TempusFugitivus

Quoted this for you. If John (Here4now) has you on ignore...he won't see your post unless someone else quotes it in response. Thanks Domo [and Jeff], Nick [Cujobyte]: I first learned of the boards years ago when several people e-mailed me about threads bashing me (and especially my disclaimer ). I looked at the threads, which contained a little truth and a ton of outright lies, and decided that the boards were something I could do without. Two years later, I realized that the stuff being said here was actually affecting me. There were sellers who had blocked me and others who were very wary about doing business with me. Also my son called me a wuss and told me to go defend myself. So, when Calamerica started bashing me again with claims of multiple bad transactions (we had just one and it was actually a short and sweet ebay claim) and defrauding people and stealing Witchblade CGCs or some damn thing (for the millionth time, I've never bought a Witchblade CGC in my life) and a whole bunch of people chimed in to support him, I joined the Boards and did what my son told me to do. And it was a wonderful thing. A ton of people messaged me welcoming me to the Boards (the one I remember best is Skypinkinblu who can't possibly be that sweet in real life ). They all basically told me to forget the thread bashing me and that there were tons of good people here (which turned out to be exactly true). So I blocked everyone who chimed in (12 posters) from that last thread (who I always think of as Calamerica, Divad, and their buddies). You were one of the 12 blocked and I've never blocked anyone since. I have never had any other dealings with you except for I'm pretty sure you once sent me an e-mail to my ebay account that I deleted without reading. My apologies if it was sent with good intentions but you should really see some of the psychotic messages that go to my ebay account. I learned long ago not to open them because, with my weird sense of humor, I can never seem to resist responding just for the fun of it. For some reason, they never seem to get the joke. In any event, I meant no offense to you [and figured you were not interested in dealing with me anyways]. You sound like a good guy [and I do have a temper so basically all you probably did was agree with Cal and Divad about something that ticked me off]. So I'll unblock you and go down to eleven. Nuts, now I have to figure out how to do that. First I make up with Hulktom (good karma since we have the green guy in common), then Mike Jacobs e-mails me out of the blue (teaching me to have faith) and now I'm removing you from my Cal-inspired list. At this rate, maybe I'll even end up....... Nah, never happen.

Jeff, The only deal I've ever had go bad here is the one with Mike Jacobs (aside from the usual problem of getting broken slabs). As compared to ebay, I actually like the boards way better. On ebay, you run into too many people who are just about squeezing out every last dime. Here, not so much. And the worst packing I've ever gotten here is simply a short priority box which I hate because, if your luck is bad, something hits the ends as it gets thrown from Post Office bin to bin, and the CGC has nowhere to go and gets damaged. On ebay, I just had a guy send me a slab in a shirt box. He literally took the shirt out of this incredibly flimsy box almost exactly the size of CGC, used the tissue paper as padding, and taped it shut with scotch tape. The CGC was almost broken in half. No one here has ever sent me a CGC in an envelope either. Of course, the best thing about the Boards is that there are other true collectors here, not just dealers. I've gotten some fantastic stuff here and had people express that they are glad it's going to a collection (I know it's usually about the money too but still...) not someone who just sees it as a commodity. There are some wonderful people here (and I even read a post from Calamerica which I agreed with and thought was spot on ). And finally............................... Michael, Well, it is certainly odd to get a message from you as soon as I posted that. I bought the book from Socalcom thinking it was the book I bought from you but did not get a chance to check and make sure until 30 minutes ago. What happened to the other Daredevil (68 cgc 9.4 white Pacific Coast)? Socalcom has been posting a bunch of nice 60s Marvels lately which is odd for them as they usually post moderns (I got outbid on a Tales of Suspense from them just today). In any case, if you repay me, I'll hold no grudge. Hell, I bought it cheaper from Socalcom than I did from you. Lord knows I'm not the best Christian in the world but I do believe completely in forgiving people who try to make it right. John R This would have never happened on ebay.

mjacobs8 (added 1/24/09) In December, I purchased 2 books from Mike Jacobs in the forum. He never sent either one. One was Daredevil 62 cgc 9.6 ow-w Western Penn Pedigree. Well, I purchased the same book on ebay from Socalcom last week. The ******* took my money, never sent the book and evidently then sold it. I had heard that Jacobs had marital problems and legal problems and was possibly in jail. Well, he should be because ****** is a thief.

This is what I was afraid of. I'll probably win mine too and get nothing for it. Mike Same here. Won claim but no funds to reimburse me.

I'm not sure mjacobs should be on the list yet. Maybe he is sick or the package had the wrong address. I'm just wondering if anyone knows him and can find out what is going on. Mike Everyone please don't panic yet...Mike has some problems right now. He PM'd me couple of weeks ago and stated he was going through some issues, but wouldn't divulge what they were, though I suspect it may be both legal and financial in nature...I just tried calling him - no answer but I left a message. I will go by his place Monday and see if he is around. If he is home, I will try to find out what's up and try to let everyone know what is going on (with respect to privacy of his situation) If he needs help sending the books I will mail them for him if I can get in touch with him Thomas I have tried calling twice a day since I posted this, but no answer. I left a message on his phone as well. I will try to go by his place Friday and see if he is around. I tried :shrug: Hi Pink Panther, I would also like an update on Mike Jacobs (mjacobs8, bigwins61@yahoo.com) if you get a chance. Bought 2 CGCs from him on 12/15. He never sent them and does not respond to any e-mails. Filed paypal dispute and he has not responded to that either (escalated to claim now). I had multiple good transactions with him in the past so this seems somewhat odd. Thank god it wasn't a check. Here4now