GeeksAreMyPeeps

I don't have GPA. Is this out of the ordinary for this book? Ongoing television show and multiple first appearances helps. https://www.ebay.com/itm/204090416421?_trkparms=ni_actn%3Anav|ni_nt%3AWATCH_ITEM_ENDING_SOON|ni_apos%3A1|ni_sg%3A1|ni_pos%3A1|ni_st%3AREAD|ni_wh%3A1|ni_nid%3A561891026859|ni_nsid%3A204090416421|ni_et%3A1663556280000|ni_bn%3A1&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&autorefresh=true&nma=true&si=gPn%2BNnYflDwkL1Vxcr6jXSvUrNo%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc

Thanks. I'm really not sure who needs to be aware of this, but if you should know and give them a heads-up, I would really appreciate it.

@CGC Mike I got a second package on Wednesday, and the same thing; FedEx doesn't bother to obtain a signature, and just drops the package. Also, with both shipments, the box was in rougher shape than when I typically get boxes back from CGC via USPS. On both of them, the tape at the bottom of the box has been broken (one of them on both sides of the bottom), and the interior cardboard protection is crunched up a bit. Fortunately there's no damage to the books or the slabs, but it's obvious from the condition of the boxes that FedEx is not treating them as well as USPS did. I imagine the number of books that suffer from "Shaken Comic Syndrome" is going to rise, with the way FedEx is handling the packages.

If it turns out to not be a secret Bad Idea book, I think the creator of this book is going to get an unreasonable expectation for future sales. It would be cool if it isn't a Bad Idea book, but it turns out to be really good, and gives the book a boost because of mis-placed speculation.

I got my first submission since the change back today, and FedEx just dropped the box in the lobby of my building. @CGC Mike we really need the Registered Mail shipping option back.

Just crossing the line.

I'm loving the chatter about the Orc Island logo.

There will be a bigger dropoff when people who aren't already aware become aware of the change in reporting for taxes.

I read a good run of Claremont's run on X-Men many years ago, around the time when I was in college. 2 takeways from that: * When you binge read a monthly book in a short period of time, you get the impression that the X-Men were a bunch of serious whiners, as in pretty much every issue, someone (in my memory, Rogue played this role more than the others) decries the fact that they're a group that the world "hates and fears." But of course, in those times, before collections were a regular thing, *every* issue was someone's first, and Claremont was just outlining what the book was about for the new readers. • Yes, it was all about prejudice. And that SO MANY PEOPLE do not understand that explains why some writers have chosen to make the message more explicit in their books. But I guess there are some people that are never going to be open to the message in the books that they claim to enjoy.

Fun fact!: I revived this thread with a question about the comics experience of the driving force behind it. Before that, there had been no comments for a month. That should be an indication of how much enthusiasm there is about the comic itself.

There are plenty of people commenting that they don't think it's worth *their* money (or aren't sure. There are absolutely no messages from anyone indicating they're opposed to anyone spending their own money on the book. (They might think it's a waste, but that's not the same thing.) But I don't think that makes a difference, as I don't believe for a second that you actually intended to buy extra copies for that reason anyway.

I don't know why you think that anyone would care about what comics you buy with your money.

Or you could buy one of the Milestone Season One hardcovers, and you'll know that you're getting a complete story arc created by POC, and you'll have some money left over for another new comic book.

No one in this thread has made any explicit or even implicit suggestion about race, until you started your trolling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmN2l2KlmF4&ab_channel=BlackFlagComics Start at 3:20

I'd read it, but no way I'm tossing down $30 or whatever it is from someone with no track record in comics.

You'll get a premium for your book if you get one of his murdered signatures.

Considering that he admitted on video that he held a gun to Crain, I would not be at all surprised if this whole situation leads to someone dead or in jail.

Just got them back Tuesday. On the same day as some books I submitted in July 2021. So I guess the TATs for the later books are coming down a bit. And the Economy books I submitted in July 2021 now, so hopefully those will be coming back soon.

I got my first Mark Jewelers slab back. Thought the grade would be a little higher, but not entirely displeased.

That's one of the things that makes me skeptical about the success. One can see the sample art and see that it's decent enough (professional level, from what we've seen; not entry-level, but not clearly superior work), but there's no indication that the story is going to anything that is a must-read; no amazing concepts as far as I can see.

This assumes, of course, that the numbers on the website aren't fabricated to make it seem more desirable than it is. If they are fabricated, then the whole "Paypal froze my money" thing could be fabricated to explain why he doesn't have access to the money from those sales.

Someone needs to tell him that his wife is not an object that can be stolen. She's a person with free will.

I hope the buyer doesn't think they're getting slabs.