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Also, the perennial comparison of inappropriate posting of sexual images, which are usually exploiting females in some manner, to Hitler or any other historical time period is tired.

The notion that because CGC slabs these ridiculous covers that posting them on their website is somehow acceptable is lunacy. Trojan sells condoms, they don't want action shots of them in use on their website.

Read your other thread, GG_n. A day late and a dollar short. ::

I think Slym is the bee's knees.

I will have light saber chopsticks.

The Sideshow Munsters statues are amazing. Their payment plans make any statue doable.

I'm lost. Who's the sassy firefighter supposed to be?

Wow, things are getting hot and heavy in here. Hope you boys brought protection.

Yes. If he twirls his mustache for the next six years waiting to return and request partial refunds on his transactions, then let's roll the dice and see what happens.

I voted no because it's much more interesting that way.

The vitriol in this thread is quite refreshing. So is pressing restoration or not?

Well, no. He bought books at specified grades, claimed they were over-graded, pocketed partial refunds, and then resold them at higher grades than the ones attributed by the original seller. That's not negotiating - that's scamming. Nick, you went above and beyond and I think that's awesome. Now for the backhand, this kid is a scammer who needs to be banned.

:: I guess his age was made public.

I've loved you since 4th Grade. Pizz off.

This will go down as a classic, only on these forums deal.

It's a good one, I'll tell you that.

I missed it. Was it at least funny? It was poignant.

But...it's all about enjoying the hobby with other collectors and building relationships... And 24 hours later, GIJOEISAWESOME has managed to mangle his rep here more than a lot of other scuzz-balls that have ever come through here could ever hope to. Wow, I'm not reading through the 400 posts since yesterday but I'm assuming by the couple of pages I've skimmed that someone has some explaining to do. I like the fact that you flip multiple books, with huge markups, while overgrading them, within days of buying them, on the same boards that have guys who can spot a book they sold at a con in '86. This is why I like you.You shoot from the hip,no BS. Except when it comes to children's birthday parties, then he's all over the map. :: That's the snow's fault you filthy animal.

But...it's all about enjoying the hobby with other collectors and building relationships... And 24 hours later, GIJOEISAWESOME has managed to mangle his rep here more than a lot of other scuzz-balls that have ever come through here could ever hope to. Wow, I'm not reading through the 400 posts since yesterday but I'm assuming by the couple of pages I've skimmed that someone has some explaining to do. I like the fact that you flip multiple books, with huge markups, while overgrading them, within days of buying them, on the same boards that have guys who can spot a book they sold at a con in '86.

I'll bring up another pointed question, as the tide is turning toward a monetary loss. The buyer altered the trade to exclude originally agreed upon books for trade to an all cash offer. Buyer's remorse seems moot because he still wanted to complete the transaction and it is being presented as Bob having a sentimental connection to the book, so it seems like the buyer was having personal reasons for altering the agreement. The question is if Bob agreed to the trade, which was financially in Dan's favor and then decides to alter the deal, should anything that occurs after that matter? The deal was for cash and two books, period. After a long back and forth the grader's notes came into play. This whole shebang is messed up. What is the endgame here?

Would you accept either "I'm your Huckleberry!" or "Yippee-Kai-Yay MuthaSmucka!" in trade? I would take two "Three snaps in a Z formation".

Other than the typical spiral downward how is this going to play out. Dan nominates Bob, Bob doesn't complete the transaction and .......?

This right here. I just cannot understand how someone can make an agreement on a 16k book without seeing the final results. If you are too impatient to wait for the book to be in hand before you buy it then you should have to suck it up and stick with what you get. This right here. At a minimum the pending graders notes should be attached to any offer of acceptance. For 0.0009375 of the sale price for grader's notes and a few photos, you should be able to confirm the book. Or at a minimum the ability to return the book if not satisfied.

Dan, I find your answers very honest,you admitted that Bob's offer was a better deal than what you asked for originally and you admitted selling before you had the book back so you could maximize your profit. I applaud you for that. However you must see that your actions also have consequences. You sold a book before you had it in hand, and before you had the graders notes. You made a statement about a "stain" that turned out to be in error. So, I think there are errors on both sides. Bob's error was making an offer of a trade to begin with. This is why I don't love trades, i'd always have traders regret. However, I can absolutely see where his offer of cash should have solved the problem, he was offering full asking price. You on the other hand saw a better deal and you wanted that. The fact that you later would have accepted the full price (after getting the book back) just further muddies the waters. The end part, the part with the stain, well that's more on you. I would really love to see you both just walk away and call it a day. I don't see any other reasonable solution here. Just so your clear on the timeline Sharon I did offer to take Bob's cash offer AFTER his 2nd attempt to keep his books. It was obvious if he wasn't going to let go of the books we made the deal on. Which was BEFORE I got the book back and Bob got the notes I guess the pointed question is, do you plan on pursuing the PL route or did you air this out to gauge the boards sentiment? Clearly Bob has no intention of completing the transaction and you seem to be sticking to your guns.

Every single issue that ever has legal intervention can, in theory, be solved by the two parties. It's silly for people to say they will or should solve this on their own. They won't, which is why this is being aired out publicly.