Is this a 9.8 0

[williegglover]

I know its not a expensive book to grade but I really like the story I sent it in with a 9.8 pre-screen and got this back is this still a 9.8

[The Lions Den]

This may have happened during encapsulation. I wouldn't give this a 9.8 with that folded corner...

[Randall Ries]

1 hour ago, The Lions Den said:

This may have happened during encapsulation. I wouldn't give this a 9.8 with that folded corner...

Me either. Or the lower left corner ding. I would however be extremely pissed at the grader for folding that corner. That doesn't help things. I would have given it 9.2 for the corner ding. Sorry about that.  That would be impossible to sell at a 9.8.

Edited September 6, 2020 by Randall Ries

[William-James88]

14 hours ago, williegglover said:

I know its not a expensive book to grade but I really like the story I sent it in with a 9.8 pre-screen and got this back is this still a 9.8

Contact cgc asap to let them know. 

[James J Johnson]

On 9/6/2020 at 4:55 AM, Randall Ries said:

Me either. Or the lower left corner ding. I would however be extremely pissed at the grader for folding that corner. That doesn't help things. I would have given it 9.2 for the corner ding. Sorry about that.  That would be impossible to sell at a 9.8.

+1  But mistakes happen. CGC will either fix it or replace if there's a permanent defect that can't be remedied. 

[theCapraAegagrus]

It was before that post-encapsulation damage.

[The Lions Den]

On 9/6/2020 at 7:55 AM, Randall Ries said:

Me either. Or the lower left corner ding. I would however be extremely pissed at the grader for folding that corner. That doesn't help things. I would have given it 9.2 for the corner ding. Sorry about that.  That would be impossible to sell at a 9.8.

The reason I suspect that this happened during encapsulation is because the book was graded a 9.8. If the corner had been folded over prior to that, the book very likely wouldn't have attained that grade (or it would have ended up being sent to CCS). 

Unfortunately, with the inherent fragility of comic books, these things are going to happen, especially when a company is handling thousands of comics every week. And the fact that the book made it through the system with no one catching this flaw indicates to me a need for more effective quality control. In the "olden days" of CGC, graders actually worked in QC as well, and I suspect they caught more oversights like this one because they have a keener eye for detail...  

[William-James88]

5 minutes ago, The Lions Den said:

The reason I suspect that this happened during encapsulation is because the book was graded a 9.8. If the corner had been folded over prior to that, the book very likely wouldn't have attained that grade (or it would have ended up being sent to CCS). 

Unfortunately, with the inherent fragility of comic books, these things are going to happen, especially when a company is handling thousands of comics every week. And the fact that the book made it through the system with no one catching this flaw indicates to me a need for more effective quality control. In the "olden days" of CGC, graders actually worked in QC as well, and I suspect they caught more oversights like this one because they have a keener eye for detail...  

That's what I thought. It had to happen during encapsulation, after the grade was given.

[James J Johnson]

40 minutes ago, The Lions Den said:

The reason I suspect that this happened during encapsulation is because the book was graded a 9.8. If the corner had been folded over prior to that, the book very likely wouldn't have attained that grade (or it would have ended up being sent to CCS). 

Unfortunately, with the inherent fragility of comic books, these things are going to happen, especially when a company is handling thousands of comics every week. And the fact that the book made it through the system with no one catching this flaw indicates to me a need for more effective quality control. In the "olden days" of CGC, graders actually worked in QC as well, and I suspect they caught more oversights like this one because they have a keener eye for detail...  

+1 to all. 

[Randall Dowling]

12 hours ago, theCapraAegagrus said:

It was before that post- encapsulation damage.

Fixed that for you.

[theCapraAegagrus]

On 9/8/2020 at 9:44 PM, Randall Dowling said:

Fixed that for you.

Potato, tomato.