Hello, my name is David and I'm an alcoholic.
Whoops....sorry...wait a tick, wrong forum.
Ahem.
I joined up here not long ago after being pointed in this direction shortly after I was scammed on CL by someone posting key CGC graded books at ridiculous prices. Long story short, I got my money back, but it soured me on buying anything from CL unless it's in person.
I have noticed from comments in various threads I've gone through many of you lovely people look to be as stark raving mad as I am. That warms the cockles of my heart, I tell you what.
As for me, I started collecting back in the day when Detective Comics had it's original numbering and was only $1! I had to walk 5 miles to the comic store, barefoot in the snow, uphill both ways. One day I had to kill a bear with a copy of Detective Comics 610. True story. I then branched out into the X-Universe a few years later with the release of Uncanny X-Men 281 and X-Men 1. It's been downhill ever since.
I lurk mainly, but post when I want to add to the discussions I read. The only danger is in coming late to the party and having to weed through dozens of pages and hundreds of posts. I have mainly bought the majority of books I currently have that are CGCed from Comiclink, though I have gotten a few from Ebay and some from conventions. I prefer Comiclink because they tend to have a broader selection than Ebay and are cheaper in regards to their fees than Heritage.
Questions, comments, snide remarks? I'll answer them all if anyone wants to know more.
