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On 2/15/2019 at 3:26 PM, Ron C. said:

Johnny Desjardins

 

That Joker is going to forever haunt my dreams! Johnny killed it

8 hours ago, ivdyer said:

Finch

Daniel Dulitzky,,,,off to CGC.  This guy is good and easy to work with DM for info

 

Wow that Finch Spidey is insane!! Congrats

1 hour ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

All those are real and they're spectacular! @ComicArtAddict

My wife says thanks Adamantium! 

Last one my wife has! Deadpool by Nick Bradshaw signed by co-creator Fabian Nicieza and professional cameo actor Stan Lee. Signed by Stan at his final convention appearance during Silicon Valley Comic Con 2018. 

Another that belongs to my wife. Darth Vader vs Luke from the Empire Strikes Back. A funny take on Luke having hisbhand cut off. Drawn by Leonard Kirk who is currently working on Han Solo for Marvel. Signed by actors Mark Hamill and David Prowse. Also signed by Stan Lee. 

On 1/18/2019 at 11:19 PM, CKinTO said:

I'm guessing it has to do with the fact that his image / likeness is on the label. Presume CGC had to pay to be able to use that, and the contract was only good up until he passed away. 

I believe Stan's old company POW Entertainment has his likeness rights. Stan sold his stake and then another company bought POW. Stan tried to sue them back in 2018 from what I read but ended up dropping the lawsuit. I bet the contract with CGC for the label was only good while Stan was alive. If so maybe POW wants to much for his likeness. Either way it's a shame. 

17 hours ago, Yoshi said:

This is Amazing! I absolutely love how Wildman rendered Megatron here. This is elite!

Thanks Yoshi! Wildman totally blew me away with the commission. Was super happy with how it turned it. 

On 1/30/2019 at 3:23 PM, Mycroft said:

Works for me via Facebook : 

 

Thank you for the working link in Canada that's awesome!

Which you could see all the art on his walls! But very cool none the less! 

I have several Wolverine comics and a piece of original art signed by Bill Sienkiewicz. It's definitely his signature. He signed some of mine in a white marker/white out just like that. 

Savage Sword of Conan #143 page 64 by Geof Isherwood. Took me a while to check a Conan splash off my OA collecting bucket list. Picked this up from Geof a few years ago. Last SSOC page he had so I got lucky!! Included the cover scan for the issue it came from. 

Couple of Nick Bradshaw sketch covers that came back recently. Both signed by Stan Lee at his final public Con appearance.

Some collectors don't like him signing books he hasn't worked on which I get. Stan's also had cameos in just about every Marvel movie. So in my eyes he's also an actor who had great cameos in Deadpool 1 and Avengers Infinity War + End Game. To each their own!

Secret Wars #1 sketch by Nick Bradshaw. Signed by Thanos creator Jim Starlin and Stan Lee. 

Deadpool #50 sketch by Nick Bradshaw. Signed by Deadpool co-creator Fabian Nicieza and Stan Lee. 

Some of my Leonard Kirk sketches back from CGC recently. Have a bunch more sketch covers I'll post later when I have time. 

Thanos and baby Groot signed by Jim Starlin. Rocket Raccoon sketch on the back. 

Stan Lee cameo from Deadpool signed by Stan during his final public appearance at SVCC. 

Rocket Raccoon and baby Groot. Signed by Rocket co-creator Keith Giffen and Groot co-creator Stan Lee. Stan also signed this at his final Con appearance. 

When I saw Mike Zeck a few years ago at a local con he had a GI Joe cover that was for sale in his art portfolio. Can't remember which one or the price but it was somewhere around 7k-10k USD I believe. Was well out of my price range is all I remember. You can try contacting him and see if he still has it. 

I have a bunch a GI Joe and The Transformers #1 pages I got from Herb Trimpe before he passed.

Wow I had no idea Deodato Elektra work had reached these new price points! Here's a published Deodato splash I gave to my wife a number of years ago as a gift. What do you think this would be worth now? Might have to raise my insurance coverage lol. 

On 04/04/2018 at 6:46 AM, Wall-Crawler said:

Did you get your book back yet? Or notification/specific date of when you will get it back?

Yes I got mine back last safely!

17 hours ago, Zevgoli said:

I have just filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau over Paradise.  They have an A+ rating!!??

I believe if a company accepts a resolution from the BBB and follows through they maintain a good rating.  If they ignored BBB and don't resolve the issue their rating drops.

14 hours ago, icefires said:

Peter. gimme my books and I will do whatever you want! Yes, no need to warn others if I get MY book back. Disgusting.

Oh oh the trolls are out. What exactly have you done to help the situation. I'm gonna guess you aren't even from Toronto or been to Paradise. Just searching the cgc boards for people to troll. Your type is exactly the reason I have never used message boards.  I gave advice, some people have listened and they're getting their books back. I removed a review from Facebook which lost 10 billion in value this week that people are jumping like its the titanic. Where's your bad Paradise review? Oh I think your mom just called down to the basement. Dinner is ready.  Woddle up little man and don't forget to clean your room. Lame....

47 minutes ago, revat said:

he essentially 'bribed/blackmailed' them to get his situation resolved faster.  After receiving his ransom, he paid up on his end of the deal.  Its a little libertarian, but I don't blame the guy.  After having spent so much time an energy on it, he might be happy to just never think about this incident again.  Kind of how the boards Probation List system works or most criminal situations involving theft or fraud.  Admittedly not perfect, but making victims 'whole' is viewed as more important the punitive action or even rehabilitation.

I made threats that Paradise must have thought were empty. I followed through with what I said I'd do and gave them an out. They took it and my book is on its way. Someone else has a review on their facebook leading to this forum and telling people to beware. Plus these forum posts are still here for everyone to read. I never said I'd remove these.

You're completely right I want this done with. Have a family and a busy life. Don't have the time or energy for this. I do wish everyone the best of luck.

That being said don't sit on getting your books back from Paradise. If you wait they may never come.

11 minutes ago, darkstar said:

This is why so many bad sellers continue to exist on places like eBay. Too often a buyer that is wronged fails to leave negative feedback once being made whole, leaving all future buyers the opportunity to step on the same landmine. 

I haven't removed my CGC forum posts and anyone here can leave negative feedback for them like I did. I'm one of the few people that took it as far as I did. I've helped a few people through here with how to deal with this situation. My book is on it's way and like I said I'm a man of my word. Complaining on here will only get you so far. You have to take action.

I called CGC this morning and my book is in the grading room and will be arriving this week at Paradise. So I was able to verify what Peter told me via email.  I only have the one book with Paradise and personally I'll never go there again. I'll be using Carlos at Gotham Central from now on.

Heard about this specific CGC forum through someone at Toronto Comic Con having similiar issues.  I only jumped on this forum to give advice and allow other to follow my issues. I raised hell to get priority at Paradise and get my book found. It was literally not in CGC's records. Still don't have all the details as to what happened and probably never will.  CGC gives limited info on others accounts.  I promised Peter and his wife I'd remove my negative facebook feedback once this was resolved. So I held up my end and just deleted it. Others here may not agreewith it but I keep my word. Anyways my issues are resolved so I'm out of here. 

My advice is if you want your books back and you've been waiting way too long. Gather as much evidence as you can, leave negative reviews and submit a detailed email complaint to CGC. Better Business Bureau is also another route you can go. Didn't have to go that far but I have used them in the past with great success.

Stay strong everyone and best of luck!