Administrator CGC Mike Posted February 5, 2023 Administrator Share Posted February 5, 2023 Here are the rules. Please read them carefully. There will be 4 rounds with 5 books per round. After the deadline for the signup thread has ended, I will start a new thread in the hey buddy can you spare a grade section, scans of the first 5 books will be posted, and I will start a PM thread between myself and each participant. Be sure to use THIS PM thread to submit your grades every round. I will post a list for the books in the thread where the books are posted for each round. Please copy and paste that list into our PM, and add the grades for each book. Only CGC grades (numerical) will be accepted. Non CGC grades like fine+ or Very fine- will not be accepted. Be sure to follow the threads that the books are posted in. This is the only way you will know when the next round starts. There will be no update when the next round begins sent to our PM thread. All of the threads with the books and the results will be posted in the hey buddy can you spare a grade section. You will have 4 days to get your grades in. After I record your grades, I will reply to the PM thread so you know that your grades have been recorded. Only grades from .5 to 9.8 will be accepted. Grades of 9.9 and 10.0 that are received, will be recorded as a 9.8 Please do not bump the PM for any reason other than submitting your grades. Nobody will be allowed to change their grades. Do not discuss your grades with others in the thread until the round is closed. Also, please do not ask any questions about the books publicly or privately (by sending me a PM) . If I am provided any special notes from CGC, I will share them in the thread. If anyone fails to submit their grades for a round, or do not submit grades for all of the books in a round, their participation in the contest will be terminated. You will be able to participate in the next contest. After the 4 days are up and the round is closed, I will post scans of the books in CGC holders to reveal their grades, and include the graders notes for the books. A new thread will be started to show the results of each participant. The results thread will most likely be started the next day. There will be a new thread started for the next round. This thread will most likely be started within an hour after the prior round has ended. 0 points is the best score one can achieve. 1 point will be added to your score for each grade that is higher or lower than the actual grade. If the actual grade for the book is 5.0 and you guess 4.0, your score for that book is 2. If the actual grade for the book is 5.0 and you guess 6.0, your score for that book is 2. If the actual grade for the book is 5.0 and you guess 5.0, your score for that book is 0. CGC will be awarding Grading Credit. $500 for 1st place, $250 for 2nd place and $100 for 3rd place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator CGC Mike Posted February 5, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted February 5, 2023 Grades are due by Saturday February 11th 8:00 PM Eastern Time Good luck! The reveal of the actual CGC grades will be posted shortly after the round is closed, with scans of the books in their CGC holders. The scoring results thread most likely won't be available until the following day. Click on the image to supersize it. Because the contest involves only scans, books were chosen with defects present only on the covers; there are no significant defects to the interior pages or interior cover, such as tape, missing parts or brittle pages. No restoration is present either. All defects relevant to the grade should be visible in the scans. If there is a defect that is not visible, we will try to provide a graders note. Please copy this list of books and paste it into our PM, then post your grades on the same line. Startling Comics #40 Strange Confessions #1 Fantastic Four #50 Batman #210 Captain Marvel #31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrator CGC Mike Posted February 5, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted February 5, 2023 I believe there is some camera glare for every book. Take that into consideration when you submit your grades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator CGC Mike Posted February 8, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted February 8, 2023 Bump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandflea Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 (edited) "I've-got-nothing-to-lose-so-I'm-grading-off-the-top-of-my-head" grades sent Edited February 8, 2023 by Sandflea misspelled "grading" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars76 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Grades are in! I do much better by just grading on the fly than overthinking it. Let's see if I'm right or if I'm greatly mistaken! Sandflea and grendelbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Grades submitted. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Usually, I have sent my grades early in last three rounds but I need to see the results first. See where my chance is. Last round is never easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-man Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 grades in.... flashlites 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Wait for the results. flashlites 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timfinz Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Grades submitted flashlites 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashsaytr Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 grades in flashlites 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC33 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 I hope I hit anywhere near last round! flashlites 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator CGC Mike Posted February 9, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted February 9, 2023 Well, CGC forgot to alphabetize the spreadsheet for me. I tried to do it, and ruined the whole thing. I think I will not attempt to do it on the backup one. I did spend an hour adding back in the grades I already had entered for this round. Tomorrow, I will get to the ones that people sent today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlites Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Grades submitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...