Fixing a spine roll and getting a better grade 1 1

[migmtl76]

Would it be worth paying someone (or CGC) to fix this spine roll and send it back for grading to CGC ? Do I have a shot at a 5.0 CGC ?

I know PGX overgrades normally so we can assume this book is a 4.0 CGC as is.

What do you think ? Has anyone ever done this experiment ?

Thanks

 

[joeypost]

Yes. The pictures are just the first stage of the spine roll removal. Cleaning and pressing came afterwards. 

[migmtl76]

@joeypost  Do you think my comic has a shot at going a whole grade higher from 5.0 PGX (lets assume it's a 4.0 CGC) to a 5.0 CGC ?

[joeypost]

46 minutes ago, migmtl76 said:

@joeypost  Do you think my comic has a shot at going a whole grade higher from 5.0 PGX (lets assume it's a 4.0 CGC) to a 5.0 CGC ?

If the book is cleaned up and everything else goes well I would not be surprised at a 4.5 based on my observations below. 

1. You have a full length readers crease on the front cover. Plus many color breaks along the spine.

2. Wear on two corners.

3. The spine roll which will leave a faint remnant where it was creased on the back of the comic, once the spine roll is removed.

4. It is a PGX book. It can come back restored or conserved. It is a gamble you take with their books. 

[migmtl76]

29 minutes ago, joeypost said:

If the book is cleaned up and everything else goes well I would not be surprised at a 4.5 based on my observations below. 

1. You have a full length readers crease on the front cover. Plus many color breaks along the spine.

2. Wear on two corners.

3. The spine roll which will leave a faint remnant where it was creased on the back of the comic, once the spine roll is removed.

4. It is a PGX book. It can come back restored or conserved. It is a gamble you take with their books. 

Ok thanks @joeypost. I think it's a gamble I'm not willing to take. There are also alot of costs with pressing/cleaning/grading/shipping. So probably not worth it for half a grade. A purple or green label would be a death blow lol.

Damn you PGX hahaha

[oldrover]

@joeypost fixed a spine roll on my Hulk 2 that had a huge chunk out of the front cover. HUGE. After he was done, the book looked SO good it got a 2.5. 

So, yes. It can make a difference.

Edit: that said, it depends on the upside as to whether it's worth it.

Edited May 29, 2020 by oldrover

[Deadpoolica]

3 hours ago, migmtl76 said:

send it back for grading to CGC

Whatever you do send it to cgc anyways & get it out of that god awful PGX slab 

[theCapraAegagrus]

On 5/29/2020 at 4:13 PM, migmtl76 said:

Ok thanks @joeypost. I think it's a gamble I'm not willing to take. There are also alot of costs with pressing/cleaning/grading/shipping. So probably not worth it for half a grade. A purple or green label would be a death blow lol.

Damn you PGX hahaha

This.

[William-James88]

On 5/29/2020 at 2:49 PM, migmtl76 said:

@joeypost  Do you think my comic has a shot at going a whole grade higher from 5.0 PGX (lets assume it's a 4.0 CGC) to a 5.0 CGC ?

It has 0% chance of getting a 5.0 due to the length wide colour breaking crease.

It's a 4.0 with or without spine roll since the crease is your biggest detractor, not the roll. 

 

[migmtl76]

On 6/2/2020 at 8:26 PM, William-James88 said:

It has 0% chance of getting a 5.0 due to the length wide colour breaking crease.

It's a 4.0 with or without spine roll since the crease is your biggest detractor, not the roll. 

 

I see what you mean. Thanks for your input