Standardized .5 grading18589

Originally Posted by Sm810
Apologies if this has been asked before as I'm new here. Does CBCS utilize a standard .5 grade to books that have a clean cut half page taken out (including the MVS and doesn't effect the story)to an otherwise complete 3.5-4.0 book?

Originally Posted by drmccoy74
Grading Companies are a funny thing.
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Grading Companies are a funny thing.
Blue Label

And I'd buy a cheaper 2.5 copy instead and it would be complete.

If you bought this raw off a dealer who graded it a 3.5 and you paid a 3.5 price you'd be sending the book back for a refund

This clearly a mistake as this should be Universal .5 or maybe Green label 3.5.

I don't know Bro. I do know know for instance you could bid on a Batman #15 at Heritage that has a detached cover. You can scotch tape it back to the book and get a 2.0 Blue Label. I have seen dealers do this.

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Originally Posted by drmccoy74
Grading Companies are a funny thing.
Blue Label

And I'd buy a cheaper 2.5 copy instead and it would be complete.

If you bought this raw off a dealer who graded it a 3.5 and you paid a 3.5 price you'd be sending the book back for a refund

This clearly a mistake as this should be Universal .5 or maybe Green label 3.5.

I don't know Bro. I do know know for instance you could bid on a Batman #15 at Heritage that has a detached cover. You can scotch tape it back to the book and get a 2.0 Blue Label. I have seen dealers do this.

The current Batman 15 (if complete) should be blue label with grade and a notation (if graded before the cgc notation change) on the label stating detached cover...similar to this.

I was using Batman 15 as an example but yes you are correct. Instead it will say cover reattach with tape and get a blue label. You could possibly tape the Aquaman cover back to the book and get a .5 bump. I don't know. I just collect comic books. I'm not a grader or dealer

Originally Posted by drmccoy74
@GAC I think we have both shown inconsistencies in grading. Another thing. Who do you think gets a better grade from these companies. You or Me? Probably a big shot dealer that sends thousands of books would be my guess. You may get a .5 bump on an Amazing Fantasy 15 if you were. I know I won't

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@GAC I think we have both shown inconsistencies in grading. Another thing. Who do you think gets a better grade from these companies. You or Me? Probably a big shot dealer that sends thousands of books would be my guess. You may get a .5 bump on an Amazing Fantasy 15 if you were. I know I won't

I understand what you're saying and why you say it. I'm not naive enough to know stuff like this probably happens. But, for the most part I reject conspiracy theories. I don't believe this is a systemic problem but that being said it would be nearly impossible to prove. Unless there is secret recording surveillance explicitly depicting fraud then it's too easy to say "human error, we over graded". I have to believe fraud is not rampant otherwise why the heck am I still involved in this hobby? We have to go by data that can be proven, not isolated, anecdotal examples. From the outside looking in, it seems, "yeah, they (grading company) can totally do this"...and with ease it seems, but to think the entire industry or even just the major player is systematically corrupt...eesh! That's a chilling thought and if I believed that for even a moment, I would immediately sell my entire collection....but ofcourse I don't know for certain.

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Don't go there Brother. I believe it's on the up and up for the most part. I'm just jaded. I'm quick to see the negative side of things. It's the East Coast in me.