Diaolos

pains me to see single pages of this book

Here are a few of my slabbed ASMs. Not sure why it the pic got posted sideways. I have almost a complete run.

I also resubmitted this one. Thought It has a chance at 9.6. Got the same grade back but lost my white pages

Picked up an ASM 1 two years ago and basically given up on getting an AF15 - it's ridiculously expensive and not worth it imo.

I think many would disagree including myself. One day I will own one for now I can dream....

truth be told I have a chance to by a AF 15 4.0 in 2011 and did not. I think it was 4,000-4,500. My biggest regret. Thinking I need to get into one this year. will bee looking around for an opportunity.

The ASM #1 was my first slab purchase. was only collecting ASM and when I nearly completed the collection turn to key first appearances.

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looks like extensive marvel chipping to me. I think I saw this last night on eBay while also looking for a AF#15

I just noticed that on the Jan 15 auction an ASM #1 CGC 5.0 office white -white pages sold for 7,468.75$. I bought the same book in late 2012 with white papers for almost half that. That a significant increase in this grade over 4 years. Is ASM #1 what I would call poor mans gold? Since AF #15 has risen significantly and has gotten out of reach for some they are turning to the next best thing. Kind of a gold and silver analogy. Just really surprised.

8.0

i've seen this JIM 83 somewhere. how long have you had it?

I wanted to this thread and post a scan of the book raw to give an indication of how nicely this book shows. The holder with the scan doesn't do the front cover justice. As I said, there are some back cover chips but the front cover eye appeal is off the charts.

 

 

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even with the chipped piece out on the back, still seems harshly graded.

 

GLWTS

 

nice book

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every-time I have tried to press and resubmit I have gotten same grade lower page quality, same grade and page quality or lower grade. My most recent was a ASM #129 9.4 white pages. Got back 9.4 off white to white. I down playing the resubmit game.

Pressing the AF #15 above is Russian roulette.

This sound awesome. I would of loved to attended if I was in the area. Would love to see any video you shoot

more of the whole house than a comic book room...

 

 

 

 

 

WOW!!

 

I see you have a different slant on decorating!!!

Now I know how to get divorced in a jiffy

While I'm clearing up the issues I'm not actively promoting any sales of new boxes...so it's not like I know there's a problem and I'm still trying to sell additional boxes.

 

Also with someone who has been refunded being the one to nominate me and immediately bumping my somewhat dormant sales thread to show that there's a nomination feels like he's doing it out of anger/bitterness in order to hurt any future business that I might try to conduct here which to me seems almost like a HOS offense.

 

Specifically in Diaolos case, I had another international buyer who requested I hold his order until I got the green light to ship. I made note of it on my now crashed computer and then by memory I thought "Oh yes, that's the international order I'm supposed to be holding" and didn't ship anything. I have a shipping label created on July 7th...the same day that I refunded him in full. Why? Because I intend to ship him a box anyway. He paid me on June 6th, and I did ship out a round of boxes to the people that paid me the first week of June with only the two international orders being held. So to that end refund was given before 30 days had passed.

 

I'm also shipping those first week buyers a second box at no additional cost, happy or not just because I took so long to ship out. There were a few concerns about quality/quantity of items received so my hope was to alleviate those concerns with the 2nd boxes.

 

Now I don't typically publicize my refund/replacement practices just because with a Mystery Box it's really easy to take advantage of the situation if for some reason you got say a bunch of DC books but you're a Marvel zombie, but I have always and will always treat my buyers fairly if there's a legitimate complaint.

Trust me You need no help from me. You seem to be doing a great job yourself. Always classy to blame the whistle blower. If you feel I deserve to be on the HOS then I welcome my follow community members to decided if what I have done here is worthy of it or not. The bumping of the thread was done to raise awareness for all that participate in the MB thread so they can know what going on. I'm not to sure you have really grasped what this is all about.

Also, shouldn't the probation list serve (chefly) to address dishonest behavior?

If problems arise from a neglect (for the most varied reasons), I believe what is expected is that the seller solves them, but not that he is accused not to honor the transaction terms like he did it maliciously on purpose: while in these cases he is obviously faulty, it’s a different thing than being fraudulent. It also should be handled upon single cases, even if the seller behaved dishonestly on a larger scale.

 

On this point Claudio I see it differently. I do not think the PL was created with any assumptions of good or bad faith intentions but only to serve as a mechanism to complete incomplete transactions.

 

The transaction could be off the rails because someone is indeed dishonest, or it could be a simple oversight which is corrected when made public.

 

I understand that it is the "going public" portion of it that can seem disproportionate in the case of otherwise good faith mistakes or errors, and if things get fixed via PM all the better for everyone, but if the PM route is not getting the job done, than publicity has always been the next best medicine for getting things moving.

(thumbs u

Some you "win" and some you "lose". I'm sorry you didn't get the golden ticket. Maybe Mr. Wonka will refund your money?

Wow

 

i agree. i don't understand your defense. we've got multiple boardies saying they've received nothing or are less than thrilled with their purchase. i'm waiting for Jason's side of the story but this doesn't smell good.

 

I have some paid boxes to ship. I have all the freebies left to ship.

 

Would it matter if I submitted to you all and said here's the laundry list of BS I've been dealing with this year? Personally I'm so tired of it that I don't even want to go into it because it all sounds like BS excuses. Which only serves to anger me at myself. So what if I changed jobs recent? Or that my wife was in a car wreck and that I'm still dealing with that fallout? Or that I had my computer crash on me? Lost a lot of information while it was down which really slowed me down on the thread? Or that I work 11-12 hours a day usually skipping lunch and that my cell phone apparently is an outdated POS when it comes to reading the boards? Or that some drunk chick backed into my car on June 27th and then I had to deal with getting my car repaired AGAIN? Or that the very same car just got a cracked windshield yesterday and so I got to deal with my wife crying uncontrollably all because we just keep getting more and more BS piled on?

 

If you read through it, you can do a simple Algebra equation. X=BS Life Drama = excuses. So that's how I feel about it, I don't want anyone thinking I'm living it up in Costa Rica while you're waiting for your items to arrive.

 

I mean really that's probably going to be about the biggest obstruction to my shipping right now. Or how about now that I'm spending 90 minutes defending myself on these boards instead of getting these boxes to the night drop because someone wants to PL nominate me over A. a refund and B. a free item.

 

I'm not belittling this place or the rules and I adhere to whatever, but put the pitchforks away. I'm not a bad guy I'm just having a hard time right now in general and I don't get off on bragging or boasting about myself or asking people to throw me a pity party.

 

BTW I still love you all.

 

Sorry, life does get in the way and sometimes it seems bad things come in gangs.

 

But it is absolutely your fault for failing to ship these boxes in a timely manner. The buyers didn't pick your 11 hr per day job without breaks or pick out your cell phone or cause any of the problems you're experiencing.

 

And let's be fair here. If you had to have those boxes our last Friday no matter what you'd stay up all night and get it done. You bit off a lot, had some issues with life and let people down.

 

Finally, I find it a comical gem that you suggest that the boxes are delayed because you're busy defending yourself here for 90 minutes. That's just plain nasty.

 

 

 

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people work hard for there money and expect prompt shipping and not with I'll get to it when I get to it attitude. If you were having all these problems there should of been better communication or the offer of a refund to everyone. I'm guessing you spent more time football on the field than in class learning communication skills. Having to work with multiple buyers to straighten things out whether about items not shipped or about contents received is testimate that what you have done is not acceptable. The only reason I believe more people have not come forward is they are scared how that will affect there MB content when hopefull received. You can paint me with any brush you want but I'm standing up for all those that I have heard complain and won't post. I will let follow community agree or disagree with me.

6900$ collected

I am VERY anti-MB, but I thought the whole point of paying $150 was that you MIGHT get less than your value, OR that you MIGHT get more.

 

Is it always implied in MB's that one should expect to at least get the amount put in? How can a MB seller make any money that way?

 

Dan

It can't be implied when it's in black and white in the sales rules of the thread

,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø OUTSTANDING SELLER ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,

+1 (thumbs u

From talking to fellow bord members not all have received there MB or Myster envelops or there free MB. I feel a lot people who participated are not being vocal because they are afraid if they do get anything it will be sub par. I never personally bought a MB before but decided to take a chance because of all the positive remarks. I understand that not everyone can be winners but people should get at least value in the amount of the box they paid and get everything promised to them.

I'm sorry but I had to stand up because I felt people were to afraid to do so and hoped this would make people come forward. I'm happy I did and I agree MB need to be banned.

If you were refunded I'd say you're square with the seller, it would be up to people who received nothing to come and nominate him.

 

Seems like a personal list situation, that and don't buy mystery boxes.

+1 Just seems like a mess. To many issues with to many participants. This maybe one of the reasons, I think, that the mods pull his threads. I bought one a while ago just for kicks and the contents were barely worth $150.

I agree with you both I am square. I am not looking for anything even if a free MB was promises, but I know that there are a lot of people out there that got taken and are not speaking up. I will not commit anymore. I have advised everyone involved of this sale. Hopefully they will stand up.

I am nominating him for all the a happened. I know it is very confusing. But what it comes down multiple unbroken promises. Unhappy people. I have posted a few things here and have invited members for this sales to make there comments and yes gratuity MB. This promise was made to all members of the "special thread" No one put a gun to Jason's head to offer the free boxes. If offered them on his own accord. He should own up to this for all members this was promised to.

Hi fellow board members. I am not a person to stir things but I have found the actions of one of our board members inexcusable. This person is Comicalgems. As part of Comicalgems MB celebration many promises were made and many went unfulfilled.

Example of a group thread created

Hello, you guys are getting this message because all of you were early bird buyers on my Happy Birthday Mystery Box thread.

 

I don't know why they keep deleting my threads, I had a talk with Arch about raffles, lottos, etc a while back and he said it's like legal liability that they just don't want to risk. So I get it, sort of....I mean would it have been as big of a deal if I'd said "Okay anyone who bought from me already can get this book at $150 instead of $1.50? Who knows for sure?

 

Honestly though I'm not really here to try to press the envelope or ruffle feathers I've just found a great venue for these sales so I like to run them here.

 

I've had very very few complaints and I've sold hundreds of these over the last year. Every complaint is resolved and usually results in repeat business so yeah....anyway, back to the point of this message.

 

You guys all were early buyers so I want to make sure I take care of each of you with a little something extra. I don't have enough copies of ASM 300 to sell to you all at $1.50 each though I wish I could. But I wanted you to know that I am going to come up with something and it will be good, I promise.

 

Now, do NOT delete this PM because this is where I'll offer any extras, like I might do reveals here a half day befor I put them in the thread etc, you guys are basically going to get the VIP treatment if the mods will stop deleting my thread.

 

I've sent you all invoices. I was hoping to have one of yours end in 1.50 but I don't think that'll happen just yet.

 

If you do want to remove yourself from this PM, that's fine, but you can't get back in once you remove yourself.

MB where not shipped to multiple members. When questions were being asked the following response was received.

I had that computer issue last week. Then this week I had my car keys stolen. Locksmith had me tied up pretty badly yesterday. I hate thieves, stole $20 cash and cost me over $450 to get squared away.

 

Shipping notices should start arriving in email later today.

 

Sorry guys. I did take today off work to get you guys shipped.

When boardies continued to question were the MB were the following response

Alright I said Thursday surprise-soooo I totally blew shipping these timely and to hopefully make up for it I'll be sending you each a free box.

 

Your tracking numbers are good and should show up in USPS system tomorrow if not already. All packages are away!

Some of the packages for members arrived but everyone was promised a min value of the MB they paid for. One comment from a boardie for his package

Congrats rittau. I myself was very disappointed with this whole experience. Maybe I'm alone in my thoughts and feel free to ignore this. I really, really wanted to like this sale but things were not delivered as promised. Keeping payment for a month before shipping out books is ridiculous. No business would do that. Even after getting confirmation because someone questioned the delivery, it took over a week to go out. I was told ASM300 would go to someone in this group thread and I didn't see that happen. No other special deals were offered up like promised. And I find it very difficult to see how my MB is worth $300, or even the $150 I paid. I received one semi-key book in bad shape that sells for $20. I realize the many misfortunes you stated in your previous posts (but you did collect a lot of money that could of helped w vehicle and computer) and I know not everyone can be winners, but make a better effort to come through on the promises. I don't have to win books at cover price, but it would be nice to see someone win. Personally I will consider this a lesson learned.

 

I personally never received a box. After waiting very patiently. When confronting the seller I received this response.

Just got logged into my paypal account, and can verify that I have not printed your shipping label, saw your message earlier but I was certain that you had asked me to hold your shipment and now I'm going back through my PMs and it looks like it was two other buyers that had asked me to hold, at any rate I've obviously not had the best run on this sales thread so I can either print a shipping label for you or offer a refund, whichever you prefer is okay by me....Apologies for the confusion.

I took the refund and advised that I could no longer do business with him. The response that came back

Refund sent, and printing a shipping label. If you like what you get, feel free to pay for it later OR if keep it as my gift to you.

 

Again, my sincerest apologies for the mix up.

Although I did not care. A promise was made to send the MB out. To this date I have no received anything. The shipping lable was created July 8. It’s still in that state.

For all the inconvenience the seller advised everyone would get a free mystery box. This has not happened for any board member to my knowledge from the noise I here.

example

Alright I said Thursday surprise-soooo I totally blew shipping these timely and to hopefully make up for it I'll be sending you each a free box.

 

Your tracking numbers are good and should show up in USPS system tomorrow if not already. All packages are away!

 

Sooooo......free boxes?

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I have to ask, did anyone received their second mystery box? Plus did anyone else want to share what they got in their mystery boxes?

The seller needs to own up.

Just want to make sure I'm in the right places to out a boardie before I start

one day...