trmoore54

Just getting to this got home late last night. 6 points...one bullseye on the ASM 262 if my math is correct. I started the AV 10 at 8.0/8.5...and initially settled on 8.5. As I am a chronic under-grader, I bumped all my grades one grade...thus gave the AV 10 a 9.0. This worked out for me on 2 books and got me .2 closer...and negatively on one book the FM 13 and got me .2 more away and the AV 10 .5 more away. Pretty happy with this round...I'm usually pretty iffy on HG books especially beyond Silver Age. (If I would've left them as is would've been a 7 without the bullseye...)

Yeah...tough round...especially when I can't even find/see some of the grader's comments ...grades submitted.

GADZOOKS!! CONGRATS...what a beaut!!

I'll play.

Well you start with it's minimum 4.0/4.5...presents very nicely so I'm at 5.0/5.5...not thinking it warrants a 6.0. I always grade books as if they were my books and I were selling them and want to make sure I have a happy buyer on the other end.

No worse than a 2.0 IMO. Possible 2.5/3.0 depending on CGC's grading mood any particular day. A full back cover pic would be helpful. Imagine this book put forth for sale with all the pics as a 3.0 I don't think you'd get crazy pushback. I think 2.0/2.5 is a safe position.

Get some rest Mike...lol. Wish you the best. All good...CGC love to all. And CONGRATS to the winnahs!

My worst round by 1 point...ugh. Four rounds 7/4/7/8 = 26 double ugh. I guess I don't know how to grade the old GAs...had 5.0 in the toggle for the first 4 books but started at 6.0 on the OBIE and went with 6.5 for the GA bump...the GA bump always seems to enter my mind as I think many GAs I see are overgraded by .5 to a full point for seemingly that reason. Did manage a bullseye on the PEP. THX for the diversion/fun Mike/CGC. CONGRATS to the WINNERS and TOP SCORERS!!

Hardest round yet for me...usually I find it pretty easy to get to a 2 grade toggle...with this round I had reasons to consider a 4-grade range (includes .5s of course)...not in the running but wanting to finish as best as possible...

WOW! You could buy a gun pretty cheap in 1941...

Have you read Fredrik Backman's "Anxious People"? I highly recommend it...those who have read it will understand this tag post

Got same...7 points...

7 round for me...normally par or so for me but I had higher expectations...if I throw out the Supe/Lois book I'm at 4. Started off with a bullseye and then downhill from there...one off on two other books and then was at 6.0 for the My Secret Life book (1957) so off by 2 points but looks nicer especially when held up against the rest of the bunch (didn't even have a 5.5 toggle on that one only 6.0/6.5). I'll say it again...if I bought that Supe/Lois book as a 7.0 I'd be sending it back...

Had that one at 5.5...tried to go to 6.0 for a 1958 book but couldn't do it...

You're only "late" if you fail to submit grades at all...

I actually thought this round was harder than last round... We shall see. Grades submitted.

Cool books all rounds so far!

Got distracted and forgot to look at the reveal last night (wife and I watching the new FEUD: CAPOTE AND THE SWANS...really good/enjoying it). My best round yet...4.0 bullseye/4.5 had this book initially at 5.0/5.5 toggle and then last minute veered to 4.5 2 points/4.5 bullseye/7.0...had at 7.0/7.5 and toggled in wrong direction 1 point...and last book had at 4.0/3.5 and also toggled in wrong direction...that's a pretty fugly 4.0/VG 4 POINTS. On to ROUND 3

Grades in meant to say...

Thought this was a pretty difficult round...especially as I am apparently a consistent under-grader to CGC on most books, especially lower grade. So always in that case for me, stick with my initial grade (always a toggle between 2 half-grades) or bump?

Forgot the reveal was last night. Agreed...I had the COMET at 5.5 as well. Also graded the first one a full grade lower at 5.0. Same score...7 points with bullseye on last book. Not great...but not horrible...

Early submit for me...went with my gut...

In

Was thinking there would be 5 rounds but I guess we're done. Dam was just getting warmed up. Anxious to see the final standings and Zzutak's metrics. Thanks again as usual Mike for the contest...always fun. I do maintain especially for older GA books that on any given day any given grader the final grade could be within .5 of two grades. So in that sense bullseyes are a result of skill but a good amount of luck as well landing on the right .5 increment.