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I know I said I wasnt going to respond more than once but I feel its needed. I packed that box very tight. The box itself weighed over 40lbs. Ray admitted that the box had a crushed corner and since the box did not have a crushed corner when it left me I can only assume it was dropped. A box weighing 40+lbs when dropped is going to have problems its sheer physics. There were 140 or so magazines in that box and Ray mentions that a few were shifted. The picture he posted shows its a mess inside but it didnt look like that when I sent it, so yes that box sustained damage resulting in magazines shifting around. Now to the Eerie #2 that book had its cover attached I SWEAR to God. I wouldnt lie about the condition that would be awfully dumb when Ray can then post that Im a lair and a thief. Ive never ripped anyone off nor did I "overgrade the book". I purchased that book from Metropolis and had it for 2 years or so...I stated all defects in my ad and thats how it was when it left thats how it was when I recieved it from Metropolis. Now anyone who has seen an Eerie #2 knows they have a single staple in the middle not 2 like most books. If that box as dropped from high enough or hard enough or many times than yes I can see that book having its cover detached. Its a 50+ year old book that was in vg/f condition. I can try and make an anology.... If a customer at a comicbook store asks the clerk to see and hold a golden age book in a Mylar and while in the customers possesion and due to the customers mishandling he drops the book and cause serious damage... is the store/clerk at fault or is the customer at fault for damaged sustained from the fall? Im guessing it would be pinned on the customer. Ever see the signs in the store "You break it you buy it" ? Im sorry in my first post If I made it sound like it was all Rays fault, my point was that if I had an expensive box coming and I knew I was leaving town for a week I would have told the shipper to wait a week so I could recieve the box myself. In that case there are no "gray areas" as to what happened with the box while not in the buyers possesion. The box was not in Ray's possesion for 1 week ! In reality Ray has NO idea what happened to that box in a weeks time nor do I. Im sure Ray trusts his neighbor but Im supposed to as well? Why should I ? I dont even know Ray or have reason to trust him. Why didnt Ray file a complaint with FedEx ? I declared the value of that box so he should have some sorta recourse. Metropolis states on their site that if a box is damaged contact the shipping company. The whole thing comes down to Ray believes I sent him that Eerie in worse shape than stated. I say it was as stated and it then comes down to my word versus what Ray believes but doesnt know.I know that book was in the conditon I stated it as. Ray believes that the conditon of the book presently could not have happened during shipping or after and I say it had to have! The book was in the condition I claimed it was i.e. cover attached and with the noted defects. I find it unbelievable that many here assume I lied about the condition but why cant I then turn around and say Maybe Ray accidently tore the cover off removing it from the mylar ? Maybe Ray dropped it ? Maybe Rays neighbor played frisbee with it while he had the box for a week ? Who knows !?!?!? Those accusations seem kinda harsh but isnt that what Ray was essentially saying about me ? My point is why am I the liar ? Exactly what in my past dealings here make some think that I would knowingly lie about the condition of books??? Is it that Ray has posted here longer ? What entitles some to be labeled a thief and a liar without proof and others as solid honest people ? Im terribly sorry Ray is unhappy but for the fact that the box was damaged the books where jumbled about leads me to believe thats what caused the Eerie to suffer its damage. If you buy a glass vase thats in mint condition and you notice the box is damaged when it arrives and the vase is broken inside do you assume that the seller lied about the vase being in mint condition or that maybe the box was mishandled and the damage happened because of it. If you guys wanna put me on a list of "bad guys" then go ahead or as one obtuse poster said that I should be killed then fine be my guest. I really like this forum and enjoy posting here and reading others posts so it would be a shame if Im not welcome. Ill say this one more time Im not a liar nor am I a thief I mad an honest transaction with Ray. The box was damaged and thus the contents were damaged. I felt I packed the box well but a box at that weight if dropped can lead to damage. Ghastly

I always crack mine out as well. I just got a Gaines FC of Tales #40 and SNAP out of the holder it came. I wanna see that gloss and page quality

Im going to reply to this only once as Raymond is confused... There were 2 stacks of SSOC that I put in the box FLAT face up not on any edge. I put a peice of styrofoam in the middle of the box dividing the 2 stacks. At either end of each stack I packed with crumpled newspaper. Both the top bottom and sided were lined with paper. The Eerie was in the middle with the Styro. Everything was tight and not loose as the pic shows. Ray noted a crushed corner on the box and Im guessing its from someone dropping the box ? Ray didnt get the box until 1 week after it arrived. How was the box treated ? Did his neighbor mishandle the box ? For all I know his neighbor tripped with the box and it crashed to the ground The point is I dont know nor does Ray for the matter what happened to that box during and after shipping... Did FedEx mishandle the box ? Everything was packed well but I imagin a box thats mishandled bad enough can result in damage to books. If Ray were a wiser man he would have requested shipping after the Holidays and he would have recieved the books in person. Now there is question and doubt. Im no rookie to shipping fragile items. Im sorry Ray is unhappy but I dont feel its due to anything Ive done. The pics he posted show a jumbled mess which more points to mishandling.

WOW great price and awesome looking book. Ive always thought that cover had a 1940's animated feel to it....ina creepy way .

Thanks guys. I guess it was a risk as the photo was very grainy not showing many of the defects but any large ones could be seen (I was hoping). I think it goes as a lesson to some that good scans= higher bids.

My first This Mag is Haunted got off ebay this past weekend. I dont think I did too bad for 50 bucks especially with a classic cover. -

To me thats the ALL-TIME best horror cover of any age. I love my Northford Copy of that book. Is that the Fine copy that was up opn ebay that I sent you the note about ?

Yep read them. In fact one story involving a skeleton of a "Devil" that if pure rainwater gets on it flesh begins to grow and regenerate. It is damn near identical to the 1970's "Hammeresque" movie The Creeping Flesh. Here is the plot of that one... Plot Summary for Plot Summary for The Creeping Flesh (1973) A Victorian-age scientist returns to London with his paleontological bag-of-bones discovery from Papua New Guinea. Unfortunately, when exposed to water, flesh returns to the bones unleashing a malevolent being on the scientist's family and friends. It has Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in it and wasnt a bad flick. The movie even pinched the punchline from the comic story too funny.

Thanks guys ! A.S. I think it would be cheaper to pull off the ol' Photoshop multicopy trick Hmmmm Adobe

Alright Ive been after copies of these 2 books for awhile. Thanks to Andy at Goldust Comics (Mysterious Adv. #19) and Jim Payette at Rare Books & Comics (Astonishing #15) I got em both. -

Hmmmm Pre-Code Horror goodness from Andy at Goldust Comics ! The colors on this book are deep and rich and his grading is spot on ! -

I knew it

Thanks ! Hey I should note I have a book Ive been dying for coming in a week or two from Goldust.... It means I'll quit buggin you for yours Anyway I was gonna post it once it came but here it is -

Here are a couple of beauties from Swan (BigGuys Comics). Ive been after a TFC #40 for awhile now its my favorite Davis Cover. I also have a "Grail Book" coming from Andy at Goldust Comics that Im most excited about! - -

Here are a couple of beauties from Swan (BigGuys Comics). Ive been after a TFC #40 for awhile now its my favorite Davis Cover. I also have a "Grail Book" coming from Andy at Goldust Comics that Im most excited about! - -