Dregan

So I bought this Walking Dead 100 Red Foil Variant on eBay from seller wood2k1 and it arrived today with a two cracks and a big split down one side, a huge scuff and split on the other. I immediately contacted the seller and he says he won't refund the money because he doesn't see any damage, and starts immediately going off on how he has never stiffed a customer since 2001 and blah blah and that I'm am trying to scam him because I did a "Best Offer" to which I replied "you don't walk into a car dealership and ask to pay sticker price". Please tell me if I am seeing damage that isn't there?:

 

CGC cases are not sealed closed on the side. If you give them enough of a tug, you can pull the sides slightly open, but never enough to slip the inner well out. This way, if you decide to crack the book out later, you don't do damage to the comic.

But do they usually come with cracks and scuffs too? I looked through a few of my other CGC slabs and have yet to find one that I can fit more than a finger nail in the crease.

So I bought this Walking Dead 100 Red Foil Variant on eBay from seller wood2k1 and it arrived today with a two cracks and a big split down one side, a huge scuff and split on the other. I immediately contacted the seller and he says he won't refund the money because he doesn't see any damage, and starts immediately going off on how he has never stiffed a customer since 2001 and blah blah and that I'm am trying to scam him because I did a "Best Offer" to which I replied "you don't walk into a car dealership and ask to pay sticker price". Please tell me if I am seeing damage that isn't there?:

Quarter by jdrevan, on Flickr

giant scratch and crack by jdrevan, on Flickr

Gap and Crack by jdrevan, on Flickr

20140210_234807 by jdrevan, on Flickr

20140210_234748 by jdrevan, on Flickr

Here is a question... what are you supposed to do when a reputable vendor from these boards sells you items, you pay for the items, but still have not received the items, shipping info is not uploaded in PayPal and the vendor isn't reading or responding to your inquiries into them? It's been 23 days since I've paid for the item.

 

Ruh-roh...maybe it's just a hazing thing for ze noobs?

 

If it's who I think it may be, expect it on approximately the 35th day.

Doubt it's hazing, a previous purchase from the boards he shipped quick, same with previous eBay purchases.

Here is a question... what are you supposed to do when a reputable vendor from these boards sells you items, you pay for the items, but still have not received the items, shipping info is not uploaded in PayPal and the vendor isn't reading or responding to your inquiries into them? It's been 23 days since I've paid for the item.

What are you guys doing to get comparatively fast service compared to me?

And does anyone else think it's weird that we are applauding inadequate customer service? "Look at this improvement"... great you improved your turn arounds a couple of days, too bad a lot more of it needs to happen. People don't pay them $28 for 10 day MFT to see their books turn around in 20 or more business days. Maybe I'm wrong, but if I ran a smoke and mirrors operation like they are all of the time (probably just once), I'd be demoted. This kind of service really just makes their competition look that much more appealing to me.

I know I'm a little late to the game on this conversation, but LED light bulbs (no UV light from them) and Archival "Museum" glass on the front of the frame should do the trick on this if it is in a windowless room. I would still err on the side of not leaving the lights on all day, but between the lack of UV light from the sun and LED bulbs, the minimal UV protection offered from the CGC case and the near 100% protection offered from the museum glass, you should be good to go on this.