CatskillMike

Didn't here appear very briefly anywhere yet?  I could be imagining it, I'm getting old(er).

2 hours ago, rjpb said:

Just wait until NGC starts offering virtual grading of bitcoins. Then that market will really take off. 

I want in on this.

I heard X-Men #1 tanked and you can get it for $50.

I just saw his Craig's List ad this morning in upstate NY.

My son buys stuff on ebay through my account.  He also sells a little.  Drum machines, processers, etc.  He is 17.5 years old.  At 18 I think I want him to start his own ebay account, so he will be a zero.  Not good for selling, but what is he supposed to do besides buy a few cd's or something ?  I liked the old way of setting the minimum buyer requirements.  But that makes too much sense, right ebay?

16 minutes ago, Lightning55 said:

 

I do believe that you can add language to your description along the lines that bidders must have a minimum of "X" feedback to bid, and that you will cancel bids made that are below that feedback.  Or that people who are below "X" feedback have to contact you prior to bidding for access.  And of course, since some bids come in at the very last second, you would also have to add "if the winning bid is below a certain feedback, it would void the sale".
 

I've seen this many times lately and, while it sounds good, probably won't fly with ebay.  But then again, they can't exactly make you sell the book either. 

1 hour ago, pemart1966 said:

Have it graded?  Absolutely not.  It's a reader, so read it and enjoy it. 

Agreed

36 minutes ago, rabidwolf said:

I know daredevil 1 is hot but how hot is it gonna get

5.0 on heritage just sold for $7200 

This kind of stuff is making me nervous.  Too much too quick.  When we get a pullback, the last people on the ride aren't going to be too happy. At least for a couple of years.

I remember seeing that skit when it initially aired.  I was delighted all those superheroes were on SNL.  Isn't this the one where Hulk stinks up the bathroom?

This is great how fast this was figured out and partially "resolved".  Great work by boardies once again. I'm looking forward to the rest of the story. 

That's alarming seeing how they got in through the top. So is this a unit inside one of those renovated warehouses? Look like they laid steel mesh cable across the top which sounds pretty good to me. Not too good on the supports that were supposed to hold the mesh in place though.

6 hours ago, BoogieWoogie said:

I'm guessing they packaged these before they were sold.

I have had someone I won 10 individual comic auctions for try to charge me $80 for shipping and refused to combine the shipping costs... I just didn't pay for the order until the seller canceled it. Eff that. Won't be THIS sucker! Not today at least! 

Beat me to it.

Beat me to it.

4 minutes ago, shadroch said:

I don't understand peoples fear of taxes. My new neighbor bought a house for his mother a few blocks away. She died and it is empty. I offered to rent it from him but the City of bisbee has a 2.5 % tax on rental properties.  He'd rather let it sit empty than pay $25 a month on a $1,000 income

Not too bright.

You can expect more of this scrutiny to obtain "missing" tax dollars to get even tighter as states are scrambling to find money to pay for the enormous pandemic costs.  As for getting money orders and personal checks, they leave a paper trail also, with your bank. If you get audited they will find that in 2 seconds. I'm pretty sure that is what wilbil was referring to.

To me it looks like all those sellers that never paid a dime in tax money all these years are in for it.  Private sellers selling off or turning over keys and making $1000's of dollars in profit might now be paying taxes. Here, ebay, everywhere. 

Consider this scenario- Blob or Dale or one of the true dealers sells an FF#1 for $15,000.  He priced it knowing he has to pay taxes on the gain. But if I wanted to sell my FF#1 for the same amount, I shouldn't pay any taxes?  Then I should sell mine for less, right?  This levels the playing field for selling, imho.

I assume this will not be a popular post. 

54 minutes ago, Yes I Canada said:

 

That is weird.  That very CD is sitting right next to my monitor right now. 

I obtained this copy by purchasing, about 16 years ago and with a left bid, a longbox of early/mid bronze age books. It was full of 20 cent partial runs like ASM, Daredevil, CA, Hulk, FF.  All Marvel.  I filled in a lot of holes for me. Asm 121,122,129, this book were all in there. About 150 books all together. Average price per comic was 69 cents.  That's right, sixty nine cents each. 

I missed out on a second box that wasn't so great, but was spiked with a IH #181 with a water stain on the cover. A third box I missed out on had an Giant size XMen #1, which was a key at the time but not a mega key. I wished I had the time to stay and attend the auction in person, because I just know they opened the bidding with my left bids. Those other boxes probably went for $1 more than my left bid. 

Yes, I know, my left bids should have been higher.

I'm not trying to brag, but I did think little true stories like these should be shared for the youngins

Thanks for the grades guys.  

50 minutes ago, kav said:

 you hold pendulum and ask yourself is it in the living room etc.  up and down swing means yes, back and forth no.  then you start narrowing it down-is it in the left side of room?  sounds insane but it can work.  

CREEP!!

Comic lies flat.  Still has some gloss. 

FC-Spine stresses and creases are all around.  1/8 inch spine split. 

Rear cover has a 3/4 inch tear and is slightly soiled. 

28 minutes ago, thunsicker said:

Would you need a permit to build a 400 square foot fire pit?

Oh no, not he fire pit again

8 hours ago, Buzzetta said:

Right, because a band that released their first album in 1982 and then broke up in 1987 was a 90's band. 

 

Because they were ahead of their time? 

1 hour ago, kav said:

I did get that one guy a custom title-"Remember folks-always keep a chainsaw with your comics"

Words to live by!

Yes, focus on the shilling.  The other actions are not illegal, like it or not.  It's not cool, but it's not illegal.

4 hours ago, James J Johnson said:

Photoshop. I can locate and remove his obvious photoshopped fills and what's left behind, with that removed, is exactly the way the book looked in the before image at the time he bought it. As stated, if he's pressing anything, the press isn't plugged in. Even with as much photoshopping practice as he's gotten over the years, he's still not that good with it. 

He said he pressed it, he never said he plugged the press in!  Maybe he "pressed" it under a stack of books like I tried 25 years ago?