Timed Posted Friday at 03:11 AM Share Posted Friday at 03:11 AM On 10/17/2024 at 10:02 PM, BlowUpTheMoon said: Is it possible that books got submitted under the normal tier then got bumped up to the high value/unlimited tier? No, since there is a mix of two different time periods they were submitted under a higher tier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning55 Posted Friday at 03:18 AM Share Posted Friday at 03:18 AM On 10/17/2024 at 10:54 PM, Timed said: Can you imagine sending in X-Men Annual 3's and X-Men 174's under high value/unlimited tier and not getting a 9.9? That would be crazy! Unless...it was "pre-arranged", an inside job. The fix is in. jcjames and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MatterEaterLad Posted Friday at 03:25 AM Popular Post Share Posted Friday at 03:25 AM (edited) On 10/17/2024 at 7:48 PM, comicwiz said: I'm sure I'm not the only one seeing these occurrences as being troubling. You're not alone. There's just NO WAY this is legit. There's gotta be some explanation and I have a feeling it'll be more than troubling, it'll be some kind of fraud. I'm guessing it's another employee scam. Either that or CGC is gift-grading books that belong to certain people in the industry, again. Edited Friday at 03:25 AM by MatterEaterLad djzombi, comicwiz, brute_nm and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 0r0d Posted Friday at 03:25 AM Author Popular Post Share Posted Friday at 03:25 AM This is the kind of shady business that happens in a banana republic. crazyhips, Domo Arigato, GeeksAreMyPeeps and 4 others 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan_W Posted Friday at 03:29 AM Share Posted Friday at 03:29 AM On 10/17/2024 at 11:02 PM, BlowUpTheMoon said: Is it possible that books got submitted under the normal tier then got bumped up to the high value/unlimited tier? I think it is possible the books were sent through Comic Link and they may not have to follow the rule about all books within a submission being in the same tier. But without knowing the person who did the submission there is no way of knowing how that all played out. J Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domo Arigato Posted Friday at 05:44 AM Share Posted Friday at 05:44 AM Woo hoo ! ! ! Those 9.9 and 10 charts show how to do a proper cash grab while trashing your reputation. GO BLACKSTONE..........GET YOUR MUN-EEE...........GO BLACKSTONE...........GET YOUR MUN-EEE ! ! ! MatterEaterLad, jcjames, Cat and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaard Posted Friday at 09:00 AM Share Posted Friday at 09:00 AM Once again, we have complete silence from CGC after one of these "incidents". It's like they think, correctly think, this will blow away and be forgotten, like all the rest of their questionable/bad decisions. What is more shameful, the act itself, or hiding under the desk afterwards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poka Posted Friday at 09:05 AM Share Posted Friday at 09:05 AM (edited) could it be same submitter as the one who got the 9.9 for the giant-size x-men 1? VIP customer Edited Friday at 09:05 AM by Poka PhantomEwan, crazyhips and jcjames 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAUMONTS Posted Friday at 12:56 PM Share Posted Friday at 12:56 PM The only next logical step for CGC after pumping the 9.9 and 10 balloon in the forseeable future is then roll out a new tier. Possibly a Metropolsucks inspired incremental grading system. Possibly a 10.1 Ultra Mint Clown White Pages to whomp those lowly 9.9's and super common 10's, then keep on going incrementally from there . Like greed the sky is the limit. grendel013, Larryw7 and crazyhips 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatterEaterLad Posted Friday at 12:57 PM Share Posted Friday at 12:57 PM On 10/18/2024 at 3:05 AM, Poka said: could it be same submitter as the one who got the 9.9 for the giant-size x-men 1? VIP customer That would not be surprising. Also not surprising if that person works for Heritage. Larryw7, jcjames and BEAUMONTS 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybolt Posted Friday at 01:04 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:04 PM On 10/18/2024 at 7:56 AM, BEAUMONTS said: The only next logical step for CGC after pumping the 9.9 and 10 balloon in the forseeable future is then roll out a new tier. Possibly a Metropolsucks inspired incremental grading system. Possibly a 10.1 Ultra Mint Clown White Pages to whomp those lowly 9.9's and super common 10's, then keep on going incrementally from there . Like greed the sky is the limit. That's all fine and dandy but could the rest of us also join the 9.9 party (I don't need 10.0s and 10.1s) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gcstomp Posted Friday at 01:21 PM Popular Post Share Posted Friday at 01:21 PM The sub of X-Men 174s and Dazzlers, under high value tier is just an impossible leap. Those normally $10 books are not books anyone would sub in that way. This is a for profit gift to a pre arranged party. And this latest issue was found by someone just poking around half asses. Would it be any surprise if this is just a 1% of the issue. Years back, when Mcdonalds ran a monopoly game, every high end winner was doled out by a party who did not have safeguards in place to ensure fair distribution, so the game was rigged for personal profit. CGC does not have safeguards in place at the level of US mint, but more to the level of when you were an employee in 80s at Toys R Us and at end of shift, pockets were filled with packs of cards as you walked out. Err, so I hear. If there was a true forensic accounting of the 9.9s and 10.0s, I am sure based on what little we see, there are shenanigans at play. jcjames, brute_nm, djzombi and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted Friday at 01:25 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:25 PM On 10/16/2024 at 10:49 PM, aszumilo said: Here's a list of the books for those that don't want to watch the video. 4491019001 - Dazzler 1 - 9.9 4491019002 - Dazzler 1 - 9.9 4491019003 - Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 8 - 9.8 4491019004 - Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 8 - 9.8 4491019005 - Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 8 - 9.8 4491019006 - Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 8 - 9.8 4491019007 - Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 8 - 9.9 (Listed in Census as 9.8) 4491019008 - Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 8 - 9.9 4491019009 - Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 8 - 9.8 4491019010 - Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 8 - 9.9 4491019011 - Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 8 - 9.9 (Listed in Census as 9.8) 4491019012 - Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 8 - 9.9 4491019013 - New Mutants 1 - 9.8 4491019014 - New Mutants 1 - 9.9 4491019015 - Thor 130 - 9.8 4491019016 - Wolverine Limited Series 4 - 9.9 4491019017 - X-Men 62 - 9.8 Restored A-1 4491019018 - Uncanny X-Men 145 - 9.9 4491019019 - Uncanny X-Men 174 - 9.9 4491019020 - Uncanny X-Men Ann 3 - 9.9 4491019021 - Uncanny X-Men Ann 3 - 9.8 Yeah, we are not talking certain paper stock books that are more likely to get a 9.9 if left untouched like those lenticular covers or something. This is... odd. crazyhips, skybolt, jcjames and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tec-Tac-Toe Posted Friday at 01:35 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:35 PM MatterEaterLad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted Friday at 01:38 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:38 PM (edited) Bennigan's CGC it's your birthday! Oh.... Shenanigans Edited Friday at 01:40 PM by ADAMANTIUM Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Engr62 Posted Friday at 02:00 PM Popular Post Share Posted Friday at 02:00 PM CGC was able to get the 9.9/10.0 squirrel to divert our attention away from the bent inner wells. Well played. crazyhips, Yorick, DanJD and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broke as a Joke Posted Friday at 02:03 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:03 PM Those 9.9s that are in the census as 9.8s: Are they 9.8s with the wrong label or are they 9.9s that have been entered in the census incorrectly as 9.8s? Confusing and possibly purposely done. DanJD, crazyhips and MatterEaterLad 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brute_nm Posted Friday at 02:07 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:07 PM On 10/18/2024 at 8:00 AM, Engr62 said: CGC was able to get the 9.9/10.0 squirrel to divert our attention away from the bent inner wells. Well played. Larryw7, crazyhips, Engr62 and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybolt Posted Friday at 02:12 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:12 PM On 10/18/2024 at 9:03 AM, Broke as a Joke said: Those 9.9s that are in the census as 9.8s: Are they 9.8s with the wrong label or are they 9.9s that have been entered in the census incorrectly as 9.8s? Confusing and possibly purposely done. I would bet that the books are 9.8s and encapsulated incorrectly as 9.9s. Looking at this example, I thought that a book had to be perfectly centered to be considered a 9.9. This book definitely has a slight miscut along the spine from top (no white is showing) to bottom. crazyhips 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanfingh Posted Friday at 02:13 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:13 PM On 10/17/2024 at 5:15 PM, Silver Surfer said: Sorry I wasn’t commenting on your note just a general comment. This 9.9 stuff is nothing but a money printing scam. I know. It was so matter of fact; it just cracked me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
