SuperApe Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Hi All, Here's my ASM51 - looks like it could do with a press, but not sure the cost of doing so would increase the value of this book. Looking forward to hearing people's thoughts on grade!! Galen130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 3.0-3.5 mainly because of the back. A press might make it look ok but I don’t see this hitting any higher as the flaws that put it in this grade range are not press able flaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpoolica Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 8 hours ago, SuperApe said: Hi All, Here's my ASM51 - looks like it could do with a press, but not sure the cost of doing so would increase the value of this book. Looking forward to hearing people's thoughts on grade!! A press won't mollify the missing color that's scraped and flaked off of many edge areas on this book. Save the money to spend for a press and/or cleaning on a more worthy and cost effective candidate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCOComics Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 22 minutes ago, James J Johnson said: A press won't mollify the missing color that's scraped and flaked off of many edge areas on this book. Save the money to spend for a press and/or cleaning on a more worthy and cost effective candidate. Do you think the press would help flatten out some of non color breaking creases up the top edge? This is a situation where I think a press could help the appearence, but probably not the grade given everything else going on. 3.0 / 3.5 for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Just now, KCOComics said: Do you think the press would help flatten out some of non color breaking creases up the top edge? This is a situation where I think a press could help the appearence, but probably not the grade given everything else going on. 3.0 / 3.5 for me. Spot on. A press might help some puffy areas to lie perfectly flat again, but the flaws themselves will all still be highly visible and detractions, flattened or not. All the color-fracturing on the cover cannot be revised to any type of meaningful degree necessary to improve the technical grade, IMO. KCOComics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperApe Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 Thanks all! That's been really helpfully and supports what i was thinking. Do you have a general rule about whether a book should go for pressing? Needs to be worth a certain amount, or is it case-by-case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 2.5 as-is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 To press, or not to press. Don’t think it will affect the grade much. 3.0/3.5...IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Design Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 I’ll echoThe sentiments already expressed by the other boardies press will not be worth it the book will grade the same at probably a 3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
