Does this have any chance of getting a higher grade? 1 1

[Tristanms]

Should I send this into cgc for regarding?does it look like it can't get a better grade, recently bought on eBay.

Thank you for any help,

[rumrunner71]

What do the grader's notes say? Where do you think they went wrong? Are there pressable defects you are thinking of taking care of? Is a possible bump in grade worth the cost of submitting?

One other thing to consider is that, in shipping, you also risk damage, so you could come out with a lower grade than what you currently have, so weigh the pros and cons.

[DougC]

The grader notes are:

Grader Notes

light creasing to cover
light fingerprints on cover
light spine stress lines to cover

 

 

 

It is possible, depending on who you have clean and press the book, but would it be worth it? The bottom edge, bottom right corner, and top right corner are going to keep the grade lower. Not mentioned but there also looks to be scratches on the front, the back looks great though so I would imagine this book was stored face down against another book.

 

If you pay someone to press the book, then CGC to regrade would that cost you more or less than selling the current book and just buying an 8 - 8.5?

[revat]

Also worth mentioning that even with pressing/cleaning done by a trusted professional, there is the risk of damage or loss in the shipping, deslabbing, pressing/cleaning, repacking, shipping to cgc, handling by cgc, grading by cgc, slabbing by cgc, return shipping.  Along with the risk of cgc giving you newton rings or labeling/administrative error (which generally can be fixed for free but still take time and effort).  And the cost of tying up your money and the book for months. 

And that’s without talking about the odds that your book doesn’t improve or only improves slightly and you end up getting a LOWER SCORE as grading is still subjective done by humans.

Understandably, someone might not know about what could press higher, but laying out all the rest of the actual cost numbers would make it easier for you to make the ultimate decision and make it easier for others to help.  But no one else knows your risk preferences or your financial preference