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Rbolton private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Picked this out of a dollar box at the last smaller con I was at, opinions on if this book would improve enough with a press to warrant doing it. This is more for curiosity sake than anything else.    |
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Nearmint67 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @Rbolton Square bound books are tricky to press. But this one would definitely benefit from a press. | ||
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| I'd say yes it would definitely benefit from a press. | ||
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 If I could, I would. I swear.
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| Send it in as a test. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by DrWatson I may, I know nothing about pressing and am more curious than anything to see what a press would do to a book like this and to see what kind of a grade improvement it might produce as well. Figured this book would make for a good test dummy. |
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| @Rbolton You will be amazed at what that book will look like when he is finished. Well worth the little bit of cash... |
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| It will press up to around a 6.5/7.0. This book will require a full book (standard) press, which means it needs spot pressing. $20 or so for a standard press, not including fast tracked pressing. It’s a $5 book as is, a press would make it a $10 book. Than there’s a grading fee, this book will not be worth the cost of pressing and grading- it’s not even worth the cost of pressing. I would suggest using another book that’s more valuable as a “pressing test”. |
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PolarisNuclearSS2020 private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by DrWatson It’s around a 3.0, at best. A press would yield upwards of a 7.0, at best. Seems like a waste of money to me, any way you look at it. |
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| There's always some price to pay for an education. | ||
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| You could do a press and raw grade if you didn't want it slabbed. It would be $27 versus $39. |
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| Not really concerned about the money, this truly would be just to enlighten me on the pressing process and what it could potentially do for a book in similar condition. The only other square bound I considered is another cheap pick up(around .25 cents a book) from a collection I bought, I just dont know if it would present enough of an increase for me to gauge what pressing could do. I understand these are not expensive books, but I have quite a few that are that I am considering for the clean press and grade, I’d just like to understand the process better first. The other I may use to test   |
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| That Hulk book is a tough book. I finally found a 9.2 that I was happy with. | ||
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PolarisNuclearSS2020 private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by DrWatson Of course. But it takes a lot more than just one book to learn. May as well buy a press and Myke’s Hiw to press instructional book than throw money out the window. |
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| I’ll do it for free. | ||
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| Woah. | ||
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| @HeinzDad did an amazing job on a book I bought from him. I’m not sure if he accepts books for pressing outside of his own needs, but he definitely deserves a shout out for his wizardry. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by CFP_ComicsWay to step up bud. Helping a brother out... |
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CFP_Comics private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by Nearmint67 It’s not always about the money. That and very few here would ever point anyone in my direction. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by CFP_Comics I doubt that is true as you’re well known for doing excellent work across the boards. As far as the GSD 1 in this thread is concerned, it’s a great example of a book that would get a massive bump from a dry clean & press. Tbh, as someone who has been pressing my own books for almost a decade, I still can’t understand how reputable pressers like yourself charge under $20 for the amount of time that is required to correct the flaws in a book like this. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by PolarisNuclearSS2020 I make it up in volume 🥴 |
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Rbolton private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by CFP_Comics That is awesome that you would do that, however I would feel like I was taking advantage of you to do this for free. |
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| @Rbolton - You already posted “Before” pictures, so if you posted “After” pictures here it would be a nice advertisement for CFP and certainly help drum up some business for the company. | ||
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| Go ahead. He's used to gettin' the shaft. | ||
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CFP_Comics private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by Rbolton Not at all. I offered. |
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