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Got my books today. Fast shipping and super impressive packing job!

Thanks again!

Would you be willing to file a police report? I'm confused why you wouldn't? Also, isnt this postal fraud?

 

If the book was never reported stolen, then it isn't technically stolen property..as far as authorities are concerned. I say this thinking of a scenario.. lets say I put it on the website..and somebody finds it at some convention and notifies us. The police won't get involved unless there is actually a police report showing it has been stolen...at least in my experience....during which time the person who discovers it is sort of stalling the thief saying "hey...I've got the stolen book right in front of me.. send the police to confiscate it.." right?

 

It would be cool if everyone chimed in here.. I mean.. I believe what you are telling me is true... .....but what if it is actually found? How would you legally get it back without a police report?

 

This all happened in 2003. Over the years, I've always scanned auctions and posted scans in various places just in case the book surfaced.

 

It never really occurred to me to file a police report for something that I willingly shipped to someone. I can't imagine the local police getting involved in something like this. I had all my documentation through Paypal and I did file a report with the Postal Service if I recall correctly.

 

In retrospect, I probably should have just to have a paper trail as you suggest. Now, all I have are my emails with Paypal and letters from the NYS AG, etc.

 

Have you called the police to ask them how long you are allowed to file a police report? How about the USPS for mail fraud?

 

I could be remembering these facts wrong:

Statute of Limitations In NY:

For felonies with known suspect 5 years

Felonies of unknown suspect 10 years

If the comic was mailed to a different state it makes it a federal crime (postal fraud). Statute of Limitations on postal fraud is five years.

But... whatever state it went to may have a different law.

I know that virginia has no statute of limitations of robberies of any amount (I had a friend that got picked up 10yrs after the fact)

Best bet is to get with some sort of legal aid and see if there is anything that could still be done.

Went to about five garage sales saturday and only one had comics, he had them marked $1/book. He had about 150 comics...I looked through them all and found only junk, but if junk is cheap I'll buy it. I ask him how much he'd take for all of them and he threw out $120 and since I was thinking more along the line of $20 I didn't even bother to haggle. I just said "Alright, have a good day" and got in the minivan and left.

Funny how some people would rather hold on to junk than to cut their losses. They'll just drag it back into their garage and do it again next year.

I painted this Spider-Man picture on a piece of wood (3'x4') sometime in 1992 when I was still in junior high.

Image was originally from Spider-Man 12 or 13.

I didn't like the way it was turning out, so I never finished it. Currently lives under my bed.

A drawing I did of the Violator in high school (1994-95) The image was originally from Spawn#4. (24"x36") As you can tell I was into McFarlane for a bit there.

Those were the only old drawings I could find around my apt. The rest are at storage. I remember drawing a picture of Spawn fighting the Violator and giving it to McFarlane at a comic signing. Wish I made a copy of it. I remembering it looking pretty awesome.

This is a quick doodle I did of Sleepwalker the other day, after reading this thread. I was just curious to see if I could still draw. It's been a really long time.

I attend a local flea market every Sunday. Occasionally I find some comics. I picked up an ASM#21 for $5 in decent shape, tons of newer comics 2 for $1 or sometimes 3 for $1.

This past weekend, I picked up these a lot with several childrens books for $5:

Felix The Cat #3 (1963)

March of Comics #249