DrJ-migration

Does it make any sense to have him sign the back cover?

I know what you mean - and I can't help but do business with any place that ends on "o-rama" either. Just oozes credibility. I figured out how to post the image. Thanks again for all your advice, it's a lot to consider!

That's a good point, I hadn't thought of it that way. It is only a 4.5, so I figured it's not exactly a pristine cover and the plan for this book is to help fund my son's schooling when he's 18, so I thought the signature would make sense from an investment standpoint. I love the cover as well, do you think it will degrade the value?

Hi, thanks for your info. My eBay ID is drj-jame. But yes, I had read all kinds of mixed messages about them and just wanted to post my experience. I e-mailed Tina to tell her it arrived safely and admitted to her I had given it about a 50/50 that I was getting ripped off. I'd be happy to post a pic but I don't know how to attach photos to the posting. It just asks for a URL but the photo is on my computer. I just sent it off to Desert Wind Comics yesterday for a Stan Lee signing, probably a few weeks before I get it back.

Honestly, when I was waiting for the funds to clear, it was not the ending I was expecting! I felt like I had my financial d*ck hanging out. I had already resigned myself to losing all my money.

Hello, I'm just recently joined the forum, but have been watching posts for a few months. Because I'm new, I imagine my post may not carry a lot of weight with long-time members, but I wanted to post this nonetheless. It's all true. I was looking for a premium comic for my son for his 18th birthday. He's 3yrs old now. I was looking on eBay and found an Amazing Fantasy #15, 4.5 grade sold by Popscomicbooks. It was in my price range, so I clicked "Buy It Now" to purchase. I hadn't purchased anything like this on eBay before, but given their Satisfaction Guarantee, I figured I didn't have anything to lose. So I started messaging back and forth with Tina from Popscomicbooks and it became evident this deal was not going to close through eBay. I live in Canada and there was no way they were going to ship to Canada. This was in the listing, but I live near the US border and have a US mailing address so I didn't think that would be an issue. But, as some of you may now (and I discovered), with an eBay transaction they must send it to the PayPal verified address, which was in Canada, and they wouldn't do that. So, (and Tina was very pleasant and professional in all this) we mutually agreed to cancel the sale on eBay and continue the discussion privately. So, given my inexperience and having never dealt with this person before, I was very hesitant to conduct the deal off eBay as there was no longer a Satisfaction Guarantee. I kept asking Tina, how do I know you're legit? Where is your website? If you're so well known, where is your other inventory? Who are your clients? You don't have any transactions on eBay over $300 and now you're selling an AF #15? And you're selling shoes on eBay? Through all this, Tina was very responsive in her e-mails, pleasant and professional. What finally swayed me was I googled "Popscomicbooks" and found a posting by on this forum by G.A.tor: http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1981935&fpart=1 who said he had a great transaction with them. So, I went ahead. I transferred the funds through a PayPal eCheck. And of course the funds had to clear. Waiting. When it did, I said "Send me my book!" and Tina said "Well, it's on consignment, we have to wait for it to clear out of our PayPal account into our consignor's account...it takes a few more days". So now I have an ulcer thinking I'd been ripped off. But then Tina e-mailed me saying "Ok, it's on it's way, here's your tracking number". And....the package arrived the next day, I went and picked it up. It was packed very well, and it was exactly as advertised. Just what I wanted. I was thrilled. The other posts I had read said people had problems with them regarding raw comics. This was already slabbed, and it went very well, just as Tina had promised. So, I just want to say, I wouldn't hesitate to get another slabbed book from them again. I can't attest to raw, but I was so relieved to discover my first foray into buying a higher-end comic went so smoothly! Hope this helps someone later... James