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Gaard

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  1. @taro90 How did you send it - Priority or MM?
  2. I just have one question... Is he really this perturbed? (because it really shouldn't be Mike who is perturbed...it should be his customers) Or is this a deliberate attempt at making the thread go away? I guess, technically, that's two questions.
  3. It's been slightly over a year since CGC implemented this 'only FedEx' rule. You'd think that with all the horror stories and complaints, they'd reconsider. But this is CGC afterall, so I'm sure this 'only FedEx' rule was all about money. And when it comes to these guys, money trumps all things. Your comics? Who gives a ... ?
  4. I buy from thrift.books quite often Never had a problem. Of course, I only buy books from them that I want to read, I would never buy a book that I wanted in condition from a place called thrift.books.
  5. I love that issue. I'll also recommend the Dangerous Habits storyline in Hellblazer (also by Ennis). The tpb might be a little more than $5, but certainly can be had for less than $10.
  6. Gaard

    Quality Control

    I'd suggest to check the videos, but...
  7. Seems a tad unscrupulous to still be charging for images.
  8. Just screenshot/crop ... takes about a minute. Do they still charge people for images?
  9. I don't understand ... the tracking says it was delivered, but they say to file a claim with the post office?
  10. @hym122 Did CGC happen to say why there was no video to review? Contradicts what their own website states.
  11. I think the use of the word "Form" is what causes the confusion.
  12. Sheesh. After getting clues like that, I kinda feel guilty posting this.
  13. I've wondered for a long time... Has anyone ever been contacted by CGC to let them know that they (CGC) f'd up their books?
  14. Not really ridiculous, but kinda creepy.
  15. My first times were fun ... no worries/apprehension at all. Years ago CGC was actually very different. It was more like the prize in a box of Cracker Jacks ... you don't know what you're going to get, but you know it's going to be good. Nowadays, it's more like gambling ... could be good, could be bad. Back in the day, the first thing you looked at was the grade. These days (or at least the latter days of my submitting), the first thing you look at is the condition of the slab/comic. You should be ok, though. The odds have definitely changed, but they're still in your favor. I feel bad for first-timers today. They missed out on when slabbing your comics was fun and care-free.
  16. For informational purposes... I use a desktop/laptop (Firefox) 100% of the time. I get logged out frequently. I've never once, however, experienced this disappearing post phenomenon.
  17. You could very well be right. But other than "that's what they've always said", how does one determine that it's 'very likely'?
  18. I used to love going to places like that. There was an old used paperback/comic shop that I used to go to that even had an old couch, with lots of holes, so you could sit and read. Allow me to share my own somewhat funny story... There used to be a flea market in town that would set up every weekend on an old lot outside. This was back in the 70s. One day me and my friend decided to check it out ... we needed some tools. We walk by this van with a bunch of boxes with comics in them. We stop so that I could quickly look thru the. Inside one of the boxes, I find a FF #1. It had a $185 price tag on it. I didn't have the cash on me at the time, but the bank was about 1/4 mile away. I tell my friend that we have to go to the bank real quick. But it was hot out, so we just stopped under the tent for some lemonade instead, shrugging off the bank. Who needs an FF #1 when you can have a nice refreshing cup of lemonade on a hot day instead?
  19. I believe he's saying that any extra shipping costs would be worth it if CGC was more careful with books submitted by a 'big' customer.