Created simplified guide to grading comics (Comic Book Forums)

fennrx said:
a lot of work that

But is there a way to put it all together?

Do some defects outweigh others?

Tenzil said:
You did a lot of work on this and I quite like what I can make out of it. I do have a question, though. You say, for example, that something on a corner makes a book 9.4 and you say the colour of the pages makes it 9.4 and you say one small, insignificant crease makes it 9.4 (don't go looking for real examples I'm only using these things to set up my question). So if the book has these three "flaws" and no others, what is the grade? Is it 9.4 or do the three flaws mean it gets a lower grade. Also, what if the flaws are of different grades? A spill on the back cover, a blunted corner and a split on the spine for example. One says the section grades as 6.0, another is a 9.0 and the other is a 7.5 flaw. Do you average the grade? Take the lowest? The highest? Add them all up and divide by the issue number?
Don't get me wrong - I am not making fur of, nor belittling what you have done. I think it is truly impressive. I'd just like to know in the situations I've described, how I should grade my books!

GenesisDay07 said:
Mr.Grimm, as usual your post is very informative. I definitely appreciate the time and clear frustration of compiling and posting this. I will definitely incorpoarte this into my perspectives on grading although most of us technically do overspend on comics if one considers these flaws. When we buy our comics from the LCS, we're lucky if its a 9.4 depending on how the comic is handled but try and argue a discount based on that and you might just be shown the door. LOL

Mr.Grimm said:
Unfortunately, It doent matter, there is very little latitude to major defects. If i have a detached staple i can be only 4.0 max. Even if the rest of the book is perfect..You can sometimes look at a CGC graded book, and it looks perfect, but you scratch your head and wonder why its a 4.0 instead of an 8.0 or 9.0 (for example). The only time it may be favourable is when the grade is very close to a particular higher grade.. example: its questionable to being a 6.0 or 6.5, in this case it maybe possible for cgc to give it a 6.5 instead of a 6.0(due to the one major flaw) if the rest of the comic is in a 9.4..very little latitude is given. It will never "Average Out" 9.4 + 6.0/2 you would get a grade of 7.5 this would be very wrong the grade is still 6.0 with a possible 6.5(in this case)

so if you successfully grade a comic to be a 5.0, its highly likely its a 5.0 with the major defect (and the rest of the book is say 9.4)

I hope this answered your question