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GM8
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Anybody use Facebook Marketplace to sell comics? I'm looking to branch out from Feebay and saw this was a thing.
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I re-use Amazon boxes for slabs, mostly N3 and IB2 boxes. The N3 allows for a little more packing material and I may use that for something worth over $100, the IB2 is fine with plenty of peanuts. I usually pre-wrap the slab in a padded envelope taped snugly around it. Then put it in the middle of peanuts (or crumpled packing paper as a second option). Tape it all up and done.
I've never had any damage to slabs I ship this way.
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10 minutes ago, spracknetch23 said:
I haven't made a sale in a few days, but hopefully printing your own label still gives a decent discount.
That's with my discount through ebay.
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USPS First Class rates went up maybe others too, don't know them well enough to report. I usually ship First Class 8 oz and it was a steady $2.77 for a while, now it went up 0.41 cents to $3.18. A 15% increase. Makes selling comics on the bay even less appetizing.
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I've seen this video a few times in my twitter feed and found its application to comic books intriguing. The laser vaporizes rust and contaminants on metal and doesn't affect anything else around it. Check it out if you haven't seen it. I have a few comics this would be great for. My question is, it seems pretty new and if it were applied to comics would it be restoration (assuming you could actually detect it) and if it were what would a service like this be worth on a per-comic basis? Just curious what people think.
https://twitter.com/businessinsider/status/953984574459068418
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11 hours ago, woregul said:
I can vouch for Nick in terms of him being the buyer, but I have never dealt with him as a seller. If he is really having troubles with finalizing large sales on eBay, maybe he should try selling on the boards. I am sure there is a taker here somewhere for a TMNT 1 1st 9.8
Or Heritage. They take a big cut but wow they find buyers. The two who bid up a 9.6 to $26,290 might like an upgrade!
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12 hours ago, szavisca said:
Obviously I have no firsthand knowledge and don’t know this seller, but a pattern of reauctioning the exact same high dollar book over and over could indicate shilling. Bidding up your own book with a fake account, then winning at a lower price than you want... then backing out on the deal with yourself to avoid paying ebay.
I looked for that and just can't find enough bids/history on the bidders to draw that conclusion. Also, he apparently has his hands on at least 3 9.8's over the past couple years, judging by the CGC #'s. That's why I think he just flips these books and the trail isn't pointing to anything else.
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20 hours ago, szavisca said:
So if I’m following this correctly ... what’s to be gained doing repeated fake sales on eBay that get cancelled? Can the seller just say to ebay that the buyer didn’t pay and it’s all cancelled? Is it some weird business/tax scam?
I don't know. His feedback is too good to be shipping empty boxes to people. The simple explanation is that he flips these books and gets stuck underwater with sales below his purchase price or buyers that don't pay.
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2 hours ago, ComicConnoisseur said:
That's the one, thanks! Couldn't remember it but that's where I got my turtles #1.
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On 1/8/2018 at 11:17 PM, shadroch said:
It was when Comic Value Monthly started outselling X-Men that the warning lights went off!
Does anyone recall the name of the comic newspaper that was folded once and had some prices in the back but was mostly classifieds?
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If they restart the series I hope they begin at issue #276. I know they won't but can't blame a guy for dreamin'.
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6 hours ago, jeranimal said:
Yes, looks like the same CGC # (0202540001) as his last auction. Also the same one that is listed in GPA as sold in April 2017.
And when I try to contact seller to ask him what happened, Very strange.
Not sure what to make of it all. I sent him a message and it seemed to go through. Will see if he responds.
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10 hours ago, jeranimal said:
yeah, he seems to sell and/or resell a lot of copies. His listing said he was saving up for a house (again). I asked him about this specific copy and here is his response:
Hmmm?. So the plot thickens. I just got a second chance offer from Nick Bridger for a TMNT #1 CGC 9.8 for $24,000. Quite a discount off of the $30,100 for the last one. How many copies of this book does this guy have?
Is it the same CGC # as the one that sold for $30.100? What is the ebay item #?
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4 hours ago, Wolverinex said:
I never see spawn newstands but I randomly find other image newstands in dollar bins, do you think they will move up in price eventually?
They already are, in high grade at least.
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So if the Post's story is correct (it is the Post after all, you have to be skeptical) these are nurses who work for an agency and are sent to his home. They don't technically work for him. I would imagine at any other time except now that the correct thing to do would be just dump him as a client the first sign of shenanigans. I guess these things will just need to be sorted out in the courts or maybe they already have and we're just seeing money grabs.
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40 minutes ago, justafan said:
just curious what is the appeal or advantage to this? granted I'm not a high volume seller and rarely keep a balance on my paypal account so whenever I do get paid for something through ebay I usually just do a transfer to my high yield bank account. maintaining a balance on paypal that doesn't pay over 1% interest doesn't appeal to me that much so I wonder what is the benefit of paying them to transfer my money quicker for a 25 cent fee.
the only benefit I can see is if you took in a huge payment of $10k+ and would be losing 27 cents+ per day that the money wasn't in your high yield account that earns 1% or more that would justify the 25 cent fee. even then I wonder if those large transfers don't qualify for some type of bank hold.
is this supposed to possibly be the paypal equivalent of a wire transfer to a linked account?
I don't think the interest lost is the driver of any demand for this feature. It's more about time. While I don't see myself using it often, in a pinch if I needed money in my checking account quickly this would be nice and I would pay the relatively small fee. For Paypal it's all about adding another "service" that is redundant but can add revenue from fees.
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21 minutes ago, ygogolak said:
I am guessing they illegally downloaded digital copies and put them on a DVD. Cost about $0.05 and their time.
I see. Well that sounds like this guy is the Napster of digital comic books! I've seen these listings before but guessed they were comixology licenses or something. How silly of me.
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8 minutes ago, ygogolak said:
How do people get away with selling digital comics?
Is there some serial # that this seller is providing or is he just copying a DVD and sending it to people?
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I had a similar issue selling game codes a while back. If the buyer doesn't receive a tangible item then ebay forbids (or at least forbade at the time) selling of these items because there is no way to prove they were delivered. So Ebay cancelled my items and sent me a stern message about listing practices. Meanwhile there were literally hundreds of other similar listings live on the site, same as mine was.
Whomever you spoke with on the phone is probably not authorized to remove listings in bulk and would need to probably spend time on each listing and not on the phone. Moreover, yours was probably removed due to a specific complaint from a user. Your complaining about all the listings was probably considered just retaliatory and not followed up on.
I don't work there, but from dealing with them since the 90's (God I'm OLD) I see this as their M.O. To answer your question about suing, it would be an expensive uphill battle on your part and probably get you nowhere since it's their platform and can do most anything they want so long as it's legal. And let's be honest, the only pain you received was to your ego.
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I'll take your guys' word for the signature, but Marvel Super Action? What kind of sick person gets a Stan Lee sig on a Marvel Super Action?
I reported it for listing practices, although they don't offer fake signature as an item.
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38 minutes ago, Parabellum said:
Some recent TMNT purchases:
I must thank Turtle and woregul for helping me out with some of these books. The eBay seller whom I got the TMNT Adventures Canadian price variant and 9.8 #7 second print from also threw in a TMNT 2009 color error and a raw #7 second print in for free. The trades are all first prints and the sixth print 9.6 was mine that I subbed at the Baltimore con this year. I was hoping for a 9.8 but to be honest I agree completely with the 9.6. Just hoping to get lucky I guess.
Can someone explain to me why the #7’s in 9.8 are pricey? I got mine at the GPA low (timing I guess).
Hi there, great collection! I love the more obscure stuff and you've got yourself a ton of it!
The #7 2nd printings apparently had a low print run and they are notoriously hard to find in high grade. The blue ink is very susceptible to rubbing off and leaving whitish blotches, almost like chalk on the areas that rub against other books. I have one high grade copy ungraded and it took me years to find it. All the others I've bought and sold have had spine creasing issues and the "shelf wear" issue.
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35 minutes ago, jeranimal said:
yeah, he seems to sell and/or resell a lot of copies. His listing said he was saving up for a house (again). I asked him about this specific copy and here is his response:
That's similar to other responses I've had. Either it's all a big ruse or, more likely, he just has a boatload invested in TMNT #1 1st print cgc 9.8's. Not a bad place to be IMHO.
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11 hours ago, Ghostzapper said:
It's tough to tell if it's all real. He has some items with buy it now or best offer, so I don't know. I was interested in his Fantastic Four #52 9.8 he had listed and asked two questions and never got a response back. One was that if he could post a picture with the book and his user i.d. so I knew the book was in his possession. No response back. That book is currently listed on ComicLink with an asking price of $90K and bids up to $80K (I don't know how legit that is). The ComicLink listing scans/pics. are the same used for the eBay auction. I don't think the book is worth close to that price anymore and it's not going to go close to that on eBay. But you would think if you are selling a book that was going to go over $30K you would respond to questions. I then noticed there were a couple books listed after I messaged him. So I'm a bit skeptical. Good Luck to the bidders
His history of selling TMNT #1 1st Printings CGC 9.8 is interesting. I've been keeping track of all sales for the past couple years. He's listed at least 3 different copies: 0950071001, 1463959001 and the one that just ended for $30,100: 0202540001 (It's hard to make out it may be "75"in the middle there).
The 0950071001 was listed as sold on Comic Connect on 4/1/16 for $27,222. Then Nick Bridger had it listed and sold on Ebay on 4/29/16 for $24,100. That doesn't make sense to me.
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9 hours ago, woregul said:
$30100 for the TMNT 1 9.8 on eBay. A little low considering the recent 9.6 price ... or was the 9.6 too high. Oh well. It’s not for me to decide as both are way out of my price range. Congrats to buyer and seller!
That is lower than I expected. Ebay is really not a great platform for selling luxury/expensive items.
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I always tape over it and never had an issue. On the contrary, I didn't do this in the past and on rainy day the untaped area could get wet and smudge or worse.