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Popular Post zzutak Posted July 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2022 On 7/28/2022 at 8:57 AM, CGC Mike said: According to Mike's grade distribution table, only 124 players completed Round 1 (down from 137 at sign-up). Here are the key measures of central tendency for Round 1 (Mean = the average grade; Median = the middle grade in a numerically rank-ordered list; Mode = the most common grade) Book CGC Grade Distribution Statistics # Grade Mean Median Mode 1 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 2 4.5 4.3 4.0 4.0 3 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5 4 7.0 7.7 7.5 7.5 5 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.2 Board members were generally in line with CGC on the Round 1 books. Here are a few notable observations based on the data reported above: Book #1 (Adventure Comics #37): The "easiest" book for the Board as a whole, with 33% of the contestants at the same grade as CGC, 81% within one grade increment of CGC, and a mean contestant grade essentially identical to that of CGC (1.6 vs 1.5). While CGC grades of 1.5 are not unheard of for books with detached and completely split covers, they do seem to occur most frequently with high-value late-1930s/early-1940s keys. What would a CGC Grading Contest be without at least one example of the Golden Age BumpTM? . Book #2 (Shocking Mystery #50): The "second toughest" book for the Board as a whole, with only 20% of the contestants at the same grade as CGC, and 64% within one grade increment of CGC. Collectively, the players were only slightly more critical than CGC (4.3 vs 4.5). Book #3 (Green Lantern #1): The "second easiest" book for the Board as a whole, with 29% of the contestants at the same grade as CGC, 66% within one grade increment of CGC, and a mean contestant grade essentially identical to that of CGC (3.4 vs 3.5). Book #4 (Amazing Spider-Man #39): The "toughest" book for the Board as a whole, with only 17% of the contestants at the same grade as CGC, and only 54% within one grade increment of CGC. Collectively, the players were about 1.5 grade increments more lenient than CGC (7.7 vs 7.0). Since I gave this book a 6.5, I'd advise against giving it the CPR treatment. Book #5 (Werewolf By Night #32): The Board has spoken -- this is a 9.2! Apparently, that color-break to the right of the CCA stamp is not a post-manufacturing flaw that merits either a downgrade (to 9.0/9.2) or even a mention in the Grader Notes. Kudos to Mike for the uniformly outstanding high-resolution scans. Grading from flat scans is never ideal, but I think this is about as good as it's ever gonna get. And congratulations to everyone near the top of the early Leader Board! KirbyTown, TheGeneral, Albert Thurgood and 9 others 9 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator CGC Mike Posted July 28, 2022 Author Administrator Share Posted July 28, 2022 Thanks for the great commentary, zzutak. Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axelrod Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 (edited) Man, I thought this was going to be my best shot at beating @joeypost for a round, but we tied! (Only because there’s a sneaky 1.8 grade between 1.5 and 2.0) All downhill from here I suspect! Edited July 28, 2022 by Axelrod KirbyTown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fashion PB and J Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 WWBN 32 is a bindery tear at the FC Warlord 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Yay, I'm not out of it yet.... KirbyTown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiparker824 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 So the one we collectively were the most sure on was WWBN with 47 of us going 9.2 ….and we were still wrong, or at least 47 of us were. That’s interesting… KirbyTown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Elf Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 So the fewest bullseyes were scored on Book 4; being one of those "Elite 21" is among the proudest moments of my life. KirbyTown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyTown Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 On 7/28/2022 at 10:57 AM, CGC Mike said: Thanks for your hard work Mike! On 7/28/2022 at 11:36 AM, zzutak said: And congratulations to everyone near the top of the early Leader Board! zzutak, really appreciate you putting the stats together This is an outstanding group of competitors, good luck to all! 🥳 Superman2006 and thehumantorch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineX Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Thanks Mike. Fun as always. Hopefully I can place better than last contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 On 7/28/2022 at 11:13 AM, Axe Elf said: So the fewest bullseyes were scored on Book 4; being one of those "Elite 21" is among the proudest moments of my life. does your back hurt from all the back patting you do? Bob Sacamano 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Elf Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 On 7/28/2022 at 1:47 PM, kav said: does your back hurt from all the back patting you do? Does your post count hurt from all the post padding you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 On 7/28/2022 at 12:03 PM, Axe Elf said: Does your post count hurt from all the post padding you do? 1 bragging post equal 10,000 regular posts. You've got me beat by a mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Elf Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 On 7/28/2022 at 2:04 PM, kav said: You've got me beat by a mile. Herd dat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 On 7/28/2022 at 12:47 PM, kav said: does your back hurt from all the back patting you do? kav, do we really need this back and forth here? Mars76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Elf Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 (edited) On 7/28/2022 at 2:06 PM, thehumantorch said: kav, do we really need this back and forth here? Don't worry, I don't plan to engage with insufficiently thoughtful persons that much. But I have to admit, I am finding a perverse pleasure in triggering the little yapper from time to time. Besides, @CGC Mike already said we could duke it out in the grading contest. Edited July 28, 2022 by Axe Elf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 On 7/28/2022 at 12:06 PM, Axe Elf said: Herd dat. the majority of your posts are you bragging about how smart you are. I'm sorry youre insecure but why do you have to foist that crap on us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 On 7/28/2022 at 12:06 PM, thehumantorch said: kav, do we really need this back and forth here? The guy says repeatedly he needs to teach CGC how to grade. Someone has to speak up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Adam Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 AJD and wiparker824 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDubs Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 3 out of 5 I had 2 and 3 backwards. A lot of knowledgeable peeps in the community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
