GRADING CONTEST : Round 17

[Red Hook]

Struggled with 9.4, but the combination of multiple spine breaks & that LRC made calling this book 'NM' virtually impossible.

 

You are seriously threatening to run the table on us, dude!

[sterlingcomics]

I've been dancing around with these 2 points for long enough...

[blutobc]

BAD NEWS

I got my first X since I didn't get home early enough to place my inaccurate guess.

 

GOOD NEWS

I didn't really miss out on 4 points as I was prepared to say 9.4 using a nic bump. So I only missed out on 2 points.

[Aces]

The following grades were received:

 

 

8.0 - 2

 

8.5 - 6

 

9.0 - 10

 

9.2 - 24

 

9.4 - 33

 

9.6 - 4

 

 

and the grade that really counts I guess is 9.2

 

 

 

I went with 9.0 due to seeing 8 - 10 spine stress points.

I thought that was too many for 9.2.

[grandz-migration]

this is the farthest I have been off, I went 8.5. On my monitor it looks like one of the spine stresses is 1/2" long, and there is a small edge tear/ crease on back.

 

I've been further off, but a 9.2? With that soiling also? Going by these grades of late, I've got some very high grade

Silver, and Bronze age books at home.

[Aces]

Time to hire that woman's ice-skating thug to take out your knee!

[grandz-migration]

Time to hire that woman's ice-skating thug to take out your knee!

 

I would feel better if Harding's ex-hubby and bodyguard would

work on CGC graders instead.

[CJ]

I said 9.6 since the past few grades nik's books have gotten some sweet bumps..that and I can not grade to save my life it seems

[kc120us]

Yes!! Third in a row!!

 

But i'm still so friggin far behind,

[Owls Head]

Struggled with 9.4, but the combination of multiple spine breaks & that LRC made calling this book 'NM' virtually impossible.

 

You are seriously threatening to run the table on us, dude!

 

i too would like to throw a shout-out The Beyonder's way....

7 in a row is very impressive...

[Artboy99]

this is the farthest I have been off, I went 8.5. On my moniter it looks like one of the spine stresses is 1/2" long, and there is a small edge tear/ crease on back.

 

completely agree:

Small rip in back cover keeps this book out of the 9's guys. Yet 81 of you guess 9.0+

I am at a loss.

 

Artboy99

[DeeDee-migration]

this is the farthest I have been off, I went 8.5. On my moniter it looks like one of the spine stresses is 1/2" long, and there is a small edge tear/ crease on back.

 

completely agree:

Small rip in back cover keeps this book out of the 9's guys. Yet 81 of you guess 9.0+

I am at a loss.

 

Artboy99

 

Trick is: don't guess your grade, guess CGC's.

[nik]

this is the farthest I have been off, I went 8.5. On my moniter it looks like one of the spine stresses is 1/2" long, and there is a small edge tear/ crease on back.

 

completely agree:

Small rip in back cover keeps this book out of the 9's guys. Yet 81 of you guess 9.0+

I am at a loss.

 

Artboy99

 

Care to enlighten me where this tear is on the back cover? If you are reffering to the mark just left of the Christmas Santa box, that is not a tear

[topofthetotem]

Nik's a big cheater Tar and feather him!

I don't see why everybody that gets the grade wrong can't just accept they got it wrong and wait for the next round.

[nik]

Yup thats me

 

 

teyy Monday morning and after hearing almost for a month straight about this Nik bump and how this is overgraded or how can this be graded that high and

 

and if thats a 9.4 then all mine are 10s and

 

Finally starting to crack a little

[Red Hook]

Come on Nik.....try to remember the last couple of contests........this one has been pretty smooth in comparison.

[Fan4Fan]

Come on Nik.....try to remember the last couple of contests........this one has been pretty smooth in comparison.

 

He just wants to get mod sympathy so we can have more emoticons....

 

[Sid]

Yup thats me

 

 

teyy Monday morning and after hearing almost for a month straight about this Nik bump and how this is overgraded or how can this be graded that high and

 

and if thats a 9.4 then all mine are 10s and

 

Finally starting to crack a little

 

Are you suggesting the nik bump is just a myth?

 

Either way I wouldn't get upset or worked up over it, you know what they say "Grass is always greener on your own side..." err is that how it goes?

[grandz-migration]

this is the farthest I have been off, I went 8.5. On my moniter it looks like one of the spine stresses is 1/2" long, and there is a small edge tear/ crease on back.

 

completely agree:

Small rip in back cover keeps this book out of the 9's guys. Yet 81 of you guess 9.0+

I am at a loss.

 

Artboy99

 

Care to enlighten me where this tear is on the back cover? If you are reffering to the mark just left of the Christmas Santa box, that is not a tear

 

I thought that was a small tear as well. This is where just going by the scans can be deceiving. I also thought there was a indentation by Spidey's left wrist.

 

It would be more accurate of-course to grade these in hand, that is why

I am inviting everyone to Minnesota next year to stay with me where we can grade these in hand. Minnesota has had the best weather in the U.S. for the past 4 years, so come on over.

[october]

this is the farthest I have been off, I went 8.5. On my moniter it looks like one of the spine stresses is 1/2" long, and there is a small edge tear/ crease on back.

 

completely agree:

Small rip in back cover keeps this book out of the 9's guys. Yet 81 of you guess 9.0+

I am at a loss.

 

Artboy99

 

Care to enlighten me where this tear is on the back cover? If you are reffering to the mark just left of the Christmas Santa box, that is not a tear

 

Even if that was a micro-tear it wouldn't be enough to drop it lower than 9.0.

 

These grading contests are very illuminating. It's interesting that, for the most part, people here grade more conservatively than CGC.