uchiha101

Man, I think it is way past time for you give this up. You need to stop buying comics and sell everything you have. Give up this foolish dream and focus on your life and getting it straightened out. This is more advice you won't listen to like the other that has come before it but it is time to grow up. I'm working on selling what I have but I'm learning from my mistakes but it takes longer then most people don't worry you'll soon see.

Well ... this is a new development. Yes and no the three scams are from 2 years ago, and the last one is from about 8 months ago.

STOP BUYING!!!! Why would you buy a Man Thing 2? You should be saving your money, not trying to flip expensive comics. We have all told you this. Where did you get the ASM 129? That is an expensive book to be buying when you have no savings and almost no income. I'm guessing his new credit card... My paypal money

STOP BUYING!!!! Why would you buy a Man Thing 2? You should be saving your money, not trying to flip expensive comics. We have all told you this. Where did you get the ASM 129? That is an expensive book to be buying when you have no savings and almost no income. The man thing 2 was a 2 dollar comic and the asm 129 is a quick flip and I already have some people interested.

Are you saying that you're currently in debt $1,100 from buying comics, and on top of that, you've now bought these? He's saying that overall he is down $1100 in his comic "business." That would be correct.

Are you saying that you're currently in debt $1,100 from buying comics, and on top of that, you've now bought these? [/quote/] That would be correct but the reason why I'm in debt isn't because I bought comics it's because I've been scammed 3 times. ASM 129 will be a quick seller so I'm not worried and already have two people interested.

VERY interested to know what you paid for the ASM #129 CGC 8.5 Were these internet finds? Did you "break in" your new credit card with these buys? This is a internet find and I purchased this with my paypal money and I paid 956 usd for it.

Unless he mentions "no deals till 2017" elsewhere, he does say "no trades til 2017." I still don't think the kid will learn since he is making sales from generous forum members. Thanks

Recent Purchases Man thing 2 Marvel Premiere 1 ASM 129 CGC 8.5

No that was about trading comics because I kept failing at it. You specifically said deals, Gabe. I don't remember saying that but I do know I need to sell off what I have. Gabe .... that was a massive discussion point ... and you don't remember saying that? Okay. Everyone was begging you to stay off making deals of any sort (because it really wasn't working for you). You relented and promised to not make any deals until 2017 (I think for a second there, you realised deals were a mistake for you). You haven't got the many years of experience behind you that a lot of people have here (in making successful deals). One relatively successful deal (with massive generosity from another boardie), does not a wheeler-dealer make. Can I somehow drum it into you that none of us are giving you bad advice .. we're actually trying to help you .. but .. does what Metal wrote above ring any bells for you? I went through a few posts back and it seems many were initially under the impression that Gabe gave up buying as well but promptly turned around and bought something, we all went nuts, then Gabe "clarified" that he was "done trading until 2017" and then there was more talk, something about gambling and welfare and then jobs searches and...Yeah. I'm done drinking until 2017, I need to get my head straight and get clean. Oh I should have clarified, I'm done drinking WATER until 2017. Everything else is still on the table. Is that what it sounded like?

No that was about trading comics because I kept failing at it. You specifically said deals, Gabe. I don't remember saying that but I do know I need to sell off what I have. Gabe .... that was a massive discussion point ... and you don't remember saying that? Okay. Everyone was begging you to stay off making deals of any sort (because it really wasn't working for you). You relented and promised to not make any deals until 2017 (I think for a second there, you realised deals were a mistake for you). You haven't got the many years of experience behind you that a lot of people have here (in making successful deals). One relatively successful deal (with massive generosity from another boardie), does not a wheeler-dealer make. Can I somehow drum it into you that none of us are giving you bad advice .. we're actually trying to help you .. but .. does what Metal wrote above ring any bells for you? I went through a few posts back and it seems many were initially under the impression that Gabe gave up buying as well but promptly turned around and bought something, we all went nuts, then Gabe "clarified" that he was "done trading until 2017" and then there was more talk, something about gambling and welfare and then jobs searches and...Yeah. Hmm well I'll go back and read back a few pages to see.

No that was about trading comics because I kept failing at it. You specifically said deals, Gabe. I don't remember saying that but I do know I need to sell off what I have. Gabe .... that was a massive discussion point ... and you don't remember saying that? Okay. Everyone was begging you to stay off making deals of any sort (because it really wasn't working for you). You relented and promised to not make any deals until 2017 (I think for a second there, you realised deals were a mistake for you). You haven't got the many years of experience behind you that a lot of people have here (in making successful deals). One relatively successful deal (with massive generosity from another boardie), does not a wheeler-dealer make. Can I somehow drum it into you that none of us are giving you bad advice .. we're actually trying to help you .. but .. does what Metal wrote above ring any bells for you? Does what he said ring any bells for me? No it doesn't and I'm slowly getting better at making deals and my comic debt is going down only 1100 more to go.

I see well I didn't do that badly but I see what you mean.

Updates Comics Sold Batman 181 General update I had to buy a new laptop since my other one got fried

Okay, not ALL of the $700 was "free" - but probably 80% of it was a gift. A finders fee is fine and you earned it, but a $700 finders fee on a $1200 sale is and extremely generous tip on top of the $150ish which would probably be customary for a finders fee on that kind of a purchase. I agree it was very generous but I did put in effort as well.

No that was about trading comics because I kept failing at it. You specifically said deals, Gabe. I don't remember saying that but I do know I need to sell off what I have.

Just pointing out that even flashattack was excoriating Gabe earlier this year for doing high-dollar "deals" and was telling him NOT go after big deals anymore. And then he turns around and encourages him (or uses him, not sure) and perpetuates the OP's desire to "score big" by basically giving him $700 "finders fee" which is extremely generous - but so is giving $700 to a gambling addict. no I'm with you, I just don't think that was his intention to begin with. But once he was in it, thought "Hmmm, maybe not the best idea to be in an ongoing joint investor, what's the fairest way out of this 'joint investment'?' I guess I'll just buy him out and pay him for his trouble and for modifying the deal." Yes the result appears to be enabling, but I think the initial intent was just to be help someone help themselves (even if some observers might not have agreed with it). The way the deal was done was the easiest way instead of calculating profit later.

DUDE! WTH? Going back on this thread, YOU were telling Gabe to quit doing big trades and big-dollar deals... and yet you are now ENCOURAGING him by enabling him with basically free money to fuel his addiction!! Where did vvvvvvv THIS vvvvvvv guy go? 02/05/16 That's where the problem lies if I don't trade I either have to sell for a loss or wait till it reaches a price where I can make a profit on it. Sell for a loss man. Get cash back and just be sure you're buying books you can profit on with the cash you got back. You can't move forward unless you accept the loss and move on. Everyone loses on something. Being stubborn in this situation is only hurting you further. Here's my advice: 1) Throw every book up for auction. Start and end it on a Sunday. 2) use that cash and go hit your local stores and buy books that your local shops have priced too low. Not every sale has to be a home run. Go in the local shop, find some books priced at $20-$50 Cdn and see if you can sell them for $20-50 in US dollars. Say for instance you find a DC comics presents 26 for $50 Cdn in your shop. Buying it for $50 in Canadian and selling it for $50 usd will make you - $50usd x 1.40 = $70cdn. You've made $20 on one book by taking advantage of the weak Cdn dollar. Do that a few times over. You're like a classic enabler - you gave him solid advice back then, but then later came back and now basically just reinforced his bad behavior of seeking out high-dollar "deals". I'll be honest with you James you're frustrating me calling the money "free" I worked for my part of the deal and yes it was with no cost to me but I did put in effort to get the finders fee and make sure everything went as smoothly as I could make it.

Hmm I'm thinking of a TOS 39 coverless because I think I just scouted another deal. Coverless books are some of the MOST DIFFICULT to flip. There is a very small number of people that would have any interest in a coverless book. How long did it take you to sell your Action 15? Please take the $700 and put it in your bank account. Now DO THIS ^^^ Until you get 3 months of living expenses saved up in a bank account, you should not be "investing" this kind of money in rolling "hot deals". You need to build up your savings cushion FIRST. Once you got 3 months of living expenses saved - THEN you can start playing/investing in comics (but still, I would advise against doing big deals period.) I do have at least three months living expenses saved up. Living with your parents is not what I mean regardless of whether you pay them "rent" or not. When you have left your parents home and are fully supporting yourself AND have at least a 3-month savings that you never touch, THEN you might want to dabble in flipping $10-$20 comics for profit while still learning the business which takes years (but still avoiding books that cost more than a full week or more of your wages to buy). Better to start investing in self-improvement, job-training, soft-skills, communication skills, etc. Now that you have a job - get better at it if you want to keep it or.... work on getting a better job. Bottomline - You're gambling, and you hit nicely on one THIS time (with the help of a VERY generous boardie). That only reinforced your addiction. 02/19/16: In the end, I have little faith in you though because as another member pointed out - you talk, talk, talk and never hold yourself to your word. Your word is meaningless now. You're ignorant about credit card addictions and are falling RIGHT into their traps because.... "they kept bugging me". Bullshot! You want EASY money and credit cards offer yet another way for you to buy that you can't afford because if you CAN afford it - you wouldn't need to use the card. You WILL end up with a rolling credit card balance that swallow you up for the next few years and keep you in poverty. You're dirt poor and don't care because you haven't grown up yet. You're a man-child living with your parents making promises that you don't keep and who can't make it on his own. Yet you think you should be spending more money than you earn in a week on comic "deals" over and over again. You got lucky and were bailed out by a fellow-boardie who fueled your addiction at a time when you said you wouldn't be doing this anymore. You. Got. Lucky. But you're not grown up enough to even recognize that. So... off you go again to buy high-dollar garbage coverless books when you still can't even support yourself on your own. Yes and that traded I haven't traded anything yet. I won't lie it's definitely a confidence booster but at the same time it's not like I'm learning at all. No I'm still working on leaving my parents and can't fully support myself yet but as I said before if something costs over what I want to get it for I won't buy it.

Hmm I'm thinking of a TOS 39 coverless because I think I just scouted another deal. Coverless books are some of the MOST DIFFICULT to flip. There is a very small number of people that would have any interest in a coverless book. How long did it take you to sell your Action 15? Please take the $700 and put it in your bank account. OP is not interested in advice, he is going to do what he wants. I doubt he'll post failures... Failures? I've posted all of them here like I said before I have nothing to hide. You sure don't What haven't I posted?

It was a good deal for sure and both of us benefited from this.

i.e. "gift". No it wasn't a "Gift" I worked for my part of the deal as did Flash.

Gabe is NEVER going to quit "dealing" in comics. This one good deal (thanks to a very kind buyer who could have easily taken him for a ride) is only going to further reinforce in his mind that he is "good" at this. He has admitted earlier in the thread to basically being unmotivated, doesn't want to "put up with any mess" and I can imagine being difficult to deal with. He lacks of clear vision or path towards his future and would rather entertain "kewl" stuff like selling comics, video games and voice acting. Yes and no I'm still deciding what to do and yes I don't have a vision or clear path yet but I don't do something because it's" cool" I do it because I like it and makes money.

I wouldn't take any lessons unless I knew I'd at least have a shot.

No that was about trading comics because I kept failing at it.