uchiha101

I was going to say that my money is kept separate but yes my first step would be to get a job the has more hours because even with minimum wage that would about double what I earn. I do see myself moving out by myself as others on the boards have and it's been a while since I looked at the numbers since all I've been doing is selling stuff. That 700 dollars isn't mine that's true but I have not used or spent any of it at all. The deal is once he's satisfied it's mine but it's in my account till then.

I've been called a shill by many people on this journal because they can't believe I made all these mistakes and he still is my friend

The comic came in today but UPS was playing stupid games and today the guy knocked once, dropped the package and ran off I'm just thankful the guy packed so well

Thanks but there are of good pieces of advice here and if anything bothers me it's being called a shill. Posting things here is good because I'm only one person and there are many opinions here and everyone posting here has more experience then I do

This makes my head hurt... So, the comic cost $1200, you put in $500 and your "friend" $700, which would make up the $1200 to buy the book - How are you getting $700 out of this "deal"? What if your "friend" is dissatisfied with the deal? What am I missing here? Can you explain the nature of this arrangement/deal a little more clearly? Before it sounded like YOU were buying it outright... "former friends"? Okay so let's see - so your friend gives you $700 to buy a book that costs $1200, so you chip in $500 of your own money and buy it, and if so if your friend likes it, he keeps the book and you're out $500 with no book? Is that what it boils down to? Or do you both own it and sell it and split the profits between you? Would the friend be entitled to 58% of the profit since he kicked in 58% of the upfront cost? Is there an agreement on how you'd split up the proceeds of the sale of this book? What if the friend doesn't like the book and wants his money back because he trusted your judgement - will he become a "former friend"? Or worst case - the book never arrives and the friend wants his money back. This is all very confusing. Hopefully this works out, somehow, for the positive and it's a learning experience. OP, you've openly admitted to having some learning and comprehension limitations, as well as very little success in business classes or handling money/investments in general, even to the point of generational poverty. And there's nothing wrong with that, and nothing wrong with taking positive steps to improve yourself and your situation. But seriously, what are the odds that a non-traditional type sale with non-standard terms is going to go your way? Trading multiple comics over borders? Going in with 'friends' on deals too good to be true? Sure they might work out sometimes, or even most of the time, but is it worth the risk? Especially for a person without a full time job who was on government assistance 6 months ago? You can't count on lotteries. Build up a savings, or get a better job, or get better skills, or all of the above. There's no reason to get into serious comics investments (and for you, this is serious) without a safety net. I do love answering your questions. Right now the only thing that is left to be done is me to receive the comic. I do get what you're saying but I'm not risking more then I can afford. I have a savings account with 3k in it so far so what I do is every time I make money I put in 5-10%. I do have savings of 23k once upon a time and as for getting better at things I'm looking for a place to improve with my math and English skills.

This makes my head hurt... So, the comic cost $1200, you put in $500 and your "friend" $700, which would make up the $1200 to buy the book - How are you getting $700 out of this "deal"? What if your "friend" is dissatisfied with the deal? What am I missing here? Can you explain the nature of this arrangement/deal a little more clearly? Before it sounded like YOU were buying it outright... "former friends"? Okay so let's see - so your friend gives you $700 to buy a book that costs $1200, so you chip in $500 of your own money and buy it, and if so if your friend likes it, he keeps the book and you're out $500 with no book? Is that what it boils down to? Or do you both own it and sell it and split the profits between you? Would the friend be entitled to 58% of the profit since he kicked in 58% of the upfront cost? Is there an agreement on how you'd split up the proceeds of the sale of this book? What if the friend doesn't like the book and wants his money back because he trusted your judgement - will he become a "former friend"? Or worst case - the book never arrives and the friend wants his money back. This is all very confusing. Hopefully this works out, somehow, for the positive and it's a learning experience. He will get 58% of profit since that's what he put into it and only a crack or chip on the case would dissatisfy him.The comic is here but UPS is playing games which I'm not happy about. I wouldn't unfriend him as he did more then my former friends did as I could care less about people who only talk big.

Initially this was supposed to be a split purchase and my former friends that I asked to split this comic with me had their tails between their legs, I wanted to put in 500 and my friend the other 700 and he decided since I was fair with him he would just send me money to buy the comic, and if everything is done to his satisfaction I get 700 dollars out of this. I have been following everything he told me all that's left is for ups to actually deliver it to me. This makes my head hurt... So, the comic cost $1200, you put in $500 and your "friend" $700, which would make up the $1200 to buy the book - How are you getting $700 out of this "deal"? What if your "friend" is dissatisfied with the deal? What am I missing here? Can you explain the nature of this arrangement/deal a little more clearly? Before it sounded like YOU were buying it outright... Ok I confuse people when I speak, I found the comic for 1200 and wanted to buy it because I had money at the time however since the guy took so long to respond I already spent that money. So since I had 500 I was looking for someone to pay 700 and I pay 500 and split the profits with him. If my friend is dissatisfied he said he'll ask for a refund but we already when through this and the only thing that would make him do that is if the case has a crack or chip in it.

I'm working 20-25 hours a week. I haven't been seeing the employment counselor since I got a job. Yes you can find a fair amount of deals per day if you look and I would say at least 5 hours a week looking for other jobs. Initially this was supposed to be a split purchase and my former friends that I asked to split this comic with me had their tails between their legs, I wanted to put in 500 and my friend the other 700 and he decided since I was fair with him he would just send me money to buy the comic, and if everything is done to his satisfaction I get 700 dollars out of this. I have been following everything he told me all that's left is for ups to actually deliver it to me.

and this- been almost a week since WC asked...... FAR more important than the book - this brings stability which is what you need BEFORE you work on the comic front..... Things on the job front suck What do you hate about your job? They are inflexible with their schedule They charge you for food that they say is free You aren't allowed to accept American tips or you're fired They didn't pay me 150 dollars on my paycheck calling it a accident which I know is bs

and this- been almost a week since WC asked...... FAR more important than the book - this brings stability which is what you need BEFORE you work on the comic front..... Things on the job front suck and yet, still have the time and money to risk on $1K+ comic 'investments', despite being on gov't support less than a year ago. And yes I get that it's a great 'deal' on the comic. But a better 'deal' might be paying for some classes or vocational training to generate future income streams I keep my paypal money and living money separate. I agree that a better "deal" would be classes but I have no idea what I want to do anymore so I'll will stick with a min wage job for now. I know you're going to say "You have a min wage job you shouldn't complain that it sucks" but I had two jobs that I enjoyed working at and my only complaints were two coworkers there but other then that great. Also I view classes as a bad investment because that would also be wasted money should it not turn out for me. Yes when I see a deal I'll go after it. A bad investment (seriously) - is comic books - the market is extremely volatile - and you keep trying to work in the higher end books instead of learning from the ground up. Unless you have 20K bank for your business - you should not be dropping 1.5K on a single book. Having too much of your capital wrapped up in single entities - is a recipe for investment disaster. Before hunting down new books - you need to fix your old ones. I gave you advice on the TEC you have listed - and the problems are still there. You need a real front cover image. You need to give it a real grade. You need to price to grade. A good investment - would be interview lessons. Technical writing lessons. Something that is useful across multiple disciplines or job hunting. That's only partially true the BB28 is for 1200 and my friend wanted to buy it instead so he gave me the money to do so and I'll get a finders fee now all that's left is me to actually receive the comic as ups is messing with me. I still have lots of comics left but I've sold off most of my higher end comics, The Tec comic yes I haven't fixed but I will do that. I do need to improve my basic English, Math and Writing skills but I need to find a place that will take me.

To be clear I have a job but my hours have been cut so I won't be working there much longer. I never checked how long I search for deals but at least 10 hours a week.

It has been a week since payment, did you get the book yet? According to tracking I should either get the comic tomorrow or the day after tomorrow I got a update that they delivered supposedly or tried to twice so I'm calling them Monday to see if I can pick it up myself

and this- been almost a week since WC asked...... FAR more important than the book - this brings stability which is what you need BEFORE you work on the comic front..... Things on the job front suck and yet, still have the time and money to risk on $1K+ comic 'investments', despite being on gov't support less than a year ago. And yes I get that it's a great 'deal' on the comic. But a better 'deal' might be paying for some classes or vocational training to generate future income streams I keep my paypal money and living money separate. I agree that a better "deal" would be classes but I have no idea what I want to do anymore so I'll will stick with a min wage job for now. I know you're going to say "You have a min wage job you shouldn't complain that it sucks" but I had two jobs that I enjoyed working at and my only complaints were two coworkers there but other then that great. Also I view classes as a bad investment because that would also be wasted money should it not turn out for me. Yes when I see a deal I'll go after it.

and this- been almost a week since WC asked...... FAR more important than the book - this brings stability which is what you need BEFORE you work on the comic front..... Things on the job front suck

Money will be sent via goods and services I'm not sure if you're doing this or not, but paying through Paypal with a credit card will give you an extra layer of protection. If you pay with your bank account or your Paypal balance and the other person empties their account, you could potentially be out of luck. With the credit card, you have the option of going the chargeback route if all else fails. This is a really good idea when dealing with people you're not familiar with. I have heard about that but I don't have a credit card yet only my payal attached to my bank account.

It has been a week since payment, did you get the book yet? According to tracking I should either get the comic tomorrow or the day after tomorrow

Let's just say I hate my job and looking for another

BB28 Update The comic had been purchased huzzah I'm excited to get it.

Is it blue-label? That sounds like a deal that's "too good to be true". Or a seller who is clueless about what they have. Tread lightly and as others said, be protected. If it turns out legit, sweet deal there. Blue label 2.5 and yes it does sound too good to be true but then again it was posted when a 2.5 sold for 1800 but yeah I will be taking precautions for future ref, consider posting about this type of thing AFTER the sale has been completed. There are some ultra sleuths out there (in here) who don't need 3 days to find this guy and make him an offer he can't refuse or a friend to alert him to the value he's losing. There's no downside to waiting for the transacted sale to be complete, but there is a potential downside to premature announcements.... and that's without mentioning that the person you eventually hope to sell to might remember this thread and try to talk you down on price as a result. "Found a GREAT price on a low grade BB28. He's shipping it in three days, hope its for real!!!" Would probably suffice, if you had to say something. Great advice. Just wait a few days. I myself like to give prices because I think it is good to pass as much info along as possible but I no longer include it. People seem avoid the dollar amounts here. I think adding prices takes away from the books, which should be the focus not the fact that they are commodities. I like giving prices to and since gpa isn't the end all be all the boardies will say it's too good to be true and give great advice but I'll hold off until I get the comic next time.

Is it blue-label? That sounds like a deal that's "too good to be true". Or a seller who is clueless about what they have. Tread lightly and as others said, be protected. If it turns out legit, sweet deal there. Blue label 2.5 and yes it does sound too good to be true but then again it was posted when a 2.5 sold for 1800 but yeah I will be taking precautions for future ref, consider posting about this type of thing AFTER the sale has been completed. There are some ultra sleuths out there (in here) who don't need 3 days to find this guy and make him an offer he can't refuse or a friend to alert him to the value he's losing. There's no downside to waiting for the transacted sale to be complete, but there is a potential downside to premature announcements.... and that's without mentioning that the person you eventually hope to sell to might remember this thread and try to talk you down on price as a result. "Found a GREAT price on a low grade BB28. He's shipping it in three days, hope its for real!!!" Would probably suffice, if you had to say something. Again as always great advice on you're right I probably should have waited after saying it and as for selling it I would hold until I got the offer I wanted

Is it blue-label? That sounds like a deal that's "too good to be true". Or a seller who is clueless about what they have. Tread lightly and as others said, be protected. If it turns out legit, sweet deal there. Blue label 2.5 and yes it does sound too good to be true but then again it was posted when a 2.5 sold for 1800 but yeah I will be taking precautions

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Possible Deal I found a BB28 CGC 2.5 for 1200 while browsing for good deals and I contacted the guy as soon as I could. He replied back and said he has it and after some back and forth he'll be sending the comic after 3 days.

Awesome score on the uncle scrooge