Shark Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 All 3 of those are just gorgeous! Very, very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiamSturgess Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 AWESOME books, Hector! So much for cutting back on the collecting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicjones Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 (edited) Got these back yesterday. Submitted them with my 3 free renewal coupons. All three were purchased raw and then pressed. The DD #5 I sent to MasterControlProgram and he fixed some not so nice color touch up by the top left corner. He had nothing to do with the trimming along the top edge of the book. I'm not a big spender so I could never hope to own a book this nice without some resto work. I'm very happy about this book...well, except for the damage to the bottom right corner it sustained during shipment...still working on that. The DD #7 I bought from a fellow boardie as a 6.0. Very pleased with the result. This was definitely a grail for me and the 7.5 is a dream grade. The DD #161 I bought from a LCS. It was a definite 9.6, but 9.8 was iffy, so I pressed it and voila! After seeing the before and after from MasterControlProgram it would not have made 9.8 without the press. A couple non-color breakers would have held it back. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f54/dicjones/DD5Front.jpg[/img]]DD #5 http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f54/dicjones/DD7Front.jpg[/img]]DD #7 http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f54/dicjones/DD161Front.jpg[/img]]DD #161 Edited March 31, 2011 by dicjones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I got a DD #5 restored back today. It is a 9.6...or at least it was. This is what they did when they slabbed it. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f54/dicjones/DD5BentCornerFront.jpg[/img]]DD #5 Front http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f54/dicjones/DD5BentCornerBack.jpg[/img]]DD #5 Back I didn't get it until after hours so I'll have to wait until tomorrow to find out what can be done. Sigh. DR.X Be thankful it was in a white area. Should press out no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicjones Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I got a DD #5 restored back today. It is a 9.6...or at least it was. This is what they did when they slabbed it. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f54/dicjones/DD5BentCornerFront.jpg[/img]]DD #5 Front http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f54/dicjones/DD5BentCornerBack.jpg[/img]]DD #5 Back I didn't get it until after hours so I'll have to wait until tomorrow to find out what can be done. Sigh. DR.X Be thankful it was in a white area. Should press out no problem. That was the first thing I thought of...thank goodness for that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chespirito Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 AWESOME books, Hector! So much for cutting back on the collecting I know I know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiamSturgess Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 AWESOME books, Hector! So much for cutting back on the collecting I know I know... Not that there's anything wrong with it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raphael Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 sorry about that corner. ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicjones Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 sorry about that corner. ouch Talked to Eric at CGC. He is having me send the book back to be pressed. He offered a full reimbursement if it doesn't make grade, but I told him I wanted the book back regardless, so he said they would credit me the difference in value if the grade drops. He was really nice and just kept reiterating that they would take care of me and make it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiamSturgess Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 sorry about that corner. ouch Talked to Eric at CGC. He is having me send the book back to be pressed. He offered a full reimbursement if it doesn't make grade, but I told him I wanted the book back regardless, so he said they would credit me the difference in value if the grade drops. He was really nice and just kept reiterating that they would take care of me and make it right. And that is why CGC rules the industry (thumbs u Glad to hear it will be taken care of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Very, very nice. Would look good next to my DD #158 9.8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicjones Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Very, very nice. Would look good next to my DD #158 9.8. I'm sure it would.... But it looks even better next to my DD #160 9.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 sorry about that corner. ouch Talked to Eric at CGC. He is having me send the book back to be pressed. He offered a full reimbursement if it doesn't make grade, but I told him I wanted the book back regardless, so he said they would credit me the difference in value if the grade drops. He was really nice and just kept reiterating that they would take care of me and make it right. Eric is a good guy. He's helped me out a lot both with submissions and any questions I might have had. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Illmannered Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 EXXTREMELY proud of this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermster Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synch Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 (edited) wow can pressing fix stuff like that ?.. I have a book I want to send in to get graded/ am going to send int regardless but it has a rather nasty page fold on it ... I wonder if I should send it to get pressed .... Edited April 2, 2011 by synch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvelfangirl Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 EXXTREMELY proud of this one! Awesome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 wow can pressing fix stuff like that ?.. I have a book I want to send in to get graded/ am going to send int regardless but it has a rather nasty page fold on it ... I wonder if I should send it to get pressed .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat-Man Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanfingh Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 wow can pressing fix stuff like that ?.. I have a book I want to send in to get graded/ am going to send int regardless but it has a rather nasty page fold on it ... I wonder if I should send it to get pressed .... Agreed. Buy another one. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
