bhagen61 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 (edited) Hello community! This is my first time posting, so be kind, and I apologize if this question has been asked and is deep in the bowels of the CGC forms. Is pressing worth it? Can pressing bring a grade up from 8.5 to a 9.0 +? I ask because I will be getting some books back from from CGC shorty that I had graded. Two of my books have came back with a grade of 8.5 because of light bends to the cover spine stress and or light creases in the cover. Although I am over all happy with the grades if sending the books back for pressing will get me up to a 9.0 grade or higher then why not. Thank you for the help. Edited July 27, 2018 by bhagen61 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhagen61 Posted July 29, 2018 Author Share Posted July 29, 2018 I am guessing by the lack of response to this post that the answer is no, it is not worth it. I will not be sending my X-Men #1 special edition by Jim Lee (current grade 8.5) to get pressed then. Thank you for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celluloidbuff Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 (edited) On 7/26/2018 at 3:16 PM, bhagen61 said: Hello community! This is my first time posting, so be kind, and I apologize if this question has been asked and is deep in the bowels of the CGC forms. Is pressing worth it? Can pressing bring a grade up from 8.5 to a 9.0 +? I ask because I will be getting some books back from from CGC shorty that I had graded. Two of my books have came back with a grade of 8.5 because of light bends to the cover spine stress and or light creases in the cover. Although I am over all happy with the grades if sending the books back for pressing will get me up to a 9.0 grade or higher then why not. Thank you for the help. Light bends in the cover can be pressed. Depending on the nature of the spine stress (chunks of color missing or white streaks down the spine), a press will most likely not help. The light creases on the cover would benefit from a press as long as they are not color breaking. You might get more response if you posted a high-res scan for the more experienced (that's not me) to scrutinize and add their commentary. With regards to your second comment ("by the lack of reponse..."), don't be too hasty to shut down your own thread. Edited July 29, 2018 by celluloidbuff bhagen61 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Scans would be helpful, but based on the notes it appears a proper press might result in a grade bump. bhagen61 and celluloidbuff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telerites Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 32 minutes ago, joeypost said: Scans would be helpful, but based on the notes it appears a proper press might result in a grade bump. OP - listen to this guy - he knows what he is talking about crazyhips and bhagen61 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 The answer comes when you do the math. Add up what it will cost: shipping, pressing, grading fees, plus shipping again.. the calculate how much an upgradei would increase the value of the book. If increase does not cover the upgrade costs, don’t bother. There are other issues at play, but basically this is how you decide. If the book will stay with you for many years, higher grade is better to have. But if flipping the book, or selling it, why lose money? RockMyAmadeus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber-Bob Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 I concur with the financial analysis aspect = is it worth it ? You only mentioned the light bends, were there other notes ? It really helps to cut and paste the EXACT grader's notes to get a proper response. If only light bends were mentioned, and they did not say 'color breaking', the odds of an improvement are very high, maybe a couple bumps higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhagen61 Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 As requested hear are the screen shots from the graders notes. I should be getting the book via mail in the next day to three days and I can post pictures if needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhagen61 Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 Sorry here is a screen shot without the grade covered up as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanfingh Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 The cost of pressing and resubbing is not warranted for that book. BobBain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transplant Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 18 minutes ago, seanfingh said: The cost of pressing and resubbing is not warranted for that book. The cost of subbing that book is not warranted to begin with. BobBain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanfingh Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 No need to pile on, j-hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transplant Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 10 minutes ago, seanfingh said: No need to pile on, j-hole. Whatever, cream doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditch Fahrenheit Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Come on guys, there's only 8.1 million copies of that book sold between the five editions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dick Pontoon Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Glad I kept my piehole shut... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanfingh Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Let's keep it that way, Spoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keys_Collector Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Yes pressing in a general sense can be worth it depending on if there are creases that don't break color (as in turns the color white, that would be a color breaking crease and can not be pressed out). A book such as X-Men #1 (1991) is a very cool book with a great cover but not valuable by any means due to its huge print run and taking the book you already had graded to get regraded wouldn't make any financial sense at all. I'd suggest getting a higher grade copy to begin with raw (not graded) if you'd like to get a higher grade back from CGC for your own personal collection. It isn't a book to invest in but maybe it has sentimental value for you, hence your wanting of a higher grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExNihilo Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Transplant said: The cost of subbing that book is not warranted to begin with. I have a 9.8 signed by Stan Lee and I plan to get Jim, Chris, and Scott before all is said and done. People like knowing that their books are touched and signed by their favorite creators. And on such a nostalgic cover to boot. I've reached a point where i would rather have some cheapo book with a nice looking cover signed than to ruin a major key with far lower print run and even fewer available copies in high grade. In that regard, X-Men #1 v2 is the perfect book to have signed. Certainly more so than X-Men #1 v1 in even a mid-grade. (That said, I probably have some signed keys at CGC waiting to get graded and sent back to me, but those were sent in months ago before I've had this change of heart. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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