Pricing for Comic Book Services

Cleaning/Pressing

$50/hr


$500 - $1000:     $50/bk
$1000 - $3000:   $75 to $150/bk
$3001 - $7000:    $175 to $225/bk
$7001 - $10,000: $250 to $300/bk
Over $10,000K:   FMV charge 3%
Rush (1-2 weeks) $100/bk

Photo documentation - $10/book

Quick 7-10 day turnaround for high priced items - additional $100 or wait 4-6 weeks.

  • Cover cleaning with dry erase and cleaning pads
  • Local cover pressing of dents, corners, margins
  • Humidification
  • Page pressing of dents, corners, creases, margins
  • Cold and Hot Intact Pressing
Conservation

$90/hr

  • Cover cleaning with dry erase and cleaning pads
  • Spine reinforcement 
  • Humidification
  • Pressing
  • Mending tears of covers and interior pages
  • Spine Roll Removal
  • Re-assembly using original staples
  • Intact Heat Press
True Restoration

$140/hr

  • Cleaning (dry and aqueous)
  • Structural Spine Rebuild
  • Light to Heavy Mending/Filling on front and back covers
  • Art Recreation of Fills
  • Color Touch Interior and Exterior of Covers
  • Individual Page Pressing
  • Spine Roll Removal
  • Page mending, (fills and color touch if needed).
  • Re-assembly using original staples or staple replacement if necessary
  • Intact Heat Press

Book(s) can be sent to CGC™ after completion for Grading/Certification. Grading and postage expenses shall be paid by customer.

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