Top City Comics

On 12/24/2021 at 8:04 PM, Jim Corrigan said:

That's a nice 2.5, Adrian.  How have you been?  Happy holidays. 

Hey Jim, long time no talk!!

I've been good!!

Happy Holidays to you too my good sir!

**SOLD** (Tho I have 2-3 more copies on hand)

X-Men #1 CGC 2.5 OW/W

1st X-Men, Magneto, Professor X

Presents well for the grade.

Last sale was $11,500

$11995 OBO

BACK COVER:

OPEN TO OFFERS, TRADES, & TIME-PAYMENTS OR ANY COMBINATION OF THE 3!!!

Normal  Apply:

No probies or Bad-List B-Holes 

1st unconditional wins the book, but PM's & offers are more than welcome!!

Priority shipping w/signature confirmation is covered by me to anywhere in the U.S. (international buyers PM for prices), insurance can be added as necessary.

I accept paypal, venmo, zelle, check, money order, or any other reasonable form of payment (no magic beans please  )

Returns are accepted only if the reason is reasonably reasonable.

My ebay handle is topcitycomics....I have 100% feedback on there (about 2500 total)...I'm on Instagram with 3000 followers...and for even more reading, my kudos thread is quite thrilling....

https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/245483-top-city-comics-feedback-thread/

THANKS FER LOOKIN!!!  

I'll take the 1.5 copy per PM!! 

Daaaannnngggg!!

Nice book Greg!! 

NICE BOOK!!

On 12/18/2021 at 12:31 PM, thehumantorch said:

It’ll never work

Or it'll end with the most convoluted quagmire of a piece of hot garbage movie where they just throw all the characters at you that you can handle and wing it with some low-brow time-travel BS that isn't even believable in the realm of fantasy superhero movies....

I used to own the Comic Cavalcade #10 7.0 copy as well, but sold it a couple years back....I believe this is my lone remaining Cookeville:

7 minutes ago, Buzzetta said:

I don't.  I was asking if that is why HE was uncomfortable buying a book from you on eBay.

If I bought a book from you and did not have it within the allotted time frame I would just open a case as soon as the eBay system would let me.   

 

Fair enough.

27 minutes ago, G G ® ™ said:

Actually Adrian I would do business with you, but I would need the book shipped first, and you would be paid in full on receipt.

I'm not being flippant. That is the only way I would do it. You would have no worries about getting paid. My word is my bond.

I daresay you would not be interested, but it's a serious offer for you to keep on the back burner should you need it.

I would do that, because I trust you...and I also know I may have to make some concessions from time to time to prove myself to not actually be a practicing member of "The Dark Side" as someone so eloquently put it earlier in the convo.

11 minutes ago, Buzzetta said:

If you were to buy it on eBay then you would file a claim if the item were not received or are we at the point where you think he would ship something other than the purchased item? 

Come on man...

You think I'm gonna put phone books in the box or something???

I forgot Tim's book, that's it...not on purpose...but from having way too much on my plate at the time.  I then tried to fix it in numerous ways once he alerted me.  I obviously would've "forgotten" the $2k book instead of the $700 book if that was my goal, right?  Or maybe just not sent a package at all?

I'm not a scammer, and even @G G ® ™ (who you were quoting) stated above that he knew I wasn't, so why spin it that way?

1 minute ago, Jordysnordy said:

Still pending or do you safely have the money in your account?

It's not going to come thru over the weekend obviously...banks only operate M-F for these things.

From my experience e-checks take anywhere from 5-8 days to clear, tho if he doesn't have the paper check by now, it should hopefully be arriving tomorrow, as it was mailed over a week ago.

3 minutes ago, G G ® ™ said:

I don't think I was rude, I'm just making the point that is an unfortunate situation, which could have been avoided completely with minimal effort.

And as I understand it, the situation still hasn't been resolved, so I believe my comments were relevant. 

You've pushed the envelope so far that the phrase 'seeing is believing' comes into play.

Fair enough.

lt seems like you're doing a bit more than just "making that point"...but I guess I deserve whatever I get here at this point.  I brought it on myself.

Blacklist away!

10 minutes ago, G G ® ™ said:

I've just received an offer from TCC on ebay. It was unsolicited, I had not made any enquiries. There was also reference to a perhaps better offer being made outside of ebay.

Earlier in this thread I've stated that all these shenanigans are going to cost Adrian money and future business.

Adrian has several books I have on my radar, a couple at least I've been chasing for years.

In all good conscience I have zero, nay absolute zero confidence in making a purchase from him, which is annoying.

Let's suppose I took a chance and bought one, how much sympathy for me would there be if the deal went t*ts up, after knowlingly reading and participating in this thread?

There would be none, and rightly so.

I know Adrian isn't a scammer, but I can't deal with someone who is so unreliable and does not know how to conduct professional business. 

We are talking over $3000. I can't afford to wave bye-bye or wait weeks and weeks negotiating a poop storm, and end up with a nasty taste.

 

 You don't have to continue on this point, everyone already read previously that you wouldn't ever buy from me...what's the point of saying it again...and again...and again?  I get it...my name has been sullied forever and some people will not buy from me again...I'm on the probation list...neat!  Apparently you want to make sure that NO ONE ever buys from me again...which is just a bit much.  I have thousands of satisfied customers every year.  I made a couple mistakes & let my ego get the best of me for a while, but you seriously don't need to keep piling on at this point.  Lee's refund has been sent, Tim's replacement books are going out tomorrow, I have admitted I handled things wrong...what do you have to gain by re-iterating this point over & over?  Just nothing better to do on a Sunday evening?  Not enough rude comments about me today?  Just venting about your annoyance?  What?

3 minutes ago, ExNihilo said:

Regarding the timing of "echecks" and paper checks, they're all beholden to the same lag.  If I go deposit a check at the branch, the full amount doesn't immediately show up in my account.  Chase gives me access to $100 and then it takes about 3 business days for the funds to settle.  I don't think anything is expedited one method or another.

From what I understand, paper checks clear after one or 2 business days, and e-checks take like a week or longer (from my experience of waiting on them from the other end).

I was literally just giving him the option to get it faster since he has 2 refund options to take.  The ball is in his court on that decision, I just wanted to offer the idea.

 I see that Lee is very selective with the screenshots of our PM conversations he posts...as I also told him on Wednesday after the check hadn't shown up yet that I could get him the money INSTANTLY THAT DAY via Venmo or Zelle when I let him know that it would probably come as an e-check if I sent it via paypal.

He stated that he did not use either of those, but Zelle is literally just a bank to bank transfer, and ANYONE can link their bank to it in minutes without giving me any of their info, so this could've been done in days ago if he wanted the cash fast and not had to wait on a paper check or an e-check.  I let him know I had cash, money in venmo, and money in my bank account that I could transfer him, and that it would potentially be pending if we went the paypal route.

I offered multiple ways of transferring the money into his hands instantly & he declined....instead choosing to take an e-check...but then right after I send payment he decides to just post here to the group that the "payment is pending", omitting the fact that he knew it would come thru as pending if sent via paypal (which he chose) and that he had other options to not wait for a pending payment...a bit of added context would've helped to dispel Sharon & multiple other people's questions of why it was pending, & apparent assumptions that Lee had no idea ahead of time...

And yes, I will stop messaging him direct, as he seems to pick & choose what he shares with the group & what he omits.

52 minutes ago, ChasingKingKirby said:

I think we need further elaboration as to why paypal payments are "Pending" as well.  

It sent as an e-check because they money wasn't in my paypal account, it was in my bank account....I alerted Lee to this before sending & let him know that this would be the case, which he did not mention to the group...instead making a point to say it's "pending" and leaving it for other people to pick apart like it wasn't known ahead of time.

He knew 100% that if we went the paypal route it would be pending, and the check was sent last week, so I assumed it would be there by today, so I thought he would have the option to cash the paper check and cancel the e-check if he wanted the money faster...obviously he should wait until the paper check clears before cancelling the e-check.

I'm legitimately just trying to figure out how to get him his money as fast as possible to get him whole...that's it.

17 minutes ago, Polonsky said:

Adrian,

Please, no more pms, Let us talk here from now on.

Is this serious?

Your check was due to me 2/20.     2/20!!!!    2/20. 

I don't have the time to go back into the convo and find your quote, but when asked if you would have it in by then, you said something along the lines of:

"WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I WOULDNT BRO BRO?"

You then waited until 2/19 to ask me my address, despite having it in writing, and typed for many days at that point.

I then gave you until 2/26 to have the check in, because all of this is a big waste of time, and I'd rather be doing much else.

You were then given until 3/3, to show the world how you act in the spotlight. I would say you have peacocked your true colors based on your actions and words, and I'm grossed out.

It's now 3/5 and still no check, but plenty of insults, acquisitions, and time wasted thrown at me.

You also have the audacity to throw any shade at Tim. Tim who is STILL trying to work out a deal with you in 2021, a notion soon to trend downwards I suspect.

Now you want me to run around canceling echeck and playing into your game?

I won't. I do not care one bit what you prefer at this point. 

I also have no nice words for you, and the ones I do have would make me not look so classy.

Finish this, and move yourself to other platforms please. You're scaring people here.

I was just trying to get you your money faster...like IF the check showed up today, you could've cancelled the e-check and just deposited the paper check...obviously you'd want to wait until the paper check clears but it would be faster than waiting a week for the e-check to clear, right????

Literally just trying to give you the option to get the money faster.  The check was sent last week, sometimes they take a while, I assumed it would be there by today, so I wanted to give you the option so we could end this and not have to do another week of waiting for a pending e-check.

If you prefer to leave it as is, I'm totally fine with it, was just trying to expedite the process since it came thru as "pending".

13 minutes ago, BuscemasAvengers said:

Update: he's sending me (via PM) right now pics of secondary books to make up the difference between the value of the slab I selected and the overall value of the missing book. Here's hoping 

"Hoping" what?  You picked a $600 book and I've already offered to add the difference of value in cash...and offered various slabs that were worth more than the differential....but you continue to post here about pictures of raws and wanting more options....who's really dragging this out at this point?  Wouldn't cash be the easiest solution?  Why are you turning this down & continuing to act like I'm not attempting to fulfill my end?

11 minutes ago, G G ® ™ said:

Really, all joking aside this is painful to watch.

Adrian/TCC you need to stop this now.

Your best bet to stop the rot is to make people whole right now, then throw yourself at the mercy of the Boards and apologise and promise it will NEVER happen again.

For all the people that post here, there are hundreds more who read these threads and never comment.

You have already lost thousands in future sales.

Do yourself a favour, and do the right thing NOW, unless of course you actually don't give a hoot.

Well meant advice.

 Had already done "the right thing" before you posted this, but I appreciate the advice...and I never intended not to.  I sent his payment within minutes of him sending me his PP address in the PM (before posting it here again)....I never had it in the prior PMs as we dealt only by check.

 And again...just for the record...the check (his requested form of refund and original payment) was sent last week...so now he technically has 2 refunds.

8 minutes ago, Buzzetta said:

You have it... now pay the man. 

He was paid approximately 10 minutes before you posted that comment...but I notice that said paid party is nowhere to be found when it comes to confirming payment / ending this nonsense...

Hopefully he doesn't cash the check at some point too, cause now he's got me by the balls on that whole thing....because of his demand to be paid via paypal AFTER demanding to receive his refund via check....(that I sent out last week)...

Just now, allthingskryptonite said:

First full appearance of the PayPal ID after cameo on page 21.

Again...never gave any care to his paypal...I sent a check last week...per his request.

2 minutes ago, speedcake said:

This is completely ridiculous.  And a real shame to see.

how absurd to now claim you don't have the paypal address that has been posted at least twice now IN THIS THREAD. holy crud

I never gave a holy he ll about his paypal address when he was screaming to be paid by check.

35 minutes ago, Buzzetta said:

Why not pay him.... now?

You are in front of a computer.  You are here.  You are a click away.

Why is there such a holdup? 

 

Everything is, 'later' or 'soon'. 

You were supposed to pay Lee by 8PM now it is by the end of the night... then what?  Then when?

You are in front of the computer.  Why not pay him now? 

 Why, because he said 8 PM?  After he demanded to be paid back via check??? That I sent out last week?  I'm not on his schedule, but I have been in communication with him and will paypal him tonight so he can burn the check tomorrow, but I KIND OF NEED HIS PAYPAL ADDRESS BEFORE I CAN PAYPAL HIM...which I requested in the last message to him.