Cman429 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Thanks as always to Mike and his wacky emojis and the guys who post reminders that grades are due since I’m chronically late. Finished in the upper half of the standings so I’m pleased with that. Would still like to get my score to 20 or under, tho. The disturbing part of these contests is I recognize some names from the Marketplace forum and I am never sure if I should feel worried that they finished with a way higher score than me or glad that I’m buying off people who grade WAY stricter than CGC Get Marwood & I and CGC Mike 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Fantastic mix of books in this contest. Thanks to Mike and all the cat wranglers and tabulators. I think I'm getting better at this. Slowly. CGC Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Get Marwood & I Posted August 5 Popular Post Share Posted August 5 Congratulations to @spidermanbeyond, @WilliamLunt and @EastEnd1 On 8/5/2024 at 2:32 AM, AJD said: I'm making 4th by a point my own. Andy, mate - so close - again! Take comfort from the fact that you beat the MVP this time! cgc-grading-contest-awards-based-on-cumulative-performance-through-contest-11 Great contest everyone - thanks to CGC for running it and for stumping up the prize money once again See you all next time... TheGeneral, CGC Mike, Superman2006 and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse-Lee Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 I started kind of ok, and ended... not so much. Thank you as always for a great contest, @CGC Mike! Point Five and CGC Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheGeneral Posted August 5 Popular Post Share Posted August 5 Awesome grading and congrats to @spidermanbeyond @WilliamLunt and @EastEnd1 ! @CGC Mike Thank you for the hard work and another great competition! paqart, Point Five, WilliamLunt and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2muchhorrorbusiness Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 LAST PLACE!!!! g-man, Darwination, paqart and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ADAMANTIUM Posted August 5 Popular Post Share Posted August 5 Point Five, Morganmi, Darwination and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel013 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 On 8/5/2024 at 9:30 AM, 2muchhorrorbusiness said: LAST PLACE!!!! On 8/5/2024 at 10:21 AM, ADAMANTIUM said: If it makes you guys feel any better (probably worse), I audited this round and got a 46. ADAMANTIUM and Darwination 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fashion PB and J Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 On 8/4/2024 at 8:26 PM, spidermanbeyond said: Oh my God, I cannot believe I won. First of all, I have been participating in these grading contest since the beginning (even before CGC started sponsoring/running the current grading contests) when the board ran our own contests. I have been in the top 25 to 50% group and Honorable Mention Group but never ever been in the top 3 and not even close to the top 10 in any of the contests. I was considering not entering this time because I figure that I have no chance and why bother. I decided to enter again because the contests are always fun even if frustrating. So the lesson to everyone here, don't give up and keep playing, you know never know what is possible. What did I do different this time to improve and win? Honestly nothing changed. My advice is to go with your gut and 1st instinct and not 2nd guess yourself. Don't overthink it. Let's face it. You need a lot of luck to win this contest. My decades of comic collecting finally paid off and the right books/defects showed up in the contest. I think a lot of grading is based personally on the books we have seen and graded in our lifetime but can continually learn. We all have certain biases and influences that determine a comic grade for us. Thank you to the CGC Forum for making me a better grader. Congratulations! Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morganmi Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Congrats Winners! And thanks Mike and helpers and also CGC for putting on this great contest once again. Until next time! CGC Mike and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 @CGC Mike We had a tiebreaker in a previous contest. How many did we have tiebreakers in last 11 contests? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 On 8/6/2024 at 1:03 PM, JollyComics said: @CGC Mike We had a tiebreaker in a previous contest. How many did we have tiebreakers in last 11 contests? Every contest except contest #4 (Fall 2022, won by Yorick) has ended with a tiebreaker round to determine the top 3, Jolly: https://boards.cgccomics.com/search/?&q=tiebreaker&author=CGC Mike&search_and_or=or&search_in=titles https://boards.cgccomics.com/search/?&q=tie breaker&author=CGC Mike&search_and_or=or&search_in=titles&sortby=relevancy JollyComics and CGC Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
