blazingbob

On 11/25/2022 at 7:18 PM, Courageous Cat said:

I can say with delight that MCS is the fastest shipper of the big 4 and they could take a lesson from them. And auction payouts! Faster of the big 4. Unfortunately they don't get as much exposer as the others. 

YouTuber has deep pockets and I'd be looking at a good defamation suit for this BS

Is Conan a flasher because frankly I wouldn't want him getting exposure for being an Exposer

On 11/25/2022 at 12:23 PM, Prince Namor said:

It didn't sell for that 6 months ago. That's when a price was agreed upon. 
 

It sold when it was paid off and the book traded hands. 

If you believe this then you pretty much have an issue with every auction house that offers time payments on books.  

If my understanding of GPA is correct that they are screen scraping from the Auction House "public" results and approved submitters are providing data extracts then the auction results will always be skewed since a screen scrape cannot tell that the item was paid for.  Which I believe is why Ebay GPA entry sales are sometimes deleted later because the item wasn't paid for. 

On 11/25/2022 at 10:09 AM, Prince Namor said:

Because it isn't paid for. It's not yet an actual sale. And as unscrupulous as this hobby can be at times, that information, if listed 6 months before it's an actual - completed - sale, could be used to manipulate the market.

GPA made the decision to move the sale back to when it was agreed upon, AFTER it had been completed. That's how it should be.

The book can't received or be resold until it's paid for, why should it be listed as a sale? It hasn't exchanged hands yet. It hasn't been finalized. 

Anyone who uses GPA as the be all end all of pricing decisions - on high dollar books - is maybe misinterpreting what GPA actually IS - simply a tool representative of a portion of sales - maybe 30 to 50%? Too much? Too little? - to give the market an IDEA of what someone has paid for a book. 

Most of the best sellers have a handle on the market to understand true FMV... and use GPA as a secondary, but helpful, tool...

You keep banging this over and over again that it isn't paid for.  Ok,  the sale shouldn't be reported with the date of the sale until it is paid for.  If a time payment isn't completed the sale isn't reported.      

Again,  If I suddenly shipped GPA my full CGC Payment status = Sold sales data I would change past GPA sales for the last 20 years very quickly.  

On 11/24/2022 at 10:20 AM, Motor City Rob said:

His video exposed a big problem. MCS is reporting sales 6+ months after they actually occurred (due to payment plans) yet those sales are being reported as recent sales. They may not have been intentionally trying to deceive but it certainly is misleading. Really need GPA to speak up to explain if they were aware.

Not really sure why My Comic Shop is the problem.  My database records the sale the day of.  Doesn't matter when it is paid for.  If GPA and I came to a agreement for me to give my sales (Status = sold which isn't set until the book has been paid for) in a data extract the sale date of the book would be in the extract,  not the payment date.  

On 11/18/2022 at 5:55 PM, NoMan said:

Funny you mention it. I work in Hollywood and walk by stages and see what’s filming all the time. There is a silver surfer movie shooting. It’s hush hush but a friend is on it and says Bobby Brown is playing the SS.  
 

I think you are referring to the X-rated Silver Slurper spoof movie being filmed.  Galactongue makes an appearance as well as the Thong,  Human Touch,  Mr. fanphalic and Sue Stormy daniels.    

On 11/3/2022 at 12:04 PM, Terry JSA said:

The Frank Miller signing was an absolute sheet show. I purchased the Gold package and heard they weren’t supposed be selling any more due to the rollover from last year, as you mentioned.

Personally I felt the whole thing wasn’t worth $300 whatsoever after experiencing it for myself. And to add insult to injury, some of the Silver package holders waited in line for hours and didn’t even get to meet him, let alone get a signature.

I sat across from Frank Miller at Morton's on Friday night.  Didn't say hello but it was cool to see him.  I guess I saved some money since I didn't have to spend $300

On 10/31/2022 at 6:05 PM, Robot Man said:

In my many years of dealing in collectibles I have found that nearly no dealer wants to admit they had a bad show. If they do, they often blame it on buyers, the promoters or economic conditions. They never want to take any of the blame. It might be they had the wrong stuff, their prices are too high or maybe they just aren't "people people". Everyone want to be a success and they want everyone to know. Not that the seller had anything to do with an unsecussful show.

As a seller, if you low ball me, whine, or disrespect me or my merchandise, you usually leave my booth with nothing. Buying and selling collectibles is supposed to be a positive interaction between buyer and seller. This is what usually separates good shows from bad ones. 

I may be an exception but I will gladly tell you when I've had a bad show.  To most people if they hear I'm having a bad show it is almost like telling them I had a death in the family.  And there are a number of reasons why I could have a bad show and who I will assign blame to.

If my prices are too high or my inventory price points are too high for the customer base at that show that is my fault.

Customers who complain that there is nothing at a show really should be more specific at what exactly they are looking for.  My convention schedule is up 1 year in advance.  If you can't look at my website and ask me to bring books to a show how am I going to know you need MTU 100-115 in high grade?  Or War books,  Or Charltons, Or Dark Horse Aliens?  Not doing a little research before coming to a show is the collector's fault.   

If there is low attendance or lack of customers that is the promoters fault.

If you are down to that 1 or 2 customers making your show there is a good chance you will eventually have a bad show.  The replacement and addition of new customers is very important to why I set up.   While I like seeing old customers I also want to meet new buyers.  If you can't cultivate new customers that is the dealer's fault.  One reason could be the area doesn't have the economic scale to support your business model.  Being down to 1-2 customers making a show is why I no longer do Boston Shows.  While people think that there is a lot of money in Boston my sales numbers over a large timeline strongly disagrees with that.    

If there is a low number of dealers at the show that is usually a signal that the show has issues.  I have been the last dealer standing at shows.  (Philadelphia).  Dealers that make money at shows will come back unless there are circumstances that outweigh the profit of the show.  NY Comic con is a perfect example of that.  Great show,  Very profitable show but the load in/load out stresses make you question whether it is worth doing or not.

If sales are slow and there are no books to buy your way out of the show then it is highly unlikely I will be back.   

On 10/31/2022 at 2:48 AM, lou_fine said:

Thanks for providing the links to both of these auctions for us here.  

I guess this goes to show that it's never a good idea to try to speculate and try to flip a book so soon, especially if you had paid top dollar for the book in the first place.  

Either that, or since I noticed that the reserve was met on the second go round, is it possible that the winning bidder from the February auction might not have gone through with the auction in the end.  Especially since it would be rather strange to place such a low reserve on the book right after having paid so much more for it.    

Or maybe it didn't sell in the first place

Clearly this seller is suffering from the new Comic disease sweeping the scene.

CPE - Comic Profit Envy for those uninformed and wondering how did they make money and I didn't.

CLD is also starting to pop up in a few spots.

Comic Loss Disorder - Putting books in 2nd Tier auction houses and expecting good results.

On 10/23/2022 at 11:43 AM, Bookery said:

I'm not offended by your post, or even Jimbo's.  I do feel a need to now and then set the record straight.  In fact, I don't believe you should keep trying to deal with the seller in your OP and agree in your frustration.  While technically he didn't do anything "crooked"... life's too short to deal with buyers or sellers who behave annoyingly.  While I may be defending those of us dealers who have spent our lives trying to be good at our jobs, I'm also hoping to point collectors toward less-stressful solutions to collecting.  It's not just here... I have a number of customers who constantly agonize over their hobby... they stress over those books they sold 10 years ago that are now worth 5 times as much, they have regrets over the show-buy they made last week and worry they paid too much, I have another customer who has been coming in for 20 years with the same lament... he wants to sell some of his stuff, but just can't figure out how to get 100% retail (his words) for his items... the dealers won't pay him "full value", and the auction houses and eBay want those annoying fees and commissions!  I'm serious -- he's in real emotional pain about this.

Hmmm,  annoying fees and commissions.

The Me-Free Movement is alive and well.

bob

On 10/20/2022 at 11:32 AM, tth2 said:

I go into any transaction with a dealer assuming they're a total sleazebag, because most are.  But one thing I won't tolerate is them moving the goalposts on a deal.

Robert Roter tried to do that to me years ago, so I've never dealt with him since then.

Wow,  Not sure what to say on this post.

I've known Dave for a long time.  Haven't seen him in a long time but never had a problem with him.

On 10/5/2022 at 10:02 AM, MrBedrock said:

It sold through Comiclink around 2011.

Guess it hasn't been around the block as many times as the books I have listed.

It must have meet somebody nice and they are probably raising a couple of little robins.  

I thought he was becoming the Hugh Hefner of getting Comic book collector's dates.

On 9/24/2022 at 10:04 AM, alexgross.com said:

i'm not sure what your grounds for complaint are- since we seem to be in agreement that many key book auction results are "gamed," who benefits more than dealers? every time a new high is recorded on gpa from halperage or metropolis (i mean CC) you can then list and possibly sell your copy for an even higher price. 

the only ones getting hosed here are the customers imho. sorry you have to deal with us trying to haggle.

I guess my "Grounds for complaint" are if Dealer pricing is too high and Auctions are gamed what should the basis for pricing be?  

Customers getting hosed?  I don't see sellers of books to me going way off GPA when they sell me something or asking for trade value.

On 9/1/2022 at 9:09 PM, Wall-Crawler said:

Well, it appears the glitch is back.

Apparently their fix was temporary and hoped that their system would "catch up" by then/now.

I guess it has not. Back to the system thinking I owe them money, when I click on their link to make a payment it says I owe zero dollars. So frustrating.

I have already contacted eBay through social media as it was far more effective at getting any kind of movent on.

All of this is just in time for a long weekend too🤨.

Another example of a dine and dash comic seller.

Just pay the $230

Only kidding.  You are a much better man then me dealing with customer service on this.  

Ebay must be taking a page out of you really need us more then we need you service manual.  

On 8/31/2022 at 8:43 AM, theCapraAegagrus said:

Name of your sex tape.

Swing Low,  Sweet Chariot