jsilverjanet

I love the jerk 

I love the jerk 

The question I have every morning when I log into the boards and see these threads is:
Sure, "Jim Starlin Hates CGC", but does Jim Starling "Hate the New Boards" too?
And these cans? Does Jim Starlin hate these cans too?
DOES JIM STARLIN'S HATRED KNOW ANY BOUNDARIES???
(Ok, I didn't get a lot of sleep last night.)

you look older
 

you look older
 

found this at an estate pre-sale - most of the better books had been already taken but someone left this behind

It's the wins that make it addicting 

A great deal of that vitriol is because it ruined the business model of many dealers who relied on overgrading and undisclosed restoration to make money. It was nearly pandemic. There are people who paid good money in the 90's for "high grade" keys like AF #15 who STILL have not, after 20-25 years, recouped their investment because the books had undisclosed restoration.
Hell, there are people on this very board...the Comics Guaranty Co. board...people who, in some cases, are "well respected"...who have accused me of defrauding eBay sellers because I wouldn't let them get away with this. I bought ten of thousands of raw comics on eBay from 1998-2007-ish. Fully 50% of them had problems, either undisclosed restoration, or damage because of poor packing, or were just plain badly overgraded, by far the most common reason. I fought these people tooth and nail, and I was mostly right in doing so. The stuff I've gotten, which I've shared about over the years, would make one's hair curl.
 
 
And yet, on this very board, there have been people accusing me of fraud for not letting these sellers get away with this. On this board. For the very reason CGC exists. Think about that. You would think that people who post here would understand the problem...but, some of them are those very overgrading, restoration-undisclosing dealers, so it makes some sense.
CGC greatly mitigated these problems, to a phenomenal degree. Not because CGC is perfect, but simply because the conditions on the street were so appalling. If I buy a CGC graded book, the chances of getting what I expect are very, very high. Sure, there have been books I've gotten that were graded 9.8 that were no better than 9.4, and vice versa...but they were within the ballpark. On the street, you'd be lucky to get a book that would grade 7.5. And, 99.997% of the time, if I buy a universal CGC slab, it won't have any color touch...or missing pages...or cutouts...or glue...or, you get the idea.
And, a lot of the vitriol is from people who don't understand that the slab was invented to facilitate transactions. It was never intended to be a "permanent tomb" for anything. The fact that people use it like that isn't CGC's fault. The fact that dopes don't bother to investigate before flapping their mouths isn't CGC's fault. Every single slab can be opened, and with the old slabs, opened fairly easily. The "entombed forever in plastic" is a spurious claim...and yet, again, people who don't know what they're talking about run their mouths.
So, when someone badmouths CGC, it's necessary to consider why they are doing so. They may have a legitimate beef...and those certainly exist...or, they may just be angry that they can't screw people over as easily now. Something to consider.

The same can be said about some of the posters posting in this thread. 

based on our avatars, the only "clown" here is 1Cool

My modern magazine sub verified 4/10 currently at graded - 29 days and counting 

The same can be said about some of the posters posting in this thread. 

And the comments are entirely misplaced and demonstrate a clear lack of comprehension for the issues and facts at hand. Starlin is NOT taking a stance against slabbing. This is a very specific complaint, with a very specific set of facts and grievances and yet it's attracted a myriad people with their pet peeves, personal vendettas, and long-held grudges out of the wood work without any of them giving a single thought towards trying to understand what's actually occurred. 

based on our avatars, the only "clown" here is 1Cool

I love that book! And I'm fairly sure I could cover the $1 I bought it for and the slab fees if I truly wanted to. 

based on our avatars, the only "clown" here is 1Cool

based on our avatars, the only "clown" here is 1Cool

The Set is Complete.

You are coming across pretty strident.  There are a lot of people in this thread making reasonable points and posting reasonable responses that have not resorted to name calling as it relates to Jim Starlin or to other posters.

If I could like this post 1,000 times, I would. This is exactly where I'm at.
Yes, I sell sig series books.
Yes, getting books slabbed is expensive.
Yes, I do it myself, along with a select few people who help me, and I help them.
Yes, I keep some of the books.
Yes, I appreciate Sam, Balent, and the rest of the (old and new) SS crew at CGC.
No, the creator had nothing to do with my Warlock #9 9.8 being a 9.8. 
No, the creator does not deserve, and did not earn, any "profit" I may have made from selling my high grade SS books (and really...unless you're privy to someone's financials, that's an awful ballsy, arrogant thing to presume about others.)
Conversely, no, the creator does not owe me anything if I submit "duds."
No, the creator does not have to sign anything.
Yes, the creator can charge whatever he wants, for any reason.
Yes, I have the right to tell them they're hurting themselves by making irrational, uninformed business decisions, and alienating a portion of their fanbase by believing things that aren't true.
Yes, I make sure I pay creators, or, at a minimum, donate to Heroes on their behalf.
Yes, I've donated quite a bit to Heroes in the last several years.
No, what I've donated is none of your business.
Yes, I'm happy to abide by any policy
No, I don't appreciate people like J. Scott Campbell treating me with contempt and disrespect by telling me to my face that I'm not a fan because I get books slabbed. Who the hell does he think he is?
These are people, not gods. And most of them would say the same thing.
 

Doesn't  Starlin know that Friday's are the day for this type of nonsense