Grade Me, Please. New Cards Added for Fun...

[Tim Kindler]

Bender- 30 for the chipping, small creases on the lower right side, and staining on the back.

Brown- 20 The image is nice and the colors are vibrant, but the crease is a heavy one and goes all the way through the card.

I've always felt like grading was like playing the lottery. Sometimes I win and get cards back higher than expected, sometimes I lose and think the grader is full of it.

[Brian Van Horn]

I don't give numeric values, but the Bender would be a VG to VG-. The Brown would be a Good.

[chaddurbin]

40 bender
30 brown

I agree that they are SGC 40 for Bender and SGC 30 for Brown. Can't wait for the reveal. I do like the Cycle backed brown though. Just got a grade 4 same one. Nice cards regardless

[JamesGallo]

The bender looks to have several small creases along the lower right so it could be a 30, maybe a 40.

Brown is a solid 30 IMO.

Both present nicely though.

James G

[daviddbreadman]

That Bender has a marker on it in addition to small creases, chipping, and stains on back, add it all up and SGC 20 or 30 no more is my guess.

That Brown also has what looks like a pen mark.Both SGC 20 or 30 but who am I

[3-2-count]

Bender - 30
Brown - 20

Tony A.

[egbeachley]

Both a 20. At best a 30.

[martin neal]

Unless there is something that doesn't meet the eye from the scan, the Bender should be a 40 and the Brown a 30. There are some tobacco stains below Bender's collar that look like they may have been lightened. If so, and if the paper was damaged, then you are looking at a 30.

[edhans]

Both 30s.

[Jacklitsch]

Originally Posted by egbeachley

Both a 20. At best a 30.

Agree

[terjung]

A little bit tough to tell from the scans, but presuming they both graded numerically (i.e. the Brown isn't short and the Bender isn't separating/delaminating at the bottom right corner), I would think that the Brown would grade a 20 due to the heavy crease and the paper loss on the back under the word percentages. I would think that the Bender could get a 30 on a good day, but the trifecta of the mark on the bottom, the staining on the front and back, and the wrinkling on the right border most likely knock it down to a 20 though.

So, presuming they graded numerically:
Bender 20
Brown 20

[Scott T]

I would give both a "20", with the Brown being a bit better.

[Leon]

Bender 30-40
Brown- 20-30

I would guess we are going to see 2 (20's)....

[zork1974]

I purposely looked at both before scrolling down the answers below. My immediate thoughts were 40 (3) on the first one and 20 (1.5) on the second one. If those are in fact markings, then change the 40 to a 30 and keep the 2nd one the same at 20.

[mikedenero]

Bender SGC 40
Brown SGC 30

[rdixon1208]

I think the Bender is graded a bit low. A 40 seems more like it to me.