Domo Arigato

That's only $1,000 a book you cheap turds. ::: blows the dust off the $12 in his wallet :::

Not inexpensive....but nice. https://collectablecases.com/

@CGC Mike

Did you happen to spot either of these two in the security footage?

Well, then this IS a lucky coincidence. I just received the following email earlier today. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To: Mr. Domo Arigato Date: February 24, 2024 Mr. Arigato, Greetings and salutations. I hope this correspondence finds that you are goodly and of excellent health. I am sending these words via electronical communication to let you know that your books have completioned and are ready to take their journey to you through the postal mail system. Unfortunately, due to the unrest in my country, all of my huge wealth has been temporarily seized, and I need your help to regain it so I can return the books back into your willing hands. The quickliest way you can accomplish this is also very easily. Just go to the nearest location and purchase $500 in Blockbuster gift cards. Then you will need to correspond back to this email and supply me with the codes revealed on the back of said cards. This will allow me to gain access to all of my funds and return you property so that you will once again be a fully complete and happy person. With respect and humble dignity, Michael D. The True Crown Prince of Nigeria

I wasn't putting words in your mouth. I was saying that it can't be seperated out. But, to be clear, you said you suspect he made mistakes on the the book and didn't want to notify the client and that was a bad business decision. Even if your suspicions are true, I would still not call screwing up a customers book and refusing to notify them for years a bad business decision. There's also more to it than that and it can't be seperated. He spent a clients $5,000 advance payment.....then essentially blew them off and refused to return their multi-thousand dollar book for 14 years. And it's not really an outlier.....it was just the longest time frame we happen to be aware of. Several people in this thread have come forward wtih similar accounts of lost money and books that he has refused to return for years......and those are just the ones we know about. Now, as far as the name calling goes, I'll stop being a shrill drama queen, if you stop being a sensitive puckered sphincter (we already have Greggy, and one is enough).

I don't think everything he did was one big con since he started the business......but I'm also not going to agree that any of this was just due to bad business decisions. Even if that is the narrative he would like everyone to believe. Taking (and spending) someone else's $5,000 while refusing to return their multi-thousand dollar book for over 14 years isn't a bad business decision.......that's a scumbag decision. And he did it multiple times after that instance.

He had that Flash #1 for over 14 years and just now returned it......unfinished and in worse shape than when it was sent to him. Imagine paying someone $5,000 to damage your Flash #1. This also means that his excuses in the earlier thread about all of this were just a bunch of horse sh*t. He blamed his more recent health problems, Covid, expanding the business too fast, etc. None of that applies to a book that was sent to him 14 years ago. It just proves your point that he was deceptive even back then.

My guess is the jailhouse cellmate that he burned is now released and looking for him. Selling customers books is his lifeline. It really is unbelievable and incredible information that's going to shake this forum and hobby to it's very core. Have a nice day.

Imagine the amount of cash he took in to work on just these books that is now likely gone. Absolutely disgusting.

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ScarFace is in da hizzo ! ! !

Graphics on this new PS5 game look pretty good.

I contacted Metropolis about the concerns that have been mentioned in this thread. They said the best way to get a reply from them is to offer at least 110 percent of their asking price. Problem solved ! ! !

You still haven't made yours (link).

I'm going to make one reply on this matter. Here is the applicable rule (it was buried in the first section of the first rule): 1) The 30-Day Rule a) If a transaction between board members is not completed within 30 days, the offended party may submit the offender's name for inclusion to the HOS/Probation List (hereafter called the PL) The reason that myself and Buzz have occasionally done it, is because the offended party has asked for our help and endorsed the nomiation. This particular "loophole" isn't written into the rules.....however, the precedent was set before I posted that nomination thread. This was addressed somewhere in the Dylanthekid nomination when someone else brought this same matter up in there. And, as I've stated numerous times in this forum, I will not be doing it again for this reason. It just adds a complication that's not needed, and there are too many opinions in here on matters like this.....every opinion is different......and everyone with an opinion thinks theirs is right (this is a general statement and isn't directed specifically at you). Having someone else do the nomination isn't going to save an offended party any time or energy. They would still have to put the information together regarding their transaction and forward it to the person making the thread. Tens (hundred?) of thousands of dollars have been lost by collectors. If nobody that's lost money/books can find the time or energy to nominate him as a warning to other collectors, then so be it.

Why hasn't anyone affected by this nominated him to the Hall of Shame list? Yes, a lot of people in here already know not to do business with him, but there are going to be a lot of people in here that don't (not everyone on the forum reads every thread....or even visits Comics General). CGC Mike has already verified that the Hero Restoration account in here is still valid and has no posting restrictions......which means he could PM members that might not be aware of all of this and could still soliciit business from them. At least being added to the list would be one more layer of protection that someone might check before doing business with someone in here. Even those who have received their unfinished books back could still nominate him if the original payment for services wasn't refunded....and I'm sure the 30-day waiting period to nominate someone to the list has already passed for all of those affected. Here's what someone who has suffered a loss in this mess can do to get him added to the list: Start a thread in the Marketplace Probations section here with the title of "Nominating Hero Restoration for the Hall of Shame". In the first post, outline as completely as possible the circumstances surrounding the transaction, including all relevant details and dates if you have them. I would also include a link to this thread we're currently posting in to help flesh out what all is transpiring. Immediately send a private message to Hero Restoration (link to his profile) letting him know he's being nominated and provide him with a link to the nomination thread you started. The accused will then have 72 hours to respond in that thread and present his side of the matter. After the 72 hour period, start a new thread titled "Poll to add Hero Restoration the the Hall of Shame". Include a poll in the first post giving people two choices, to either add him to the Hall of Shame or not. Set the poll to end in 7 days, and the results at the end will determine what happens.

Man.....that is crackerjacked ! ! !

I believe they can be changed. But that's something only a few of us know about.

That's one of those pieces of information that only certain board members know. It's also the kind of information that we can't share with the rest of you Plus....it's the kind of information that we want people like you to know that only a few of us know what it is.....but that you aren't allowed to know what it is. In short......a few of us know what it is......you now know that only a few of us know what it is......but those few aren't going to tell you what it is. Hopefully that clears things up.

I don't believe any of what he told you here for a second. That Tales of Supense book just sold on Ebay five days ago. It's entirely possible he just hadn't mailed it yet.....so he's able to post proof that he still has it and can now cancel the Ebay sale since it's been flagged in here. And now.....it's the person who posted the "bomb" post in here that is the meth head? Wait....correction.....a homeless meth head that lost her kids and is a professional thief. You know.....the type of person you would invite in so they could steal your second set of keys....and now, lo and behold, there are a number of customer books that are unaccounted for. How convenient.