migmtl76 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) Hi guys, I have a nice copy of X-men 129 but it has one major flaw a corner dent. From experience, do you think pressing the dent will make it much better? Any way to save this beauty? Please see pics Thanks for your input ! Edited August 21, 2019 by migmtl76 typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I'm not an expert on identifying press-able defects, but I know who is: @joeypost, can you weigh in? migmtl76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Easy fix...but any color breaks will remain post pressing. Based on the other color breaking spine tics, this book will never be a 9.8 but it will look better. The Lions Den, Krismusic, migmtl76 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migmtl76 Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 8 hours ago, joeypost said: Easy fix...but any color breaks will remain post pressing. Based on the other color breaking spine tics, this book will never be a 9.8 but it will look better. Thanks Joey (and theCapraAegagrus). The book is probably at worst an 8.0, at best a 9.0. Another question: When I submit to CGC should I choose Pressing (as opposed to QuickPress) for such a defect? All the best !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conacon Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 On 8/21/2019 at 3:29 PM, migmtl76 said: Thanks Joey (and theCapraAegagrus). The book is probably at worst an 8.0, at best a 9.0. Another question: When I submit to CGC should I choose Pressing (as opposed to QuickPress) for such a defect? All the best !!! I don't know... just what we can see in the pic would drop it to a 9.0. if the tics are consistent down the spine, the grade would drop at least another point. Hard to say without seeing the whole book. Here's a pressing question. Pun intended. When you have a defect like that corner scrunch, which shows up on the front and back, is that counted off twice? For example, I have a spine tic that you can see breaks color on the front cover. That's usually about 0.2 off the grade. Now what if its a particularly nasty spine tic that carries over to the back of cover. Another 0.2 off? migmtl76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migmtl76 Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 On 8/23/2019 at 2:51 PM, Conacon said: I don't know... just what we can see in the pic would drop it to a 9.0. if the tics are consistent down the spine, the grade would drop at least another point. Hard to say without seeing the whole book. Here's a pressing question. Pun intended. When you have a defect like that corner scrunch, which shows up on the front and back, is that counted off twice? For example, I have a spine tic that you can see breaks color on the front cover. That's usually about 0.2 off the grade. Now what if its a particularly nasty spine tic that carries over to the back of cover. Another 0.2 off? Great question. Hope someone answers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Man Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Is it safe to assume color breaks are the bane of pressing, but if you have a white cover with dents, you should be ok? I have a Thor #337 that I was thinking about getting pressed. Most issues appear to be on the white section of the cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csaag Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 8 hours ago, Mercury Man said: Is it safe to assume color breaks are the bane of pressing, but if you have a white cover with dents, you should be ok? I have a Thor #337 that I was thinking about getting pressed. Most issues appear to be on the white section of the cover. The question is whether there's still some type of damage to the fibers of the paper. Maybe the pressing makes them too hard/small to see even if it can't eliminate them 100%. Another question is if CGC treats those issues on a white section of the cover exacty the same as if it was on a colored section. migmtl76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 9 hours ago, migmtl76 said: Great question. Hope someone answers Each color break is counted as a separate defect. One on the front, and one on the back = two defects. migmtl76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conacon Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 On 8/25/2019 at 11:00 PM, Mercury Man said: Is it safe to assume color breaks are the bane of pressing, but if you have a white cover with dents, you should be ok? I have a Thor #337 that I was thinking about getting pressed. Most issues appear to be on the white section of the cover. I had that same thought this past weekend. If you can see the bend/crease, and a press flattens it to where it goes away, then you're golden. If you press and you can still see where the crease was (maybe holding it at a certain angle with respect to the light), then the points will be deducted, I guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...