Pressing posted by richard8158

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Is it good or bad?

 

I have never had a comic pressed before so I decided to conduct an experiment. I took 4 comics that in my opinion were no higher than 4.0-5.5 (and ones that I didn't particularly care about either), had them pressed and graded. They all came back as 7.0s. I know that this is a sensitive subject for some collectors, but I don't really see a downside when it comes to pressing. I have had books stored for years in boxes and looked as though they had been pressed. I don't know much about the process but apparently if it is done right, you can't even tell that it was done. It seems to be gaining acceptance as well. The pictured comic was mailed to me in a soft mailer with no cardboard or support of any kind. It was bent all over but not creased and looked horrible. Thoughts?

 

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[1950's war comics]

i may have to think about it on a future submission after reading your post

[1950's war comics]

did you have CGC press them ?

[richard8158]

No, I had a friend press them .

[mattn792]

Any book that I have signed gets a pressing before its graded, unless some feature (like a foil cover) prevents it.

[surfer99]

Pressing rocks, and don't ever let anyone tell you different.

 

 

[kthuluu]

Agreed. I send tons of stuff to CCS, and its well worth it.

[Professor Pecora]

What's up Richard!

 

Thanks for your journal entry.

 

I am 100% for pressing...if...it is perfromed with careful precision.

 

I have experienced both ups and downs with my 4 + years of pressing experience through CCS.

 

However, to end on a positive note, my ASM #129 CGC 9.8 WP that you see displayed in my recent journal post was actually a CGC 9.6 WP copy before Matt Nelson of CCS pressed it!

 

So you can see the "value" in pressing with 1) the right candidate and 2) the correct pressing technique applied for each specific book.

 

I wish you the best of luck in strengthening your G.I. Combat Set!

 

 

[richard8158]

Thank you Professor!

[Gatchaman]

The X-Men #105 had a bad crease down the middle and I was able to press it out. I have made a lot of books look a lot better by pressing and will continue to do so.

 

 

Here's another book I fixed.

 

 

[MacFarlane]

I've only recently discovered pressing, however I can tell you what I have learned:

 

Press everything-Always. AND Matt at CCS is a great guy to deal with (my unbiased opinion).

[roscoPcoltrane]

agreed...never disappointed with matt

[richard8158]

Hey professor,

Did you ever worry that your comic might come back with a lower grade? I have a few old labels that I thought about sending in for pressing and regrading but am nervous about messing with good grades in the effort for better ones. I think CGC has gotten more strict over the years.