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DirtbagSailor wrote:I have a guy in Michigan that handles all my pressing.

I have had decent success with him, and continue to use him as a result.

LMK if you are interested.

Whereabouts in MI?

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My Solar 10 book has already been graded, but today I received a delayed notice from CCS that my book was rejected for pressing. The email said the following quote:

“Covers comprised of ACETATE, LENTICULAR/3D, METAL, or CHROMIUM material as well as those containing EMBOSSING, GLOW IN THE DARK, HOLIGRAPHIC, or JEWEL embellishments are not suitable for pressing.”

They gave me a CCS credit on my next pressing order. The book came back as a 9.6 without pressing.

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FlipMega wrote:
DirtbagSailor wrote:I have a guy in Michigan that handles all my pressing.

I have had decent success with him, and continue to use him as a result.

LMK if you are interested.
Whereabouts in MI?
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mkb28 wrote:My Solar 10 book has already been graded, but today I received a delayed notice from CCS that my book was rejected for pressing. The email said the following quote:

“Covers comprised of ACETATE, LENTICULAR/3D, METAL, or CHROMIUM material as well as those containing EMBOSSING, GLOW IN THE DARK, HOLIGRAPHIC, or JEWEL embellishments are not suitable for pressing.”

They gave me a CCS credit on my next pressing order. The book came back as a 9.6 without pressing.
That sucks. Glad for the info, though. Thanks.
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I’m assuming the part of the phrase “cleaned and pressed” regarding cleaning doesn’t apply to modern books.
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StarBrand wrote:I’m assuming the part of the phrase “cleaned and pressed” regarding cleaning doesn’t apply to modern books.
I’m pretty sure they still clean modern books just probably minimally.
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Give it the ol' Wonder Bread shine!



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slym2none wrote: I was going to fill in my Uncanny X-Men collection that I started when I started buying them in 1983,

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Taking this off track. Have you read any of the House of X or Powers of X? I haven't ready X Men since Age of Apocalypse, and have enjoyed each issue of the the new X series.

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tarheelmarine wrote:
slym2none wrote: I was going to fill in my Uncanny X-Men collection that I started when I started buying them in 1983,

-slym
Taking this off track. Have you read any of the House of X or Powers of X? I haven't ready X Men since Age of Apocalypse, and have enjoyed each issue of the the new X series.
I haven't read X-Men since issue 492 of Uncanny, I think that's around 219 of adjectiveless X-Men. I haven't bought any comics in years, and haven't read much beyond a few trades in a while.

Yeah, I am just not into comics very much anymore...



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slym2none wrote:
tarheelmarine wrote:
slym2none wrote: I was going to fill in my Uncanny X-Men collection that I started when I started buying them in 1983,

-slym
Taking this off track. Have you read any of the House of X or Powers of X? I haven't ready X Men since Age of Apocalypse, and have enjoyed each issue of the the new X series.
I haven't read X-Men since issue 492 of Uncanny, I think that's around 219 of adjectiveless X-Men. I haven't bought any comics in years, and haven't read much beyond a few trades in a while.

Yeah, I am just not into comics very much anymore...



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DirtbagSailor wrote:I have a guy in Michigan that handles all my pressing.

I have had decent success with him, and continue to use him as a result.

LMK if you are interested.
I’m sending your guy a dozen books for pressing Monday. Thanks again!
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Re: Pressing

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tarheelmarine wrote:
slym2none wrote: I was going to fill in my Uncanny X-Men collection that I started when I started buying them in 1983,

-slym
Taking this off track. Have you read any of the House of X or Powers of X? I haven't ready X Men since Age of Apocalypse, and have enjoyed each issue of the the new X series.

I heard both series were great as well but have not read them at all yet. Are they going to be limited series or ongoing?

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maraxusofkeld wrote:
tarheelmarine wrote:
slym2none wrote: I was going to fill in my Uncanny X-Men collection that I started when I started buying them in 1983,

-slym
Taking this off track. Have you read any of the House of X or Powers of X? I haven't ready X Men since Age of Apocalypse, and have enjoyed each issue of the the new X series.

I heard both series were great as well but have not read them at all yet. Are they going to be limited series or ongoing?[/quote]

They are minis that set up the "relaunch" of the X-Men universe in November. I saw they are planning a nice HC release that combines both series in chronological reading order (each week leads into the next right now for both), which would be a good way to read.

I am still reading this every week and enjoying the concepts by Hickman.


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