Case Study: X-Men #1! CGC 4.0 graded comic book cleaning and pressing resubmission! silver age GRAIL

[@JSSBrooklyn]

Thank you for the excellent video - I must admit I cringe every time you crack a grail case. And your introduction comments are on point and great advice. Thanks again.

[@TopComicsPressing]

Glad you like them!

[@juselara02]

Man All books should be cleaned and pressed before subbmission. It is a worthy investment.

[@TopComicsPressing]

Agreed

[@tensixtythreecomics]

Nice! Would be nice to hear about the cost to submit etc. great video as usual

[@TopComicsPressing]

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[@patrickfish2304]

Great job! I had a 4.0 X-Men back in 2010....I should have kept it. Bought for $1000, sold for $1600. So now there is a 4.0 AND a 5.0 in the CGC census of the same book. Sorta skews the rarity of this comic.

[@TopComicsPressing]

As I have explained over and over in other videos - the old labels DO get returned to CGC. I ask my clients to mail em back and I drop off stacks at every con. CGC accepts them at their booths no questions asked and they can be mailed to the CGC shipping adress 😒

[@patrickfish2304]

@@TopComicsPressing Gotcha, I guess I missed that in other videos. Very cool.

[@swolejszo]

Nice work! If you dont mind my asking, what is the brand and type of white eraser you used for this clean?

[@TopComicsPressing]

All in here: Dry cleaning supplies kzbin.info/www/bejne/oImtpoZmqdOWack

[@poisonfists]

Might I suggest Yakety Sax as background music for anyone fast forwarding.

[@murrayc9615]

Wow. Going from a 4.0 to a 5.0 is a $6k bumpski

[@TopComicsPressing]

… guess I should have charged more…

[@AmedeeBoulette]

Are you putting any pressure when erasing? I find that even with little to none, it leaves traces where I’ve erased, on white, under side lighting.

[@TopComicsPressing]

Yes - some. Could be kind of eraser. Also can try to polish. These don’t leave a streak

[@murrayc9615]

make sure you do a cotton round and a Absorene Dry Sponge on the book first to lift of the "loose" dirt first which helps cut back on erasing too hard.

[@blaisetruesdell9924]

Why did you rule out BLED to whiten the pages?

[@TopComicsPressing]

Did not need it and would not have helped much

[@collier6794]

Can I submit a comic to you for pressing and cleaning ? If so how ? & how much $?

[@TopComicsPressing]

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