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    Modern Grading Is Broken...Im done.

    in Comics General

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    What's even more frustrating is that with the last 2 batches where only 1 book was graded at 9.8, you'd think that this newbie grader would pick the most pristine 9.9 looking copy to bestow the 9.8 grade to. However,  in the both cases, it was a book I had assigned a 9.4/9.6 grade to, since it had a couple of minor color breaking creases. Out of all the slam dunk 9.8 copies in these submissions, you'd think they'd at least pick a book that made sense. My guess is that these new graders are spending very little time inspecting or researching books for production type errors. Instead, they're doing a quick glance over, and if the book looks perfect, then they'll give it a 9.6 grade (just in case they missed something with their quick inspection). When they get to the end and haven't assigned a single 9.8 grade, they just pick a copy at random (or maybe a cover they like) to assign the 9.8 grade to. 

    current turn around rates at CGC

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    On 7/11/2022 at 10:55 PM, skybolt said:

    I'm getting 4 submissions back this week. I'll do a full analysis once the books are in hand with respect to how my original grading was, the press job performed and CGC grading. The 4th submission was graded today and came back with 7 - 9.8's, 6 - 9.6's, 6 - 9.4's, 2 - 9.2's, 1 -9.0 & 1 - 8.5. These were mostly 80's books, so the grades are probably not totally off. At least 2 of the 3 Uncanny X-Men #195 Newsstand Editions got a 9.8 grade. 

    Just got this submission back. After careful inspection, the grading was spot on.