Semicentennial

Thank you for writing that up (thumbs u +1 Thank you.

Started having flashback after reading yet another "worst store" thread so I reread his original wordpress post. Doesn't seem like he has changed any since that original post.

Apparently color flakes and tears are allowed too.

I asked a similar question a few months back and the general response was that it's a reprint so it doesn't count as an appearance. Still a nice book to have it being a square bound 100 pager.

Super fast shipping. Book was in great shape and expertly packaged. Thanks Michael for the great transaction.

This is really helpful, but it's probably worth adding Shazam #8 (December 1973) to the list, which reprints Black Adam's first appearance. This same story is also reprinted in Harmony Books' Shazam: From the 40s to the 70s (January 1977) and in Adventure Comics #497 (March 1983). There is also Alter Ego #7 which is in-between his appearances in Marvel Family #1 and Shazam #8. It probably won't get much action since Alter Ego is a fanzine and not a real comic however he does appear on the front cover. The book was cheap a few months back and the only remaining copy on ebay is much higher now due to the movie news.

Wow, very nice RAK.

Pre-hero. The pre-code comment was probably a slip of the keyboard. Kind of thought that but IDK. 3.5 = 5.0, pre-code = pre-hero.

Is the offer pre-code monster or pre-hero monster books?

Or just call it an ebay 5.5 Ouch - the kids gloves come off with that one. For people who did not look at the sellers name - it's the same book being offered up. Wow, just read the neutral feedback that was left recently for one of the seller's books.

Wow, what an awesome offer. So tempting.

Dang...this offer is still up?

You're asking if you claimed something on July 4th and can't claim something again until August 4th, BUT claim something via the 48 Hour Exception on July 15th, is your 30 day period extended until August 15th? No. The 48 Hour Exception does not change your waiting period. This is your thread so it's your rules but I'll just point this out, because you may or may not have considered it. Items taken after 48 hour rule Scenario A - Recent "taker" grabs something after 48 hours, clock doesn't reset Scenario B - New "taker" grabs something after 48 hours, they get put on the sidelines for 30 days If you're saying only items taken within the first 48 hours count for everybody's clocks - which might help all offers move on day 3 - then that rule makes sense....but the way I'm interpreting your stated clock rules seems to favor "frequent flyers". What you're saying makes sense. If a new "taker" grabs something after 48 hours, and since they have no 30 day waiting period, they wouldn't be affected by the 30 day rule since they took the offer while the 48 Hour Exception was in play? Seems to make sense. Then why would anyone take anything until the 48hrs are up if it should have no effect. Sounds like someone wanting to game the system. If an offer is a very good offer then I don't think it would take the full 48 hours to get snatched up. There were several great offers that were snatched up within minutes of posting. The ones that seem to drag are those that can be picked up at most decent LCS. If anyone was trying to "game the system" then the current offer would already have gotten claimed since the 48 hours are up.

You're asking if you claimed something on July 4th and can't claim something again until August 4th, BUT claim something via the 48 Hour Exception on July 15th, is your 30 day period extended until August 15th? No. The 48 Hour Exception does not change your waiting period. This is your thread so it's your rules but I'll just point this out, because you may or may not have considered it. Items taken after 48 hour rule Scenario A - Recent "taker" grabs something after 48 hours, clock doesn't reset Scenario B - New "taker" grabs something after 48 hours, they get put on the sidelines for 30 days If you're saying only items taken within the first 48 hours count for everybody's clocks - which might help all offers move on day 3 - then that rule makes sense....but the way I'm interpreting your stated clock rules seems to favor "frequent flyers". What you're saying makes sense. If a new "taker" grabs something after 48 hours, and since they have no 30 day waiting period, they wouldn't be affected by the 30 day rule since they took the offer while the 48 Hour Exception was in play? Seems to make sense.

This sounds like how relationships are. Guy screws up then apologizes saying they're never going to do that again and then tries to do better but winds up repeating what they did over and over again. No matter how many times he apologizes and says he is going to change his ways he isn't going to do a thing unless he really wants to change. Symbi tells everyone he wants to change but leads people on and now that he is in in the HOS he is resorting to saying he is in therapy in hopes of getting back into the community. Sorry to say but that's pretty sad that the board, and being accepted by people who personally don't know you, means so much to your life that you have to go to therapy.

Didn't this happen just recently with another thread? I thought it had something to do with claiming the book was below GPA, even though it wasn't. Also when it was brought to the poster's attention he claimed that if the cost of shipping was taken out from the selling price that the book was actually below GPA.

Curious - do you think the integrity of the thread suffered because an offer sat for 48 hours before someone who really wanted it claimed it? You said previously in the thread that the aim isn't necessarily to have 4, 5, 6 offers a day, but to get quality offers up. I'm wondering how that reconciles with the above. To put the question another way: what is the aim of this thread, and how does what happened with Ducky/Chip damage that? I want to involve and entice NEW participants. Those that may be lurking and not jumping in. This last offer/claim did not accomplish that. Ducky had zero intention to try new offers or options as soon as he knew he had two people who would take his current offer. By 1Cool and Chip announcing that after 48 hours - - the only ones benefitting are Ducky and 1Cool/Chip while everyone just sits and waits. I did say I don't want it expect multiple claims a day. I also don't want people gaming the system. I've never participated in PIF and haven't participated in TGT...yet, however as a possible new participant, I feel that the speed in which members judge other people's offering and throw up negative comments is inconsistent and might drive new participants away. The last guy who put up an offer withdrew his offer after having it blasted within minutes after it was posted. I think the offer that was vetoed only lasted an hour or so. Duck's initial offer was given a few passes and was bumped until a couple hours later someone brought up the books were selling less than $20 which then lead to the ASM being offered a some time later. In another thread a member posed a question regarding comments left on sales thread. Comments such as "great price", "I would jump on this but I just picked one up at my LCS" or whatever seems intended to create a sense of urgency for someone who is on the fence to pick up the book. I believe this happened in the PIF thread and in a way its happening here when members chime in saying they're going to take it once their time limit is up. Maybe there isn't anything wrong with doing that but when I see that I because it just seems like they're trying to create some sense of urgency.

I don't know anything about the books you posted but I think it was kind of harsh that talk of vetoing your offer came about so soon after you posted (about 11 minutes) especially since the previous offer went for a couple hours before such talk was even brought up and those books were pretty bad. Wouldn't posting opinions about the offers so soon after its offered scare away new participants?

Jason PM'ed me and thought 1Cool tacked onto Wall-Crawler's offer so he was claiming the litho. Again - people, please don't decide to make rules. There was no and IS no tacking on. Wall-Crawler's offer is still unclaimed. 1Cool simply gave up a nice litho! Why are you over complicating things? If Jason claimed the litho as part of wall crawlers offer and after finding out his 30 day card was played still wants to go forward why stop that? He is taking the litho as a separate transaction and also claiming wall crawlers offer as a separate transaction. His Darkhorse 1 is now what he's offering. I appreciate the input and opinion. But Jason claimed a lithograph. That's it. NOT part of Wall-Crawler's offer. Here is why I have to be strict with this rule. Play it out: Donkey takes something. Offers up something pretty drek, but questionable, but the offeror doesn't want to use the veto for whatever reason. Someone comes along and wants to move the thread along so tacks on and the tack on gets someone to claim it. Now the donkey is saved from getting a strike. That absolutely undermines the strike system. Donkeys figured out pretty quickly in PIF that they could take from each other to make sure their buddy got what he took and then when the saving donkey offered up drek, neither of them really lose. I need people to use up their "bail outs" to take that away from them and I need those that would manipulate the system to get strikes. Otherwise, it quickly becomes PIF again. THAT is why I'm being a stickler here. (thumbs u Are all parts of the rules being strictly enforced? If so then why is there a "strike" exception for the current offer? Nowhere in the rules does it say "if the consensus agrees that current offering is good then a strike will not be given." By making this an exception won't this create issues in the future by having members claim future crappy offers as a "great offer" when in fact it isn't. If all it takes is for one or two people to bail out someone's drek offer then what about a few people to post how great an offer is? Would that cause an exception too? I guess I never addressed that in the rules section even though we discussed it at length I believe last night. I don't know - this thread is just tonight. Haha...no worries. You're doing a great job holding this together.

Jason PM'ed me and thought 1Cool tacked onto Wall-Crawler's offer so he was claiming the litho. Again - people, please don't decide to make rules. There was no and IS no tacking on. Wall-Crawler's offer is still unclaimed. 1Cool simply gave up a nice litho! Why are you over complicating things? If Jason claimed the litho as part of wall crawlers offer and after finding out his 30 day card was played still wants to go forward why stop that? He is taking the litho as a separate transaction and also claiming wall crawlers offer as a separate transaction. His Darkhorse 1 is now what he's offering. I appreciate the input and opinion. But Jason claimed a lithograph. That's it. NOT part of Wall-Crawler's offer. Here is why I have to be strict with this rule. Play it out: Donkey takes something. Offers up something pretty drek, but questionable, but the offeror doesn't want to use the veto for whatever reason. Someone comes along and wants to move the thread along so tacks on and the tack on gets someone to claim it. Now the donkey is saved from getting a strike. That absolutely undermines the strike system. Donkeys figured out pretty quickly in PIF that they could take from each other to make sure their buddy got what he took and then when the saving donkey offered up drek, neither of them really lose. I need people to use up their "bail outs" to take that away from them and I need those that would manipulate the system to get strikes. Otherwise, it quickly becomes PIF again. THAT is why I'm being a stickler here. (thumbs u Are all parts of the rules being strictly enforced? If so then why is there a "strike" exception for the current offer? Nowhere in the rules does it say "if the consensus agrees that current offering is good then a strike will not be given." By making this an exception won't this create issues in the future by having members claim future crappy offers as a "great offer" when in fact it isn't. If all it takes is for one or two people to bail out someone's drek offer then what about a few people to post how great an offer is? Would that cause an exception too?

Couldn't the PIF thread be used for stuff under $25 since that's what gets traded there a lot?

The list of participants is already on the first page. Its in the second post.

Isn't there still an option for the original offerer to veto the current offer to get the thread moving again? Whatever happened with the option of a community veto? I know it was discussed earlier but did it get replaced with giving the original offerer veto power?

Was there any response about the question regarding the $8,000 spent last month and his baby on the way "liquidation" sale that he was running?