BurkeDaniels Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) Hi all, completely new here. Looking to submit some of my books from the 90s, and just came across a mind boggling error from the store my mother used to pick then up from. The store would hold issues and give a 10 % discount. Apparently they wrote my last name and 10% on tape with a ballpoint pen and now that I'm examining, LEFT AN IMPRESSION ON THE BOOK(s) (two so far)! Is this something that "pressing" would help with? Is this something that would take a 9 point something and knock it down to 8 or lower? Make it not worth grading/encapsulating? Edited January 22, 2022 by BurkeDaniels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCOComics Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 (edited) Yes, pressing would help, though those pen indents look deep and I doubt they can be fully removed. Yes, it will bring the grade down. My 2 cents, if you think about comic book collecting at its core, having these books pulled and you enjoying them every week has a value to it, at least to you. So if your eager to sell and you have stuff of value, then pressing and grading may be worth the investment. But if this is for your personal collection, I wouldn't touch them. Just bags, boards and enjoy them. Edited January 23, 2022 by KCOComics grendelbo, littledoom and thehumantorch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurkeDaniels Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 On 1/23/2022 at 7:50 AM, KCOComics said: Yes, pressing would help, though those pen indents look deep and I doubt they can be fully removed. Yes, it will bring the grade down. My 2 cents, if you think about comic book collecting at its core, having these books pulled and you enjoying them every week has a value to it, at least to you. So if your eager to sell and you have stuff of value, then pressing and grading may be worth the investment. But if this is for your personal collection, I wouldn't touch them. Just bags, boards and enjoy them. Thank you for answering the noob question especially since it's not in the noob topic. Not only am I new to CGC, but I'm new to message boards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 On 1/22/2022 at 3:18 PM, BurkeDaniels said: Hi all, completely new here. Looking to submit some of my books from the 90s, and just came across a mind boggling error from the store my mother used to pick then up from. The store would hold issues and give a 10 % discount. Apparently they wrote my last name and 10% on tape with a ballpoint pen and now that I'm examining, LEFT AN IMPRESSION ON THE BOOK(s) (two so far)! Is this something that "pressing" would help with? Is this something that would take a 9 point something and knock it down to 8 or lower? Make it not worth grading/encapsulating? good news, sending this to a pressing expert can 100% remove it. So if your book has no other flaws, it could still get a 9.8 designation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Done properly, a press will remove the indents from the writing and not affect the glue on the spine. The Lions Den, greggy and Randall Dowling 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse-Lee Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) Either way, a Batman Adventures Annual 1 is likely not worth grading, unless it's for personal collection reasons. I'd just enjoy it in a nice bag/board. Edited January 27, 2022 by Jesse-Lee BurkeDaniels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokiing Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 I sent Joey a comic book with indents from writing in the middle of the front cover and our friendly neighborhood presser did his magic and book ended up grading 9.8 The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 The book itself makes it not worth grading. littledoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revat Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 IF this book happens to be a newsstand edition (check the barcode upc), AND you think it will grade 9.8 after a press, it is worth pressing and grading from an objective financial perspective. Whether or not grading/pressing is worth it TO YOU is pretty subjective and depends on a lot things, which aren't always about money. Good luck. Robert_L, The Lions Den and BurkeDaniels 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurkeDaniels Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share Posted February 14, 2022 Sadly it is not a newsstand edition. However, I've been finding a lot of value in reading these old books to my 5 and 7 year olds. thehumantorch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stronguy Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Yes, a proper press will get rid of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurkeDaniels Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 Awesome! Thanks for the example!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieSmith44 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 I have recently bought a book and had a similar problem. Yes, pressing helps, indeed. But I want you to be careful, because you can damage the book if you press it too hard or not in the correct way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Elf Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Yorick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 12:22 PM, StephanieSmith44 said: I have recently bought a book and had a similar problem. Yes, pressing helps, indeed. But I want you to be careful, because you can damage the book if you press it too hard or not in the correct way There are lots of people pressing books and many are hacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
