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To what extent though? How much more are you willing to pay for the "unpressed"? It can't be that substantial. If pressed book was $100 and non pressed book was $200 would you bite the bullet?

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That chunk/chew seems small. Hard to tell but if it rodent related, could def hurt. For me, I also see sub crease. I don't think 5.5 would happen here. 4.5-5.0 from me.

7.5 from me.....mayyyybbbee 8.0 but spine ticks and some edge wear likely keep it lower.

2.5 from me. 2.0 seems a tad harsh and it is a tad rough to get into the VG range at all.

Yeah, 6.5 from me tops. Might benefit from cleaning on the back but those corner creases on the front likely keep it from approaching the VF range.

This Similar wear as the other one, but there are some minor corner creases so that would bring it a tad lower IMO.

9.0 potential on this one but I see several spine ticks and without it in hand, its hard to count exactly how many. 8.5-9.0 seems right though. Oh nothing to "restore" here...you can press and clean but it looks pretty clean and I don't see anything that would press out.

Yes...amateurs + press = disasters

I'll agree that if someone presses a book, gets it graded and then advertises it as having never been pressed, that is shady. However, if you press a book, get it graded and just sell it as it is, a 9.0, I don't feel you need to disclose that you pressed it. Obviously, if someone asks you can say "yup, been pressed". I understand there are a number of people who might try to pass off 8.5-9.0 books as having never been pressed to buyers hoping to press it into a 9.2-9.6 or whatever. That in itself is a silly game IMO but people do it. So maybe I see the case for CGC noting on books they have pressed that they have done so.

It's just an analogy...obviously a barn car will be worse than a museum one. I'm saying if a wash and clean is all it took to get the barn car to be exactly the same as a museum one, would it matter? Again, not a likely scenario at all. My point being your comic is getting a bath. Just like a barn car would. Nobody yells at someone who takes a dusty barn car and washes it up. Start chaging stuff, sure....just like comics, you cut, trim, add, glue or change the book and we care. I am not an advocate for pressing. Never pressed a book in my life. I just don't think it should matter if Joe Blow has a 9.0 book that was never pressed and Susie Loo has a 9.0 that was....one is not better than the other IMO.

Yes I am aware of all these things...I was merely asking if they were still allowing free submissions if you select drop off at con because that is not happening (and they were allowing this earlier this year) Either way, I believe I am going an alternate route than submitting myself because being in Canada with the shipping charges for even a couple books is outrageous.

That is what I would be extremely grateful for is CGC bestowed but reality and my initial suspicions were lower.

I mean, imagine if for cars there was a machine that smoothed out dents without you having to repaint or anything....you can't tell me car collectors would be upset and saying "oh no you removed all those dents and kept everything else original, boooo give me back the dents". Same thing in my eyes for pressing. As long as you aren't adding stuff or removing stuff (trimming) to try and enhance a book's appeal, pressing/cleaning are fine by me. Once again, if you have showroom car that rolled off the lot back in 1960 and into a museum and you also have barn find car that is cleaned up with a good wash and looks exactly the same, does it really matter that one sat in a showroom all its life and the other had a bath but is now the same car?

I' actually closer to this. I think as is 6.0 and a clean/press might get it to a 6.5. I would be surprised by higher with those creases I see.

I also nailed her...him...it as well. FIRST I might add

Yes I have definitely considered that too. I am just trying to gauge, what with our border being closed, if sending stuff off now is best. I have bought and sold to the US with no problems during these times, but the thought of potentially sending 10-20 valuable books away myself has me slightly concerned is all. Plus, the $150 credit really would only cover the cost of grading 3 modern tier books and the shipping....ouch.

I am likely going to do this at this point as shipping back to me in Canada is outrageous. Just now doing research on some of the best Canadian CGC dealers

To mail to HQ, I have to become a member and pay the membership fee. During COVID, at the time it started anyway, it was allowing people who were not paying a yearly membership for submission privileges to submit comics. I just don't know if they are still doing this.

Hi all, I am considering submitting some books for the first time. Wondering if I can still select the "Submit at show" option on the website (it allows me to even though there are no shows CGC is attending) and then still mail them in to CGC headquarters. I know they were doing this back when COVID first hit and cancelled a bunch of cons but was wondering if this was still allowed. Thanks!

I equate pressing/cleaning of a comic to that of a car. Suppose someone finds a vintage automobile in a barn. Obviously, it will be covered in dust, dirt, coon poop, and the like. By taking some time to clean it from inside to out, giving it a nice wash, you aren't changing the fact that you have an original car. You are just making it look much better. The same logic for me is applied to comics. Pressing to remove minor imperfections and cleaning to remove some dust/dirt from contact over the years is NOT unethical. Now, once you start adding pieces of paper and doing actual structural repairs, well that is when you are changing the book. Much like with a car, if you start re-painting and replacing parts, it is not longer a completely original car. Granted, it matters less in that collecting world than here at the current time.

Hi all, Had this one a long time. Thinking about grading/selling as newsstands and MJ inserts seem to be getting a lot of love from this era. Just wondering what the community thinks in grade and if it aligns with my eyes. Thanks!

Everything can be sold. Example: I love my copy of ASM 97 signed by Stan and Gil. I value it at $500. I probably wouldn’t sell it for less than $700. Way high because I don’t want to. But if I did, I would start at $700. And wait. And then slowly drop until someone came knocking. Big ticket items (not mine but you get my drift) take time if you wanna sell but maximize return.

I mean that’s really cool to have but for me, not having Batman on it would be a big deal. Personally, a couple hundred bucks but even then it wouldn’t be as cool to me. A page with Batman or a cover or something like that I could easily see approach $1000 or well beyond. The line of its worth what someone will pay is true. You could price it at $5000 and sit on it for 10 years before you find the guy who has to have it and buys it. Or you could price it at $500 and have 5-10 people interested right away willing to make offers or buy. Find the middle ground. Or price high and drop over time. If you can’t sell something comic related within a couple months, you are doing it wrong or pricing it way too high

Only if it lands on some poor unsuspecting bear....begging the further question "Did the tree make the sound or the perishing cries of the bear?"