masterlogan2000

I just read through these first four pages of the thread. Did I miss the part where CGC or CCS is/was the owner of the book in question? Since they have no ownership stake in this book, it makes ZERO sense for them to disclose information regarding the book. They were commissioned to provide an impartial grade, which they have done. That is where their responsibility ends. In fact, it would be a breach of privacy for CGC to provide that information to anyone that is not the submitter of the book in the first place. So, to the OP's question... why stop at just requesting the pressing status of the book? Why not ask for the submitter's name, address, and phone number? While we're at it, let's pull their credit card information as well. The only party that can disclose whether the book has been pressed is the owner himself. Would it be nice if they disclosed it? Absolutely! But, 1) it's completely voluntary, and 2) no one (except the owner) knows if this was even pressed since being a 9.6 (vs. a straight resubmission).

Your mistake here was only purchasing three of them at the booth in the first place. I ended up getting 20 throughout Day 1 because I thought the book was a beauty, and if I got stuck with 20 of them, so be it... I posted a Friday night sales thread, including 15 of these that I listed at $60 each. They were all gone by Saturday, and by that time, the book was sold out at the show. Within three weeks, some sales jumped higher than $250 raw, especially for the lower numbers. Yet, I don't regret it. You win some, you lose some. A lot of boardies got some cool books, and these Wolvies helped pay for my show.

I ship right out of eBay. I currently hold "Top Rated Seller" status because of strong C2E2 sales from February/March. However, even before that, I had "Above Standard" and offered 1-Day turnaround times for shipping. At least one of these is required (or maybe it's a combination) to get a shipping discount. Typically it's a 5-10% discount, which is significant and can add up quickly.

PirateShip's pricing is higher than eBay or PayPal if you do enough business to get a shipping discount. I wouldn't consider myself one of the bigger guys, but my last shipment is $7.23 (Priority Legal Flat Rate) or $8.65 (Regional Box A) on eBay versus $7.45/$8.92 on PirateShip. If you're selling low margin, single issue comics this way, every penny counts. If you didn't realize, eBay drives significant revenue through their own shipping program. This is also the reason they can provide a higher discount, as they have much higher volume than a PirateShip can produce. This I can agree with. Then again, there would have to be a significant outage, as service is usually restored within a couple of hours if one can wait.

Wow!!!! I never noticed the difference there between the regular and deluxe covers. Thanks for pointing that out!

Taken out of context with the rest of the story, I thought you were referring to someone that may have special needs... In this day and age, who sells moderns with $5 cover prices for only 10 cents each?!?! Andy Kubert, that's who. Great story!

@FlyingDonut I just completed my set of X-Men and Hulk #8 the other day after finding an X-Men #96 ($2.49) on eBay. Of the rest of this collection, it looks like I only have an extra copy of the X-Men #95 ($2.29). I randomly have a copy of Cable #72 ($2.29) stored in a box somewhere in my basement. I have no idea where I got it. I have no idea where it's currently buried. I'll take a look tonight for it. Send me a PM with your address. I'll send you over the X-Men #95 ($2.29) and Cable #72 ($2.29) for free sometime later this week.

Lost income? No. Delayed income? Yes. Buzzetta stated this more eloquently, but to reiterate, you still have ownership of the books. Until that status changes, you have no loss.

You have an opportunity here to help them out (and help out the comics community) by adding this type of known/verified information to their database.

I think that's your problem. I'm not seeing the button on mobile either, but it's there on the desktop site.

Once you post on a public forum, the thread is no longer your own. You therefore have no ability to close it yourself, though you can message moderators and plead with them to close it for you. The exception is that you can Close down and lock your own sales thread in the Comics Market section.

Well, keep posting them up if you have more. With the 17 I currently have in my collection, I don't need anymore. But, at $5 each, someone will scoop them up. Tons of value here for the final issue of the series and a Dell'Otto cover to boot!

Wait! I thought I bought up all your copies at the last show I saw you at.

Adam has made a number of purchases from me over the years. He always pays on time. He's always incredibly friendly. He's always a pleasure to work with! Thanks again!

Thanks! He sent me a PM last night... likely from your post in the thread. The other transaction for the Plunge book went great btw. I think next year I owe you some lunch.

This is quite the irony. What I found as a major annoyance (having the show in February), ended up being the reason why this show actually took place. I heard on the radio yesterday that there have now been four cancellations at McCormick Place. International Housewares Association’s four-day “Inspired Home Show” Modern Business Experience’s three-day event sponsored by Oracle A national meeting called by Ace Hardware. World Congress of Cardiology event by the American College of Cardiology All were to take place in March. For those interested, you can read more here: https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2020/03/10/coronavirus-related-cancellations-come-to-mccormick-place/

There could be a number of reasons a seller doesn't want to just lower the price. It may be that the seller doesn't want the sale to be "public" and wants to sell/dump a book while using eBay's veil of misinformation when it comes to sold listings. Sure, that may be a niche case, but it's still valid, especially when the seller has multiple copies of a book available. Also, lowering the BIN listing by 5% does actually trigger an email to all watchers. I generally like this feature and will offer the lower price to watchers first (standard 48 hours), then lower the BIN price to the same level a few days later after the initial offer expires. That way, as a seller, I send out two alerts to potential buyers.

@masterlogan2000 do you have any left to help him out? @MarcoL, I have just two left. PM me, and we can work out a deal.

I will be slowly and systematically moving these exclusives to other venues. With that said, this is last call! I've cut prices on a number of books, so be sure to check them out. Thank you to all the buyers thus far. Invoices will be sent out today or tomorrow. Book ship out as early as tomorrow or Wednesday.

Wow... Swat Kats! That sure does bring me back!

OK, all PMs answered. All quantities updated. I've been moving some books around that I have in quantity. Best pricing and best copies will still remain posted right here in this sales thread. Also, many of the books have been marked with *** PRICE DROPS *** to reflect the current market! See PAGE 1 for a recap!

Somehow I forgot to post this book yesterday... $35 - White Widow #1 (C2E2 Cosplay) Copy A MOVED $35 - White Widow #1 (C2E2 Cosplay) Copy B MOVED Both NM+

the nicest one left, Please.

All SOLD! Thanks!