SilverSniper Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) I have never submitted a book for cleaning (never even submitted a book for a grade myself), so I'd love to hear from those who have as to whether or not it would be worth cracking this issue open and having it cleaned. When I say "worth" I'm purely speaking in terms of "how many points could I gain?", forget cost v potential value increase and all of that. Only interested in how this book may benefit. from what I can tell, the assigned grade is almost completely a function of some soiled areas on the book. Everything else looks excellent, though I have no idea what actually soiled this thing (neither did the seller.) If you need more/better pics just ask, thanks in advance. Edit: Here are the full grader's notes Grader's Notes: Full Bottom Back Cover Small Moderate Foxing Edited March 10, 2018 by SilverSniper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSniper Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) Note that I'd be sending the book to CGC for cleaning if I decide to go that route. Also, I'm going to pick up the graders notes in a few minutes and post them here. Edited March 10, 2018 by SilverSniper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSniper Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) Grader's Notes: Full Bottom Back Cover Small Moderate Foxing So yeah, that would be it. I have no idea if this can be removed, I've found conflicting information all over. Edited March 10, 2018 by SilverSniper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber-Bob Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Assuming when you refer to 'cleaning' you are talking about dry cleaning, not a chemical 'wet' cleaning. A 'wet' cleaning will result in a restoration designation by CGC. A dry cleaning is merely rubbing an eraser over white 'dirty' areas of the book. I don't believe it will help all the extensive foxing going on with this book. BTW, I don't think you needed the grader's notes to see what is wrong with the book, it's pretty obvious. To be honest, I think 8.5 is a generous grade and if resubmitted you have just as good a chance to get the grade downgraded as upgraded. In summary, I would not invest any money into this book. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSniper Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 7 minutes ago, Bomber-Bob said: Assuming when you refer to 'cleaning' you are talking about dry cleaning, not a chemical 'wet' cleaning. A 'wet' cleaning will result in a restoration designation by CGC. A dry cleaning is merely rubbing an eraser over white 'dirty' areas of the book. I don't believe it will help all the extensive foxing going on with this book. BTW, I don't think you needed the grader's notes to see what is wrong with the book, it's pretty obvious. To be honest, I think 8.5 is a generous grade and if resubmitted you have just as good a chance to get the grade downgraded as upgraded. In summary, I would not invest any money into this book. Sorry. Yeah... I just realized most of this on my own. I had no knowledge of how books were cleaned and didn't realize that a wet cleaning would incur a restored grade. Thanks for the response, this is good to know, I just got a bit excited. I bought the book for my own collection and I'm extremely happy to have it (the front looks great!), so no disappointment on my end. Thanks! Bomber-Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Man Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 I look at comic cleaning & pressing like plastic surgery. It can be a crapshoot, and doesn't always mean your pretty great book comes back at a better grade than before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
