What grade do you guys think this would be with a press/regrade? 2 2

[laserhannon]

Hello everybody,

I got my Werewolf by Night 32 graded by the other guys and I made the mistake of not getting it pressed first. I was hoping to get a 6.0, but it came back as a 5.0. Before I send it to CGC for a press/regrade, I would really appreciate hearing what you guys think. Do you think it has a chance of moving up to a 6.0 (or a 5.5)? Would CGC grade it any differently than the other guys? I have posted pictures, the grader's notes, and my personal observations. Please let me know what you would do if you were me. Thanks!

It was graded 5.0 with White pages

Grader's Notes:
- Spine stresses and creases break color
- "11-" in logo in pen
- "Small edge and corner creases right front cover breaks color
- Many bends front and back cover

Personal Observations:
- It has a reader's crease that breaks color on the trash can lid and little above it, but not elsewhere
- It has a lot of finger bends on the back cover
- There is an approximately 2.5 inch bend at the top-left of the back cover that also affects many of the interior pages (none of these are color breaking)

[laserhannon]

Also, the staples are attached at the cover and centerfold.

[zzutak]

Is that a pink stain I see at the top-left corner of the back cover?  It'd be nice to know its source and extent.

[laserhannon]

I hadn't noticed that before. It's not on the grader's notes, so I'm not sure exactly what it is. I wonder if it is ink transfer from another comic.

[Zegeroth]

I think you might get 5.5, but not a 6.  The combo of the pen, top right corner and spine hold this below 6.  O don’t think you would get below a 5 though.

[grendelbo]

C&P for 6.5.

CGC takes it easy with this book.

Thanks for posting.

[Mars76]

A cnp looks like it can help bump the grade. 6.0 may be possible. 

[MAR1979]

It's got a lot wrong a press won't solve. Still a CGC 5 is more desirable to most than CBCS 6 so more than worth it for that alone.

BTW I did want CBCS to succeed, as consumers benefit from true competition,  however I've seen only a small handful of book in their slabs which I feel are indicative of the grade they assigned.  IMHO they should have been too strict to the point it slowed down business the first few years then they would have boomed once word got around they were equal to CGC in grading or better.  They decided to go the Oprah route "Here's 9.8 for you, a 9.8 for you, and everyone gets a 9.8". Hopefully one day a new service will come along and use CBCS as a template for what not to do.

 

Edited October 21, 2021 by MAR1979

[Qalyar]

I don't expect this will come back higher than a 5.5 because of the lower front cover spine, the pen marks, and the UR FC. But I'd press it anyway, because half-points are a big deal financially here and because I do think it'll help the presentation quite a bit. Besides, you're upgrading the slab out of Brand X anyway, and the costs of pressing are trivial compared to the book's value. I don't see any realistic chance of ending up below the current grade, so it's all net positives (and that's even from the standpoint of someone who is not the world's biggest fan of "press everything!").

Edited October 21, 2021 by Qalyar

[Funnybooks]

I believe this book would enter into 6.0 range with a proper C&P