Wiffy Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Looking for some advice on whether to get some comics cleaned and pressed. I'm not sure if they would benefit or not or if it would be worth it before grading. Thanks in advance. I'll post some pictures. PeterPark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FrontStands Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Maybe if you think it could bump up the grade? They are already pretty beat up so I personally wouldn't be getting them pressed, or cleaned. djzombi, Randall Dowling and MAR1979 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiffy Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 On 3/23/2022 at 9:54 PM, FrontStands said: Maybe if you think it could bump up the grade? They are already pretty beat up so I personally wouldn't be getting them pressed, or Don't really know much about the process but I thought the same. I didn't know but didn't think a clean and press was worth paying out for. Not sure if they would get a better grade which is why I asked for advice from the board. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCOComics Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 I think a clean and press by a professional could help some of them. Especially the ones with spine roll. It's very hard to determine how much it will help from those pictures and as @FrontStands said with lower grade books you take on a greater risk of damage due to handling. I would carefully examine each book to determine if it would be a good pressing candidate. Look for non color breaking creases and spine roll. Explore the spine to make sure it has the structural integrity to be pressed without being damaged. And If you do have some good candidates, I would only recommend working with a handful of people of pressers. CCS and CFPcomics.com for example. Then of course, once you weigh through the risk to the book (shipping and extensive handling), the cost of the services, the extraordinary TATs (I'm up to 14 months between pressing and grading and my books aren't coming home any time soon....) and you weigh that against the potential grade bump, you've got to ask yourself if it's worth it to you? In any event, awesome collection of pence copies. You don't see many runs of early pence copies like that. Wiffy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 IMO, no. djzombi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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comicginger1789 Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Hi Wiffy and welcome! Based on what I see, issues 3 and 4 definitely would not improve with a press. A clean might make them more presentable. The others, it is hard to tell. First Electro and Mysterio, you might be able to remove some of the spine roll but the amount of wear might still keep them in the 2.0-3.5 range regardless. The Hulk issue it is hard to tell and same goes for the other Spideys. Best case scenario, you might get a 0.5 bump on a couple. Worst case, you could waste the $20-30 to do the cleaning on every book and still get the same results on each book had they been left untouched. Wiffy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR1979 Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 On 3/24/2022 at 10:48 AM, comicginger1789 said: Hi Wiffy and welcome! Based on what I see, issues 3 and 4 definitely would not improve with a press. A clean might make them more presentable. The others, it is hard to tell. First Electro and Mysterio, you might be able to remove some of the spine roll but the amount of wear might still keep them in the 2.0-3.5 range regardless. The Hulk issue it is hard to tell and same goes for the other Spideys. Best case scenario, you might get a 0.5 bump on a couple. Worst case, you could waste the $20-30 to do the cleaning on every book and still get the same results on each book had they been left untouched. IMHO worst case is they suffer additional damage due to handling. Seems to me on most of these the risk not worth the potential reward. djzombi, Wiffy and Randall Dowling 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 On 3/24/2022 at 10:48 AM, comicginger1789 said: A clean might make them more presentable. This. Wiffy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djzombi Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 The amount of tears and flaking present would make me concerned about the additional handling on many of those books, and a press won't fix those defects, though a "flatter" book might have slightly more eye appeal than the rippling caused by an abundance of creasing. I'd forego a clean/press. But you do you Great collection!!! Wiffy and MAR1979 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 These would look much better in a mylar. I wouldn't slab them. KCOComics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Elf Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 I could see the grade improving from a 1.5 to a 1.8 or maybe all the way up to a 2.0. Wiffy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JollyComics Posted March 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 24, 2022 On 3/24/2022 at 9:48 AM, comicginger1789 said: Best case scenario, you might get a 0.5 bump on a couple. Due to fragility, it's too much risky to damage the books. Just leave it as is. pemart1966, rexinnih, MAR1979 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pemart1966 Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Is the Hulk book also a pence copy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexinnih Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 On 3/24/2022 at 12:34 PM, JollyComics said: Due to fragility, it's too much risky to damage the books. Just leave it as is. Agree with this. All the color breaks will mark down and not benefit from any pressing. JollyComics and MAR1979 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 On 3/24/2022 at 4:40 PM, rexinnih said: Agree with this. All the color breaks will mark down and not benefit from any pressing. Speaking from my experience, the pressing can detach the cover at one staple or both even the centerfold only if the book is very fragile, brittle or loose. rexinnih, MAR1979 and djzombi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBrooke Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Don't do it. Waste of money. Those books are pretty beat up and IMO really shouldn't even be graded. Better in the ungraded market. Wiffy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiffy Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 Thank you all for the advive. Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
