Hudson

Since Comcav does not want this.,..

Yes! Still awake.

Yes, perhaps you should go to sleep now. Nothing to see here. Lol.

Great....competing with you sir is like trying to outdraw Paladin. Good to see you. William.

I thought the greatest supervillian was KAV @kav “killer of the PIF”.

Nice selection of books!

I purchased a nice Action Comic from Randy. He sent it super quick and packaged very well. He was pleasant to deal with and communicated with me from sale, to shipping, to arrival. I am hoping to do business with Randy again

Great cover!

Thanks, Peter. Unfortunaltely not, but I appreciate your support and well wishes.

Thanks, Harold, but no such luck. Looks awesome for a 1.5. I guess dreams do come true for some.

I think it is really nice of the OP to try and reach out and help others, regardless of “membership”.

I too was hoping for some photos. No such luck.

Have you ever heard of Danny Dupcak???!!!!

Thanks for your thoughts, Bob. Your comments gave me things to think about. For example offering books back to the people you purchased them from. Also after reading your post, I realized that NOT all books are created equal (in my collection). In other words, I have a large number of books that I really don't care much about. I either acquired these many years ago when I had different interests or I acquired them as part of a deal (wanted one or two books, but had to buy the lot to get the one or two I wanted). I suppose if I were a seller, I wouldn't really care who purchased those books (as I have no real vested interest in them). In fact, I sometimes wish I was a seller, so I could get rid of those books (not so much for profit, but simply to "clear space"). I think when I started this thread, I really had in mind the books that I care about and consider part of my actual "collection" as opposed to books I simply own, but don't really care about. You are correct, it is a difficult question to answer. Thanks again, for taking the time to respond.

WOW! Great story. I appreciate you taking the time to share it and for sharing your thoughts on the topic in general. You offer some great insights. Also, congratulations on both the new house and far more importantly, on the birth of your newest child.

I have often read discussions on these boards with regards to whether or not a seller should concern themselves with who buys their books. There seems to be some sellers who don’t want to sell to some dealers or to certain people. There are many on these boards who I have heard say it does not matter; that as long as the seller receives the price he is happy with then who the book goes to is not relevant. At first glance I understand the point of those (who I believe are in the majority) who say that it should not matter. I mean if a seller wants to sell a book and someone is willing to buy it at a price that both seller and buyer are happy with, then why should it matter to the seller, who the buyer is? That is what I see at first glance. I hear stories of sellers who offer discounts to those who are “collectors” and not simply “dealers” and again, at first glance this does not seem to make sense. Then I think of my own collection (which is NOT FOR SALE). If I ever did decide it was time to sell, what would I want? Would I simply want to maximize the amount of $$$$ I could receive for my collection OR would I want something more intrinsic. To me, money is a cheap commodity, that can be replaced. The comics I have collected, throughout the years, are more than a simple “commodity” to me; they are almost a part of me. As such, IF and WHEN the time ever comes to liquidate, I believe that I would rather sell those treasures to another collector who would love and appreciate them, rather than to someone who would simply treat them as a way to gain a quick profit. Given that dealing with individual collectors on a large collection might take more time than I have, it might be that I would opt to sell to a dealer, but even then, I would not be happy just selling to ANY dealer. I would rather do business with someone I trust and perhaps have done business with in the past. Maybe this is just me being sentimental, and maybe in today’s world the old saying that “Cash is king” is the way people should think. I, however, am ok with being in that minority of collectors who see books as more than simple commodities to be traded like stock. Those are my thoughts, however, I would like to hear yours……

Are you talking about returning a book, after you receive it, because it had defects not seen in the photos or described by the seller? If so, then I understand what you are saying. This is about buyers backing out after they make a purchase for reasons like “they found the book cheaper somewhere else” OR a seller backing out because he was offered more for the book by someone after he already agreed to sell it to the first buyer. I am not advocating a “no return” policy on books that have hidden defects.

I assumed (at the time I wrote) that these books belonged to Mark. Since I have always known Mark to be a great guy (done business with him, etc), I was sorry for his loss (just as I would feel bad for any of my friends who experienced a loss). I did not know the books belonged to someone else. I hope the owner can recover his books.

I think you took the Action 276 that didn’t exist.

Mark, I am very sorry to hear about this. I hope these are recovered soon and returned.

I have a whole collection of NM books (with the exception of the defects).