do these grader notes suggest pressing would help?

[NTHstars]

Ok, here we have a silver age comic, 9.0, with these grader notes. Would this likely get a bump from a pressing? Thanks for any help.

 

Spine stress line breaks color

Top spine small wear breaks color

Bottom spine small wear breaks color

Right bottom front cover small crease

Left bottom back cover crease

[AnhDepTrai]

no

[bcphillips119]

Take the creases out that do not break color and I would think it would get a bump.

[Wall-Crawler]

Pics/scans would help...

[NTHstars]

Pics/scans would help...

 

 

Well I'm sure all responders are outstanding citizens, but some readers could jump all over what I'm pointing to, so I must respectfully refrain from posting the specific book

Took me hours of research to identify a few candidates

[NTHstars]

Yeah, I figured the color breaks are there for good. The other two might go away and the creases that made the breaks. I guess the question is is that enough?

 

Even a one degree bump is huge here

[chrisco37]

Depends on how big the creases are.

 

The color breaks won't be corrected by pressing.

[Jeffro.]

Yeah, I figured the color breaks are there for good. The other two might go away and the creases that made the breaks. I guess the question is is that enough?

 

Even a one degree bump is huge here

 

My gut says probably no. Too many color breaking flaws. However, there is no way to be sure without seeing the book.

 

[joeypost]

No real way to know without looking at the book. It also depends what the grade is now and the era of the book. Lots of variables at play that cannot be confirmed without a good look at the book. If it is a book on eBay or on a consignment site it is understandable why you would not want to share.

[miraclemet]

so it's a book on the market that you are thinking of buying? (and pressing and resubbing)...

 

Spine stress line breaks color

Top spine small wear breaks color

Bottom spine small wear breaks color

Right bottom front cover small crease

Left bottom back cover crease

 

Considering 3 out of 5 of your "defects" break color (which pressing doesnt help) I'd imagine it will not get a bump from pressing unless the other two creases are major (and it even says that one is small).

 

 

[miraclemet]

Also... do many people spend $$ on grader notes for books they are considering buying?

 

I could understand it on major purchases (thousands) on a key that you are buying online, but wonder how prevalent the practice is.

[NTHstars]

What is the usual standard on color breaks? I recently had. 9.6 that had one break. I guess three or more, generally speaking, keeps it from 9.2 or higher?

[Erndog]

So, just curious, but for everyone saying it won't get a bump, does that mean that a couple "defects" really don't do anything to the grade? Whether those were there or not, it would still grade out a 9.0?

 

I find that hard to believe.

 

Could bump to a 9.2 or possibly a 9.4.

 

Aren't defects just that.... defects. Less defects = higher grade no?

[NTHstars]

Some defects aren't allowed to achieve a certain grade. So you can eliminate some, but the remaining defects still aren't allowed at a 9.4, for example. I don't know what the standard is, which caused me to start this thread.

[joeypost]

Even a crease with a color break will look better once pressed. It will lay flat and not have a concaved appearance.

[AnhDepTrai]

Grader note usually very brief and general. It doesn’t review all the details of defects on the book to achieve such grade like how many creases, stresses, or the measurement of the defects. Those I believe is a big factor to determine the outcome of the grade.

[Bomber-Bob]

Right bottom front cover small crease

Left bottom back cover crease

 

Analyzing the two 'improvable' flaws the first one says 'small' crease. The second crease is on the Back Cover, which I think has less effect on the CGC grade. I imagine you can't see either of these in the scan. Does the book look like a 9.0, with the 3 visible flaws ?

[NTHstars]

Its hard to pin down based on the scan. There's no back cover, the front is slightly blurry. You know, its a crapshoot. I could blow the cash on pressing and grading and come back with the same or lower grade.

[Jeffro.]

You know, its a crapshoot. I could blow the cash on pressing and grading and come back with the same or lower grade.

 

Well yes, there is that to consider as well.

[GACollectibles]

Looks like the boards need to add a subforum under "Hey Buddy Can You Spare A Grade" called "Please Evaluate My Book For Pressing Potential".