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Give Me A Grade X-Men 1015565

Collector Khumbu private msg quote post Address this user
Just wondering if it is worth getting pressed and graded




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I'm a #2. BigRedOne1944 private msg quote post Address this user
Nope. Off Centered cover kills it for me.
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Collector poka private msg quote post Address this user
@Khumbu It is a key book but all depends whether the dirt on the back can be removed. Personally - yes I would do it
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I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans. esaravo private msg quote post Address this user
I would put it in the 5.0 to 6.0 range. It would definitely look a lot better with a press and clean. Like @poka said, it’s a key book, so do it.
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Collector andy49 private msg quote post Address this user
I would pass. The cost of a press and grade may not elevate the book enough to justify it.
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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life. kaptainmyke private msg quote post Address this user
5.0-6.0. Staining/rub on back, crease line on back, rounded corners, cover curling over book corners, 12 spine ticks. This book would greatly benefit from cleaning. The crease line on back cover might be a problem tho
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Collector MR_SigS private msg quote post Address this user
I'd clean, press, and slab it if I planned to sell it. Otherwise no.

Edit: Oh, and 5.0/5.5 as is
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Collector Khumbu private msg quote post Address this user
That crease line on the back worried me. Would pressing be able to get that out or would it make it even worse?
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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life. kaptainmyke private msg quote post Address this user
Can't talk about technique or method, but some books it works out and some not so much. Depends on deepness of crease, and most importantly: was it in production from the printer press that way and if so when flattened out will there be missing ink underneath the crease line?
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Collector DJC_II private msg quote post Address this user
I wouldnt get it pressed and slabbed imo. Nice book, definitely good for flippin through
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Collector CopperAgeKids private msg quote post Address this user
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Originally Posted by poka
@Khumbu It is a key book but all depends whether the dirt on the back can be removed. Personally - yes I would do it


Some of it is staining but most of it is dirt which can be removed. Staining isn't going anywhere.

Looks 5.5-ish as is. 6.5-ish with a press.

With the Phoenix being a hot story right now, it will bring a nice price on eBay in raw.

It won't be selling as well as it has been lately in 2-3 months after the book is pressed and slabbed.

With fast tracked fees on both services accounted for, the difference in selling it raw now as opposed to pressed/slabbed in 2 1/2 months may not be that much.

I'd have to look at the book on my desktop and check GPA but yeah, it is certainly worth having pressed & graded.
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Collector CopperAgeKids private msg quote post Address this user
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Originally Posted by kaptainmyke
5.0-6.0. Staining/rub on back, crease line on back, rounded corners, cover curling over book corners, 12 spine ticks. This book would greatly benefit from cleaning. The crease line on back cover might be a problem tho


Nah, that is a production crease on the BC.

It'll have a negligible impact on the grade, if any at all.

There is also a smaller production crease on the FC, right under Cyclop's eye.But that also won't effect the grade.
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