Comic Book Cleaning & Pressing doing onsite Pressing at cons? 5 5

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 5/13/2022 at 6:32 PM, Beige said:

As for the service itself - it's all in the title 'ON-SITE'

These guys will quick-press and then send you running for an on-site walkthrough before the effects of a terrible press job wear off in 48 hours

Sounds like a terrible movie plot! 

 

[ADAMANTIUM]

You could call it...

"48 hours to vacate the premises!"

 

[THE_BEYONDER]

On 5/13/2022 at 7:30 PM, Beige said:

Not sure it will ALL go sideways,

I certainly would not want to be sitting on a pile of those stupidly expensive variant moderns - or one-off movie / TV characters .

 

Solid genuine key books should weather the worst comfortably.

 

It’s not the value of the comics themselves that I see crashing, it’s the “added value”/premium of encapsulation.   I feel the shine of slabs starting to dull....

[Mr. Zipper]

On 5/13/2022 at 5:10 PM, Catwomancomics said:

After seeing his pressing service and how he handles books, I can only imagine his cleaning service techniques. 

 

Rotary sander. 

[Beige]

On 5/14/2022 at 9:46 AM, THE_BEYONDER said:

It’s not the value of the comics themselves that I see crashing, it’s the “added value”/premium of encapsulation.   I feel the shine of slabs starting to dull....

Absolutely - waiting 18 months to get books back after pressing and subbing is losing it's appeal very quickly.

[EastEnd1]

Oh my, that was horrific.  For some reason that old commercial of the Native American Chief crying at all the pollution he saw around him popped into my head...

[THE_BEYONDER]

On 5/13/2022 at 7:51 PM, Beige said:

Absolutely - waiting 18 months to get books back after pressing and subbing is losing it's appeal very quickly.

Yup.  We’re already seeing sellers choosing to avoid the wait/hassle/headache and offering what would have been ‘CGC submissions’ in the marketplace raw.   

[MetalPSI]

On 5/13/2022 at 6:46 PM, THE_BEYONDER said:

Yup.  We’re already seeing sellers choosing to avoid the wait/hassle/headache and offering what would have been ‘CGC submissions’ in the marketplace raw.   

Wouldn’t be so bad if things got off without a hitch, but the reality is, things are not going off without a hitch

Quality is total garbage and the CGC name, while a monopoly, isn't as grandiose as they wish

Quite the opposite 

And being able to say, "Well we are better than the competition" is going to have no sway whatsoever, come six months or less.

This company is headed for a big, serious, crash. Anyone with an ego is going to have a large headache 

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

On 5/13/2022 at 5:46 PM, THE_BEYONDER said:

$15 “Crack” option 

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

On 5/13/2022 at 6:50 PM, Mr. Zipper said:

Rotary sander. 

Or just the handling itself..

 

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

On 5/13/2022 at 6:54 PM, EastEnd1 said:

Oh my, that was horrific.  For some reason that old commercial of the Native American Chief crying at all the pollution he saw around him popped into my head...

[EastEnd1]

On 5/13/2022 at 9:04 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

Yep, that's it!

[COI]

Pressing sure has been great for the hobby.

On an unrelated note, if any of you have back problems, I know a guy.

 

[THE_BEYONDER]

On 5/13/2022 at 7:50 PM, Mr. Zipper said:

Rotary sander. 

I’m pretty sure that’s what they’ll be using when they start offering on-site resto removal 

[bronze_rules]

We can heckle these guys for their work. But I give them credit for divulging their 'secret' sauce. 99.99% of pressing is done behind closed doors, so no one really gets to see what happened to their comic other than the final product.

It sure would be nice to have a video of all press work disclosed as part of the service, to appreciate how well books are actually pressed and treated. 

Edited May 14, 2022 by bronze_rules

[MetalPSI]

On 5/13/2022 at 9:51 PM, bronze_rules said:

We can heckle these guys for their work. But I give them credit for divulging their 'secret' sauce. 99.99% of pressing is done behind closed doors, so no one really gets to see what happened to their comic other than the final product.

It sure would be nice to have a video of all press work divulged, to appreciate how well books are treated. 

They are only divulging what not to do

Yes, let them teach people how to damage books to sell off to some stupid sucker

[bronze_rules]

On 5/13/2022 at 8:52 PM, The Meta said:

They are only divulging what not to do

Yes, let them teach people how to damage books to sell off to some stupid sucker

You're missing the point. The important part is they are divulging. The same standard should apply to all pressing services that are paid for. Show people how difficult it is, so they won't try on their own, and understand how important it is to pay true professionals for their important service. Those who perform poorly will get weeded out.

Edited May 14, 2022 by bronze_rules

[MetalPSI]

On 5/13/2022 at 9:56 PM, bronze_rules said:

You're missing the point. The important part is they are divulging. The same standard should apply to all pressing services that are paid for. Show people how difficult it is, so they won't try on their own, and understand how important it is to pay professionals for their important service. Those who perform poorly will get weeded out.

Youre the one missing the point

The only flaws you are going to press at a show are superficial ones

They aren't teaching anything other than most likely, how to damage books

Its a scam, and like other scams, people want to believe in it and are stupid to do so

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

[THE_BEYONDER]

On 5/13/2022 at 11:56 PM, bronze_rules said:

You're missing the point. The important part is they are divulging. The same standard should apply to all pressing services that are paid for.  Show people how difficult it is, so they won't try on their own, and understand how important it is to pay professionals for their important service. Those who perform poorly will get weeded out.

Did we watch the same video?