Bomber-Bob

I do think you should go the Return route to the Seller first but in situations where CGC acknowledges the book was improperly encapsulated they are very good at addressing the problem. They would ask for you to send the book to them for inspection. Again, go the Return route first and whatever you do, DO NOT remove the book from the slab. Good Luck.

That's a very solid looking book for a 3.0 ! GLWTS.

This book has been damaged in the slab. Either return it immediately and/or contact CGC directly. If CGC feels it is their bad they are very good about making things right. This probably happened during shipping. Was the slab properly packaged so it was not allowed to move ? Any small gaps to allow the book to shift is bad.

Staple tucks, spine realignments, removing chips, there is all sorts of shenanigans going on in the uber grades.

Regarding #2, the argument about not being able to detect HOW it happened with certainty is puzzling to me. Take a similar situation like a bindery flaw. We know they are lenient with Bindery flaws. but this is a judgement call. They cannot tell for certain that a chip was impact or Bindery. I know from personal experience they sometimes get it wrong. In fact, some will take advantage of this judgement call to game the system, fool CGC. If you believe in long term business plans, pressing and inhouse services were part of the plan. It's all good. I feel much better about CGC doing the pressing than the DIY'ers.

If they used Registered mail, I can see why you are still waiting. In my personal experience with Registered mail, it's at least a week.

Now to me, none of this was really a big deal. I understand that you are irritated your books sat there an extra two weeks but I just don't think it warranted coming on here to complain. You never said what happened with the original CC info that caused this in the first place. Was it your bad or theirs ? In either case,I certainly don't feel you are entitled to compensation. You suffered no material loss. Sorry.

If the conditional sale falls through, I will Take It.

Picky, I totally concur except for one point. I don't think your post will have a reaction at all. The collectors that like unpressed books are in such a minority that we don't even merit a debate anymore.

A perfect candidate to list on Comiclink !

No,this suggestion is from the Registry, not the Census. NO such thing on the Census.

I think we are talking about two different things here, Census vs Registry. You asked about the Census, where there is no info about the owner or submitter. The above suggestion was for the Registry, if the owner adds his book to the Registry.

I'm not very experienced with grading lower grade and also struggle. I suspect that stain goes all the way through the book to the front cover. Since there are no missing pieces or other major flaws, I would top out at 3.5 . You usually need to have detached covers and such for books to grade lower than 3.0 . However, I am sure, this is NOT a 5.5. That stain is way too large for 5.5 .

I'm sorry but that is NOT a 5.5, return the book if you can.

In my experience as a collector, you have to let the books come to you. I prefer patience and getting the 'right' copy above checking off want lists and settling for placeholders. Unless you find somebody with a brand new collection coming to market I doubt if any dealers 'specialize' in any particular genre. I would just watch the auctions from all the big guys, Comiclink, Heritage, etc. Check the dealers that have websites. Bob Storms will alert you to all new inventory via E-Mail. Good Luck !

And you got me by a half point !

I like the 4 mil also but I like to keep as much air as possible away from the book. SO I will use a mylite with backing board for the comic and then put the combo into a 4 mil sleeve. It's strange, but I've never been a fan of a fullback backing board, preferring the halfpack. I like the comic to have a lot of room to 'swim'.

RMA, I may be wrong, but I think you are pressing to truly improve the comic and many/most stay in your collection. ? You care and I'm sure it shows in your pressing. As a side comment, proper pressing should not only be about how the book looks but if it lasts .I've had some bad experiences with a pressed book that looked good, only to morph back into it's original state inside the slab. It hurts to spend a lot of money on a 8.0 key to visit it later and see a 7.0 key.

Your statements are truly spot on but we both know the Boards will never acknowledge. The grading game is all about the pressed book. Personally, as a collector, I'm okay with accepting some pressed books into my collection. Maybe, as Casey (Logan) stated, I have more than I realize. However, for the most part, I still seek to acquire unpressed books. I'll accept that slight bend or surface impression instead of staple tears and protruding interior pages. How is it that collectors on the Boards always seek perfectly aligned spines but ignore the right edge fanning ? How are collectors okay with paying full value for a 9.4 book that was pressed from an 8.5 ? Why do collectors obsess about how to store their books properly but don't hesitate to use an iron on them ?

I am a fan of Steve Borock. My previous statements about him making pressing 'legitimate' was just meant to be a statement of fact, not a reflection on him personally. However, I must admit, now that you mention it, from my recollection also, that your statements are correct. When he started selling on the Boards, he was asked if his books were pressed. He was defensive and evasive about it, finally stating to assume all his books were pressed.

Collectors seeking to purchase for their collection have to compete against the opportunity to press bidders. If you are referring to me as a someone in the 'not knowing what they are talking about' crowd, that may be true. I never claim to be an expert, just offer my opinions.

I like that, 'Borocked'. Today, there are some pressers out there that do amazing work, you cannot tell the book was touched. On the flip side there is plenty of amateur and 'professionals in a hurry' that don't look as good. IMO, seeing a high grade book in it's original state, is a thing of beauty. Perhaps the marketplace will someday recognize originality with a collector valuation bump, and not just for the opportunity to press it. I think there currently is a 'bump' for books that look good, better than the assigned grade. The next step is originality.

If there is a visible flaw, sure, get it pressed. But the OP stated he saw no flaws. In that case, IMO, it's a waste of money, and worse yet, a waste of time.

Whenever a book is pressed, there is always the 'danger' of mishap from handling. See this thread where the OP thinks the pressing service put fingerprints on his book, resulting in a 9.4 .

IMO, yes. Though I don't believe he ever pressed a book himself. For a while, everything being pressed was going through Texas, via Matt. CGC wanted to bring pressing inhouse but relinquished to the backlash. At this point, had Borock, as president of CGC, took a different stance, maybe saying something like books would be downgraded for being overly 'flat', we may have had a different development of the hobby. Instead, he went out and starting selling, announcing these books were pressed.