CBCS Raw Grade2153

Originally Posted by slym2none
I surely would never pay for my opinion, and would suggest others to not pay for it as well

Originally Posted by slym2none
I guess you don't know what I mean by "amateur grader" either.

My 8.0 might be someone else's 6.0 and vice versa. I am not a great grader, so IDK how long it would take me to grade a comic book like someone whose job it is. It could be 20 seconds, it could be 4 minutes. I wouldn't ever depend on my own eye when I could easily be proved wrong by an experienced eye.

But if you absolutely need a hard answer, take the "4 minutes" as a hard answer, even though it really isn't.

Originally Posted by Logan510

I was just asking how long you take to grade a book. It doesn't have to be like getting a wisdom tooth pulled

Originally Posted by Logan510
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Originally Posted by JWKyle
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Originally Posted by Logan510

I was just asking how long you take to grade a book. It doesn't have to be like getting a wisdom tooth pulled

I'll answer , The first thing I do is look for any marker bleed through on the inside spine or on the inside cover. I do a page count sometimes I have to do it twice if I miss count. When I'm doing this I'm looking for anything missing or written on and when I get to the center fold I inspect the staples. When I get to the last page I again look for color touch bleed through between the last page and the inside back cover. This is the crossing the T's and dotting the I's part for me this usually takes a minute or so.

I look for any signs that that the book has any restoration. I look at all the corners front and back looking for signs of trimming. and I hold the book at different angles looking for any signs of color touch. If there is anything that I see that gives me pause I inspect more. I will break out the black UV light and the loupe. If nothing raises any suspension I move on to my grade assigning stage. Remember I have been looking at this book feeling this book for a couple of minutes already so now I just have to go with all the information I've noticed and give it a grade I feel the book holds to. I will go down the spine front and back different angles and when I'm satisfied I write the grade on the piece of tape for holding down the Mylar flap.

I'm done I have a grade I can live with for the book total time 2 to 3 minutes. Again if something pops up that triggers my "spidey sense" it could take long but this is my usual grading process.

I appreciate the answer, very thorough. Is your grading process the same for buying a book as opposed to grading to sell?

Originally Posted by kaptainmyke
I don't think this will work in the end. It's so easy to accidentally create a spine tick or crease. How are you going to guarantee that from a holofoil sticker?

Originally Posted by slym2none
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Originally Posted by The_Curmudgeon
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Originally Posted by slym2none
I surely would never pay for my opinion, and would suggest others to not pay for it as well

So what you're saying is that your opinion is worthless and nobody should listen to you.

That's not at all what I said. Thanks for twisting the words around though.

I'll repeat what is quoted above, with emphasis to help you understand better.

I surely would never pay for my opinion, and suggest others to not pay for it as well.

Originally Posted by Jesse_O
This post started with a posting of an eBay auction of a Walking Dead 27 raw graded at 9.6. If you look at it now, for auction only listings for TWD #27 the top two that have active bids are a CGC slabbed 9.6 for $132.50 with one day and 6 hours to go. The CBCS raw 9.6 is the next highest with active bids (there is one listing between them with no bids). The CBCS is at $110.00 with 5 days and 6 hours to go. There IS one other listing there worth mentioning. A PGX graded slab 9.2 with a starting bid at $50 and a BIN at $75, no comment from me - just an observation.

Based on this, I would say that consumer confidence in CBCS seems to be pretty solid. But you are free to draw your own conclusions. I'm just putting this out there for debate.

Instead of what COULD happen, maybe take a look at what IS happening.

Originally Posted by kaptainmyke
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Originally Posted by VaComicsGuy
My little guy read this thread and said its like McDonalds. I asked him what he meant and he said;
It's like when I go to McDonalds. I get what I want and don't worry about the other stuff on their menu. CBCS just added another sandwich. They didn't get rid of one. I can still get the sandwich I like and now I have another choice.

This kid is smarter than all of us. Combined.