romanheart

My condolences also

On 10/31/2022 at 1:52 PM, Hamlet said:

This is happening because the price increases from the last few years are not sustainable.  Is there a reason that these books should cost 10 times what they did 10 years ago? 
 

Stuff that goes up extremely fast for no real sustainable reason tends to have ugly downturns as well.

 

As a collector I hope this is the reason.

Late 60s an 70s. Good runs here and there in the 80s. Independent titles have done well mostly afterwards. I like mainstream stories here and there.

I've been out of comics for about just as long. Virtually everything has gone up in price. Comics especially.

It's going to be an interesting 2 years. Comics appear to be a great place to store your money for a while.

If I had to pick Batman followed by Daredevil. Then ASM up to the end of the McFarlane run.

On 8/26/2021 at 10:52 AM, Finhead said:

I see, Mainly asking about how you would do transactions between the US or other countries without paypal. At this point there just doesn't  seem to be a alternative.

Well all the dealers and auction houses take cards.. If you insist on Paypal, then I am SOL, but I feel better having left them.

On 8/26/2021 at 10:47 AM, snitzer said:

Luckily, PayPal ditched me   

What happened there? My guess is some terms of service BS.

On 8/26/2021 at 10:44 AM, Finhead said:

Curious what is the alternative in Canada? Non of the others seem to support anyplace out of the US.

I would say Email money transfer, Credit Card transactions, and in the long term digital currency will take over.

I had enough of the payment system.

Their support service went downhill. I went out of may way to not use it. They snuck in a $20 inactivity fee in Canada. That was the last straw for me.

I hope others move away from PayPal to another service.

my DD 1 makes me wonder as well.

The market is on fire. I was only away from buying for maybe like 1/2 a year. 

nice books though. I can't believe how much prices have spiked.

On the bright side, you can go all in one a book as an investment, enjoy it for a while, and sell it later for a profit.

You would have owned history for a little while. At these prices a lot of us our in the same boat.

I am going to ask the OP’s question again. Anyone open a shop for collectibles or anything else? 

If so, what are your experiences?

So many places are going online that eBay is asking for trouble. I'm already not happy about using PayPal anymore.

Well as I said... I think I hold the record.

My package that was sent from the USA on Sept 4 2020 arrived yesterday Jan 12 2021 after being sent first to Australia, and then here to Canada. This is a badge I hope not to hold for a long time.

This is a first for me in almost 15 yrs of ordering online and receiving packages.

12 hours ago, jimjum12 said:

Bear in mind, with USPS they only pay off on what you personally have invested in the package, not what it sold for,  and that you have to be able to back that up with receipts. Just buying insurance isn't the end of it. They are masters at getting out of paying. GOD BLESS...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

I believe this may be the case. Canada Post will let you buy up to about $1000 insurance. Fedex limits are higher. I learnt a few things about USPS during this experience.

16 hours ago, bobotski said:

Heard back on my BIN that was rejected, said "The consignor sold it privately but forgot to delete it off my site. Sorry for the inconvenience."

Not happy about it but what can you do

You'll get this answer from other people as well. It's never acceptable in my opinion.

I think my story beats everyone else's.

I ordered a book that was sent from the US back in early Sept through USPS. It accidently got sent to Australia. It got redirected back to Canada in early Dec. It landed in BC today, and it still needs to travel to Ontario.

Oh, and it's not an inexpensive book 

I haven't purchased a single book since this all went down.

Sorry to miss the Christmas exchange this year. I'm sure it all turned out well for everyone. With the lockdown and my new home I had plenty to keep me busy.

The build up is killing me. When is the OP going to respond?

I’ve had an attempted transfer once which was reversed by PayPal. Took a while and nothing happened again after changing my password. PayPal has become increasingly harder to reach and use. I prefer not to use them anymore.

I will concur that a lot of markets (as well as comics) are actually becoming seller markets during the pandemic. It might seem counter-intuitive but it seems to be the case.

Penguin I think from the quantity of stories, more so in the early half of the series.

Digital currencies offer a different payment method.

If you work with a buyer/seller you already trust and ship with tracking, there is no need for protection.

22 minutes ago, William-James88 said:

Another great achievement of his is being part of the renaissance at Marvel in the 80s, as an editor. Were it not for him and others (like his boss Shooter), Marvel would probably not exist today.

He had a great DD run as well. Obituaries are really starting to make me feel older.