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That's true...it can also be another Walking Dead #1 and it's going for $300+ a pop. thats true... I don't recall Walking Dead 1 going for $30 this early on though

Congratulations! -slym

I have no expectation of finding an article devoted to pressing--just someone who does more than mention it in passing with the same presumption you alluded to, that it's simply standard practice. One or two sentences with some specific details about when to press or when not to, or some explicit reference that pressing is something that's appropriate for any type of paper, or alternatively that there are times you shouldn't use it. One of the main jists of the recent pressing arguments which I can't just refute out of hand is that pressing might be fine for sturdier documents, but not for the cheap pulp comics are printed on. You aren't going to find anything like that because pressing IS fine for comics. Every comic book ever made was subjected to greater forces during the production process than it would be exposed to in a standard pressing job. Instead of looking for a mythical, scholarly article that does not exist, do some research on the processes involved in making comics. Compare the forces exerted during the production process to what you know of the comic book pressing/restoration process. In terms of the "long term effects," whatever molecular damage is done to a comic book during a professional pressing job using heat and moisture is insignificant when compared to the damage that will be caused over the course of decades from keeping a comic book in less than ideal storage conditions (which is virtually every comic book in every collection of every person who posts here). FFB, what are the ideal conditions? I have been doing my best with my limited knowledge to give my comics an ideal environment for long term storage. Right now i keep my comics in their own climate controlled room. Relative Humidity is set at 35% and temperature is set 64 degrees F with its own single room air conditioner and dehumidifier. I also have a Idylis Air purifier running in that room. The room has no access to sunlight. I store my slabs in a custom built cedar wood box. Inside the box I keep the books in a acid-free cardboard box and each slab is in a mylar bag. I have been told cedar wood may not be the best storage box if paper comes in direct contact with the wood but should be fine with my current set up. what would be ideal? any suggestions you could give me to improve the environment or am I on the right track?

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240620&fpart=1 thanks for linking that thread - it was a great read!

I'll post their response when I receive it. If anyone has links to any professional opinions about the safety or harm of pressing, please share the information or research you've discovered. interesting - I'm looking forward to the response. In the interim, can you post their response (or a summary of) to the first question you asked?

me too - I bought one copy when it came out on Wednesday - I came back on Tuesday and they were still there (all 3 of them) - so I bought them all up.

huge KUDOS to SuperTom for the awesome FF6. Great professional bullet proof packing and super-fast delivery. No problems here - book was better than expected!! thanks Tom!

(thumbs u thank you!!!

big kudos to MTLEVY for the awesome ASM129 and a nice FF74. Thanks a lot!! (thumbs u

Another great batch of books from Blue808!! thanks Bill!!!

I figured that was coming. He basically set himself on fire last night.

TFL, can you really not see how hypocritical this is?? And you only waited two months, not five. No obviously you don't. So if Filter bring up the fact of paying for any incurred losses are you going to make him whole? No, of course you're not. You should think he is entitled to it as you were your $20. You make me sick. Seriously, me too... and then you have the audacity to blame your financial problems, lack of communication, denial, and rudeness on your "personal problems" coupled with some ludicrous story that everyone sees right through. Man up. Everyone has "personal problems". It gives you no excuse to screw over others and act as if you are the victim. Everyone here puts their family over comics - EVERY SINGLE PERSON HERE. If they don't they're Have you ever heard of Karma?? Man, whether you are in denial of your wrongs or not, you have a huge kick to the coming your way.

(thumbs u - this guy is worse than Cap Freak 5th Hall of Shame member...

Just make sure he hasn't removed himself from the PM thread. It happened to me once when I got really upset that someone was not responding even though the message was being read immediately to later figure out that he was no longer a participant. :doh: If he's just not responsive then burn the heretic! haha - i just checked to make sure and he hasn't removed himself, yet...

Question: a new board member bought a few of books about 3 weeks ago. I sent him the invoice after the thread and he responded by adding some more books to his stack. So I sent him the updated invoice and he has since been unresponsive to my PMs. I can see that he is reading them but not responding. I really don't mind waiting to receive payments. I have a couple of others that are holding off on payment but it was communicated so I'm cool with that. Is it 30 days for the buyer to pay or is that just the sellers time line to deliver?

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Just got this one today - I was pretty happy to find out its a first print!!

Agreed, the 30 days wait is too long. Maybe 20 days to allow for bad weather, emergencies, etc. To be perfectly frank? I'd say 7 days without any communication and there would need to be some fully explicated reasons for not doing so if it happened (none of this "it's too personal to talk about"). I'd say 14 days TOPS if the item in question was shipped priority and 21 days if shipped first class / media. I was deployed to the Middle East, and it never took more than 3 weeks for a package to get shipped to me (and military postal service is NOT the fastest out there!). totally agree - Especially if paypal is the method of payment used. No communication is unacceptable to me. If you have decided to sell product to trusting individuals then you need to man up and stay attentive like you would on an ebay transaction or running a business. When the buyer has a question - you should be available to respond in 24-48 hours. IMO It's my guess that most of us would not have a problem with a delay as long as the seller was communicating the problem. As for the actual delivery - I agree with Mac Man

have any scans prior to subbing?

Sounds like CapFreak isn't willing to take responsibility for his actions... Maybe he wasn't isn't spanked by his parents...

Not really, you didn't get the point of the. Go make your own list comment? Where's my refund?

How many want to call CGC tomorrow and make it their personal mission to request CAP Freak/Connor be banned? I never wanted to make it personal, but after reading his history and the responses and lies today, it's my mission now! sounds like a plan to me

Fixed that for ya sport. (thumbs u It's Divad's list. He made it. GO make your own this kid is really showing his age and maturity level now... I can't believe he thinks deleting "Hall of Shame" is going to somehow change things...

So let me get this straight, kiddy-scammer Cap Freak has not come through on a $200+ deal with you, yet he pops into YOUR thread and tries to buy one of your books? Does this seem insane to anyone else? exactly how old are we talking here? teenager? younger? Personally, I've avoided his threads ever since that incident with Muscleshark. Sounded like a real to me, the way he responded to a customer after he sent them the wrong book. I never understood why some were backing him on that. That takes some serious Ballz to try and purchase something from someone you are actively ripping off. After being on the probation list now 3 times AND now an official member of the Hall of shame(only 4th ever) - shouldn't this dude be banned from posting period? I've seen members banned for much less than scamming cash out of fellow boardies wallets... I was not going to reply to this thread but these posts here are ridiculous. A) You can't "rip someone off if they don't pay for the book yet. B) Try to ban me from posting. Try. Wow. You really are a class act all the way, aren't you? Please refund me the money I paid you immediately. I just get a little PO'd when someone makes claims like I scammed over $225 dollars off someone and wants to kick me off the boards who has never spoken to me or dealt with me. It bugs. No, what bugs is your inability to honor your commitments. Ooh... burn. Nice One (thumbs u I think all that read these posts of yours are finding out what a little POS you are little man. You might be young but you could still act in a mature manner. Grow the up.