RobZe

22 hours ago, Motor City Rob said:

I think you are saying CGC already pressed and graded this at an 8.5. Nice!!! I was going to guess 8.0.

Yes sir... should be in my hot little hands shortly!

FWIW I did have CGC press this ...

Grader notes:

light spine stress lines to cover
light wear all corners
very light, multiple crease right center of front cover

Interesting

I’m trying to improve my grading ... I looked at this and saw 9+

What do you think the impact of a press would be?

Not yet mine ... considering buying

Hey!  Thanks for the fast response!

The link is to CGC prescreening, I’m (trying to) ask about CCS screening.  The Q and A* implies there is some interaction between CCS and the consumer, but I’m not sure what to expect

*”If no service is deemed suitable for the comic, the maximum fee charged will be $50. If service is deemed suitable but you decide not to have the work done, the full screening fee will be charged.”

Sent in my second batch, first batch with screening and pressing (after being disappointed with the grades of my first batch - other newbs consider the pressing option)

Not sure what to expect at this point.  Does CGC just go ahead with press cause I ordered it, or do I get a phone call or email with options and opinions?

3.0-3.5*

I see spine stress, maybe a spine roll, color break creases bottom right, overflash and chipping.  I might be overly harsh, not sure how they'll grade the detached page.

Most of the damage is color break and press won't help, if there is spine roll it should address that.

Slabbing is such a personal decision.  I like to slab high value books.  If this were an important book to me I would slab because the detached page situation is going to get worse as long as the book is raw.

*I'm here to work on my grading.

Very valuable to to see this.  I'd have hit it harder for the spine wear

2.0

I'm 5.5, but really need picture out of the bag, back cover etc

I love that pose the surfer is taking!  Original owner!  Wow!

I'm a 3.0 here, spine damage, stain, looks like dents (or is that the bag?), not seeing the above mentioned rip (are you talking the chunk out at top right of back near the stain?).  

Stain on the back is a killer, CGC might ding you harder than I do.  Getting a press will fix the roll and any dents, also will just make the book look better.

Really cool book

I see a 7.0

front scan makes me want more detail, not just the top either.  There’s an area near where the top staple is that’s discolored.  Is that a stain?  What’s happening there?

Thanks!

Nice to have a word for it!  Beats “cover curls over interior pages”

30 minutes ago, Comicdey said:

Top edge cover over pages damage 

How is that graded?  Seems like it’s partially a printing defect?

1 hour ago, Comicdey said:

Agreed that worse and looks like a gift grade to me but no real creasing so you are dealing with marvel chipping and overflash damage.    Choose your poisons over multiple color breaking creases and spine wear.  That 40 has a decent spine 

What’s overflash damage?

I was a 3

Great opportunity to learn.  I thought the rusty lose staples and general wear of cover would be a bigger hit.  Glad I was wrong!

did you get a press?

can you post slabbed back cover

FWIW I grade without reading others grades ... I see I’m way low ... just my uneducated opinion

I’m here to learn, please post results if you get it slabbed 

Spine breaks, color break wrinkles on right of cover, rear cover appears soiled(?)

These flaws limit this books potential ... although it’s going to look a lot better with a press

4.0 with a press, not sure why they’ll grade without the press.  They tend to be harder on those non color break flaws than I am ...

It’s going to be a book that presents better than it grades.

I’m 7.0 without the stain.  Maybe 7.5.  Nice flat book, beautiful spine and corners.  Color looks a little faded (maybe that’s just the scan) 

4.5 with stain

Definitely worth a press.

Spine wear and creases top right aren’t going away though ... 

4.5 after press

JMHO

The crown jewel of my Bronze Age collection.  I lost the one I bought off the shelf in an inopportune trade ... but fortune favored me when I got this is the one at maplecon 198X

No snakes in the grass here.  Flat, crisp and clean

how high dare I hope for?  Are my highly biased eyes missing something?