Aces

2013

jsilverjanet, Mmanick, kapzilla, edowens71, Jaybuck43, heymikesays, jaybes, archer, stanley1883, Red84, KPR Comics, Paul747, gino2paulus2, strezz_dout

No Kav?

Is that a button on the back?

When you press it does Batman's head explode?

No shipping address on file. Not eligible for seller protection.

Wow.

If you can't print the label that's sort of a dead end.

What is the general consensus on shipping books to an unverified paypal address? Most people don't deal with it or what info could the person provide to offer the seller protection?

Unverified or unconfirmed?

Barbarella (1968)

Danger: Diabolik (1968)

 

However, Buck Rogers started in the pulps ("Amazing Stories") and only later became a comic strip.

 

The Shadow definitely does not belong on the list... based entirely on the long-running pulp magazine (which in turn was inspired by a radio show).

 

Major thread trimming....

I purchased one (FF 20) raw and never got a real certificate of authenticity or anything.

If I send it in to CGC will they be able to determine it's a legit Mass copy?

 

Marnin didn't make certificates. I subbed about 20 Mass books that i had bought from him and CGC called to verify; there was no problem. I don't know what happens if you didn't buy them directly from Marnin. I believe Storms had an early crack at the FF's, he might know the answer to your first question.

Well TY. Nice to know I wasn't alone in not getting any CoA.

I purchased one (FF 20) raw and never got a real certificate of authenticity or anything.

If I send it in to CGC will they be able to determine it's a legit Mass copy?

Specifically the Fantastic Four early issues.

Does anyone know which major dealer had them encapsulated by CGC?

I saw them on eBay back in 2002 (possibly 2003 - The memory goes first) listed all by one seller, almost all the earlier issues grading out to 9.4/9.6 white pagers.

A vague, faint memory says Metro but I'm not sure....

Wow I remember the old days.

Send 50 cents for a comic catalog (refunded on first order) and wait two to four weeks for it to arrive.

Pick a bunch of comics you wanted off their list (blind/no pics) and as many alternates in case they didn't have your first choices.

Send the money order and wait two to six weeks for your order to arrive.

Where can posthumously one star these clowns?

I'm posting this in the Batman v Superman thread since it is in fact a Batman v Superman on-topic post and I didn't want to clutter up CG with a new thread.

I stopped buying comics off the stand (mostly) in the mid-late 80s and missed out on the Frank Miller Batman Returns series.

I've never had an opportunity to read it since but last night I found out they made it into a anime film and watched it.

I don't know for sure how well it matched up with the source material (100% or 90% or whatever) since I've never read the original but I did like this.

Bat-Tank...

Here's links to part 1 and 2.

They're only about one hour long each and are free and in 720 HD.

http://putlocker.is/watch-batman-the-dark-knight-returns-part-1-online-free-putlocker.html

http://putlocker.is/watch-batman-the-dark-knight-returns-part-2-online-free-putlocker.html

JLA 18

 

That's an 8.0 in the Third Green Eggs and Ham grading contest.

Only if it was GA and you took a razor and sliced two of the corners on the back cover first.

Symbiotics pattern of almost constant poor decision making followed by abject apology and efforts to make amends makes it hard to believe he will come around.

 

He doesnt seem to be able to fix what ever the "root cause" of his problem is, he's efforted in repairing some of the symptoms, but the root cause remains, and will cause his next mistake.

 

He also doesn't seem to learn from his mistakes. He was called out for shilling in the past, it was made obvious what the boardies thought of such acts, he claimed he would change his ways, but as we saw in his latest round of ebay auctions, he had no problem returning to his shilling ways, and repeating the process of "making things right" once he was caught/exposed.

 

Maybe he's a kid (how young can you be on these boards? 18?) and maturity in the coming years will help him learn how to behave, and he'll develop the "should I do thi?s" filter that most people have in between having and idea, and acting on an idea.

 

Do I think he's a lost cause? No, but I also dont think the Marketplace is where he should be figuring things out, and leaving us to suffer his growing pains.

 

He apologized this morning saying he has been done with shilling because he is on medication now. Then I posted a bunch of links to his shilling early this morning and I believe he said he will retract everything.

 

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=281383500980&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2565

 

This is from tonight. His apology didn't even last 12 hours.

Meds for shilling?

They got any meds for overcharging on shipping?

Advertising eBay sales in the probation thread while being nominated for the HOS for shilling eBay auctions and stealing eBay scans....

Priceless!

Maybe I missed something, but I'll play devil's advocate on this most recent infraction:

 

He used an eBay picture as a "stock photo" because he had no scans available. Being primarily a modern collector, he:

 

- paid attention only to the number and not the PQ when selecting an image (when does PQ ever come up with moderns?).

 

- did not think a "stock photo" would be a problem. With moderns, you're typically dealing with 9.8s and the general feeling is that a 9.8 is a 9.8. What's the difference if it's the same exact copy or not? Plenty of sellers sell multiple copies of the same 9.8 modern using the same scan.

 

- did not realize that when dealing with non-modern books, people tend to "buy the book, not the grade". An actual image when dealing with an older book, especially one that is not a 9.8, is important to most.

 

I have nothing to say about his previous infractions, but I believe this one was just sloppiness or ignorance and that there was no intent to deceive. I think if this were a modern in 9.8 and if this was someone else, we wouldn't have an issue.

 

 

Had he said "My book isn't this one, but it's the same grade" that would make sense.

 

However, he was selling a slab. Slabs have their own serial number. White page (bronze and earlier) slabs sell at a premium. To Slab buyers the wrap matters, the visible defects matter, the date of certification (research-able through the serial number) could even matter.

 

He simply listed the book, as if it was his, when he knew it wasn't and without disclosure of any kind.

 

I agree if it was a raw modern that it wouldn't be a problem. It's a problem because it's a slab and a $400 one. Any slab sale that uses a stolen scan is going to be a problem whether it's a modern or and oldie.

 

Please also note that he was mentioning the book had not been pressed and would press higher - how would a potential buyer determine that off a stock photo

Maybe I missed something, but I'll play devil's advocate on this most recent infraction:

 

He used an eBay picture as a "stock photo" because he had no scans available. Being primarily a modern collector, he:

 

- paid attention only to the number and not the PQ when selecting an image (when does PQ ever come up with moderns?).

 

- did not think a "stock photo" would be a problem. With moderns, you're typically dealing with 9.8s and the general feeling is that a 9.8 is a 9.8. What's the difference if it's the same exact copy or not? Plenty of sellers sell multiple copies of the same 9.8 modern using the same scan.

 

- did not realize that when dealing with non-modern books, people tend to "buy the book, not the grade". An actual image when dealing with an older book, especially one that is not a 9.8, is important to most.

 

I have nothing to say about his previous infractions, but I believe this one was just sloppiness or ignorance and that there was no intent to deceive. I think if this were a modern in 9.8 and if this was someone else, we wouldn't have an issue.

 

 

 

He's got a point - people use stock photos to sell DVDs, etc all the time. However, I think using a stock photo for something of value that is NOT YOURS and that you don't disclose that it's a stock photo - is purposefully deceptive no matter how you slice it.

 

I don't think that anyone familiar with these boards or CGC grading would think that posting up an expensive book that isn't yours is an acceptible business practice.

@ erazer

There is a reason each slab has a serial number.

For you dummies:

(thumbs u

 

As much as you dislike the way this situation was resolved, it was resolved in the best manner in which it could have ended.

 

The best course of action is to just avoid the sales threads altogether, and perhaps a public reminder of his past transgressions. This assumes he doesn't shape up.

 

 

Absolutely right. The PL must function the way it is set up to function. And when the aggrieved party accepts and announces it is all good, the guy has to be taken off.

Yep

Forum of laws. not men. (thumbs u

So this is a upscale version of the PIF thread?

Someone needs to post the pic of the junk donkey wearing a top hat and monocle.

I predict this will end with much butthurt, strikes, and pernts.

 

Peace,

 

Chip

 

The headgear looks way too big on her in the left pic and the overall outfit looks bad. I don't sympathize with the badly made eagle on her chest. Have they ever seen armors from the hellenistic period? They made beautiful and esthetically very appealing armors/ uniforms. Let alone that she probably shouldn't fight in a white long cloak. Looks cheap. Not slick at all.

Cloak/Cape is a mistake unless it's made from some material that's fire proof and serves a usful purpose to protect her.

And yes, crafting from the Hellenistic period was very refined. Primitive does not equal crappy.

It appears that way only because when something is dug up in the present it's two-three millennium old and has been worn to hell over time.

Just imagine what your 9.8 comic published last month is gonna look like three thousand years from now!

Shi tcan the long boxes and go for the short boxes. You're back will thank you,

and they are easier to move around and confuse your signifigant other, if you have

one of those, or your mom, or the cat.

 

This. I don't think the shop near me even sells long boxes.

 

Also, I started making my own short boxes out of poplar and oak. I router cut grooves along the insides so I can slide a partition board to keep the books standing up nice and tight. I'll try to snap a pic for anyone interested in doing something similar.

I think it's a mistake to store comics or other books/paper inside wood.

There was a thread about this awhile ago when someone posted they stored their comics in a ceder chest.

Cal uses the heads of his vanquished foes.

Only one pitchfork?

They don't make peasants like they use to.

I'm not sure if this is exactly probation-list material, but here goes. I'll try and keep it brief and list only the major points.

 

 

I contacted an Ebay seller by the name of "comicsareruiningmylife" on 05/21, asking him if he has a particular book for sale.

 

He responded saying that he'll check, and it turns out that he's a member on these boards: "kvargas." We start chatting over here.

 

He informs me that he does indeed have a copy, but he's still trying to find price data for it.

 

He checked the book, and it's high grade. He tells me that he'll send me a scan of the book later in the week when he gets home.

 

I asked for a price in the meantime. No response.

 

I PM'd him some past prices that I found to see if that would help. No response.

 

He never sent the scan of the book, so I PM'd him again on 06/08 just as a reminder. No response, and this message remains unread to this day.

 

I proceeded to try and contact him over the next two weeks: once through Ebay, and once via his email address. No response.

 

 

Now, normally I would think that perhaps he had a family emergency, is out of town, or something else happened that caused him to stop replying so abruptly (and for no reason that I can see). However, he continues to list books on Ebay, almost on a daily basis!

 

That, in my opinion, is BEYOND rude. To string me along like that over the course of a few weeks and not even have the decency to send a quick response letting me know what's up, thereby keeping me in a state of limbo while wasting my time, shows a complete lack of respect for a fellow boardie/collector/person.

 

Hence, this possible PL nomination.

Probably not PL worthy since no sale was actually agreed to since you never got past 1st base (getting a scan and a grade and a price).

But it is kinda rude not returning your email/PM just to let you know what happened, like he couldn't find the comic or something.

PCmag.com says it's legal size

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The 19-pound 8200 is gray on dark gray and, at 7.7 by 15.7 by 22.6 (HWD), large. The cover opens sideways rather than front to back, which requires more desktop real estate but is more convenient for use in a busy office. There's no hardware lock, so the scanner is ready to operate right out of the box, but you'll want to be careful if you move it around much. Inside the cover is the transparency adapter, which when not in use, is covered by a removable white board. The front panel has 12 buttons, including six one-touch controls that are preprogrammed with settings for scanning text and pictures, sending text directly to the OCR engine, automatically filing the scanned image, and e-mailing or printing the scan. The other six include Power, Cancel, and Destination (for sending scans to a user-specified application), as well as buttons for setting the number of copies, choosing color or black-and-white originals, and for changing the preprogrammed settings of the other one-touch buttons. An unlit 16-digit LCD control panel displays the scanner's status and error messages.

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The 8200 is available in two additional configurations. The $899 8250 is identical to the 8200 except for a 15-ppm duplex automatic document feeder (ADF) and additional software. The $1,499 8290 comes with a 25-ppm ADF plus a SCSI interface and document management enhancements. Although it won't satisfy the needs of graphics professionals, the 8200 is excellent for offices that require both business and photo scans from a single, easy-to-use, hassle-free device.

I like this fan made poster more: