HotKey Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Is there a clear winner out there as the worst to ever get a 9.8 or is there solid competition? Have there been any visible spine ticks on any 9.8s? Damage from encapsulating wouldn't count in this aspect, just good old errors in judgement when grading. I bet there's some good pics out there of "What were they thinking??" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbukiLord Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Wasn't it this one? Makes you wonder wtf CGC smoked that day cause they need to pass it around. Funnybooks, Cushing Fan, Erndog and 17 others 1 13 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatterEaterLad Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Was that graded recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Buzzetta Posted March 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, MatterEaterLad said: Was that graded recently? Whenever I see something like this my biggest concern is that there is a 9.8 out there that was robbed of their rightful grade because the book was switched in the labeling process with this one. BladeTX, silverseeker, do-boy99 and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 This one was bad too But they removed all the info, all that's left to see is this very small pic HobbyLife 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Phill the Governor Posted March 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) I used to work at one of the big auction houses. Routinely, the director of consignments would show us a book with a post-it note over the grade and have us guess what it was. After a while, you'd go into it knowing the book was overgraded. I saw 9.2-9.8 books from all eras that were all overgraded (or sustained damage within the slab). In my opinion, based on all the books I've seen over the last 15 years, any grade above a 9.0 is subject to the phrase "buy the book not the grade". We buy and grade books based on arbitrary defects, yes, but unfortunately many people only care about the number on the slab... Edited April 1, 2021 by Phill the Governor spelling KirbyJack, Larryw7, ttfitz and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BladeTX Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Here is where coins are very different. Part of the grade is attributed to the appearance of the coin. It won't lower a technical grade but it could bump it up. As a result, any collector worth his or her salt would always seriously inspect the coin and not grade by the number. I would say of all the coins I bought from dealers, I returned 1/3 to 1/2 even after looking at the pictures. Higher resolution scans and things like tilting videos that are prevalent now I'm sure would reduce that quite a bit. But I was very picky with my spending to only acquire the very best. It seems CGC graded comic buyers far more frequently just buy to the grading number without a second thought. 1950's war comics, HotKey and The Lions Den 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineX Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 I'm sure Andy owns it since he has a whole slew of gift grades... @Comics4All Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comics4All Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 11 hours ago, Wolverinex said: I'm sure Andy owns it since he has a whole slew of gift grades... @Comics4All @Wolverinex I will never forget some of those grades! It was like his brother worked at CGC! WolverineX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HobbyLife Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 On 3/24/2021 at 8:43 AM, William-James88 said: This one was bad too But they removed all the info, all that's left to see is this very small pic Here's some other pictures, I returned the book as I couldn't even look at this horrible atrocity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poekaymon Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 9 hours ago, StayTokin said: Here's some other pictures, I returned the book as I couldn't even look at this horrible atrocity. The 252 is bad, but this one is fine imo. Lot of books have this sort of spine. littledoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 30 minutes ago, Poekaymon said: The 252 is bad, but this one is fine imo. Lot of books have this sort of spine. Unless all the copies of that book also have a completely flaked spine, that book is not a 9.8 HobbyLife 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HobbyLife Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) 58 minutes ago, Poekaymon said: The 252 is bad, but this one is fine imo. Lot of books have this sort of spine. I have multiple copies RAW of this book, no such spine whiting/damage edit: Here's a 9.6 on eBay for reference also https://www.ebay.com/itm/273719185204?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=273719185204&targetid=1068323858830&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9004422&poi=&campaignid=10455978145&mkgroupid=104612009660&rlsatarget=aud-622524042438:pla-1068323858830&abcId=2146002&merchantid=6296724&gclid=CjwKCAjwu5CDBhB9EiwA0w6sLVRiG3CvENW1Wr6SW-5L7w7H_Hm8jd6XCwtUAbwu-tlkvNqLUqKkrBoCBb0QAvD_BwE Edited April 1, 2021 by StayTokin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poekaymon Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 46 minutes ago, THE_BEYONDER said: Unless all the copies of that book also have a completely flaked spine, that book is not a 9.8 Disagree. Says 9.8 right on the label. mysterymachine, HotKey, ttfitz and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B2D327 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Makes you think some board members work there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 13 minutes ago, Poekaymon said: Disagree. Says 9.8 right on the label. Never heard that before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Ries Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 On 3/24/2021 at 8:56 AM, Phill the Governor said: I used to work at one of the big auction houses. Routinely, the director of consignments would show us a book with a post-it note over the grade and have us guess what it was. After a while, you'd go into it knowing the book was overgraded. I saw 9.2-9.8 books from all eras that were all overgraded (or sustained damage within the slab). In my opinion, based on all the books I've seen over the last 15 years, any grade above a 9.0 is subject to the phrase "buy the book not the grade". We buy and grade books based on arbitrary defects, yes, but unfortunately many people only care about the number on the slab... Thing is the sellers of dubious 9.8's are selling them at 9.8 prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Ries Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 No doubt this is a beauty. But it isn't a 9.8 SuperZar, MatterEaterLad, batmiesta and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebull Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Amazing 252's are notorious for there shabby condition. I can recall owning one 9.8 in the mid 2000's, the book was SO BAD, I honestly thought it was a fake CGC case....I mean, I think the graders looked at the spine and that was it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erndog Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 On 3/24/2021 at 8:37 AM, MatterEaterLad said: Was that graded recently? Well, it's in the "newer" holder so last couple years at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
