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Just Received two copies of the exact same book from CGC one 9.6 one 9.8. Can you spot the 9.8?
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So I’m not complaining here but I’m a bit confused. When I sent these in I expected that they would get the exact same grade. Be it 9.6 or 9.8 As they both are very clean copies of the exact same book. Also they both have the same imperfection in bottom left corner. So I was surprised that I received one 9.8 and one 9.6. I guess the part that I’m a little disappointed with is that there are no grader notes. Anyway, I’ll use the imaging I received from CGC, I’m curious if you guys can spot the 9.6 from the 9.8. Take a look

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13 minutes ago, davet75 said:

first 9.6 (bottom left corner ding looks more obvious on the front and back covers)

second 9.8

Although to be fair, i feel you probably need surgical loops or a good magnifying glass to really tell the different between a 9.6 and 9.8.

i agree. i think these days, with how stingy cgc has become with the 9.8s, you ought to feel lucky to have gotten one. but i agree it is frustrating.

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1 hour ago, davet75 said:

first 9.6 (bottom left corner ding looks more obvious on the front and back covers)

second 9.8

Although to be fair, i feel you probably need surgical loops or a good magnifying glass to really tell the different between a 9.6 and 9.8.

This is why I’d have appreciated some notes 

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Just about Everyone was wrong lol 

I didn’t mess with the pics and feel free to check the registry  

In the end, and I’m not a seasoned grader by any means, I went over these pretty well before submission and thought they would grade the same and I’d just like to have notes so I can understand the difference  

 

 

 

 

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5 minutes ago, Dimez said:

This is why I’d have appreciated some notes 

The grader(s) may not have written any.  I’ve had 9.4’s that didn’t have notes either.

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4 minutes ago, Dimez said:

Just about Everyone was wrong lol 

I didn’t mess with the pics and feel free to check the registry  

In the end, and I’m not a seasoned grader by any means, I went over these pretty well before submission and thought they would grade the same and I’d just like to have notes so I can understand the difference  

 

 

 

 

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I was right 😂 

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Here is what I see.

Both bottom left corners show the tiniest amount of wear. It appears worse on the first image BUT on the second image, I can see some slight colour loss along the spine AND the top left corner on the back is oh so slightly frayed whereas the first image looks pristine.

So first pic has one extremely minor flaw and copy two has two/three so bottom image is 9.6 and top 9.8

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