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Tips on pressing
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lizards2

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Just now, porcupine48 said:
1 hour ago, lizards2 said:

Pervert.

confirmed

Roger that.  Have you heard of this PMS stuff?

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porcupine48

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Just now, lizards2 said:

Roger that.  Have you heard of this PMS stuff?

Is that when someone needs a good rogering?

I mean c'mon...someone said SEAL at the top of page two,and I restrained myself...it was 'pressing' to me!

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lizards2

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2 minutes ago, porcupine48 said:
4 minutes ago, lizards2 said:

Roger that.  Have you heard of this PMS stuff?

Is that when someone needs a good rogering?

I mean c'mon...someone said SEAL at the top of page two,and I restrained myself...it was 'pressing' to me!

You are to be publicly commended for your restraint, despite your overwhelming need for a good, private rogering.

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porcupine48

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1 minute ago, lizards2 said:

You are to be publicly commended for your restraint, despite your overwhelming need for a good, private rogering.

Okay,that made soda come out my nose? lol

Are we not entertaining?

And to stay on topic,I press my books in between the mass amounts of dodgy porn mags you left on your last visit.

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Just now, porcupine48 said:

Okay,that made soda come out my nose? lol

Are we not entertaining?

And to stay on topic,I press my books in between the mass amounts of dodgy porn mags you left on your last visit.

Stuck between the mags?

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25 minutes ago, justafan said:

this is why I will send certain stuff to Joey with requests but he may also have hired help (correct me if I'm mistaken, Joey).  The potentially lesser skilled/experienced help is why some of us seriously consider getting into pressing for ourselves.  The assumption being that no one will treat your books better or work harder than you to get the best results.

I've had books submitted for pressing (both via CGC and the other guys) where they both skipped the press due to clerical errors and went ahead and graded them with expected results.  So at the very least, I can see where the desire to learn has more to do with ensuring the job gets done and done well.  Both companies have appeared to have corrected their issues in this respect but what a disappointment.

There's probably a profit generating tier that'll spawn from these comments:

Quick Press: $8

Normal Press $10

Guaranteed Pressed by Matt himself $20

I have help, but they don't press or work on the books.

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1 minute ago, porcupine48 said:
4 minutes ago, lizards2 said:

You are to be publicly commended for your restraint, despite your overwhelming need for a good, private rogering.

Okay,that made soda come out my nose? lol

Are we not entertaining?

And to stay on topic,I press my books in between the mass amounts of dodgy porn mags you left on your last visit.

Those things get so heavy with use.

Speaking of the PMS thingie, I had my lips sealed once, and let me tell you, they taste terrible. :sick:

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Transplant

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2 hours ago, porcupine48 said:

Are we not entertaining?

Not really that much.  Okay in small doses, but like saccharine sometimes.  Knock yourselves out.  Most people who overdo it are unaware.  Carry on.

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8 minutes ago, Transplant said:

Not really that much.  Okay in small doses, but like saccharine sometimes.  Knock yourselves out.  Most people who overdo it are unaware.  Carry on.

This is the kind of chatter we usually see in a Sales thread. The agenda is obvious. It's all good. Whatever.

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14 minutes ago, Bomber-Bob said:

This is the kind of chatter we usually see in a Sales thread. The agenda is obvious. It's all good. Whatever.

I have no agenda,I assure you.Somtimes I just get carried away is all...i'm friendly,what can I say?

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5 hours ago, jsilverjanet said:

I look at it like cooking. Sometimes you can do all the preparation but if you don't have the right ingredient(s) it's still going to taste like . 

You could do the opposite, have the right ingredient and have zero prep work and end up with a delicious meal.

the professional may do everything perfect and get the most out of a book but someone new should focusing more on buying better looking books (candidates) than invest in a press etc

Not everything needs to be pressed. Plenty of books that I've subbed that I didn't get pressed because I knew it would make very little difference in the grade.

To me that's the biggest issue. Every new buyer/flipper/dealer/hustle tells me "a press would increase etc" half of them time they have no clue what a press can really do. They think it's some special machine that magically changes a book into something that it can never be.

 

 

This reminded me of a guy who had a Preacher 1 at a local Con which had a huge stain on the back cover.  I pointed it out and he said he would probably press it if it didn't sell at the show.  I think he thought a press would eliminate the stain somehow.  I wished him luck and moved on but I wonder how that press turned out.

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On ‎7‎/‎30‎/‎2017 at 1:40 PM, AnthonyTheAbyss said:

1.  Find flat surface

2.  Sandwich comic between two backing boards

3.  Put some flat weight on top

4.  Leave there for a month to a year

5.  Pressed:bigsmile:

 

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I left some books like this unintentionally and was surprised to eventually find them in better condition. They may have spent a few years like that, though. Still, it works and it's free.

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3 hours ago, 1Cool said:

This reminded me of a guy who had a Preacher 1 at a local Con which had a huge stain on the back cover.  I pointed it out and he said he would probably press it if it didn't sell at the show.  I think he thought a press would eliminate the stain somehow.  I wished him luck and moved on but I wonder how that press turned out.

You didn't point that fact out to him.  What an :censored:holelol.

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Get Marwood & I

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8 hours ago, Transplant said:

Not really that much.  Okay in small doses, but like saccharine sometimes.  Knock yourselves out.  Most people who overdo it are unaware.  Carry on.

You seem to take passive aggressiveness quite seriously!

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8 hours ago, Bomber-Bob said:

This is the kind of chatter we usually see in a Sales thread. The agenda is obvious. It's all good. Whatever.

Jim's agenda is to have a laugh with like minded people. You should try it some time Bob. 

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