Pressing

Want to increase eye appeal and value of your comics? Look no further than a professional press and clean by Uncanny Comic Pressing!With almost 5 years of experience and thousands of books pressed, you can be confident in our skills and professionalism! We are comic lovers, too!

Pricing

Comic Pressing ($15/book)
Includes press and quick clean of cover.Magazine/Oversized Comic Pressing ($20/book)Deep Clean ($5/book)
For visibly dirty books. Includes focused cleaning of cover, removing pencil on cover or interior pages (if possible), and residue removal.Damage Control ($5/book)
For books with significant spine stress and/or finger bends or other indent marks on cover. Includes use of tacking iron and roller tool to minimize issues that a press alone can’t handle.High Value (2% fmv/book)
Books valued over $1000 will be charged 2% of market value for special handling and insurance and will include deep cleaning and damage control. Minimum $30/book, maximum $250/book.The Works ($50/book)
Includes Deep Clean, Damage Control, and additional special services (such as ironing out dents on multiple interior pages)Fast Pass Pressing ($25/book)
Have a book you need pressed quickly? Choose this option for expedited pressing service. Contact us for details.1-Day Press ($50/book plus expedited shipping)
Books will be press the day received. Maximum 4 books a day. Expedited shipping via FedEx available, contact us for details.

Process

First, UCP evaluates each book for potential benefits of cleaning and pressing and looks for potential problem areas and possible restoration.Next is to give the book a good cleaning using non-restorative techniques, removing issues like dirt, pencil, and residue. Some books need only a quick clean, and some require a more significant deep clean.After this, UCP uses specialized tools to perform damage control, if needed. This helps to lessen or eliminate creases, divots, bends, and other cover imperfections.If requested, UCP will perform “the works” which includes, deep clean and damage control, but also more in-depth internal issues, such as creases that go through the entire book that need to be ironed out page by page.From here, the book will spend some time in the humidity chamber if it has a large number of deep crease issues.The book then moves to the press, where it will go through up to several heat and cool down cycles to achieve maximum potential.After the press, the book goes to a new mylar bag with fullback board and then onto grading or to its home!

Liability

Because of the nature of pressing and cleaning comic books, the customer assumes all risk for damages resulting from the regular pressing and cleaning process. If a book appears to be too brittle to safely press or clean, UCP will contact the customer on whether or not they want to proceed with the process.Paper has the possibility of being torn in the cleaning process, resulting in tears or creases. If the paper is weak, tears may develop during the humidity process or pressing, particularly on existing creases. Staples can possibly detach, particularly if there is already stress around the staple. Spine splits may also occur.Pressing has varying results and will not improve certain issues on a comic. If a crease has broken the color, UCP cannot remove the color break. Color breaking spine ticks cannot be eliminated. Thick papers like cardstock and foil/metallic covers often will not press out well. Many imperfections can be lessened but not completely eliminated.UCP is also not liable for any restoration previously done to a comic book, whether or not UCP is able to identify it. If UCP notices restoration not mentioned by the customer, UCP will let the customer know about it.The customer is responsible for making sure all comic books submitted for pressing are protected with a bag and board when sent to UCP. Once received, UCP will transfer the book to a 2 mm Mylar bag with fullback board for extra protection on return or when sending for grading, unless one is already provided. UCP is not responsible for damages that may occur in transit for pressing and/or grading and in return to the customer.If a negligent error is made by UCP that results in the book lowering in grade, UCP will either 1) refund the cost of the pressing or 2) purchase the book from the customer at the Fair Market Value of the book as it was received. The liability limit for purchasing a book is $500.When the customer submits books to UCP, they are accepting this liability contract.

Turnaround Time

The TAT will typically be 2-3 weeks, but will vary depending on how many submissions received. UCP will update TAT on the website as much as possible, but feel free to contact us for more specific estimates.

Results

Check out these before and after pics to see how cleaning and/or pressing can improve the condition of your comics! Click on an image for full view.

Cleaning

Pressing

Residue Removal

Grading

Grading

UCP can submit comics to grading for you whether or not you choose our pressing services. Follow the links below for grading-only services. If you’d like your books cleaned and pressed first, please choose pressing services first and it will give you the option to continue to grading services.You can have books shipped directly back to you or to UCP for local pickup through us or a local comic shop.

Submit Comic Books

UCP can submit comics to grading for you whether or not you choose our pressing services. Follow the links below for grading-only services. If you’d like your books cleaned and pressed first, please choose pressing services first and it will give you the option to continue to grading services.You can have books shipped directly back to you or to UCP for local pickup through us or a local comic shop.

Pricing

UCP is an authorized dealer for CBCS and CGC comic book grading companies. Whether or not you are having a book pressed and cleaned, we can submit books for you to grading, and offer a discount on grading services!Please refer to the charts below for specific pricing for each comic. Contact us if you have a book worth over $3,000 and we will help you calculate the cost of grading, as it is based on a percentage of value. Pricing includes: grading and encapsulation fees, invoice fees (CGC only), UCP entry fee, shipping to and from the grading company, and credit card/paypal fee.Using UCP will give you the Member price for CBCS or 5% off CGC grading prices!Click on each pricing chart for larger view.

CBCS Pricing

CBCS Pricing

CGC Pricing

CGC Pricing

Turnaround Time

Grading company turnaround time (TAT) can fluctuate drastically in a short period of time. Please see the grading company websites for their current turnaround time estimations.CBCS
https://www.cbcscomics.com/estimated-turnaround-times/CGC
https://www.cgccomics.com/submit/services-fees/cgc-grading/

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Sell / Consign

Buying
We offer fair prices for your comics!
We typically buy bulk collections at 15 cents a comic. If there are higher dollar books involved, we typically pay 50%-60% of the fair market value on key issues.Consignment
We consign books! We sell online as well as at regional conventions. We will consult with you fair pricing of you item, take necessary pictures and post on eBay, mycomicshop, or comiclink.Our consignment rate is 13% of the sold price on any comic or lot. If you have us sell for you through eBay or another third party site, this would be on top of that company’s fee (anywhere from 8% to 19%)

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