uchiha101

comics sold ASM 361 CGC 9.8 Copy #3

Nice score

I like this cover.

Plans To sell my st126, archie #17, asm 300 and han solo #2 The st126 if it doesn't sell now I can hold it till the movie is closer.

influenza you mean? no I don't why? you probably don't realize this, but you're feeding the trolls, and you're providing so much personal information that people can't possibly get the right context, and can only judge you based on what they know, which is what you've said. ALL of this should have been: "My financial situation needs improvement. I'm going to put a stall on my comic dealing career indefinitely while I seek more stable employment and some steady income. Its tough because I have some disabilities to overcome, but I will work hard and get past it." Instead you're defending yourself and revealing more personal information out of context, and probably feeling even worse about things. Others have said it before: While most of us wish the best for you, this isn't a support group, and I'm not sure any of us are trained professionals equipped to deal with the obstacles you're talking about. All the advice we give, we give with assumptions based only on what you've told us, and that only reveals a small part of the real picture, and makes the advice incomplete at best, and detrimental at worst. Please take a break from here for your own sake, the marginal value of advice vs piling on cannot be in your favor at this point. There's very little positive advice that can be said to you that hasn't already been said in this thread, but still many more things that can be said to tear you down more, which we all know you don't need. Wow you really put that into clear terms revat and yes I just come here now to update my journal and check pm's because my other time is spent looking for a job. Being on here less while still being here has eased my stress and comics is something I've come to like once the stress is taken away. I do want to thank you for caring this much and if it becomes too much I'll take a full break.

influenza you mean? no I don't why?

Scammer update Will be updated soon.

Waitaminute, waitaminute...So, if your parents were the first ones to break the cycle, is it fair to say YOU actually did NOT grow up poor? Based on your earlier statements it sounded like your immediate family is/was currently poor...Are you currently living on your own or with your folks? Yes I didn't grow up poor but at 12-13 things started downhill from there and I'm living with them and paying rent. Oh boy....... Gabe, I kinda defended you earlier in the thread based on your comment that you are trying to break generations of POVERTY. Then you disclose that your parents make 120K per year and you did not grow up poor? I'm done checking up on this thread. Good luck with all your endeavors. A little less embellishment in the future might prove beneficial to you and those around you. I am trying to break poverty that 120k was what my dad was making. It's been 13 years from that time and the financial situation didn't improve but got worse. I did nothing to lie if I was rich I wouldn't need to be on assistance or try to make money with comics or anything else.My situation has been that way for 13 years my parents are too proud to admit they need help that's what the struggle is and losing what I had taught me not to take things for granted but it doesn't stop me from hating it. My parents have struggled financially and continue to do so. I don't know if their situation counts or not but I still want to break the generations of poverty because they ended back up here again so I don't know what to think of that. I have no reason to lie to any of you and never have sometimes I get confused by what you guys ask but I try my best.

Waitaminute, waitaminute...So, if your parents were the first ones to break the cycle, is it fair to say YOU actually did NOT grow up poor? Based on your earlier statements it sounded like your immediate family is/was currently poor...Are you currently living on your own or with your folks? Yes I didn't grow up poor but at 12-13 things started downhill from there and I'm living with them and paying rent.

Thanks I'll apply there.

Trade update Finally after about the 5th time calling the PO I got a support ticket to see exactly what happened with the comics.

Yes my parents are successful and I do come from generations of poverty and I'm not sure what you mean I don't appreciate it what people are doing here. I'm telling you guys what I'm doing and working on as for the other part I'll pm you. I think what he is getting at is: How can you be poor and trying to break generations of poverty if your parents are successful. That means your parents have broken the generations of poverty since they have done well financially. I don't know if 120k a year is successful but in my eyes it is. My parents are the first ones to break poverty in about 5 generations so I want that to be something I want because eventually I wanna be my own boss my dad started making a decent amount 20 years old.

BA12 update The guy actually paid for my comic and a day earlier too so that's awesome Comics update I've had some interest in time payments for my asm 300 so if I sell that it's another big comic out of the way.

You're right I don't.

Thanks for being concerned about me and yes people are negative about what's happening here but that's ok. I'm working on a job, basic skills and I'll see what I can do about my mental health.

Yes my parents are successful and I do come from generations of poverty and I'm not sure what you mean I don't appreciate it what people are doing here. I'm telling you guys what I'm doing and working on as for the other part I'll pm you.

This is my journal about my ROAD TO SUCCESS and along that road there are things that get in my way of doing comics. I'm happy to have these people give me so much help and I'm starting to take it while I agree it's not all comics and I'm not forcing you to read this either it's just the majority of boardies want to see me doing something I'm showing them what I'm doing.

I'll simplify then. I'm getting a new resume, looking at career paths, getting help for basic skills and I sold a comic.

Not for me but another buyer

Job progress I went to the resume help with the employment help center and he asked how many jobs I applied for in a years time and after I said 300 he looked at my resume and laughed saying no wonder you can't get a job this is garbage. So what he's helping me with I need to write down all the experience I have and what I did in those jobs. Go on careercruising (I asked for this one) Check out second chance careers I'll also ask if he can help or know of people that can help me with basic skills. I actually had fun going to him and I'm happy to find someone in my area that knows what their doing man it's such a good feeling to start taking control of your life. Journal Update I'll update it when things from time to time Comics Sold Han Solo action figure variant

And I've bolded an important portion above that you seem to not understand. At this point in your life, there is no distinction between "my money" and "government money". If you weren't on government assistance, the money you "earned" selling comics would go toward the basic necessities that government money is currently covering. If this weren't the case, you wouldn't qualify for government assistance. It would be no different if you said "I put all my earned money toward food/rent/utilities, all government money goes to comic book purchases". There is no difference. Taxpayers are now paying for your expenses and they don't care what specific dollars are earmarked for what. At this point in your life, the money is all the same and you must consider all money "government money". This will only change once you get off government assistance. This should be part of your motivation to get a job. I never thought of it that way so no wonder why boardies were getting angry. I treat taxes like this, once I pay for it and because it's required I don't care as it's not my money anymore is that wrong? You never thought of it that way? Despite the fact that Revat gave you a very similar example to which you responded? I omitted some stuff for space, but the point is still there. I firmly believe that you're reading everything that people write, but you seem to pick and choose what you take out of the good advice that people are giving. The fact that these points seem to bounce right off of you is the reason people's goodwill toward you is eroding. Do you know what "lip service" is? If not, look it up. By responding to most posts and not heeding the advice given, that's exactly what you're doing and it's quickly turning from honest to disrespectful. It's not enough to just read and respond. Really think about what people write here. For example, I remember MONTHS ago, you posted that you usually go to drop off resumes/applications wearing a hoodie. Some well-established comic dealers came in and said to lose the hoodie as it's not professional. Fast forward a few months and you tell us that you're still wearing a hoodie to drop off resumes. Are you kidding me? Like I said, because of decisions you are choosing to make, you are choosing to be unemployed. You need to make better decisions if you want to succeed. All the tips you need to follow already exist in thise thread (sometimes several times over). Don't ask for specifics. Go back 6 months in this thread and read each and every post. Make a list of all the advice people have given you. This is a serious exercise and could do a lot of good. Yep. And while he's looking up "lip-service", he might also look up what "casting pearls to swine" means because that's exactly what everyone here has pretty much been doing for him for almost a year. And yet he doesn't get it. Gabe, quit buying/selling/trading comics. You don't have the money or time for that "hobby". Go get ANY job you can get, the more menial the better (dishwasher, bus-boy, whatever). Work for a couple of years at it until you're the BEST person doing that menial job and have become "the expert" on it so that you can train others. A restaurant we've been going to for 10 years has had the same bus-boy/table-clearer since we first started going there - and he is GOOD at what he does and now pretty much supervises the others. You need to take any job you can get and do NOT be picky - if you don't like it - too bad, you will learn a TON more about responsibility, work ethics and the value of money from that kind of job than from a happy-cushy-super-job that you love. And those are three things you REALLY need to learn. Your pledge to quit trading comics until 2017 is nonsense - that's only about 10 months away - what if you're still on welfare and still haven't learned a damn thing yet? Are you going to say "Woohoo it's 2017 now I can start trading again!"? Get. A. Job. And work your off, keep your mouth shut, put up with people you don't like, learn a skill or trade and grow the ... up. And these will hopefully be the last pearls I cast before swine in this thread. (although watching this perpetual trainwreck is addicting). So I'm this definition? cast pearls before swine (literary) to offer something valuable to someone who does not understand that it is valuable Giving him advice is just casting pearls before swine. He doesn't listen. See also: before, cast, pearl, swine Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006. Reproduced with permission. For quitting this hobby I still have my stuff to sell before that. A menial job is the only one I can get and for learning more things I still have a lot to learn but I've learned you mean nothing to them,they give you a middle finger for all your hard work and only care about their own . I realize I do need a job to become stable again and I do have work ethics for every job I've had but I do need to learn the value of money more. You like stories I can give you why I don't like these jobs. I was working on the week of Christmas a a dishwasher and they were recently teaching me prep cook this despite me not wanting that responsibility. I worked over 90 hours that week and you know what? no thank you no nothing she called me into her office and told me 'look at all these hours we'll have to fire you if you keep this up" so that's the thanks I got for working so hard for you? making sure everything was perfect, done in a efficient manner, and making sure everyone is happy? As for no trading till 2017 you say it's only ten months you're underestimating how much time that actually is that's about the maximum time it takes for a human to break a habit and I'm pretty sure I can do that to as I've said no to trade offers recently. I have no intention of staying on welfare that long. For skills I was thinking a welder or something tech based. Gabe, most of us have had crappy jobs, awful bosses, jobs we can't wait to quit. And yes, most employers couldn't care less about you. There's no loyalty out there anymore, especially in entry level jobs. But that entry level job is paying the rent and, more importantly, is a stepping stone to a better job. You grit your teeth, learn everything you can, do your best and keep applying for better jobs. Eventually a better job and employer comes along - a job you can't get right now because you haven't kept a job long enough. Employers aren't looking for people who quit. My first job sucked. My new boss was an alcoholic and the pay was awful. I slapped a grin on my face and kept working and started looking for a job. Found a much better job 2 months later and gave my notice with a real grin on my face - and I stayed at that job for 37 years.. Employers offering decent jobs like to hire people who already have a job, especially if times are tough. Why hire someone nobody else will hire. Thanks I'll keep that in mind looks like I have to grit my teeth a bit longer.

+1 Thanks

Thanks.

And I've bolded an important portion above that you seem to not understand. At this point in your life, there is no distinction between "my money" and "government money". If you weren't on government assistance, the money you "earned" selling comics would go toward the basic necessities that government money is currently covering. If this weren't the case, you wouldn't qualify for government assistance. It would be no different if you said "I put all my earned money toward food/rent/utilities, all government money goes to comic book purchases". There is no difference. Taxpayers are now paying for your expenses and they don't care what specific dollars are earmarked for what. At this point in your life, the money is all the same and you must consider all money "government money". This will only change once you get off government assistance. This should be part of your motivation to get a job. I never thought of it that way so no wonder why boardies were getting angry. I treat taxes like this, once I pay for it and because it's required I don't care as it's not my money anymore is that wrong? Government takes money off my check every 2 weeks and funnels it into all types of programs like welfare. I don't mind helping people to get a job or improve their situation but I'm not a fan of helping anyone who isn't busting their butt to get off the system. I understand that and I am working towards it I don't want to be on assistance for a long time as it limits what I'm allowed to do.

Break update I just want to post the trade update when it gets resolved but I'll be taking a break here for a while until I get a job and a bit of my health under control. Guys I truly do thank you for putting I with me even if you don't understand it neither do I. So again I'll just make the trade update when it gets done and I'll be off for a while.