Can a 9.8 be pressed into a 9.9?

[DR.X]

I once pressed my TMNT #1 first print, into a third print.

[H0RR0RSH0W]

Malarky!

[NTHstars]

I command thee!

 

 

So does he.

 

 

Who is Derrick?

[RockMyAmadeus]

I command thee!

 

 

So does he.

 

 

Who is Derrick?

 

The guy inside the rig. You can't see him.

[NTHstars]

Oh man, Derrick has seen better days...should've stuck with hoes...backhoes

[THE_BEYONDER]

I once pressed my TMNT #1 first print, into a third print.

 

 

[uchiha101]

But you already tried claiming that they accept such offers...

PS,not trying to be a jerksauce,but you sorta did...

 

yeah I guess I did

[uchiha101]

Yeah but it's likely a million to one longshot. If you are sitting on a 9.8 why take the risk.

 

Yeah, if a cat farts on a 9.8, it's now a 9.6. A dog a 9.4. I've seen documentation.

 

Seriously though, any tiny thing they missed when grading it a 9.8 comes back into play.

 

, yeah it can always become a risk when you re-sub the comic again

[uchiha101]

you could send in your CGC 9.8 and have it come back a 9.6.

It just is not worth it.

 

yeah that's always the risk but like they say "no pain no gain"

[uchiha101]

Hey guys I just saw a post of a thread that gave me an idea can a 9.8 comic be pressed into a 9.9? If so what factors does it depend on to make the grade bump up higher?

 

this thread comes up a lot, I've made a more complicated version once myself.

 

Here's what I believe is the correct answer:

 

 

A 9.9 and 10.0 cannot be "created" by pressing. However, a book with pressable defects which is otherwise already a 9.9/10.0, could have its potential restored.

 

So, pressing can maximize an existing books potential, but the differences between a 9.8/9.9/10.0 are not pressable defects. If your book is a true 9.8, with non-pressable defects, pressing it can't change it.

 

 

 

 

thanks so what are pressable defects?

[uchiha101]

I once pressed my TMNT #1 first print, into a third print.

 

nice so that means I can turn a third print into a fifth print?

 

 

[uchiha101]

I once pressed a 9.9 into an 11.

 

[steveinthecity]

thanks so what are pressable defects?

Non-color breaking creases, spine rolls, waviness or folds, and minor spine stresses are examples.

[accessndx]

It'd be handy to know a definitive list of qualities that a 9.9 has vs a 9.8 from the perspective of the graders. Then one might be in a better position to know if there's room for improvement.

Beyond that, it's apparent that there's some high degree of subjectivity whilst grading. If that weren't true, someone like Joey couldn't get a full 2 point bump by just cracking and resbumitting wtihout pressing.

 

[B-Smooth]

It is possible. I've seen it done one time. Probably never again.

Started life as a lowly 9.8.

[RockMyAmadeus]

It is possible. I've seen it done one time. Probably never again.

Started life as a lowly 9.8.

 

 

That wasn't the one I sold you, was it?

 

If so, that's pretty damn cool!

[rjpb]

Probably not as easily as a 9.9 can be pressed into a 9.8

[DavidTheDavid]

Probably not as easily as a 9.9 can be pressed into a 9.8

 

Good point.

 

 

[B-Smooth]

It is possible. I've seen it done one time. Probably never again.

Started life as a lowly 9.8.

 

 

That wasn't the one I sold you, was it?

 

If so, that's pretty damn cool!

No, this was another copy. But yours was pretty sweet, too.

[B-Smooth]

Probably not as easily as a 9.9 can be pressed into a 9.8

A 9.9, cracked and trying for a 10.0? Thems BIG BIG balls.