Let's say that you owned a grading service. Approx. what size. 0

[James J Johnson]

stones would you need to grade something like this an "8.5"?

What size rocks would you have to have in your head to bid $10K for what would be a CGC 6.5 equivalent?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fantastic-Four-5-First-Appearance-and-Origin-of-Doctor-Doom-PGX-8-5-/254076826074?_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137&nordt=true&rt=nc&orig_cvip=true   

 

 

[mr_highgrade]

[valiantman]

That doesn't take stones.  It just takes cash, check, or credit card.

 

Besides plastic, you don't get anything real from PGX.

 

[the blob]

That is more likely a 4.5, not 6.5

[James J Johnson]

7 minutes ago, the blob said:

That is more likely a 4.5, not 6.5

I was being generous. Highest possible grade from CGC on a magical day like this, when they let Roger grade the books:

 

Edited January 27, 2019 by James J Johnson

[BlowUpTheMoon]

 

Item location: Eugene, Oregon, United States

[lizards2]

Seen plenty of shiznit like this in the competitior's slabs (e.g., CGC) but probably never that bad.  If it is real at all. 

I'm always amazed at the eBay auctions that post photos like this, of how the grade is so clearly wrong.  Whelp folks, look at the scans....., and if you can't grade yourself, you're in the wrong hobby. 

 

[Cat]

Yikes. Just... yikes. 

[lizards2]

Yikes.  Just.... yikes.

[James J Johnson]

30 minutes ago, lizards2 said:

Yikes.  Just.... yikes.

The wear, abrasions, scuffing look so odd. Is this a de-restoration service submission? Color touch reversion?

[Bronty]

Good guess.   Colour reversal I’d say

[Ride the Tiger]

The guy put a "I'm not a professional grader" disclaimer in his description so he is taking no responsibility for it.

[miraclemet]

13 hours ago, James J Johnson said:

stones would you need to grade something like this an "8.5"?

 

13 hours ago, James J Johnson said:

 

 

no yours misreading the PGX grade. Thats not a decimal between the 8 and the 5, its a comma. As in "parts of this book are an 8, but other parts are a 5"

Edited January 27, 2019 by miraclemet

[Domo Arigato]

12 hours ago, BlowUpTheMoon said:

 

Item location: Eugene, Oregon, United States

Their scumbaggery has no limits or shame.

They don't even try to hide it.

[Bomber-Bob]

Even CGC seems to be lenient on this issue. I don't understand this grade at all....

 

[wombat]

A thread about bad PGX grading. Well there is something you don't see every day. 

[lizards2]

2 hours ago, Bomber-Bob said:

Even CGC seems to be lenient on this issue. I don't understand this grade at all....

 

The CGC defenders would point out that some termites must have accidentally been encapsulated with the book - there is just no other explanation.

[ygogolak]

16 hours ago, BlowUpTheMoon said:

 

Item location: Eugene, Oregon, United States

3 hours ago, Domo Arigato said:

Their scumbaggery has no limits or shame.

They don't even try to hide it.

This is the most alarming part of the thread to me.

[Ride the Tiger]

OK out of my ignorance to the situation i'll ask. Who or what is in Eugene Oregon?

[BlowUpTheMoon]

9 minutes ago, Ride the Tiger said:

OK out of my ignorance to the situation i'll ask. Who or what is in Eugene Oregon?

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