I have a fairly complete collection of Modern ASM that I bought new when I was a wee lad (circa 1973-76). I put them in plastic, but tucked the flaps rather than tape them, and now have a nice "V" shaped indent on every single issue. I may have read them once before putting them in the bag, so aside from the indent these look pretty good to me, and I'm wondering if they might be graded in the high 9's.
If I take the path of a pressing pre-screen I'm charged a minimum of $10 to determine if the pressing will help the grade.
If I just press these Modern issues at the least expensive rate I'm charged $12 per issue.
Now comes the grading..
Do I pre-screen for the grading or just roll the dice? If they don't achieve a 9.4 or 9.8 it doesn't seem worth it.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated.