Giant Size X-Men #1 Just Graded 9.9. It Begins..... 7 7

[mephistopheles]

On 3/29/2024 at 4:01 PM, EastEnd1 said:

Well said... I agree entirely.  There's no point to a 9.9 pre-screen... based on the rarity of getting 9.9s with the countless 9.8 pre-screens that have already been submitted, the cost/benefit simply shouldn't be there, UNLESS you're moving the goal posts. 

Bingo. I predict the 9.9 rate will need to be bumped up to 3-5% from the current < 0.1% or no one will buy into the 9.9 pre-screen money grab. 

[drotto]

What I suspect is they are making all grading relative to the same book only.  Look at the video they released showing the grading of the 400 Power Ranger comics where there were 7x10.0 and 23 x 9.9.  They were comparing those to each other, and calling perfect based on how it compared relatively to the same book. The book they called a 9.9 or 10 in that video appeared to have defects.

Relative grading to other GSXM is the only way this is even in contention for a 9.9. Or maybe grading standars for each age is going to be different.  People for years have claimed a Golden age bump.

[Courageous Cat]

changing your policy on signature books I agree with, changing grading policy mid game? just plain fubar imo. Not a good look

[Sigur Ros]

Heard this belongs to another huge submitter...

[Terry JSA]

On 3/28/2024 at 3:11 AM, lou_fine said:

And yet, the CGC Census Population report says it was updated yesterday on March 26 as regularly scheduled every Tuesday.  

I guess you are saying that although the census is updated every week, it is really updating data retroactively from a couple of weeks ago?  

Ask CGC why the 9.9 isn’t showing up? 

Edited April 2 by Terry JSA
As if I would know why they didn’t include it. LMAO.

[CGC Mike]

On 4/1/2024 at 8:11 PM, Terry JSA said:

Ask CGC why the 9.9 isn’t showing up? 

It should have shown up on the 27th.  Unless is was stuck in GEI for more than a week.  It was graded on a Thursday.  I am assuming it didn't make it from graded to shipped in 1 day.  If it doesn't show up on Wednesday, let me know and I will check into this.

[Ken Aldred]

On 4/1/2024 at 2:00 PM, Sigur Ros said:

Heard this belongs to another huge submitter...

With that miswrap it's clearly a gift grade.

[grendel013]

On 4/1/2024 at 9:00 AM, Sigur Ros said:

Heard this belongs to another huge submitter...

Is this AM or FM radio?

[SpineTic]

On 4/1/2024 at 10:07 PM, Ken Aldred said:

With that miswrap it's clearly a gift grade.

10.1 at best.

[october]

Just talked to my friend Bill. He does Copper, but mostly Modern. 

500+ subs before this year: zero 9.9/10.0 results. 

Last 21 book sub: four 9.9 results. 

Take that for what you will. Wondering if 9.9 will be the next 9.8, especially with the pre-screen. 

[wombat]

Anyone who doesn't think the number of 9.9s is going to skyrocket from historical numbers is crazy. 

[Parabellum]

On 4/3/2024 at 12:55 PM, wombat said:

Anyone who doesn't think the number of 9.9s is going to skyrocket from historical numbers is crazy. 

Glad I didn’t invest in 9.9’s.  

[Ken Aldred]

On 4/3/2024 at 9:07 PM, Parabellum said:

Glad I didn’t invest in 9.9’s.  

10.2's are the future.

[SpineTic]

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

[Ken Aldred]

On 4/4/2024 at 2:21 AM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

One mintier.

It had to happen, sooner or later.

[LordRahl]

On 3/29/2024 at 7:03 AM, Sigur Ros said:

So you're saying they grade on a curve?

Anyway, there is a 9.6 posted on the CBCS forum (can't post here due to company insecurities) that looks better.

 

Of course they grade on a curve. Is this a real question? Have you ever compared a GA 9.4 and a Copper 9.4? It's night and day. Grading on a curve is 2003 news, not 2023. 

[Sigur Ros]

On 4/4/2024 at 3:49 PM, LordRahl said:

Of course they grade on a curve. Is this a real question? Have you ever compared a GA 9.4 and a Copper 9.4? It's night and day. Grading on a curve is 2003 news, not 2023. 

So like the guy said, since this GSXM is the best copy, it gets a 9.9...everything lesser gets graded accordingly.

That's the question, and you say yes ?

No.

[LordRahl]

On 4/4/2024 at 4:14 PM, Sigur Ros said:

So like the guy said, since this GSXM is the best copy, it gets a 9.9...everything lesser gets graded accordingly.

That's the question, and you say yes ?

No.

No idea. Trying to determine if a book is a 9.9 vs a 9.8 based on a picture through 2 layers of plastic is a fools errand.

[DC#]

On 3/28/2024 at 3:06 PM, LDarkseid1 said:

I mean they make it pretty clear 9.9's can have a slight miswrap, allowing for a very minor manufacturing defect, which is what that is. Hence the reason there's 10.0's. So not sure what the issue is. 9.9's allow it, 10.0's don't. Now if you see a 10.0 with that or any manufacturing defect, then we have a problem and a misgrade.

 

Actually -  in the CGC Guide to Grading Comics by Matt - they do state that miswraps peak at 9.8 

https://www.cgccomics.com/news/article/10586/cgc-guide-grading-comics-nelson/