2024 Grading Contest Summer Edition Season 3 (#11) Round 4 15 15

[aszumilo]

On 8/3/2024 at 7:53 PM, JohnH19 said:

6 for me this round for a total of 20. I gave the Tim Holt a 1.8 and I thought that might be generous.

Thanks for another fun contest @CGC Mike!

I did too

[skypinkblu]

Shocking that I got the Tim Holt correct, I really need to only participate in the low grade rounds;) 

I guessed up on the Crossfire because I just didn't see the crease or scuffing and lost 3 points on that one and I had 5.5 as my guess on the War Victory (in my heart I really wanted to say 4.5), so 5 points total. My first 2 rounds were miserable, so I'll take the last round and this one.

Thank you, Mike! I know how hard you work on this.

 

[flashlites]

Thanks for another great contest Mike!!! Much appreciated!!!

[paqart]

I did pretty well on this one (for me). A bulls-eye on the War Victory, then only 1 point off on the next 3 books. Got killed on the Crossfire. It looked a lot better to me than the grade it got, so there go 4 points. Total this round, 7 points. I seem to be really terrible at grading moderns.

[toro]

War Victory #1 - 5.0

Tim Holt #17 - 2.5

Spidey #73 - 9.6

X-Men #97 - 9.2

Crossfire #12 - 8.5

Dang, I would have had a perfect round, but I pushed the Spidey to far.  Everything seems to go higher then I have been graded and my original guess was 9.4 and I pushed it to a 9.6.  UGHHH!

[Cman429]

Wow saved the best for last. 3 points this round with 3 🎯 I haven’t calculated my final score but my goal is always 20 since one grade within CGC is basically same and I think I came fairly close this time 

Edited August 4 by Cman429

[Get Marwood & I]

4 points for me this round, for a total of 20 for the contest overall. That's always my target - just one point off on average. Not too shabby 

[CGC Mike]

Hey all

Still waiting for the final results.   They will be posted as soon as I have them.  Thanks to everyone for participating.   

[Cushing Fan]

On 8/4/2024 at 7:45 AM, CGC Mike said:

Hey all

Still waiting for the final results.   They will be posted as soon as I have them.  Thanks to everyone for participating.   

Thank you for running the contest Mike. I always enjoy trying to test my grading skills and learning about the process. 

[zzutak]

A great distribution of book eras and conditions!    Flawlessly administered, as usual!    Many thanks, Mike! 

Era	Σ	C1	C2	C3	C4	C5	C6	C7	C8	C9	C10	C11
1930s-1940s	47	4	3	4	5	3	6	3	10	5	0	4
1950s	57	4	3	6	2	5	2	8	10	11	0	6
1960s	52	5	7	4	6	5	5	7	0	1	5	7
1970s	36	4	4	4	5	4	4	1	0	2	6	2
1980s	17	2	2	0	0	3	2	1	0	1	5	1
1990s-2020s	11	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
Σ	220	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

 

CGC Grades	Σ	C1	C2	C3	C4	C5	C6	C7	C8	C9	C10	C11
0.5~1.8	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
2.0~3.5	27	4	4	2	3	4	2	1	4	0	0	3
4.0~6.5	91	6	9	7	10	9	5	11	12	15	1	6
7.0~8.5	47	4	3	4	3	4	5	7	4	3	6	4
9.0~9.8	51	5	4	6	4	3	8	0	0	2	13	6
Σ	220	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

 

[Mavrick76]

This was fun thank you CGC Mike et al

Key takeaway for me: I won’t stop applying the wisdom from those graders on "Hey Buddy" any time soon. 

[CJ Design]

Great contest Mike...Thanks...I screwed the pooch this round...War Victory killed me, 3.0...I can't grasp stains on early books..esp when all I hear is "CGC is tough on stains..." 

[musicmeta]

1 bullseye but…Uhh! 8pts total.   Still had a great time playing.. Thank You Mike for putting these on.  Look forward to the next one. 

[Point Five]

On 8/4/2024 at 10:45 AM, CJ Design said:

Great contest Mike...Thanks...I screwed the pooch this round...War Victory killed me, 3.0...I can't grasp stains on early books..esp when all I hear is "CGC is tough on stains..." 

CGC makes a distinction between stains and foxing, one that very few collectors seem to make. As you rightly point out even faint stains can absolutely hammer a book's CGC grade, whereas even fairly ugly foxing seems to get 'pretend you don't see it' treatment in grading. It's mystifying and has been a topic of conversation in these contests for as long as I can remember.

(As shown in this file footage, if a new CGC grader accidentally notices foxing they are quickly and firmly steered back on track.)
 

[zzutak]

On 8/4/2024 at 8:52 AM, Point Five said:

As you rightly point out even faint stains can absolutely hammer a book's CGC grade, whereas even fairly ugly foxing seems to get 'pretend you don't see it' treatment in grading.  It's mystifying ...

Edited August 4 by zzutak

[JollyComics]

On 8/3/2024 at 11:09 PM, skypinkblu said:

Shocking that I got the Tim Holt correct, I really need to only participate in the low grade rounds;) 

I guessed up on the Crossfire because I just didn't see the crease or scuffing and lost 3 points on that one and I had 5.5 as my guess on the War Victory (in my heart I really wanted to say 4.5), so 5 points total. My first 2 rounds were miserable, so I'll take the last round and this one.

Thank you, Mike! I know how hard you work on this.

 

I was so disappointed that my Strange Tales #110 got 2.0 instead 2.5/3.0.  Just some stains and moderate creases that broke color.  The spine is fine with some stress marks.   However this Tim Holt has moderate damages on the spine. I understand that CGC has soft on GA books instead SA books.

Edited August 4 by JollyComics

[Old Fashion PB and J]

On 8/3/2024 at 8:52 PM, CGC Mike said:

This should be noted.

I laughed so hard I almost spit out my lunch

[ChrispyC66]

On 8/3/2024 at 8:52 PM, CGC Mike said:

This should be noted.

Well deserved Pat! 

[Old Fashion PB and J]

On 8/4/2024 at 2:15 PM, ChrispyC66 said:

Well deserved Pat! 

Thanks Chris! I'm collecting custom titles like... comics

[CJ Design]

On 8/4/2024 at 2:46 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

4 points for me this round, for a total of 20 for the contest overall. That's always my target - just one point off on average. Not too shabby 

20 is my goal also...18 last one 19 this one...I did really blow it on the last one though...oh well..all great fun.