Questions & answers
Straight answers about pressing, grading and selling. Can't find yours? Call (406) 200-8493.
Pressing
Not everything can be improved by cleaning and pressing. These are the defects most and least likely to improve.
Can often improve
- Dents
- Bends
- Light creases
- Minor spine stresses
- Warping, ripples and waviness
- Spine rolls
- Stacking curls
- Cover impressions
- Some pencil marks
- Dirt and some foreign substances
Can't fix
- Color-breaking defects
- Missing chips or pieces
- Tears
- Fading
- Fingerprints or smudges
- Dust or sun shadows
- Rusted staples
- Rounded or blunted corners
- Pen markings or printer ink
- Brittle pages
When practiced conservatively by an experienced presser, books should be safe. In the end, books are fragile, and any defects present can or may be made worse by the cleaning, pressing and shipping process.
We take the utmost care with your books, but insurance does not cover damage to books throughout this process, and we will not be held responsible for defects that may occur, including detached or popped staples.
Every collector's appetite for risk is different. If you're unsure about your book's suitability for pressing, don't hesitate to reach out.
Absolutely. In fact, the practice is becoming increasingly common. There are pros and cons to this approach.
You already have a solid baseline expectation of the book's existing condition, and the book has already been through the restoration detection process.
The biggest challenge is that you're judging a book's potential through several layers of plastic, and grader's notes are more often than not incomplete.
Books should only be cracked out of their case if you're confident they can be improved, or you are comfortable with the cost and uncertainty.
Grading
It can happen. A resubmission is a new evaluation, so a book may receive a higher, lower, or unchanged grade. We’re happy to help you decide whether the potential improvement is worth another submission.
Nothing about the shipping, pressing and grading process is entirely risk free.
We highly recommend it. Cleaning and pressing before submission is the best way to get the most out of the grade.
CGC sets its own turnaround times, and we can't control them. Check CGC's website for their current times.
Want your books back sooner? Fast Track moves them through CGC faster.
Selling
Tell us what you have. A rough count and a few key titles are plenty. Use the form on our Sell a collection page, call or text.
We go through it where it sits, so you don't have to haul any boxes. Then we'll discuss your options, and if it's a good fit, we'll make you a fair offer.
Yes. We buy collections wherever they are, and we'll travel for the right collection. Tell us about yours and we'll figure out the next step together.
Orders & shipping
Please ship books to:
Quigley's Comics
325 Big Flat Road
Missoula, MT 59804
Use Check your order at the bottom of any page. Enter the email you ordered with, and we'll email you links to all your orders, where you can follow each one every step of the way.
Terms of service
By submitting books for any service, you agree to these terms.
By submitting books, you are responsible for accurately assessing the fair market value of your book once graded. Doing so ensures your books are submitted for grading in their proper tiers, costs are accurately estimated and turnarounds are as efficient as possible.
Undervaluing books can lead to delays and under-insured books.
Fair Market Value is ultimately determined by CGC and orders that are moved into another tier will be invoiced for the difference in pressing and grading costs. Books that are adjusted into a higher fee tier must be paid in full before they are returned to the owner.
It is your responsibility to thoroughly inspect your books before submitting them for any cleaning, pressing or grading services. This includes restoration, missing pages, missing pieces, cut-out coupons and missing inserts.
We do our best to notify owners of anything we find, but when you submit a book, we operate under the assumption that you are aware of these issues and have chosen to proceed.
Detection of these issues after submission does not entitle the owner to a refund of shipping costs, work completed or grading fees already accrued.
Any items sent in for pressing will be considered abandoned property if not paid in full, including any adjustments, 90 days after services are completed. In this case, the items become the sole property of Quigley's Comics, unless an agreement has been made in writing between the owner and Quigley's Comics.
When submitting books to Certified Guaranty Company (CGC), we are not responsible for damage, loss or delays while the books are in their hands. For turnaround times, see CGC's website.
We take the utmost care with your books, but insurance does not cover damage to books during cleaning, pressing and shipping, and we will not be held responsible for defects that may occur, including detached or popped staples.