Looks like CGC is giving out 9.9's like candy!21240
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Silversorrow private msg quote post Address this user | |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7ShnZgO5H4 Looks like CGC is giving out 9.9's like candy, mostly to one person though. Sounds sus to me.... |
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ComicNinja0215 private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by Silversorrow Very sus....  |
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 I've spent years perfecting my brand of assholery.
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DrWatson private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Whomever is paying thousands of dollars for a Secret Wars 8 in 9.9 put the "L" in stupid. | ||
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Jgwalters100 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| We all know there is no way a few years ago there is that many 9.9 in any sub. 9.8 from that long ago is near impossible. Multiples it wouldn't have happened. | ||
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 I haven't aired it out. It's part of the provenance.
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Galen130 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I've got a shitload of 9.9’s!!! Don’t be jealous!!! Oh, wait…no I don’t. 🤪🤪🤪  |
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 You think I'm joking, I'm not.
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earthshaker01 private msg quote post Address this user | |
I'm a small fish and I got some 9.9s. Of course even brand spanking new I pressed them myself to make sure they were as perfect as I could get them.    |
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 You do know that the new guy brings the donuts, right?
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DWeeB1967 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| This seems like a video made by a guy that just likes to hear himself talk. I could only make it through about half of it. | ||
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Jgwalters100 private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by DWeeB1967 I think you are just describing most YouTube videos. |
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 I'm waiting.... (tapping fingers).Splotches is gettin old! |
Nuffsaid111 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Bent books negate any and all grades. | ||
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Jgwalters100 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| No way. Don't look at these boomerangs, look at all the money these 9.9 will get you. | ||
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I'm waiting.... (tapping fingers). Splotches is gettin old! |
Nuffsaid111 private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by Jgwalters100 Good point. For a moment I had forgotten how gullible hobbyists are.  |
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 I don't believe this....and I know you don't care that I don't believe this.
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GAC private msg quote post Address this user | |
| CGC is the new PGX. | ||
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You think I'm joking, I'm not.
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earthshaker01 private msg quote post Address this user | |
Shhhh...I even got a 10.0 as well. I don't even collect modern comics, but I liked this cover and these new resurrection of Gold Key.  |
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Zombie_Head private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Cgc is a joke. | ||
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 Not trying to be an ass since February 12, 2020.
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HulkSmash private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I like the surprise CBCS 9.9s. It’s refreshing to get a “deserved” “Mint”. They still seem like inflated 9.8s, but I I don’t see an influx from CBCS. It’s crazy coincidental how so many CGC subs are getting multiple 9.9s after they anticipated an increase of 9.9 and 10s coming through. Weird… | ||
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Jgwalters100 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| They can predict the future and they are only using it for this. Seems like a waste. | ||
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Not trying to be an ass since February 12, 2020.
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HulkSmash private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @earthshaker01 I like those Boris covers. They’re pretty wild. | ||
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I've spent years perfecting my brand of assholery.
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DrWatson private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I guess it's the right time of year. With Halloween only two weeks away, a 9.9 from the cgc is like a trick and a treat all in one. | ||
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I haven't aired it out. It's part of the provenance.
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Galen130 private msg quote post Address this user | |
I have two 9.9’s that I submitted around 2018, plus a 10.0!! I was thrilled to get them!! Haven’t received any since, but then I don’t sub anymore. I bailed and left CGC in the rear view mirror. |
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SidTheSquid private msg quote post Address this user | |
| There's no end to that company's corruption, incompetence, and dishonesty. | ||
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 Apparently, I am easily annoyed.
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Rbolton private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I would love for someone to point out the differences between a 9.8, 9.9 and 10.0 | ||
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You think I'm joking, I'm not.
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earthshaker01 private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by Rboltonabout a 1000 bucks, I guess, lol. |
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Apparently, I am easily annoyed.
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Rbolton private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by earthshaker01 LOL, yes, not quite what I meant. |
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SidTheSquid private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @earthshaker01 Are you referring to the resale value or the bribery amount? In all seriousness- CGC may have HAD to start calling clean looking 9.8s "9.9s", since their new version of 9.8 includes books with large folds and ticks along the spines due to bending. I'm assuming they've got some old stock inner wells that they're using for these 9.9s so that they stay flat, while they continue to push bent 9.8s out the door. If not, it would be REALLY interesting to see one of these 9.9s with ticks due to bending. I'm sure they'd have a good explanation for it though. |
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earthshaker01 private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by SidTheSquidTo be honest I was shocked to get 9.9s and 10s, but not entirely shocked. I almost expect it. I don't collect modern books at all. I only collect GA and press and clean them to get high grades. It's not uncommon for me to have a 9.8 GA comic come back, so I would hope that after pressing a modern book I'd get a 9.9 or above. I was lucky, I guess. Personally, these modern books are low on my interest scale. Not sure where they fit in my collection. But they're in there. |
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DrWatson private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by Rbolton There used to be a noticeable difference between most 9.8s and the 9.9s &10s. I could never tell the difference between a 9.9 and a 10, but that delved into nitpicky things like registration, cut, and staple placement, as it should. However, things that used to not be allowed in 9.9 and 10 grade ranges are now being allowed. I guess when you write the rule book you can change them to suit your needs. Why pay 9.9 and 10 prices when they're are no longer the rare (manufactured scarcity) commodity they once were? Again, anyone paying multiple thousands for 9.9 Copper and Modern (and maybe even some Bronze) books are not spending wisely. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by RboltonThe way I had heard it explained was that a CBCS 9.8 is an exceptional book but may have 1 or 2 very small non colour breaking ticks and or soft corners and such. A CBCS 9.9 can have literally zero handling defects (not even a single minor non colour breaking tick or soft corner, ect.) but can still have minor manufacturing defects like a miswrap or staples that are not perfectly centered on the spine. A CBCS 10 will have absolutely zero handling defects and manufacturing defects. That is my general understanding of how CBCS grades them. |
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Davethebrave private msg quote post Address this user | |
| It is funny to see folks be shocked that a brand new book could get a 9.9 when you consider books from the 70s and earlier getting 9.8s… Hard to say which is more amusing - that outrage over the 9.9s or those willing to pay a premium for a 9.9 of a modern book… |
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I don't believe this....and I know you don't care that I don't believe this.
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GAC private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Nah...you need context..the outrage is not just about the 9.9s.....the outrage is about the frequency of 9.9s now vs yesteryear....9.9s used to be pretty much unicorns....now they're far more common...effectively killing previous 9.9s and 9.8s....so what happened? CGC's answer to keeping books in their pipeline.....submit, re-submit and play the 9.9 slots. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by DavethebraveThe issue in the video is a single submission where 12/23 of the comics got 9.9 grades and they were all late 70's/early 80's books. The odds of that are beyond astronomical without lowering their previous standards. These were no where near "New" books. |
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