How Do You Identify a 9.8?2343

Originally Posted by dpiercy
It helps to be checking the spine and corners under bright halogen lights and at angles. Front and back covers.

Originally Posted by MR_SigS

But it would be nice to know in terms of consistency.
I agree they probably never will.

Originally Posted by Logan510
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Originally Posted by TruckJohnson
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Originally Posted by Logan510
While it would be nice to get notes that were more specific, I'm not sure that's realistic given the time constraints. That's my best, educated guess.

Are the notes any better "across the street?" I know they charge for them over there. I'd be willing to pay the $5 (anywhere) if could get REALLY DETAILED notes about why my book got the grade it got.

From my experience no, they are not. I've only bought graders notes a few times, when it might have been worth CPR'ng it to try to get the bump from 9.6 to 9.8.

Here is an example for an Avengers #144 I sent in to CGC in 2015 that came back a 9.6:

"Spine stress lines"

Originally Posted by Logan510
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Originally Posted by CopperAgeKids
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Originally Posted by TruckJohnson
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Originally Posted by Logan510
While it would be nice to get notes that were more specific, I'm not sure that's realistic given the time constraints. That's my best, educated guess.

Are the notes any better "across the street?" I know they charge for them over there. I'd be willing to pay the $5 (anywhere) if could get REALLY DETAILED notes about why my book got the grade it got.

From my experience no, they are not. I've only bought graders notes a few times, when it might have been worth CPR'ng it to try to get the bump from 9.6 to 9.8.

Here is an example for an Avengers #144 I sent in to CGC in 2015 that came back a 9.6:

"Spine stress lines"

That makes sense to me.

Spine stress lines, on a 9.6 book, would not break color.

By definition, spine stress lines do not break cover inks.

Spine ticks, orr transverse spine stress lines, would be strong enough to break cover inks.

I'd say that your 9.6 slab would be a very solid CPR 9.8 candidate.

It had already been pressed. It had a white spine miswrap and on close inspection you could see a few stress lines and there was no pressing those out. Anyway, I sold it for a still standing GPA high for a 9.6

Originally Posted by CopperAgeKids
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Originally Posted by Logan510
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Originally Posted by TruckJohnson
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Originally Posted by Logan510
While it would be nice to get notes that were more specific, I'm not sure that's realistic given the time constraints. That's my best, educated guess.

Are the notes any better "across the street?" I know they charge for them over there. I'd be willing to pay the $5 (anywhere) if could get REALLY DETAILED notes about why my book got the grade it got.

From my experience no, they are not. I've only bought graders notes a few times, when it might have been worth CPR'ng it to try to get the bump from 9.6 to 9.8.

Here is an example for an Avengers #144 I sent in to CGC in 2015 that came back a 9.6:

"Spine stress lines"

That makes sense to me.

Spine stress lines, on a 9.6 book, would not break color.

By definition, spine stress lines do not break cover inks.

Spine ticks, orr transverse spine stress lines, would be strong enough to break cover inks.

I'd say that your 9.6 slab would be a very solid CPR 9.8 candidate.

It had already been pressed. It had a white spine miswrap and on close inspection you could see a few stress lines and there was no pressing those out. Anyway, I sold it for a still standing GPA high for a 9.6

Congrads on getting a GPA high for your 9.6.

I'm still not convinced that a CPR couldn't get the spine stress lines pressed out, though.

Especially if the book had a miswrap with a white strip along the spine...white spines make color breaks virtually impossible.

I'll add that just because the book had already been pressed, doesn't mean a second press wouldn't wash out the stress lines.

Spine stress lines could have occured after the book was pressed, while in transit to CGC.

Even slight mishandling of a rock solid pressed 9.8 book will cause spine stress lines.

I had a raw Preacher 1 signed by Fabry at Wizard Philly last summer.I pressed it before the show and it woukd have vome back at a 9.8 if I had not had it signed.

After Fabry signed it, I temoved the window bag and re-bagged it into a new Mylite2 and 3 full backs...unfortunately, there was no flat surfaces to lay the book on while rebagging it ( the tables were all kinda shoddy) so I bagged the book in mid air and caused a few spine stress lines.

I decided to roll the dice and hopr for a 9.8, instead of having CCS press the book as I figured even fast tracked pressing at around $50 would still take a month...in addition to a month to have the book graded via fast track as I got to the show too late for onsite grading.

Of course I got back a 9.6 with graders' notes indicating spine stress lines (and something like very slight wear at bottom corner of spine).

I am STILL sitting on that book, been on eBay since the last episode of Preacher season 1 aired.
Not going to lower the price because I think it would likely catch a 9.8 if CPR'd....plan on having Ennis sign it and than having it pressed by CCS, if it doesn't sell for at least $550, in the meantime via BIN.

Of course, I haven't seen your Avengers 144 so I'm going on a hunch.

Originally Posted by Drogio
I've sent about 10 comics in to CGC and CBCS now...the highest grade I've received one 9.6 with no notes to help me determine why a 9.8 wasn't achieved. All others were 9.4's and below...