skypinkblu Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 On 7/25/2023 at 12:44 AM, paqart said: Looked like an oil stain to me. It isn't color transfer. The color is coming through from the other side. Sometimes the ads inside have red ink, pops up on the front if the book was in a moist environment, which it obviously was because of the moisture stain on the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 On 7/25/2023 at 3:19 AM, Cman429 said: giant chunk Time to recalibrate! Chip out: Piece out: Large piece and/or chunk out: Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwog Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 I under graded every book but, the Incredible Hulk 5. Yikes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 On 7/25/2023 at 6:49 AM, pwog said: I under graded every book but, the Incredible Hulk 5. Yikes! In the old days, the running joke around here was that "an eBaay VF" was generally closer to a CGC 5.0 VG/FN. I hope I'm not around to see the day when the average eBaay seller is more conservative/strict than CGC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 On 7/24/2023 at 7:14 PM, Jesse-Lee said: Oh wow, I did a ton better this time around! Popular Comics #66 - 4.0 +1 Archie Comics #39 - 7.0 Bullseye! Thing #15 - 3.0 +4 (whoops) Incredible Hulk #5 - 1.5 Bullseye! Marvel Spotlight #10 - 8.0 Bullseye! 5 points probably still isn't good enough to be near the top, but I feel a lot better about it than the last contest. What did you drink before you submitted your grades? Congratulations for improving your grade skill! Jesse-Lee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cman429 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 On 7/25/2023 at 9:44 AM, zzutak said: Time to recalibrate! Chip out: In my defense, I was looking at these books on my 49 inch gaming monitor so what was evidently a chip on that Thing looked like a giant chunk to me paqart and zzutak 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator CGC Mike Posted July 25, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted July 25, 2023 Here's a link to the results for round 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse-Lee Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 On 7/25/2023 at 9:54 AM, JollyComics said: What did you drink before you submitted your grades? Congratulations for improving your grade skill! Thanks! It must have been the beer goggles... ADAMANTIUM and JollyComics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 On 7/25/2023 at 1:14 PM, Jesse-Lee said: Thanks! It must have been the beer goggles... Let's secure that and see how far you can go. The final round always screws me up like playing Texas Hold'em until the river card thwarts me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paqart Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 On 7/25/2023 at 4:39 AM, zzutak said: Thing #15 at CGC 5.0? Seems a bit generous for a book with a corner piece out, oxidation tanning along the spine, a light subscription-type crease, and other blemishes. Note to self: remember to wear your beer goggles when grading the Round 2-4 selections. I thought so too. That's why I gave it a 4.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aszumilo Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Only one I was really off on was the Popular comics. I hit it hard on the staining, obviously a little too hard. Popular Comics #66 - 3.0 (4.5) -3 Archie Comics #39 - 7.0 (7.0) 0 Thing #15 - 4.5 (5.0) -1 Incredible Hulk #5 - 2.0 (1.5) -1 Marvel Spotlight #10 - 8.5 (8.0) -1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom789 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Were the grader's notes posted as stated in @CGC Mike's original post or did I just miss them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator CGC Mike Posted July 26, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted July 26, 2023 On 7/25/2023 at 11:13 PM, Tom789 said: Were the grader's notes posted as stated in @CGC Mike's original post or did I just miss them? Here they are. Popular Comics #66 (Larson pedigree) Stain left top of whole book Stain full bottom of whole book Chip out right bottom of front cover Stain full right of whole book Archie Comics #39 Crease left bottom of front cover Crease right bottom of front cover Multiple crease right center of front cover Thing #15 Piece out of right top front cover Creasing to cover Cover tanning Incredible Hulk #5 Spine 85% split Staple detached top of front cover Staple detached bottom of cover Creasing to cover Tears to cover Pieces out of cover Marvel Spotlight #10 Thin crease bottom front cover breaks color Wear all corners front cover Spine stress lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom789 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 On 7/26/2023 at 4:34 AM, CGC Mike said: Here they are. Popular Comics #66 (Larson pedigree) Stain left top of whole book Stain full bottom of whole book Chip out right bottom of front cover Stain full right of whole book Archie Comics #39 Crease left bottom of front cover Crease right bottom of front cover Multiple crease right center of front cover Thing #15 Piece out of right top front cover Creasing to cover Cover tanning Incredible Hulk #5 Spine 85% split Staple detached top of front cover Staple detached bottom of cover Creasing to cover Tears to cover Pieces out of cover Marvel Spotlight #10 Thin crease bottom front cover breaks color Wear all corners front cover Spine stress lines Thank you! Will help in figuring out my poor scores! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divad Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 7/25/2023 at 1:39 AM, zzutak said: Note to self: remember to wear your beer goggles when grading the Round 2-4 selections. Didn't help for me . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paqart Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 On 7/24/2023 at 9:35 PM, trmoore54 said: Do others think they were able to discern an 85% spine split on the Hulk? See if you knew that your top grade would start at possibly 2.0 but more likely 1.8/1.5 max. I went back and looked and I wasn't able to discern that. What I'm getting at is certain major defects relegate a top grade and then you go down from there (or stay). I'm happy with the contest and always enjoy it but up for discussion if you can't discern a significant defect from the scans should that not be divulged = level playing field for all so would be OK. Obviously if there was a cutout interior pages or something Mike would divulge that...this seems similar to me in that regard. I gave it a 1.5, so it didn't stop me from giving it the right grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divad Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 On 7/25/2023 at 7:43 AM, zzutak said: In the old days, the running joke around here was that "an eBaay VF" was generally closer to a CGC 5.0 VG/FN. I hope I'm not around to see the day when the average eBaay seller is more conservative/strict than CGC. Well, have you ever actually checked out any of my listings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Rob Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 @CGC Mike Apologies if this was already covered, but is it possible these books were pressed after the original pictures were posted? Only asking because on Hulk #5, the bottom left of the front cover had multiple pieces folded over, but once it got into the slab, the folds have been fixed. Attached a picture for reference. I had always assumed the books don't get manipulated after being received by CGC, unless of course it's also submitted for pressing. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 On 7/28/2023 at 2:38 PM, Motor City Rob said: @CGC Mike Apologies if this was already covered, but is it possible these books were pressed after the original pictures were posted? Only asking because on Hulk #5, the bottom left of the front cover had multiple pieces folded over, but once it got into the slab, the folds have been fixed. Attached a picture for reference. I had always assumed the books don't get manipulated after being received by CGC, unless of course it's also submitted for pressing. Thoughts? If the thoughts are for anyone? I believe that if possible cgc does try to lay everything flat in a slab, or it has been my experience. I would assume to keep it from breaking off and down grading within the slab. I did have one book that it didn't happen, I think my star wars book, but idk if it depends on encapsulating person's mood or I'll be interested in feedback, but was my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator CGC Mike Posted July 29, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted July 29, 2023 On 7/28/2023 at 3:38 PM, Motor City Rob said: @CGC Mike Apologies if this was already covered, but is it possible these books were pressed after the original pictures were posted? None of the books were pressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
