MadGenius Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 If you saw these grader notes on a CGC 9.8, how would it make you feel about the grade? Personally, it makes me think this is a soft 9.8. Is that the wrong way to interpret this? Grader Notes very light wear breaks color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougC Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 regardless if warranted or not I always view grader notes on a 9.8 as suspicious and a book you should never crack out. I have the following notes on one of my 9.8s RockMyAmadeus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 I've seen numerous examples of 9.8 graded books having notes. I'm actually appreciative when CGC enters grading notes for books like this, because they're basically saying without this flaw it may have graded at a 9.9 or 10... This is Who We Are 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadGenius Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 On 3/15/2024 at 10:27 AM, The Lions Den said: I've seen numerous examples of 9.8 graded books having notes. I'm actually appreciative when CGC enters grading notes for books like this, because they're basically saying without this flaw it may have graded at a 9.9 or 10... That's the real question, isn't it? Are they saying the book was nearly a 9.9 but for that flaw or are they saying it's essentially a 9.7 (strong 9.6 / weak 9.8)? I look at it as the latter since grader notes on 9.8s are not the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 On 3/15/2024 at 10:37 AM, MadGenius said: That's the real question, isn't it? Are they saying the book was nearly a 9.9 but for that flaw or are they saying it's essentially a 9.7 (strong 9.6 / weak 9.8)? I look at it as the latter since grader notes on 9.8s are not the norm. To quote the honorable Frank Zappa (may God bless his mischievous soul): "I figure the odds be 50/50..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Elf Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 On 3/15/2024 at 9:37 AM, MadGenius said: Are they saying the book was nearly a 9.9 but for that flaw or are they saying it's essentially a 9.7 (strong 9.6 / weak 9.8)? Likely both are true--without the flaw it could be a 9.9 but with the flaw it's a 9.8 (which I guess since you're inventing grades would be anything from a 9.7 to a 9.84). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
