Misalignment caused by Pressing? 1 1

[Noah Koessel]

I just got some books back from CCS/CGC, and some of the books are misaligned pretty badly. It's like the books weren't centered correctly while pressed. 
The covers are all shifted, causing the pages to peak out of the side in a staircase-like fashion.

On one of the books, in the top corner on the back, you can see some of the front cover, but on the front of the book, you can see some of the back cover. It is as though someone applied pressure to the top of the book, then turned whatever was applying pressure counterclockwise. Additionally, only the bottom staple can be seen from the front. 

Is it normal for books to be like this after pressing, or did CCS just do a terrible job? 

Edited January 24, 2021 by Noah Koessel

[The Lions Den]

Well, it's not terrible...but to me, this is one of the hazards of pressing. You're gambling on a higher grade at the risk of altering the structural integrity of the book...

[Lightning55]

A lot depends on who is doing the pressing.  These comics needed to be realigned prior to pressing, but were probably just put in as they were received, and pressed.  I'm not sure what CCS does for the $12 or so, or $8 if it's a quick press.  It could take quite some time to realign a comic, and that doesn't sound like it would be in the $12 service.  Maybe someone has a more informed idea of what the expectation is.

[The Lions Den]

5 hours ago, Lightning55 said:

A lot depends on who is doing the pressing.  These comics needed to be realigned prior to pressing, but were probably just put in as they were received, and pressed.  I'm not sure what CCS does for the $12 or so, or $8 if it's a quick press.  It could take quite some time to realign a comic, and that doesn't sound like it would be in the $12 service.  Maybe someone has a more informed idea of what the expectation is.

I think you're right on the money...  

[James J Johnson]

13 hours ago, The Lions Den said:

I think you're right on the money...  

  Looks like Doctor Costanza took an unscheduled day off to play golf and in his absence, comic chiropractic went haywire.  

[joeypost]

How is the staple placements on each book? 

This could be the result of a few issues. 

[The Lions Den]

1 hour ago, joeypost said:

How is the staple placements on each book? 

This could be the result of a few issues. 

I'm thinking the "Care-O-Meter" may need to be recalibrated...

[joeypost]

Just now, The Lions Den said:

I'm thinking the "Care-O-Meter" may need to be recalibrated...

It’s possible. Could be too much of everything. 

[Noah Koessel]

4 hours ago, joeypost said:

How is the staple placements on each book? 

This could be the result of a few issues. 

The staple placement is fine for most of the books. It ends up looking worse, because the covers are off-kilter moving them to a different spot. 

Notice how in this picture, the cover has empty space at the spine, and wasn’t in the right spot when pressed. This caused the cover to push over the staple on top so it’s no longer visible. 

[theCapraAegagrus]