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[Jon1004]

What does moderate spine stress and moderate bend on cover mean on a 7.5 to 8.5 grade in the graders notes? And are they pressable

 

[Jennifer F.]

Good morning,

Thank you for your message.  CCS offers a screening service to determine whether your comic book is a suitable candidate from the selected service. If CCS believes that pressing would not benefit the comic, you will pay only the screening fee. If CGC-certified books submitted for screening are rejected, CCS will return the book in the CGC holder.

 The first step is to identify a comic book’s “good” defects and “bad” defects. In short, good defects can be diminished or removed with pressing, and the bad defects cannot. Here is a list of some of the most common of both types:

Good defects (do not break color)	Bad defects
Dents Bends Folds Light creases Minor spine stresses Impacted corners or edges Warping Ripples (with no stains present) Spine rolls Waviness Stacking bends Cover impressions Light pencil marks (usually in white areas) Dirt Substance	Creases that break color Missing chips or pieces Tears Stains Detached staples or staple tears Spine stresses that break color Fading Fingerprints or smudges Dust shadows or sun shadows Rusted staples or rust stains Rounded or blunted corners Pen markings or printer ink Cover veins Brown or brittle cover or pages

Identifying good press candidates can be challenging because it requires you to understand the projected outcome. It is important to have a comprehensive understanding of CGC’s grading standards and to be able to visualize the grade of the comic without the presence of removable defects.

It is important to note that just because a comic exhibits good defects does not mean it will automatically increase in grade with a pressing. The good defects must be weighed against the presence of any bad defects. For instance, a comic book graded 8.5 with a moderate non-color breaking bend and fingerprints may still grade an 8.5 after pressing due to the fingerprints.

No matter the service that may be applied, CCS does not guarantee that a comic will receive a certain grade from CGC.

Thank you!

[workingdog]

@Jennifer F.

This is very helpful, Jennifer, thank you!