Mully79 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Just had my first comic graded by CGC and I have to say, I am at a loss for words. My initial reaction was of shear disbelief. The grade was at a minimum two tiers below what I was expecting. I’ll be case breaking upon arrival to make a video on it. In a way I’m kind of glad though, at least I’ll save money by never using this service again. Absolutely horrible. Randall Dowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mully79 Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 When can I expect a mod to approve my post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicquant Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 (edited) Do you have pics of the book ungraded? You should post it in the "Hey buddy can you spare a grade" section to see what the boardies come up with as far as a grade is concerned. It's not uncommon for first time submitters to have higher expectations than the actual grade would allow. https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/forum/42-hey-buddy-can-you-spare-a-grade/ Edited June 5, 2020 by comicquant Keys_Collector, theCapraAegagrus and BladeTX 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Hopefully not another drive-by shouting. What grade were you expecting? What did it receive? What are the grader's notes? comicquant and The Lions Den 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Collector Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 this again. Deadpoolica 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mully79 Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 light bends to cover light creasing to cover light spine stress lines to cover Off white/white Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mully79 Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 Cricket Cricket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning55 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 It's hard to even contribute anything when the sample size is 1 comic with no specifics. Was it a hoped-for 9.8 modern comic that came back 9.4? Or a Golden Age comic that went from 5.0 to 3.0? Judging any process or company on a single experience is a bit premature, but it does happen. If you went to a restaurant and had a bad experience, you might not ever go back. But then there are oodles of restaurants, not many grading companies. Larryw7, Keys_Collector and theCapraAegagrus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicquant Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 6 minutes ago, Mully79 said: light bends to cover light creasing to cover light spine stress lines to cover Off white/white I will say this... I can already tell by the notes that this is the same grader who did my recent batch so my guess is your book was an SA/BA book. For whatever reason they put the exact same notes on all my books. There was no variation at all. WolverineX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post comicquant Posted June 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Mully79 said: Why would I mention the grade? All you experts should be able to tell me by the graders notes. Yet all the sudden it got quite. We won't be able to deduce a grade from those notes. Thats like listing salt and pepper and having us guess the recipe. I can tell you had the book graded because of the notes so you should definitely post the raw pics and just see what others think. thunsicker, Larryw7, Jordysnordy and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mully79 Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 Yeah it doesn’t really matter really. I already decided I’ll just be selling raw books from now on. Unless I pay for grade from retailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicquant Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, Mully79 said: Why would I mention the grade? All you experts should be able to tell me by the graders notes. Yet all the sudden it got quite. I can assure you its not going to get quiet. This place is packed with experts who would be more than happy to take a shot at grading your book based on some decent scans. Keys_Collector, Comics4All, theCapraAegagrus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 11 minutes ago, Mully79 said: Why would I mention the grade? All you experts should be able to tell me by the graders notes. Yet all the sudden it got quite. lolwut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lightning55 Posted June 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, Mully79 said: Why would I mention the grade? All you experts should be able to tell me by the graders notes. Yet all the sudden it got quite. It got quiet because a whole 3 minutes had passed between the time you posted the grader notes and "Cricket Cricket". Do you think people are hanging on your every word? You obviously just came here to rant, and we've all seen that before. You're not looking to find out why things went bad, I guess. The graders notes mean nothing without some context, as noted earlier, roughly where you are on the grading range, what the grade actually was, what comic was graded, what you expected, and no photo. Maybe you feel better getting it off your chest, so that's something. Larryw7, Deadpoolica, theCapraAegagrus and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 21 hours ago, Mully79 said: Just had my first comic graded by CGC and I have to say, I am at a loss for words. My initial reaction was of shear disbelief. The grade was at a minimum two tiers below what I was expecting. I’ll be case breaking upon arrival to make a video on it. In a way I’m kind of glad though, at least I’ll save money by never using this service again. Absolutely horrible. 16 hours ago, Mully79 said: When can I expect a mod to approve my post. 29 minutes ago, Mully79 said: light bends to cover light creasing to cover light spine stress lines to cover Off white/white 26 minutes ago, Mully79 said: Cricket Cricket 18 minutes ago, Mully79 said: Why would I mention the grade? All you experts should be able to tell me by the graders notes. Yet all the sudden it got quite. 14 minutes ago, Mully79 said: Yeah it doesn’t really matter really. I already decided I’ll just be selling raw books from now on. Unless I pay for grade from retailer. 6 minutes ago, Mully79 said: If I can’t trust the graders notes to be accurate, as you pointed out, why should I trust the actual grade itself. It’s also ridiculous that CGC doesn’t even stand behind the graders notes as they mention when you look at them. Industry leader my . You've blown the lid off the CGC scam! And in your first thread! Perhaps a Pulitzer? How could we all have been so blind?!?! TheGeneral, Catwomancomics, Tempus Fugit and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning55 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 18 minutes ago, Mully79 said: Yeah it doesn’t really matter really. This is the only thing you have said that makes any sense at all. I don't know why you even bothered to come here. theCapraAegagrus, Skunkboy and Keys_Collector 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jeffro. Posted June 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, Mully79 said: Why do you need context to make an educated guess on grade based off the notes? Looking at pictures want change what the grader noted, after all CGC graders are the experts right? They have a published grading scale that can be compared with the notes. But let’s be honest, the real reason is you are all scared to guess because you don’t want to be embarrassed. You want me to spoon feed you every detail, so you can then tell me why I’m wrong and they are right. No thanks. CGC graders grade a comic by LOOKING AT IT. Why would you expect us to be able to give you our advice without seeing the comic? I mean seriously. Lazyboy, Larryw7, Skunkboy and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mully79 Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 Yes you are correct. They look at it. They also make notes afterwards, reflecting what they saw. So I ask again, why do you need pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Just now, Mully79 said: Yes you are correct. They look at it. They also make notes afterwards, reflecting what they saw. So I ask again, why do you need pictures? Because words are vague and you cannot assess a physical item's condition on words alone. Larryw7, Dave2739, Deadpoolica and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mully79 Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 I can do emojis too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
