icefires

15 hours ago, bounty_coder said:

Or traded for a White Bugatti? 

Would probably take a decent Action #1 to acquire a Bugatti Veyron. 

An oil change for this car averages $20,000.

On 10/18/2019 at 4:09 PM, bounty_coder said:

White Whale = Creepy #1 Signed by Frank Frazetta   

Creepy #1 is yellow, not white. 

41 minutes ago, icefires said:

How did you know it was white?

Now that's Creepy.

2 hours ago, bounty_coder said:

Was a picture ever shared of this White Whale @icefires ?

Please indulge us fan boys. 

It is white, but not sure it's a whale, unless you are referring to how fast it is. Physically, it is heavy, but not exactly whalish in size. Does it look like Moby D*ck? I don't think so.

On 10/15/2019 at 6:01 PM, oakman29 said:

I wouldnt worry too much. It's a cool book, highest graded #1 with a Frazetta signature.  How can you NOT love that. 

Or you could sell your Porsche....

 

 

Not a Porsche, it's a Bugatti Veyron.......

16 hours ago, seanfingh said:

I posted that a year ago, so I guess I have been rubbing it in since then?

Nope. But every time someone makes a post to this thread, I go read it, then end up reading the whole thread again. So it just seems like it......      

On 10/24/2018 at 3:36 PM, seanfingh said:

I don't begrudge him. I just think that is too high right now.  People in the market know what mine went for, and I got a lot of unfriendly feedback on my pricing.

On the other hand, if a 9.4 Creepy #1 SS is an $8000 book, whoever bought mine should feel f-ing fantastic about their investment, and maybe the market is just flat out hotter and higher than I ever thought.

Creepy #1 SS is NOT an $8,000 book! But go ahead and keep rubbing it in. Wife and I are now eating canned cat food because of this drunken mistake.....

15 hours ago, oakman29 said:

Did we ever get a chance to see this book?

I am arranging a private showing. Entry fee is $10. I am hoping for 800 people to sign up.

5 minutes ago, ygogolak said:

Yes, that was already produced that they were filing the under $50k (990N). But that was for last year which cannot be tracked through eBay. They could change it this year.

Ebay could certainly provide that information if requested by law enforcement.

If anyone in this thread is that concerned about Berkbridge, they need to request the documentation via regular mail and pay the fee asked. Once received, it can be determined if Berkbridge is legally doing everything correctly. Of course they are a scam, but are they doing anything illegally? My biggest question is which form 990 are they filing? If they are filing the one that says gross receipts are less than $50,000 annually, I believe they are breaking the law.

Having said that, they may be reporting inaccurate numbers to the IRS, which of course is illegal.

They send all proceeds to the Berkbridge Foundation. Then they use almost all of the proceeds for "administrative expenses." A small fraction of the proceeds goes to single mother(s). No fees or taxes. Actually pretty brilliant.

And FYI, billionaires pay less tax than the average middle income worker. 

Not fair. But legal. The people in charge take care of themselves first. They have a great amount of influence on laws/tax laws. Politicians get "contributions" and are (legally) as morally bankrupt as the day is long.

Welcome to reality. 

Maybe one of them got divorced and needs charitable help with child support.....

On 10/4/2019 at 12:22 PM, The Lions Den said:

Perhaps you could elaborate on this statement..?  

Three Dogfish 120's in 15 minutes. I don't even remember posting that so I hid it. If you have ever had Dogfish 120, you would understand. I think.

Mr. Dawson may come to regret that reactionary response. There are 96 pages in that IRS reference - a lot of interesting reading. Not to mention some other interesting IRS documents. There are many resources in this community that can differentiate "harassment" from suspicion of illegal activities.

Tax-Exempt Organization Subject to Harassment Campaign Under section 6104(d)(4), if the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities) determines that the organization is being harassed, a tax-exempt organization isn't required to comply with any request for copies that it reasonably believes is part of a harassment campaign. Whether a group of requests is a harassment campaign depends on the relevant facts and circumstances such as: • A sudden increase in requests; • An extraordinary number of requests by form letters or similarly worded correspondence; • Hostile requests; • Evidence showing bad faith or deterrence of the organization's exempt purpose; • Prior provision of the requested documents to the purported harassing group; and • A demonstration that the organization routinely provides copies of its documents upon request. A tax-exempt organization can disregard any request for copies of all or part of any document beyond the first two received within any 30-day period or the first four received within any 1-year period from the same individual or the same address, whether or not the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities) has Instructions for Form 990 -81- Page 82 of 102 Fileid: … tions/I990/2018/A/XML/Cycle08/source 13:10 - 10-Jan-2019 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. determined that the organization is subject to a harassment campaign. A tax-exempt organization can apply for a determination that it is the subject of a harassment campaign and that compliance with requests that are part of the campaign would not be in the public interest by submitting a signed application to the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities). See Rev. Proc. 2018-1, 2018-1 I.R.B. 1, or as updated annually. In addition, the organization can suspend compliance with any request it reasonably believes to be part of the harassment campaign until it receives a response to its application for a harassment campaign determination. However, if the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities) determines that the organization did not have a reasonable basis for requesting a determination that it was subject to a harassment campaign or reasonable belief that a request was part of the campaign, the officer, director, trustee, employee, or other responsible individual of the organization remains liable for any penalties for not providing the copies in a timely fashion. See Regulations section 301.6104(d)-3

18 hours ago, Sweet Lou 14 said:

No worries. My oops was about something else.

Oops....

39 minutes ago, Bookery said:

And just to clarify (for my post at least), I'm just teasing.  I sell sig series books myself in the shop.  In fact, that same book would sell far more quickly for me than any Aaron Burr (or Henry IV) signature, despite my own value preferences.  Of course it's silly to mix and match different fields of interest for comparison, hence the just-having-fun point.  But... fun aside, your thread is a serious one, and not meaning to derail it... here's hoping you can ultimately get your book back undamaged... we all fear similar situations whenever we mail off an expensive item.

I have a document with Jesus Christ's signature on it. How much are you offering?

3 hours ago, RockMyAmadeus said:

No. That is not only not correct, neither has anything to do with the problem.

My response to the buyer's return claim: "...take a few more pictures of the original shipping box all the way around, and send the remains back to me, and I'll get you a full refund."

And it's not a "wrong PO box" if forwarding is still in effect.

You have the wrong PO number on your return label. But everything will be OK because USPS, who ran over your box with a tank, will properly forward the mail. Got it.

Wrong PO Box on return label. Asked for packing materials, not box.

Own it.

You got screwed for sure. But your mistakes didn't help the situation.

E-mail rep[ly from Berkbridge:

Congrats to Berkbridge. You are safe. Cal's arrival has turned this thread into a circus, and no meaningful posts have been made in the last 24 hours. I'm out.

I will go out on a limb here and predict Berkbridge will not be be happy.

3 hours ago, Buzzetta said:

This thread has everything that you would love to comment on. 

1. Alleged price manipulation 
2. A charity that may not be a charity
3. Threats of intimidation through litigation by the alleged charity.

It’s worth a read. 

Buzzetta bringing in the Big Guns........