Chip Cataldo

I don't list books here other than CGC slabs. Peace, Chip

Well, I suppose that's one thing I will have to change ASAP. I have very poor lighting at my desk. I'll have to get a nice LED 10k lamp or something similar. Peace, Chip

My 5 books have been sealed in the inner well and are now waiting for encapsulation and QC. They were sent on June 2nd. Value Fast Track. Blah. I want my books. Peace, Chip

If I could afford to do that I wouldn't have to sell comics, I'd be buying them. Every week's worth of sales goes into our bills or buying more stuff to sell. I don't have time to wait for them to be graded.

I'm sitting here staring at a pile of 225 comics I have to grade & list by the end of the weekend and I've graded the first one 4 times already. I have no idea what's right and what's wrong.

Hello everyone, In the Giving Tree thread, I posted the grade the ST #115 had received when it was put in the PGM section previous to me purchasing it (which consensus-wise was a 4.0 average). I didn't agree with that grade when I got the book in-hand (I usually disagree with the PGM grading) but as to not cause trouble here on the CGC forum that's the grade I quoted when people inquired. People have had it out for me in that thread since the beginning so I didn't want to rock the boat. Regarding my eBay sales, I grade the best I can when putting up several hundred comics each week. I offer a no-questions-asked 14-day return policy where I even pay the return shipping if anyone isn't satisfied for any reason (including the book's grade). I am a Top-Rated Power Seller on there with nearly $100,000 in sales over the past 12 months (nearly all raw comics). I have 99.7% positive feedback (over 500 this month alone) and high Detailed Seller Ratings across the board (including "Item As Described"). If someone isn't satisfied with a grade on any book they purchase I have them return it and I re-evaluate my grade before I re-list. Nearly all of the time I will inquire exactly what the buyer thought was wrong in my grading so I can improve. Peace, Chip

It was a 4.0 average in the grading thread, some had higher and some had lower. It definitely presents higher than the grade. Peace, Chip

No problem at all. Sorry I forgot to put that in there in the first place. When the little one is running around chasing the cats with the TV remote I tend to post erratically. Peace, Chip

It's a 4.0 with CR/OW pages. I'll edit the post with that info. Peace, Chip

Ooh, forgot about that factoid! Added that to the description! Peace, Chip

. Who are you, Ronan? Peace, Chip

My offer - Strange Tales #115 - VG 4.0 with CR/OW pages - Origin of Doctor Strange & 2nd Appearance of Sandman Peace, Chip

Dude, you're the exception. Your stuff is king, IMHO. I'll figure something out. Peace, Chip

Option E - Peace, Chip

Nice one, Jason! Peace, Chip

Really? Yup, really. I'd rather just offer things up as RAKs so I'm not judged. Peace, Chip

Everything I'd offer up would be crapped on, so I'm not taking anything. Peace, Chip

I would have had to leave the house to find something. Too much work to do today... Peace, Chip

Any idea what the retail is? Peace, Chip

Wow. That's amazing. Peace, Chip

If anyone has Atari 2600 games I'm willing to trade comics for them. Thanks in advance. Peace, Chip

Ooooh...HOS #88. The Lady in White! Peace, Chip

As I said...I enjoy all comic book movies when they're done right. Jimmy and Luthor for the umpteenth-millionth time? Lame. Peace, Chip

No worries, Hakuna Matata and all that. You didn't need to apologize, but I appreciate the sentiment. I love all comic book movies when I see them being done right. Peace, Chip

PS #18 is one of my favorite covers. Awesome book, Mike! Peace, Chip