Pressing greatly diminishes and in some cases removes minor defects from comic books such as dents, non-color breaking folds, bends, waviness and spine roll. Removing these defects will usually increase the grade of the book, which translates into increased value.
Before Pressing
It is not uncommon for a book to increase 3 grades from pressing. For example, if a Hulk 181 in 9.2 is pressed into a 9.8, the value has increase by thousands of dollars. Even if it only goes up to a 9.4, the value has increased over a thousand dollars.
After Pressing
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Frequently Asked Questions on Comic Book Pressing
What comic book grade is best for pressing?
Higher grade books will obviously see the most improvement after being pressed, simply because they usually have only minor defects (non-colour breaking spine stress, dents, bends, etc.). On the other hand, I have also seen amazing results after pressing and cleaning books in lower grades as well. Often times these books show a more dramatic improvement.
When should a collector consider having a comic book pressed?
Comic pressing should be considered anytime there is a desire to improve the overall condition of the book. This can either be for resale purposes, grading and encapsulation purposes or simply to improve the appearance of your collection at a minimal cost instead of spending time, money and effort in acquiring new, higher condition issues.
There are many defects (both small and large) that can occur to a comic that will result in a lowered appearance and while there might be some advantage in pressing any and all condition of books, the best results will usually be seen on books that are already in higher grade.
The majority of the damage that can be addressed is limited to non-color or non-image breaking defects like Light Creases, Slight Surface Dents, Light Scratches, Subtle Folds, Minor Spine Rolls, Ripples or Waves, Surface dirt, Smudges, Fingerprints and other disruptions in surface gloss.
Do third part grading services like CGC and PGX consider pressing and minor dry cleaning restoration?
CGC and CBCS do not consider pressing or dry cleaning to be restoration.
