YouB次元官网网址檙e told in grade school: do what makes you happy. Cameron Hacault listened.
The 40 year old runs Freshly Pressed Comics, a bespoke service that revives B次元官网网址� not restores B次元官网网址� comic books.
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Freshly Pressed charges $12 to clean a comic; $10 to press it. A clean and press is $20. Hacault will reimburse the owner at fair market value if any comics are damaged during this process.
His passion for reviving comics comes from a very personal loss.
B次元官网网址淚 had decided to sell my entire, beloved comic collection and knew that if I sold it in a big group that IB次元官网网址檇 get the least amount of money for it,B次元官网网址� he recalled. B次元官网网址淎s I researched various options for selling, I learned about a new or new-ish niche business where companies will clean B次元官网网址� remove smudges, pencil marks etc. and press B次元官网网址� to remove moisture and wrinkles from comics.B次元官网网址�
Using a cleaning and pressing service seemed like a great way to maximize the sale of his most expensive comics, Hacault said.
But when he discovered how many comics needed revival, he started to research how to do it himself.
B次元官网网址淥ne thing led to another and I got myself set up to provide professional comic cleaning and pressing services. IB次元官网网址檓 also at a point in my [other] established career that a break is well-timed.B次元官网网址�
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Another inspiring project was a Daredevil comic. Some comic books are assigned a grade from a third party company, measuring its value, Haucault explained. Graded comics are often referred to as B次元官网网址渟labsB次元官网网址� because they get encased in a hard plastic B次元官网网址渟lab.B次元官网网址�
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Freshly Pressed Comics gained some profile locally by exhibiting at the recent Capital City Comic Con.
While his newly chosen vocation makes him very happy, he hasnB次元官网网址檛 lost sight of the fact itB次元官网网址檚 also a business.
B次元官网网址淲ork hard. Really hard,B次元官网网址� he advised those who want to pursue their passion. B次元官网网址淧ractice being creative. Creativity is essential in business. Fail fast and learn from your mistakes.B次元官网网址�
