manetteska

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Sample of wall-ish books. 
 

On 5/2/2024 at 10:32 AM, 1Cool said:

If Hector doesn't show the books he is bringing - I'm not going

Are my wares not good enough? ;)

MOAR

Slowly putting together boxes and wall books. Here is a quick shot of some magazines I’m bringing. 

More pictures as I get ready for the show. 
 

On 4/30/2024 at 12:49 AM, godzilla43 said:

Almost 100$ for this World of Wood 1 

I doubt you will get that price sticker off without damaging the book. Also the photo in the back is taken by Mike Zeck. Is that the same comic book artist Mike Zeck?

Time for my copy to get listed.

On 4/30/2024 at 8:00 AM, 1Cool said:

Lot to do about basically nothing especially since the group photos are way too far away to determine grades or how books present.  All the sets are billed as high grade so I can see why they would take one set of pictures and use them for a few different sets if they are basically the same.

I agree; if the seller had come here and said, "yeah, same pics, common comics" end of story. But his outright refusal to admit that, or understand that, is baffling.

Now, selling over 100 individual comics and the AVERAGE grade is 9.8, time for that 9.9 pre-screen. Leaving money on the table.

On 4/29/2024 at 2:23 PM, BrianHoward said:

On 4/29/2024 at 2:05 PM, manetteska said:

As I stated, these comics are common so I don't believe things are being re-sold incorrectly or suspiciously.

What I am saying is for a seller to state "look at the pictures" to determine a grade and then re-use the same pictures over and over is...interesting. Especially if the average grade of lot of comics changes.

To me, all three of these look the same, considering the spacing and overlap of comics; very difficult to get it this close 3 times in a row.

Sorry but it's actually pretty easy to set up the same shot when you use a fixed photography display such as we do. 

We also do not simply say "look at the pictures".. We assign an average grade for every run we sell and photograph every book. The Average grade is stated in the title and description... 

Since it seems we still cannot get the benefit of the doubt despite our track record, feedback and assurances, I hope this helps put this claim to bed..

Here's my last try: I believe NeatStuff sold these lots and to different buyers and they are completely separate lots.

I understand you have a fixed display but do you also lay the comics over each the *exact same way* every single time?

Look at the same peekaboo vertical line of "DIRECT SALES" on this comic in *every* auction; or how the bar code on the left exactly shows only the last two digits the same way:

Correct; you don't *just* say "look at the pictures"; you say to base bids on the pictures provided but you don't actually provide pictures of these Batman lots you are selling.

You're telling me all three lots had the exact same comics in Newsstand in the middle of a run?

On 4/29/2024 at 1:08 PM, BrianHoward said:

On 4/29/2024 at 11:23 AM, manetteska said:

That same run of Batman sold 3 times over the past month or so:

 

They appear to constantly get inventory so multiple lots of this same blah run of Batman isn't out of the question.
However, they are using the same pictures in each listing, even with the average grade changing slightly (so their nonsense about using the pictures to bid accordingly is bunk).

And don't forget, they block for "bad vibes":

Considering all of the above, I wouldn't go near them.

If anything we are selling was relisted it would be due to non payment. Look at these, you can see that these 3 are the same run, but not the same books. If you look at the pics or the custom sku#, you will see the books are different as is the sku.  We have a warehouse and a huge volume of batman comics... We have 8 more of these runs right now for anyone interested who wants to help spare us the suspicion of selling an item or run identical to something we have sold in the past... 

 

As I stated, these comics are common so I don't believe things are being re-sold incorrectly or suspiciously.

What I am saying is for a seller to state "look at the pictures" to determine a grade and then re-use the same pictures over and over is...interesting. Especially if the average grade of lot of comics changes.

To me, all three of these look the same, considering the spacing and overlap of comics; very difficult to get it this close 3 times in a row.

On 4/28/2024 at 3:07 PM, BA773 said:

What is the masquerade behind  neatstuffcollectibles? 2 weeks later the exact same lot appear on auction again... and im pretty sure to already have seen these kind of phenomenon on their page. 

That same run of Batman sold 3 times over the past month or so:

They appear to constantly get inventory so multiple lots of this same blah run of Batman isn't out of the question.
However, they are using the same pictures in each listing, even with the average grade changing slightly (so their nonsense about using the pictures to bid accordingly is bunk).

And don't forget, they block for "bad vibes":

Considering all of the above, I wouldn't go near them.

On 4/26/2024 at 1:40 PM, RockMyAmadeus said:

 

Ahhh, it's still active.

I was going to say, this one normally sells for more.

On 4/23/2024 at 1:11 PM, littledoom said:

On 4/23/2024 at 10:45 AM, manetteska said:

Yowza

 

On 4/23/2024 at 10:47 AM, manetteska said:

And these are basically a dime a dozen...

Not really, I’ve never found them in the wild or for cheap

Interesting; and you're out there a lot.

I've seen tons of Vanguard #2. I'd say that, Cheval #1, and Alien Worlds are the ones I've seen the most.

And these are basically a dime a dozen...

Yowza

On 4/14/2024 at 1:54 PM, Old Fashion PB and J said:

I sing for a hardcode band and cant afford to tour due to having a family. But I toured alot in my 20s.

 Unfortunately not very impressive. BUT we did get to play some sweet gigs so far this year where nobody has been seriously injured, that parts pretty impressive.

What band?

https://mightyconshows.com/show/madison

When: Sunday, May 5th, 2024

9:30 AM early bird entry - buy a ticket online for early entry

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Where: Monona Terrace Exhibit Hall, 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison WI 53703

I will be setup there as a vendor selling comics and vintage magazines.

I "love" how you included Popular Teen-Agers #6.

On 4/11/2024 at 2:01 PM, dbcn said:

On 4/11/2024 at 1:49 PM, manetteska said:

Perhaps I'm in the minority but a customer should not have to jump through hoops due to a company's neglect.

The expectation should be receiving a quality (or non-damaged) product -- not lining up vacations, contacting customer service, contacting them again when you're back home, because if something does happen the company doesn't stand behind it's product for longer than 2 weeks.

So... CGC should just know when you're on vacation?

No, not even close.

According to some two weeks is more than enough time; you should be lucky you get 14 days.

How dare you leave your house when you know a shoddy CGC product is en-route.

On 4/10/2024 at 10:13 AM, mycomicshop said:

For anybody that prefers to sell comics in larger quantities or through channels other than our online want list, our Seller Services department buys collections of any shape or size, based on whatever info you provide. Since that system doesn't involve individually reporting specific grades on each issue as part of the purchase process, there's never any friction or disagreement about grade. The seller gives us whatever info is appropriate: list, pictures, sometimes we travel for an in-person examination--and then we make an offer for the group. As long as our offer beats anybody else's the seller will likely choose to sell to us, and it doesn't matter how we'll eventually grade the comics.

Is there a minimum potential buy price or maximum mileage to have an in-person examination?

On 4/8/2024 at 10:22 AM, Robot Man said:

Pulps have not had the benefit of a Gerber Photo Journal book. Thusly, most are undiscovered. I see ones every day I never knew existed. Pulps have breathed a lot of new life in my collecting endeavors.

I have known for years that they are much more rare than comics. Very few people had the forsight to amass large collections in high grades. Comics have many pedigrees, pulps as of now, do not.

In knowing all of this, I have always known that the time to buy one you like is when you see it. Might never again get the chance. There are so many cool ones in all genres. But, they will always be second fiddle to comics for me. 

I second all of this.

I picked up a pulp at Windy City that was interesting and put it back in the box. I came back the next morning (basically only a few hours of "show time" since I put it down) and it was gone.

Same exact thing happened last year at Windy City; I didn't learn my lesson. 

On 3/26/2024 at 10:12 AM, Robot Man said:

A couple of cool recent arrivals from Randall Dowling’s recent paperback sales thread. 

Nice pickups.

Does anyone have a list of the paperbacks/digests Cole did covers for?

On 3/25/2024 at 7:05 PM, GeeksAreMyPeeps said:

For this particular seller, I learned after my first purchase to adjust my top bid way down. I still ended up winning some lots for something like a dollar a book, most of which I'll eventually re-sell. I did consider sending them back or leaving neutral feedback.

NM 9.4

Anyone else having issues with eBay the past few days?

I'll look up a comic then go to SOLD and it will say 0 items found. I then switch to COMPLETED and see a mix of sold and unsold items.

Now, depending on what I look up, even the COMPLETED filter doesn't work properly.

Example: American Splendor 1

0 completed listings

Then switch to Terapeak:

You ghouls are so 2019. I only search and buy from eBay sellers who use fire and/or diamond emojis in the titles.