How does a CCS Press Result in "very light finger bends top of back cover" when graded? 1 1

[wafdawg]

This seems ridiculous to me.  Easy 9.8 ruined by this. How is it possible? 

[jokiing]

This has been an ongoing problem.

@CGC Mike

 

 

Edited August 30, 2022 by jokiing

[wafdawg]

This is the book pre-submittal 

[wafdawg]

This is the book pre-submittal 

[wafdawg]

The grader notes are complete wildly_fanciful_statement 

[SpineTic]

This happened when the grader took the comic out of the bag and board with sausage fingers and is under a lot of pressure to move quickly.

[theCapraAegagrus]

Sounds like god-awful handling post-pressing.

[Topnotchman]

Ccs failed to completely press the finger bends out, hence the note very light.  Otherwise post pressing damage to the book would likely say finger bends. 
Graders notes are also not a conclusive list of flaws that downgrade a book from 9.8. 

[wafdawg]

I am well aware but this was a 9.6 pre-press imo

[Point Five]

What grade did the book get?

 

[wafdawg]

9.4

[Cman429]

I’ve had books pressed by a very good third party presser come back with the “light finger bend” thing then had it repressed by ccs and resubmitted and STILL come back with those bends noted. I hate to be conspiratorial but sometimes I think there’s some sort of mandate to limit how many 9.8s are assigned 

[wafdawg]

Now that I have received the book back I can confirm there is a finger bend there which wasn't there when I first submitted it.  Just very poor handling.  Kinda sucks, you pay for express service, pressing and grading, and expect better than this. 

[underw0rld]

On 9/1/2022 at 4:15 PM, wafdawg said:

Now that I have received the book back I can confirm there is a finger bend there which wasn't there when I first submitted it.  Just very poor handling.  Kinda sucks, you pay for express service, pressing and grading, and expect better than this. 

Just wait till a TMNT #1 labeled as first print gets removed from the slab and is actually a 3rd print. Then CGC will have jumped the shark.

Edited September 2, 2022 by underw0rld

[joeypost]

On 9/1/2022 at 7:15 PM, wafdawg said:

Now that I have received the book back I can confirm there is a finger bend there which wasn't there when I first submitted it.  Just very poor handling.  Kinda sucks, you pay for express service, pressing and grading, and expect better than this. 

Keep in mind that these books are most likely being handled by receiving first and the books have to be entered into the system. I don’t know the process but I can only imagine they need to get this done as soon as possible. 
 

After that the books have to be inspected for restoration, page count and quality, etc.

Then they have to be put into the inner well. 
 

I know it’s easy for the blame to fall on third party pressers but a competent pressed would have to have had a momentary seizure to send in books with  thumb creases, bends, etc.