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    Another Great Reason to NEVER buy a PGX Book or deal with them

    in Comics General

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    So I was very cordial, didn't want to accost the dude. Spoke to Daniel. Regarding Terrance Ledger and trimming I was told this was looked into and unfounded, had no basis. With regards to Ryan Elliot, I was told he does not work there and was told that people resubmitting books is commonplace. I told him that the issue is that Ryan is allegedly an employee to which he simply said "oh.". I had to specifically ask if Ryan Elliot is an employee to get a direct answer, so take that for what it's worth.

    Honestly he didn't get into any detail other than saying the trimming accusations are over 4 years old and unfounded. He didn't expand on Elliot, only said people can crack slabs and resubmit for sale all they want.

    Overall, the only thin he did say is that they grade according to a process, don't guarantee grades, "are pretty good at detecting restoration," must witness sigs, the usual

    Stuff that would be expected. He did not however state anything about employees and conflicts o interest.

    Didn't really get anywhere in hindsight, but then again im sure I could have asked more pointed questions, but I didn't want to come across as a jerk. He was overall dismissive of anything written online, he stopped short of saying its just disgruntled people.

    I got the feel that he wanted sidestep questions and stick to the "we grade everything the same, yadda yadda yadda."

     

    I should have called when I was in a foul mood, sorry folks. Got their # if anyone wants to follow up.

    One step forward 2 steps back

     

    To bad they are so defensive

    Thanks for trying :)

    Red Sonja Fan Club

    in Bronze Age Comic Books

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    Hi welcome to the fan club

    You see the popped staples a lot with the UK pence issues

    I think the more people handle it the more the paper gets pulled or pushed the more likely it happens

    I do know with the pence issues you have to look close for it happening on almost all that are for sale in that grade

    And welcome to the CGC boards

    :)

     

     

     

     

    Red Sonja Fan Club

    in Bronze Age Comic Books

    Posted · Edited by gyro-1

    Red Sonja DATA

    Notice the red Sonja 1 uk :)

    Link is hard to get to work so copy paist

    -http://www.cgcdata.com/cgc/customissues.asp?title=Red Sonja&yearstart=1977&yearend=2013

     

    What got me going on this was spider man 300 has 7000 plus books graded

    Red Sonja just over 2100 from 1 all they way through to now

    :)

    She may not be as popular as spiderman but she does OK

    :)

     

    Quality Comix vs. Greg Jortner - Important Information For The Community

    in Comics General

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    Hello Boardies,

     

    I felt I needed to respond to this because the Sparkle City name is now being brought into question. I hope I can provide some insight.

     

    Before the recent timely bump, the last post in this thread was nearly 5 years ago. Greg joined Sparkle City almost 3 years ago. In the time between this thread and his hiring by SC, Greg worked with/for multiple large dealers and some high profile and respected boardies.

     

    When I started to consider working with Greg he provided current references and was given the stipulation that his past issues would have to be resolved. To my knowledge, they all were (if you have unresolved issue, please contact me directly and I would be happy to mediate). The issue with Brent was resolved in approx. 2008/09 when he was paid in full plus interest. The details outlined in this thread regarding that situation represent some of the facts, not all of them.

     

    Perhaps one of Greg's biggest mistakes was not responding to this thread when it first happened. The information in this thread is incomplete at best. This is not to say that Greg acted as I would have or allow in the scope of my business in some of these cases, but to my knowledge not all information here is accurate and everything has been resolved, most were years before he joined us. In a hobby where we have dealers who have been proven (not simply alleged) to shill their own auctions, embezzle funds, swap out books, peddle Frankenstein books and exploit gaps in CGC grading as well as use strong arm tactics Greg certainly is not the most evil man in comics. I don't believe he is beyond redemption.

     

    I believe in the virtue of forgiveness and that people deserve a chance to change for the better. Many of the people who were involved with Greg around the time this thread was created are good friends with him today and continue to seek opportunities to do business with him. Hopefully the fact that he is part of a trusted and honest professional organization will re-assure those concerned anout issues in the past. While those who worked with Greg before he came to work with Sparkle City had no concern for him resolving past issues or in helping him better himself, that was not my position.

     

    I discussed all of this extensively with Mark Zaid and was satisfied that matters had been resolved and Greg was not acting maliciously. Mark has done business with Sparkle City and has discussed books with Greg since his hiring.

     

    Sparkle City has been operating with Greg as a part for the past 3 years and I have not seen any malicious intent or out of the ordinary issues arise. Nobody is perfect and there is always the risk of miscommunication, misunderstanding or error. If anything ever arises I do my best to resolve it fairly (even if I'm serving only as a mediator). I can't claim perfection, but I take every problem brought to my attention seriously and work to resolve it promptly. To my knowledge we do have hundreds of satisfied customers and clients as well as many dealers who we regularly partner with and buy from.

     

    Keep in mind that there is always more to a story than you may know. Anyone who has dealt with Sparkle City, with Me or with Greg in the past 3 years can hopefully provide some relevant feedback as to the professionalism, service and integrity of the Sparkle City Comics organization.

     

    Sir you are building a comic empire on Ebay just be carful your business dosnt need bad press about a bad apple

    Other than that keep up the good service to your customers we have grown to expect :)