflection, you are right. They need to have their own standards and follow them. I think what I was trying to go for was the idea that maybe they should soften their stance on certain flaws that majority of the community feels acceptable with (and to my knowledge, over time they have done this with things such as tape and other defects). But my post seemed to suggest that "hey I think this is 9.8, so should CGC" and that they should pander to that....so that's my fault for not being clear. MrBedrock, Beastfeast and theCapraAegagrus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
