Online Comic Grading Software

[Hobgoblin]

I remember seeing a website that would grade your comic based on questions you answer about its condition, but I can't seem to find it. Anybody know what it is?

[FFB]

E-BIGS

[rodan57]

I remember using this when it was free (earlier version).

 

I thought it demonstrated the difficulties of qualifying and quantifying the sort of defects one finds in comic books: everything I graded came back a 2.0.

 

I am exaggerating, but when one starts to add up the defects, the grades go down quickly. With a computer system it's hard to use terms such as "almost unnoticeable" or "subtle" or "great eye appeal".

 

Perhaps this newer version offers more flexibility?

 

Dennis

[FFB]

I remember using this when it was free (earlier version).

 

I thought it demonstrated the difficulties of qualifying and quantifying the sort of defects one finds in comic books: everything I graded came back a 2.0.

 

I am exaggerating, but when one starts to add up the defects, the grades go down quickly. With a computer system it's hard to use terms such as "almost unnoticeable" or "subtle" or "great eye appeal".

 

Perhaps this newer version offers more flexibility?

 

Dennis

 

Don't know. I always thought that it was a fascinating experiment, and that Ian (I think that was the name of the guy from the STL/ComicsPriceGuide.com message boards that designed it) did a great job with it -- but that it wasn't really accurate. For grading newbies it was a good starting point even though it took absolutely forever to grade a single book. The most valuable lesson that I took from checking out the software is that it is impossible to grade a comic book accurately by just plugging in factors into a computer.

[Hobgoblin]

Thanks FFB. I just wanted to use it to grade this POS DD #34 I have. IMO VG would be generous, so I wanted to see what E-BIGS would say.

 

 

And just as I expected .... a 3.0.