PGM - Secret Wars #8 3 3

[Billy Bones]

Manufacturer ink line on right side of front cover.  Small tick near jb on spine.  Some waviness on the top right front (pressable?)  Thanks for looking.

[grendelbo]

9.6

Thanks for posting.

[scburdet]

9.4

[aj_curated]

9.4-9.6. The wrinkles look pressable - but the top-right margin shows a little white along the edge? Sweet book! If you're lucky and the top right becomes like new you have an outside shot at a 9.8 in my opinion since the spine tick is very small.

Before press - 9.2-9.4 (80% chance) 9.6 (20%)

After press 9.4 (15% Depends on how the edges look) 9.6 (70%) 9.8 (15%)

[Billy Bones]

On 3/22/2024 at 9:03 AM, aj_curated said:

9.4-9.6. The wrinkles look pressable - but the top-right margin shows a little white along the edge? Sweet book! If you're lucky and the top right becomes like new you have an outside shot at a 9.8 in my opinion since the spine tick is very small.

Before press - 9.2-9.4 (80% chance) 9.6 (20%)

After press 9.4 (15% Depends on how the edges look) 9.6 (70%) 9.8 (15%)

Thank you for your feedback, if I am thinking of the same white on the edge you are then that's a reflection.  I plan on adding CGC's pressing services when I submit this book, an ASM252, Crisis 7, and Web1 next week.  This will be my first submission. 🤞

Edited March 22 by Billy Bones

[aj_curated]

On 3/22/2024 at 3:03 PM, Billy Bones said:

Thank you for your feedback, if I am thinking of the same white on the edge you are then that's a reflection.  I plan on adding CGC's pressing services when I submit this book, an ASM252, Crisis 7, and Web1 next week.  This will be my first submission. 🤞

Don't use CGC's pressing and cleaning - from everything I have seen they do an overall lackluster/horrible job - find the best guy in your area and use him. Best of luck on your fist Sub!

It is worth it to have a job well done instead of going with CGC for cleaning/pressing. Look up YouTube videos of pressers talking about CGC's job. 

 

That is my two cents anyways.

[Billy Bones]

On 3/22/2024 at 1:20 PM, aj_curated said:

Don't use CGC's pressing and cleaning - from everything I have seen they do an overall lackluster/horrible job - find the best guy in your area and use him. Best of luck on your fist Sub!

It is worth it to have a job well done instead of going with CGC for cleaning/pressing. Look up YouTube videos of pressers talking about CGC's job. 

 

That is my two cents anyways.

Thank you for the advice, I'll look elsewhere for pressing services.  Bummer though, I was hoping CGC would be a one stop kind of deal.

[jcjames]

Gotta be 9.6

 

[CGC Mike]

On 3/22/2024 at 9:30 PM, Billy Bones said:

I was hoping CGC would be a one stop kind of deal.

It is for many customers.   

[Mars76]

9.4-9.6, I think u have a good chance at a 9.6.

[Semicentennial]

9.4

 

[Bmattioli86]

110% certain 9.6 

[Corvonie]

On 3/22/2024 at 4:20 PM, aj_curated said:

Don't use CGC's pressing and cleaning - from everything I have seen they do an overall lackluster/horrible job - find the best guy in your area and use him. Best of luck on your fist Sub!

It is worth it to have a job well done instead of going with CGC for cleaning/pressing. Look up YouTube videos of pressers talking about CGC's job. 

 

That is my two cents anyways.

I completely agree.  Beyond the quality of the work (I’ve had good and not impressive from CGC) you don’t get to consult with the person working on your book before-hand and you don’t get to see the results before it’s graded.  
Those two things make all the difference to me.

You don’t necessarily have to find someone local.  There are several ppl who accept books by mail and will send it through to CGC for you under their or your account 

[Corvonie]

I’m at a 9.4 because of the wear on the TRFC (I think it may be other places).

Not scientific, but I just think of that being the kind of defect a 9.6 doesn’t have.

Beautiful copy!

[mephistopheles]

9.4