NoMan Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) I've read in threads here and there talk of "tight" grading periods at CGC. I'm curious what time frames are considered "tight" and what time frames are considered "relaxed" and why periods are such. And specifically, I recently purchased a CGC slabbed book that was graded in late October of 2016 (10/31, I believe. Not sure) and was curious if this was considered a tight period of grading or a loose one. Thanks! Edited March 15, 2017 by NoMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aweandlorder Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 45 minutes ago, NoMan said: I'm curious what time frames are considered "tight" and what time frames are considered "relaxed" and why periods are such. When I was 18 I used to ask that about girls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot6 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 1 minute ago, Aweandlorder said: When I was 18 I used to ask that about girls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Mister Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 19 minutes ago, Aweandlorder said: When I was 18 I used to ask that about girls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newshane Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 1 hour ago, NoMan said: I've read in threads here and there talk of "tight" grading periods at CGC. I'm curious what time frames are considered "tight" and what time frames are considered "relaxed" and why periods are such. And specifically, I recently purchased a CGC slabbed book that was graded in late October of 2016 (10/31, I believe. Not sure) and was curious if this was considered a tight period of grading or a loose one. Thanks! October of 2016 was definitely a tight period IMHO. comicquant and oldmilwaukee6er 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMan Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 1 hour ago, newshane said: October of 2016 was definitely a tight period IMHO. is it an influx of books (temp graders?) that creates a loose period? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newshane Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 19 minutes ago, NoMan said: is it an influx of books (temp graders?) that creates a loose period? It's hard to tell, but things seemed to have tightened up around the time they hired extra help in 2015. Maybe the newbies are the ones being tougher on books? As a disclaimer, I mainly deal with 9.8 moderns, so when I say "tight" I'm really referring to the chances of scoring a 9.8 on a fresh book. I have less experience dealing with medium to low grade comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 O.M.G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 2 hours ago, Buzzetta said: O.M.G. O.Y.G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosconi Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 (edited) I remember reading in some older threads where board members had identified a specific series of bar code #'s, which reflected tighter graded books during that period. I found it very interesting and even wrote down one such series that had been discussed: barcodes starting with 093 to 097 as very tightly graded. I'm sure other boardies have information such as this, and of course it is subjective, but I find it quite enlightening to hear from others about their thoughts and observations on tighter and looser grading periods (or barcode series #'s which are identified as such) Edited March 16, 2017 by mosconi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 6 hours ago, NoMan said: October of 2016 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 6 hours ago, NoMan said: 10/31, I believe. Not sure Enter your CGC # here to verify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 5 hours ago, Aweandlorder said: 6 hours ago, NoMan said: I'm curious what time frames are considered "tight" and what time frames are considered "relaxed" and why periods are such. When I was 18 I used to ask that about girls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisco37 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 The early years were really tough for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 10 minutes ago, chrisco37 said: The early years were really tough for the most part. I agree the early days that is why the old label has respect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 11 minutes ago, comicjack said: I agree the early days that is why the old label has respect That and the fact that it was pre mass pressing so buyers believe the old labeled books are likely to upgrade after "work". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 8 hours ago, mosconi said: I remember reading in some older threads where board members had identified a specific series of bar code #'s, which reflected tighter graded books during that period. I found it very interesting and even wrote down one such series that had been discussed: barcodes starting with 093 to 097 as very tightly graded. I'm sure other boardies have information such as this, and of course it is subjective, but I find it quite enlightening to hear from others about their thoughts and observations on tighter and looser grading periods (or barcode series #'s which are identified as such) The problem with going just by serial numbers is that people who have invoices with those serial numbers can submit them at any time.If CGC has graded north of 3 MIL books (which they have) then that means there are over 3 MIL serial numbers out there. There are people submitting today that still have paper invoices with old serial numbers and so even though it has an old serial number the grading is recent, and visa versa, there are people who submitted during older periods who had newer serial numbers. It's not necessarily the serial number that matters as much as the time period. STORMSHADOW_80 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMan Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 34 minutes ago, VintageComics said: The problem with going just by serial numbers is that people who have invoices with those serial numbers can submit them at any time.If CGC has graded north of 3 MIL books (which they have) then that means there are over 3 MIL serial numbers out there. There are people submitting today that still have paper invoices with old serial numbers and so even though it has an old serial number the grading is recent, and visa versa, there are people who submitted during older periods who had newer serial numbers. It's not necessarily the serial number that matters as much as the time period. good info. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin... Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 (edited) I've been getting murdered in '17, ever since they caught back on timelines. "When was this graded ?" is def a question I ask when buying. Also, if you're doing on site grading at a show...cr@p shoot. All part of the human element in the end. Buy the book, not the grade! Edited March 16, 2017 by Kevin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Looser grading in Dec, 2016. My pre-grade on SA Marvel key of 4.5 came back Cgc 6.5 blue label. My pre-grade on SA DC key of 3.0 came back Cgc 5.0 blue label. Kevin... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
