Originally Posted By: MCMiles

Again, most people have the brain capacity to assign a quantitative degree acceptance to different practices of "manipulation", and pressing hasn't received the stigmata that some wish it would. Trimming has and always will have a high degree of dislike.

Keep in mind "pressing" isn't always the minimalist type. Plus trimming comes in wide varieties too. Horrible unnatural edges that look like someone used a butter knife while having the sugar shakes, to tiny portions removed Ewert-style.

The most severe type of "pressing", with a complete disassembly, is much more invasive than a minuscule edge trim imho. Put the results of both treatments into context…
Removing a sliver still leaves 99% of the factory book assembly intact. A tiny edge piece is missing. A downgrade of the book could be comparable to a clipped coupon. Something "factory" is missing.

Disassembly defines "invasive" imho. It completely undoes the factory book assembly 100%. The vintage book no longer exists. When the treatment is finished you a have a modern comic book created from vintage parts.

It's not the popular perception, but it is a perception based in reality. A tiny edge piece missing from an otherwise intact and vintage book vs. a modern book made from vintage parts. It’s a perception rooted in the fact that vintage comics weren’t sold as kitted parts like old Aurora models. Comics left the factory as books, each book unique unto itself.