Domo Arigato

If I'm not mistaken......that Red Sonja is Wendy Pini (Elfquest creator/artist).

Let's just say...I've seen so much action my junk is about to fall off. Would purchase again ! ! !

Good grief. Used the restore tool........and I think I'm done with this place.

Quoting this so I can say "Don't do it". Also....so I can quote it again later and say "I told you so".

Their website still lists them as "One side white". I won't be buying any like that.

One of the best stories I've heard about meeting a comic book artist wasn't from a comic fan......but from another comic artist. It happened when Jim Steranko met Bob Kane for the very first time. For those who aren't aware of it, here's what happened in Steranko's own words. Keep in mind....when growing up, Steranko was a small child and became a target for bullies and young gang-members, so he studied self-defense and took up boxing to defend himself. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I hadn't encountered Kane in my travels, but at one rockin' SDCC, an associate asked me if I wanted to meet him, and walked me into a hallway. There he was, in a small group of people, wearing patent-leather shoes--and an ASCOT, like he was Vitamin f***ing Flintheart in a Dick Tracy cartoon. For years, I'd heard how he'd taken credit for Bill Finger's contributions (in addition to half his pay) and other despicable tales from his associates. But nothing aces an in-person encounter. We were introduced and Kane began talking about my Batman chapter in the HISTORY OF COMICS, which treated him--and everyone else--very respectfully. He felt I credited Robinson and Finger (both of whom I knew intimately) too much. Kane (aka Kahn) was beyond pretentious, an intolerable ass as pompous as they come. I bit my tongue while he regaled us with his many achievements. The group was waiting for an elevator, which they stepped into when the door opened. Our conversation ended, but not before he said: "See you later, Jim, baby", and cuffed me across the face--like some rat-pack street gesture he'd seen in some cheap flick. The doors closed... I was stunned by the sheer audacity of a stranger--like him--to lay a hand on me, and boiling with anger. That night, I couldn't sleep, and the next morning began combing the halls for his Bat Majesty. Around noon, I found him in another group, which I walked into. "Good to see you, Bob, baby!" I said, then b**ch-slapped him across the face. But this time, there was no elevator door closing between us. I stood there for about 15 seconds, waiting. He did nothing. I turned and left. But I regret it now. I regret that he didn't do anything about it, even though he was at least a head taller than me. I wouldn't have minded bleeding at all for one more opportunity to give Kane the kind of Bat Lesson that Finger, Robinson, Sprang and others only dreamed of."

I've only met one comic book artist, and have mentioned it in here before.. I don't really do conventions, but did go to a couple of small local ones in Indianapolis several years ago. At one of them, I saw some art that I thought was incredible, so I walked up to the booth to check it out. A young man there engaged me in conversation. I didn't know who he was at the time, but it ended up being Stuart Sayger. Imagine the nicest guy in the world, and then double that. Just a great guy that was very eager to interact with anyone who wanted to talk to him. I saw him again at the next local convention, but didn't talk to him. A young boy had walked up to his booth at that time, and Stuart was focusing all of his attention on engaging with this eager young fan. On a side note (but not comic related)......I was at a motorcycle show in Indianapolis years ago and happened to spot Rupert Boneham (made famous from being on the Survivor show) at a booth he had set up. He was selling autographed copies of his book to raise money for his "Rupert's Kids" charity......I think they were $10 each. I just walked up to say "hi" real quick, and he stopped me to talk for a bit. He asked me if I had read his book.....and when I told him I hadn't, he handed me one and said he wanted me to have it at no charge. I told him I would be happy to pay for it, but he said it was a gift and he didn't want me to (you could tell he was just really proud of the book and wanted me to read it). I thanked him for the gift, and when he reached his hand out to shake mine, I stuck a $20 bill in it and told him that was for his "Kids". The look of appreciation on his face was obvious, and the thanked me profusely. All of those stories about how nice the guy is.......all true.

Hey......either put that kind of important information in the first post, or expect to be annoyed by the lazy.

The comic looked very good to my eye in the case and was the reason I purchased it . Well looking at it in pictures in the case . Being new to the whole grading process I thought it was a much higher grade but was unsure due to lack of experience . I could not understand why it was a 6.5 when I was looking it . Maybe original grader made a mistake or the crease was more severe than I could see through the case . I wonder sometimes if maybe the grader's who do the higher price books are more experienced and better ? This may have been answered previously in this thread......but, did you have the book pressed before you resubmitted it and got the 9.4 grade? Or did you just think it looked better than a 6.5 and do a straight resubmit without having it pressed?

Many thanks to Bill Finger for creating The Batman.

Is anybody attending the next seminar in June? Quality Control: How to continuously say "Oh, f*** it" while still collecting a paycheck.

Way too young. My condolences to his family and friends.

Done. There's actually a gear wheel above it that has an option of "Mark all read" I did your option first, and one message did pop up as unread from years ago. I clicked on it. Then I also did the "Mark all read" option afterwards. We'll see if that fixes it.

Here's mine.. This message pops up fairly frequently for me (maybe every few days or so....the last time was on 4/22). He's promised to destroy CGC, so I'm a little concerned that one of these will have some C-4 attached to it.

I second the motion. But, being the official poll-maker now, you don't need my permission.

Good idea, but I haven't seen the new official poll maker in here yet. I'll summon him. @THE_BEYONDER

It looks more like a short long box to me. Chuck has them for sale on his website at 60% off. Discount code word: Shlong

I don't go to cons.....so maybe somebody else can answer this. Do any of the dealers set up cameras to cover their booth? You can get digital cameras these days relatively cheaply........they record in HD.......run off batteries......and you can put high capacity memory cards in them. With the high value inventory many of these dealers have, it seems like a few well placed cameras would go a long way to deter this king of crime, or at least help identify the theif afterwards.

You want to focus on the "mystery" aspect of it, and state that the buyer absolved the seller regarding this because he's new.....fine.....I would argue that the seller absolved the buyer of it by accepting his money. Either that, or they were both wrong, and that aspect of it is a moot point. Even new people are required to read and know the rules before attempting to sell here.....and they can't be "absolved" (other than on a personal level) from following the forum rules by an individual when they break them. But the fact is that there was no misunderstanding....the "mystery" aspect had nothing to do with it......and it wasn't too soon to bring this to the publics attention. The buyer asked for and received several pictures of comics that were supposed to be included and were supposed to be in a full long box. Some of the PICTURED comics were missing, and the quantity was not close to a full long box by every known measurement in the hobby. This was not about a mystery.....it was not about a misunderstanding.......best case scenario, it was a mistake on the sellers part. A mistake that should not cost the buyer any money, and one that he tried and failed to resolve with the seller (perhaps you need to go back and reread the conversation chain again). When a good faith effort is attempted to resolve a disagreement, and a resolution appears to be out of the picture.....then it's time to bring it to the forum.

I wasn't mad before....but now I'm really pi**ed off. I spent 20 minutes typing a magnificent and razor sharp reply on my stupid tablet.....submitted it......saw that the matter had already been resolved....and then had to delete it. So.....who's going to reimburse me for my time now? And if anyone says.....sorry, no returns.......I will seriously lose my sh*t on the whole lot of you.

I disagree. You're mentioning one rule (30 day waiting period)........but there are subsections to that rule. Rule #1......Section C......states: "The 30-day rule is suspended if the accused refuses to complete the transaction or if the transaction cannot be completed due to, for example, the item being sold to someone else." The transaction was not completed, as BlackOut21 did not deliver what was promised.......and his last statement in the conversation chain also indicates that he is refusing to do so no matter what is said about him. He cancelled his offer of a $330 refund that he had previously agreed to.....and is only willing to offer a (partial) refund if SkOw eats the shipping costs both ways.....which will end up leaving SkOw short about $100 to $200 when he did absolutely nothing except pay the agreed upon price and get shafted for doing so.

@BlackOut21 I read the entire exchange regarding this transaction. You are in the wrong. You kept mentioning that your original sales thread said "No Returns". That's not a magic phrase. It doesn't allow you to cheat or scam someone, and then strut around like a rooster thinking those two words give you the moral high ground. It doesn't work that way. You didn't deliver what you agreed to deliver. That is your fault, and @SkOw should not have to suffer any monetary loss because of your failure. He didn't fail in this transaction......you did. He paid exactly what was agreed to.....and you delivered less than what was agreed to. I find it hard to believe that you're actually even trying to argue that point. You either need to refund the $330 you agreed to......or accept the return for a full refund and eat the shipping charges yourself. If not, then my vote would be to add you to the Probation List.

Over 8 years later, and we're still wondering as it gets progressively worse.

It's hard to tell with different camera lenses that distort the viewpoint to one degree or another. I'm just going by what he said......"I have to suppose they either leaned over and grabbed it, or came in from underneath and grabbed it". My guess is you're probably right, and they came in from underneath and grabbed it, as it would be less obvious......possibly while an accomplice distracted him at the other side of the booth.

I feel terrible for him and he seems like a really nice guy. I hope he gets the book back quickly. However......I'm at a loss for how he had it on display. He talks about how he had it on his open rack and positioned near the edge of his booth......where someone could easily reach over and grab it while he was distracted.