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Image 1 — WHAT'S YOUR OLDEST 9.8, by a third-party grading company? Obviously, they become rarer as the clock rewinds but also as the clock rewinds, I think grading becomes more (too?) forgiving (golden age bump, etc.). Then again, there's more money in it for grading companies when the grades are higher.

Image 2 — WHAT'S YOUR OLDEST 9.8, by a third-party grading company? Obviously, they become rarer as the clock rewinds but also as the clock rewinds, I think grading becomes more (too?) forgiving (golden age bump, etc.). Then again, there's more money in it for grading companies when the grades are higher.

WHAT'S YOUR OLDEST 9.8, by a third-party grading company? Obviously, they become rarer as the clock rewinds but also as the clock rewinds, I think grading becomes more (too?) forgiving (golden age bump, etc.). Then again, there's more money in it for grading companies when the grades are higher.

This is my oldest: 1966. Nothing special but the grade. Bought raw, cleaned and pressed by an amateur -- me -- but I also think it is a legit 9.8! My next oldest is from 1976. I've seen a few 9.8s from the 1950s that seemed legit but a lot of Golden Age 9.8s (like a lot of Grail 9.9s or 10s from any era) seem suspect.

u/film-theory-2001 — 3 days ago

▲ 0 r/CGCComics

Does CGC use different graders for Signature Series? I know they use "more experienced" or "senior" (or simply different) graders for Unlimited and perhaps for High Value submissions, but I get the sense that there is an entire department for SS and it includes their own graders.

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u/film-theory-2001 — 3 months ago

▲ 33 r/ComicBookSpeculation+1 crossposts

Which of these is the better deal or would you prefer? Both are Hulk #180s, White Pages CGC 9.0. The left sold for $1148?, the right for $1342?

Cert on the left: 3715094002. Cert on the right: 4345266002. (EDIT) To clarify: The books differ. Different visual presentation, different flaws. Basically, if one is aesthetically or otherwise a nicer book, does that justify the $200 price difference? Just trying to get a sense of everyone opinion on something like this.

u/film-theory-2001 — 3 months ago

▲ 14 r/TrueFilm

[I posted this in r/cinema, but it may be that that was not the appropriate place, so I am hoping this is.]

It really is a question, not a statement. I am very curious about the context of this quote, which I've known for years (e.g., it's in the screening room in Godard's Contempt), but had never thought deeply about. It is usually straightforwardly interpreted as meaning that Lumiere really thought his machine had a limited future and yet, paradoxically, 1) he refused to sell it to Melies (in 1895?!), and 2) the Lumiere brothers went on to produce (with their network of cameramen) 1400 - 2000 "views" (shorts) and, contrary to popular belief, they were not strictly pure documentaries, even from the start (e.g., 1895's L'Arroseur arrose, which is a straight up "scripted" and "acted" comedy short).

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u/film-theory-2001 — 4 months ago

▲ 6 r/Cinema

I'm asking, not stating. I am curious about the context of this quote. It is often interpreted as meaning that Lumiere really thought his machine had a limited future and yet, paradoxically, 1) he refused to sell it to Melies, and 2) the Lumiere brothers went on to produce (with their network of cameramen) 1400 - 2000 "views" (shorts) and, contrary to popular belief, they were not strictly pure documentaries, even from the start (e.g., 1895's L'Arroseur arrose, which is a straight up "scripted" and "acted" comedy short). [If this is the wrong subreddit, then any ideas on the right one?]

u/film-theory-2001 — 4 months ago