CGC vs XXXPHOENIX grading contest PART 11 : 90 (!) books just graded!

Hello Collectors Society friends!

Several weeks ago I submitted a big lot of books I had purchased raw off ebay or from www dealers in 2012. I find so challenging to hunt and select books to submit for my registry...it's much more interesting than purchasing them already graded!

The majority of the submitted books comes from the late bronze / early copper age.

I find this period particular challenging because books were not immediately bag&boarded after purchase and the low quality of the paper and cover means spine stress and corner dings even in unread copies...

Some books are cursed: It's at least the third time I submit a MINT unread copy of FF261 for my FF Byrne set...and I this time I got another lousy 9.0! The same story for Amazing Spider-Man 309 and Alpha Flight 24!

Most Uncanny X-men and the other FF issues I submitted received 9.4-9.8.

I also got a 9.8 for Marvel vs DC #2 a book that together with DC vs Marvel preview in 9.2 allows me to reach the top the ranking.

Avengers/Invaders 1 Dynamic Forces in CGC 9.6 sketched by Romita is a real treasure! So far I have put together 5 different copies of Avengers/Invaders 1 Dynamic Forces sketched by Romita (5/100 wow!).

The boxes sent to CGC were three with the following turnaround times (from "received" to "shipped/safe" status -- MODERN tier)

n.1 112 working days -- received by CGC on 11/13/2012

n.2 61 working days -- received by CGC on 01/24/2013

n.3 62 working days -- received by CGC on 01/24/2013

STATS for my 90 graded books:

8.5 6x

9.0 5x

9.2 9x

9.4 18x

9.6 33x

9.8 19x

I am quite satisfied since only 11 books graded way below my forecasts...Unfortunately for me most 8.5 were Miller Daredevils I had purchased from an unread/uncirculated lot of books. They looked flawless...but I won't spend a cent to get the grading notes!

TITLE ISSUE FORECAST CGC

Alpha Flight 17 9.4-9.6 /// 9.4

Alpha Flight 23 9.4-9.6 /// 9.4

Alpha Flight 24 9.4-9.6 /// 9.0 UHM!!!!

Alpha Flight 25 9.4-9.6 /// 9.6

Alpha Flight 26 9.4-9.6 /// 9.6

Alpha Flight 6 9.4-9.6 /// 9.4

Amazing Spider-Man 303 9.4-9.6 /// 9.8

Amazing Spider-Man 309 9.4-9.6 /// 9.2 ...I can swear the book was flawless!!!

Amazing Spider-Man 332 9.6-9.8 /// 8.5 UHM!!!!

Avengers/Invaders 1 9.6-9.8 /// 9.6

Daredevil 173 9.6-9.8 /// 9.6

Daredevil 174 9.6-9.8 /// 9.4

Daredevil 176 9.4-9.6 /// 8.5 ...I can swear the book was flawless!!!

Daredevil 178 9.6-9.8 /// 9.4

Daredevil 183 9.4-9.6 /// 9.4

Daredevil 185 9.6-9.8 /// 8.5 ...I can swear the book was flawless!!!

Daredevil 186 9.6-9.8 /// 9.8

Daredevil 188 9.4-9.6 /// 9.4

Daredevil 189 9.6-9.8 /// 9.8

Daredevil 190 9.6-9.8 /// 9.2 ...I can swear the book was flawless!!!

Daredevil 191 9.6-9.8 /// 8.5 ...I can swear the book was flawless!!!

DC vs Marvel preview 1 9.2-9.4 /// 9.2

Fantastic Four 236 9.6-9.8 /// 9.4

Fantastic Four 252 9.2-9.4 /// 9.6

Fantastic Four 256 9.6-9.8 /// 9.4

Fantastic Four 259 9.2-9.4 /// 9.6

Fantastic Four 261 9.4-9.6 /// 9.0 this book is cursed...I submitted three MINT copies in the recent past and never got anymore than 9.0!

Fantastic Four 265 9.4-9.6 /// 9.6

Fantastic Four 270 9.4-9.6 /// 9.4

Fantastic Four 274 9.4-9.6 /// 9.6

Fantastic Four 277 9.4-9.6 /// 9.8

Fantastic Four 289 9.4-9.6 /// 9.6

Fantastic Four 291 9.4-9.6 /// 9.6

Fantastic Four 292 9.4-9.6 /// 9.6

Incredible Hulk 331 9.4-9.6 /// 9.6

Incredible Hulk 332 9.4-9.6 /// 9.2

Incredible Hulk 339 9.4-9.6 /// 8.5 UHM!!!!

Infinity Crusade 1 9.4-9.6 /// 9.6

Infinity Gauntlet 6 9.4-9.6 /// 9.8

Marvel vs DC 2 9.6-9.8 /// 9.8 NOW I AM N.1 in the ranking!

Spectacular Spider-Man 200 9.6-9.8 /// 9.8

Spider-man 3 9.4-9.6 /// 9.8

Thor 337 9.4-9.6 /// 9.6

Thor 339 9.4-9.6 /// 9.2

Thor 340 9.4-9.6 /// 9.0

Thor 341 9.2-9.4 /// 9.8

Thor 343 9.2-9.4 /// 9.6

Thor 344 9.6-9.8 /// 9.4

Thor 345 9.6-9.8 /// 9.6

Thor 346 9.6-9.8 /// 9.6

Thor 347 9.4-9.6 /// 9.4

Thor 349 9.4-9.6 /// 9.6

Thor 352 9.6-9.8 /// 9.6

Thor 354 9.6-9.8 /// 9.6

Uncanny X-Men 184 9.6-9.8 /// 9.6

Uncanny X-Men 209 9.6-9.8 /// 9.6

Uncanny X-Men 211 9.6-9.8 /// 9.6

Uncanny X-Men 224 9.6-9.8 /// 9.8

Uncanny X-Men 226 9.6-9.8 /// 9.6

Uncanny X-Men 249 9.6-9.8 /// 9.6

Uncanny X-Men 259 9.6-9.8 /// 9.8

Uncanny X-Men 272 9.6-9.8 /// 9.6

Uncanny X-Men 167 9.4-9.6 /// 9.6

Uncanny X-Men 203 9.6-9.8 /// 9.4

Uncanny X-Men 214 9.6-9.8 /// 9.6

Uncanny X-Men 215 9.4-9.6 /// 9.6

Uncanny X-Men 219 9.6-9.8 /// 9.2 ...funny I chose this one out of 3 #219 BAH!

Uncanny X-Men 225 9.6-9.8 /// 9.8

Uncanny X-Men 230 9.6-9.8 /// 9.6

Uncanny X-Men 232 9.6-9.8 /// 9.6

Uncanny X-Men 235 9.4-9.6 /// 9.8

Uncanny X-Men 245 9.6-9.8 /// 9.6

Uncanny X-Men 246 9.4-9.6 /// 9.4

Uncanny X-Men 247 9.6-9.8 /// 9.8

Uncanny X-Men 252 9.4-9.6 /// 9.8

Uncanny X-Men 264 9.6-9.8 /// 9.4

Uncanny X-Men 265 9.4-9.6 /// 9.2 I could not spot any defect!

Uncanny X-Men 273 9.6-9.8 /// 9.8

Uncanny X-Men 274 9.4-9.6 /// 9.8

Uncanny X-Men 278 9.4-9.6 /// 9.4

Uncanny X-Men 279 9.4-9.6 /// 9.0 How is it possible!!!! For the third time I got a lousy 9.0 on this issue!

Uncanny X-Men 299 9.4-9.6 /// 9.8

Web of Spider-Man 100 9.6-9.8 /// 9.8

X-Factor Annual 1 9.4-9.6 /// 8.5 ...I can swear the book was flawless!!!

X-Factor 27 9.4-9.6 /// 9.4

X-Factor 28 9.6-9.8 /// 9.2

X-Factor 5 9.4-9.6 /// 9.6

X-Factor 7 9.4-9.6 /// 9.2

X-Men 11Silver 9.4-9.6 /// 9.0

CIAO!

FEDERICO - ITALY