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HI'' cgc graded a comic book of mine and it came back, as a 3.5 batman 567 restored grade if i was to get full pressed, can it change grade from a restoration to universal grade?
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Mercury Man

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Why don't you just buy this for $69.   By time you pay for a press and a re-slab, and still a lesser grade, this would make more 'cents'

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Batman-567-CGC-8-5-1st-Appearance-of-Cassandra-Cain-Batgirl-Birds-of-Prey-DC/133497037053?epid=85462752&hash=item1f150b20fd:g:Fd4AAOSwAx1fPB51

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ExNihilo

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Chalk this up as an expensive lesson, but submitting that book once was 100% the wrong thing to do.  Don't compound it by paying for restoration removal and then for additional grading (not to mention shipping).  If you want that book slabbed, go buy that 8.5 copy or a 9.8 on eBay.  If an 8.5 is $69, then the copy you have is worth less than the cost of grading.

When determining what books to send for grading, be sure it's a book valuable enough to be worth it.  At minimum, the resale value should cover the value of the book and the full cost of grading (shipping to/from, grading, pressing, insurance, form fee, etc).  My rule of thumb, book value of $200+ before I send it in.

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20 minutes ago, ExNihilo said:

Chalk this up as an expensive lesson, but submitting that book once was 100% the wrong thing to do.  Don't compound it by paying for restoration removal and then for additional grading (not to mention shipping).  If you want that book slabbed, go buy that 8.5 copy or a 9.8 on eBay.  If an 8.5 is $69, then the copy you have is worth less than the cost of grading.

When determining what books to send for grading, be sure it's a book valuable enough to be worth it.  At minimum, the resale value should cover the value of the book and the full cost of grading (shipping to/from, grading, pressing, insurance, form fee, etc).  My rule of thumb, book value of $200+ before I send it in.

It's not even worth 69 in 8.5. Goes for less than $40 in 9.2
https://www.ebay.com/itm/BATMAN-567-CGC-9-2-1st-Appearance-Batgirl-Cassandra-Cain/284185797162?hash=item422acb222a:g:j2sAAOSwyWdgKtB1

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13 hours ago, Mercury Man said:

Why don't you just buy this for $69.   By time you pay for a press and a re-slab, and still a lesser grade, this would make more 'cents'

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Batman-567-CGC-8-5-1st-Appearance-of-Cassandra-Cain-Batgirl-Birds-of-Prey-DC/133497037053?epid=85462752&hash=item1f150b20fd:g:Fd4AAOSwAx1fPB51

Yeah...

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Jeffro.

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I imagine that every so often a comic crosses a grader's desk and they are truly puzzled why anyone would actually pay to have such a piece of shite graded.

This has to be one of those moments

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thehumantorch

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21 hours ago, powerer said:

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Welcome to the boards.

First off, pressing is an application of mild heat, mild pressure, and a bit of moisture to remove bends, dimples, etc and generally as the word suggests, press the book flatter.  It's not a magic bullet and some books won't benefit from a press and it won't remove restoration like color touch or glue.

Second, this book is a relatively common book and isn't worth the cost of grading in this grade range.   In 9.8 it's worth about $280 and in 9.6 just over $100.  Look the book over.  In 3.5 you should see a number of defects including spine tics, color breaking creases that break the ink and can't be pressed out, possible rips or tears, etc.  You need to train your eyes to spot and assess defects and this is a learning opportunity.

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Dick Pontoon

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That books shows heavy wear even with tons of glare in the photos, the spine and upper left corner in particular. Now, it's certainly mysterious to some folks here as to why it was subbed; I find the resto equally baffling. Why do that with a common, low dollar book? To the OP - did you apply the color touch and glue before you sent the book in?

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Randall Dowling

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20 hours ago, Pontoon said:

That books shows heavy wear even with tons of glare in the photos, the spine and upper left corner in particular. Now, it's certainly mysterious to some folks here as to why it was subbed; I find the resto equally baffling. Why do that with a common, low dollar book? To the OP - did you apply the color touch and glue before you sent the book in?

:gossip: Practice...

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