Gary Z Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Hey guys, Recently picked up this CGC 9.6 Venom 3 for a very good price. When I got it, this was the only defect I could find on the entire book. Was contemplating cracking it for sigs and a possible press……. but is this something a good press can rectify? The spine stress appears right below what I like to call a corner “scrunch”. What do you guys think? The difference between a 9.6 and a 9.8 is a few hundred dollars for this book. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post silverseeker Posted July 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2021 The color break from the crease will not be removed by a press, so I don't think a press would help the grade at all... CHASEnBLUE, KCOComics, grendelbo and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAMBIT Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 this will not press out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Gary Z said: The difference between a 9.6 and a 9.8 is a few hundred dollars for this book. Thanks! Sounds like a worthwhile bet, go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ryan. Posted July 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2021 14 hours ago, Gary Z said: Hey guys, Recently picked up this CGC 9.6 Venom 3 for a very good price. When I got it, this was the only defect I could find on the entire book. Was contemplating cracking it for sigs and a possible press……. but is this something a good press can rectify? The spine stress appears right below what I like to call a corner “scrunch”. What do you guys think? The difference between a 9.6 and a 9.8 is a few hundred dollars for this book. Thanks! You should probably be happy this got even a 9.6. greggy, vheflin, Dick Pontoon and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post joeypost Posted July 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2021 Upon press and resub...it may come back lower. That's a lot of color breaks and rub for a 9.6. djzombi, The Lions Den, Terry E. Gibbs and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 No way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Rob Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 The crease itself should flatten out with a press, but, as others have already pointed out, the color break cannot be removed. Extremely slim chance of getting a 9.8, but I've seen crazier things. CHASEnBLUE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHASEnBLUE Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Definitely a mixture of consistency with what was said so far. I would add that not seeing the rest of the book, in my personal experience I would be thinking 9.4-ish just based on that top left corner of the FC. 9.6 seems like a blessing so it is really based on a personal choice for you to spend the extra money and it stay the same or a notch lower - which seems highly probable based on what we see here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qalyar Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 My books definitely don't come back 9.6 if they have a corner like that! I would have expected a 9.4 here assuming there really is nothing else amiss. No amount of squishing this book will make it a 9.8, and cracking it out has much higher odds of dropping a grade than usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Ries Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/17/2021 at 9:45 AM, Ryan. said: You should probably be happy this got even a 9.6. This The Lions Den, Ninja0215 and djzombi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asmodean Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Remember 9.8 isn't perfect so one or two tiny flaw is allowable, So here's the question, is that the only flaw? If so I think it's 50/50 a press will bump the book up. Because It's really depend on how much of flaw that color breaking cease is (again assuming no other flaws). Based on the photo, to me, it looks like a 1/16" crease, which in my book would automatically mean a 9.6. Now a press might diminish the crease a little, making it look like it's under 1/16" and it's possible an a good day the grader might judge it as an allowable flaw but it's just as likely they judge the flaw the same as before. Ninja0215 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja0215 Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 As many others have stated , not a pressable defect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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