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"Other" was my pick....Jesse Custer.
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I just got off the phone with FedEx, again.
The first person I spoke with, a customer service representative, went through their computer database to look through packages that had labels fall off, get burnt, etc. Their protocol, as I was told, is to then open the packages and document their contents. The service rep found nothing matching: "comic book", "comic page" or "CGC."
I asked to speak with the supervisor.
I was told that if one of their employees stumbled upon the contents of my package, and recognized what it was (a Superman page from the most valuable comic book in existence) and had the intent to steal, that the employee would have made "quite the haul." In short, it's possible it could have been stolen.
Although he stressed the fact that the package has only been unaccounted for since Monday, it is never reassuring to hear a supervisor acknowledge that one of their own employees could have taken it, much less, express that such a find would be "quite the haul."
I would call again and ask for a supervisor.
Engage the supervisor in the same line of questioning.Do not explicitly lead him into making a statement about a FedEx employee possibly having stolen the package, but usher the conversation into that direction, if you have to.Make sure that your tone is very polite and overall friendly/understanding, otherwise the supervisor will be less than forthcoming.
In short, play up the wounded bird angle.
Before you call, put the settings on your cell phone onto "Record".
Download the saved file from your cell onto your desktop computer .
Not that this will guarantee that you are reimbursed if the package was in fact stolen, but it cannot hurt to have such a conversation recorded, if you have to file a claim.
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Looks like there are still some deals to be found on BA #12 every once in a while:
Mistake in the title.
I wonder if they will honor the sale.
Until its in hand it isn't a sale. Which still doesn't mean much anymore with the return system.
Regular 8.0's are worth around $450.
Add in the fact that it's a Spanish edition and the $150 or so sale price....well, how much more can one expect to get for a Mexican comic that has a limited collector base?
Tops would be $250, I'd think.....and you'd probably be sitting on that book for quite some time, intil the $250 BIN was hit.
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As the plot of the show is starting to unravel, Preacher's ratings are trending upwards....
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/07/17/cable-live-3-ratings-july-4-10-2016/
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One of my favorite Schomburg war covers.
For those keeping score at home, this book was previously a CBCS 7.0 OW-W.
it looks more like a 7.0 than a 5.0 - hidden flaws?
Not really. Grader's notes indicate a number of small flaws. Apparently, CBCS interpreted those flaws as a 7.0 and CGC as a 5.0. Nothing there that would indicate the CBCS graders overlooked something.
But, yeah, it is a very strong 5.0 to my eye.
Without seeing a BC scan, I can't really say with any certainty but that book looks much better than a very strong 5.0 to me.
What do the graders' notes say?
I see absolutely no reason why that book would grade out at a 5.0.
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Been watching this book for a while now.. Strong closing on this one
Luckily found a much nicer copy for sale tonight in the copper/modern for sale forums!
Looks like an 8.0 to me.
The description in that auction is pretty much as well honed of a swindle as you can get, without being downright criminal.
Key points being a two fold double whammy, bait and switch sucker punch:
The seller states he is not a professional grader, so he gets to opt out of actually assigning a grade to the book....initially, drawing in the suckers with the bait of basically saying that he doesn't know what he's doing.
Then he adds in the switch of "This book will benefit from a press" to nail it home.
Seeing as all of the spine ticks break color to one degree or another, a press will have a minor effect on the book.
Best case scenario is a press bumps it from an 8.0 to an 8.5....
My take is that the seller knew exactly what he was doing.
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Can someone explain to me why any one with any intelligence thinks this movie wont be another epic POS?
How can you use the Old Man Logan storyline when you don't own the rights to most of the characters?
No Hulk so who cares.
to my understanding they have abandoned the Old Man Logan story for a Weapon X story that features the creation of a female wolverine X23 ( and handing the Wolverine mantle to this new character ).
If you don't mind going into a bit of detail...how did you come to that understanding?
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That's not the same book. Unless it has been reslabbed. But the corner looks different. (Edit: No, it's definitely not the same book. Staples are not in the same place.)
Yeah, it's not the same book.
I was going off of the earlier posts by PJK, MetalPSI and yourself.
My mistake for only looking at the grade on the label and taking the say of a few boardies with high post counts, instead of looking closer at the two scans.
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Just finished watching episode 5.
I'm just not liking the direction this is going.
When I read the comics I always thought of Jesse, Cassidy, and Tulip as my friends. I liked the three of them. I cared about what happened to them in the story.
After 5 episodes I'm not sure that I like any of the 3 of them. The one I like the least might be Jesse, and he's the one we're supposed to like the most.
After what he did to Eugene, he better turn this thing around really quick or no one is going to like him. The show will crash and burn very fast if the viewers can't stand the Preacher.
I find it ironic that the young Eugene understands the concept of "choice" better than the Preacher.
Eh, it is pretty plain to see that Jesse's lack of understanding of man's ability to choose is being used as a plot vehicle.
He is being shown as full of himself, in order for him to be forcibly shown that he is misusing his power.
Sending Arseface to Hell will certaimly be the catalyst for Jesse to take stock of what he is doing wrong and what he should be doing with his power.
I think that by the end of this season, the driving plot of the comic will be revealed and (loosely) mirrored in the show.
That being, to track down God and to hold Him accountable.
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10/17/12 06:10 PM Re: Introducing Ace Continuado 1st CGC sketch opps [Re: Ajl007]
I asked for a
Double Side Cover up to 4 characters 185.00 Batman blank
I paid promptly via Paypal. Few weeks later, got a scan of my book...
It's been 3 years +++... Still no book.
1st string of emails, encompassing approximately a year, I was told that the book went to CGC, and never returned.
2nd string of e-mails, approximately Summer 2013, I was told that the artist had felt bad, and drawn me a new one. Cool. flash forward a few months, the book was back from CGC, and would be mailed out. 5/19/15 The book never arrived, I never received a scan. No replies to my last two PMS dated 8/19/15
Suggested course of action?
Gotta wonder why you waited over 3 years to handle this, that seems a bit crazy to me.No offense.
Send him a PM about the nomination for the PL/HOS list, as a formality.Maybe he'll respond but it is doubtful.
You may be able to get a chargeback through your CC company, doesn't matter if you paid through PP or not.
As long as you have proof that you paid and the book was never received, chances are that your CC will refund the $185.
Then again....the fact that you waited 3 years may skewer the chargeback process.I've never done this but it's worth trying.
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Man, I gotta say, I didn't have high hopes for Leto as the Joker.
And the more I see of his performance, the more I hate it. Which is saying a LOT, because I really really didn't like the initial footage, or even the early teaser images. And still I wanted him to pull it off and win me over, I really did.
But ugh....
Dunno where you're coming from with this, at all.
Leto is a fairly well accomplished actor, to begin with.
From the small amount of footage that I have seen of him in this role, he plays the role of a deranged criminal mastermind as good as anyone could.
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ft88
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I bought a few hardcovers and comics off Ed over the weekend, got them today.
Top shelf.
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This jon kent is not the same person as the future jon kent....sorry
So, you're saying Superboy 19 is not the book to buy...on what basis?
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I've been told who all of these people are supposed to be portraying for nearly a year, and looking at this , I'm still not sure who they all are.
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Top, L. to R.: Robocop, Fresh Prince, Kicking Wing from Joe Dirt (he likes snakes and sparklers!)
Middle, L. to R.: Some hired Help (she should have won the Oscar for that...), She is nude in Wolf of Wall Street, my dream fetish!!!, 30 Seconds to Joker
Bottom, L. to R.: My Ex, Killer Crocs Shoes, Another Role Jai Courtney is going to suck in...he's throwing boomerangs for Christ's sake!!! You can't be serious!
Hope the helps!
Decent list but you screwed up on Adebisi ...
http://www.hbo.com/oz/cast-and-crew/simon-adebisi/index.html
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It's just unnecessarily too different from the source material. I will keep watching, but I think it will be cancelled before we ever see a season 2.
I think the ratings will improve, once the plotline is less of a mystery.The ratings are actually pretty decent, so far....for a show on AMC.
The critical response has been largely favorable, as well.
Even if I am completely wrong, if you look at the ratings on other AMC shows...like Turn....they are about half of Preacher's ratings, yet Turn ran for several seasons.
Far as the show deviating from the source material, the budget of a cable TV show prevented the show from echoing the road trip that the book basically was....among other reasons.
Personally, I am not blown away by the show so far.
Breaking Bad blew me away, it was a well done, emotionally powerful show.
Even if Preacher has yet to really draw me in, I love the book itself so much that I can't get enough of the show
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This is awesome. Horse poo.I don't know what book you're referring to WRT the 9.9 comment but nonetheless, I am able to grade a raw copper book at a 9.9.I am confident in my ability to discern the subtle difference(s) between a 9.8 and a 9.9, just as a seasoned collector should be able to.
I have 4 ridiculously sharp copies of Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme # 1 that I plan on submitting to CGC.It's been about a month since I looked at them but IIRC, I think I pegged 2 copies as clocking in at 9.8 and 2 copies at 9.9....after they were to be pressed.
All 4 copies have a defect that keeps them from hitting 9.8 or higher; about a one inch square of writing indentations.I am going to press these books out before sending them in and hell, I'd wager an easy $100 that 2 of the 4 come back as 9.9.
Whatever happened with this?
How many Benjamins were you on the hook for?
I never subbed any of them.
Still have all 4 books.Eventually, I'll press them and sub them.
In retrospect, I do admit that was a pretty foolhardy thing to say
, that's to say the least. 
not surprising though 
I remember the point that I was trying to make (that I trailed off of and failed miserably at making ) was that it is not impossible to find 9.9's copper books in the wild.
Of course, the DSSS#1's did have light impressions from writing $1.00 on the price stickers, so they likely wouldn't even hit 9.8's, without a spot press.
But daasamn, they were cherry copies.No spine tics...razor sharp corners...not a hint of fuzziness along the edges or light discoloration ( like you see in 90+% of the copies of this book)....not even any bindery tears
Gawdemmit, I will press n sub these books in the (somewhat) near future....may end up eating a lot of crow after the fact but I do honestly think a ( bracing myself for yet more taunts) a 9.9 is possible.
Course I'll probably get nothing but 9.8's.
P.S.
Loving that Seinfeld clip.
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They were $2.99. I don't know if people made runs on them or not but there were only those 2 there. It's not a location that gets picked, either.
They JUST got Superman 52, which is weird.
I was in PA earlier today and stopped by the Books A Million in Springfield.
Saw no newsstands, nor virtually any direct market Rebirth books, either.
Either that shop is hit by some hardcore pickers, or their orders are very low.Probably a combination of the two.
Judging by their back issue boxes....the complete lack of titles like Harley, SS, Deadpool etc with picked over runs of Detective (literally no Jock covers, early Damian app's....anything that was worth buying was missing) I would say it's nothing but commons.
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This is awesome. Horse poo.
I don't know what book you're referring to WRT the 9.9 comment but nonetheless, I am able to grade a raw copper book at a 9.9.I am confident in my ability to discern the subtle difference(s) between a 9.8 and a 9.9, just as a seasoned collector should be able to.
I have 4 ridiculously sharp copies of Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme # 1 that I plan on submitting to CGC.It's been about a month since I looked at them but IIRC, I think I pegged 2 copies as clocking in at 9.8 and 2 copies at 9.9....after they were to be pressed.
All 4 copies have a defect that keeps them from hitting 9.8 or higher; about a one inch square of writing indentations.I am going to press these books out before sending them in and hell, I'd wager an easy $100 that 2 of the 4 come back as 9.9.
Whatever happened with this?
How many Benjamins were you on the hook for?
I never subbed any of them.
Still have all 4 books.Eventually, I'll press them and sub them.
In retrospect, I do admit that was a pretty foolhardy thing to say
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Your sarcasm was obvious to most of us. Sheldon takes a while longer to get it though.
Sheldon?
No, I got the sarcasm.Just wanted to make it clear that Preacher's aren't being discounted, if there was any question.
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let me reinterate that the last statement was meant faceciously
Ah, come on....
I've been pressing books since 1AM for Wizard Philly subs today, I'm bound to make an occasional spelling error on 2 hours of sleep....hah.
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When is CAK ever going to post the pic of himself holding the paper I brought to him at the Carbo show?
Just snapped one for you, aaaand Seanfingh, of course
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So that really was you in that avatar pic you finally took down (thanks)
You look like you have gained some weight since then
Haha... not sure what to say to the first comment.Figured if Hector was going to coach me to win the boardie of the year award, I should take his input and lose the old profile pic
The "ima gonna need about tree fiddy Lochness Monster seems to fit aptly, in its' place. :
:But yeah, I did gain about 25 pounds, in the past year.
Quitting weight training and running was the secret to my success.I can train you too, free of charge...no problem, brah.Send me a PM for tips on going from having a 6 pack, to drinking a 6 pack blah blah blah.
Used to do a lot of Olympic liftting....well before all of the Crossfit d-bags made it trendy....heavy deadlifts once a week along with steady state and HITT cardio 3-4 days a week.
Dropped all of that in favor of selling comics in my spare time while simultaneously cutting out "clean" eating.
Not the wisest lifestyle choice no doubt, I went from looking man-tastic tooo...cough cough, having the physique of the typical comic book dealer/convention attendee.
Nothing that a couple cycles of oxandrolone + testosterone propionate won't fix, though.
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Jokes aside.....(and before somebody hits the notify a mod button, let me reinterate that the last statement was meant faceciously)....it is amazing just how easy ot is to get out of shape.
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When is CAK ever going to post the pic of himself holding the paper I brought to him at the Carbo show?
Just snapped one for you, aaaand Seanfingh, of course
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Looks pretty good to me, based off the trailer.
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And still no photo with the paper...
Got your back on this, homes.
I still have that pack of SRS sheets you gave me at Carbo's show.... I'll snap a ( non- erotic) pic and post it up later tonight.
This is awesome. 
, that's to say the least. 
not surprising though 
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CGC shipped me Action Comics #1 Superman page, FedEx lost it, Help appreciated!
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If you have 3 books like Batman 1, Detective 1 and 27...even if you do not have private insurance to cover them....using a carrier that will insure them for FMV and paying the higher cost for CGC or Voldemort grading makes infinitely more sense to me than saving money on cheaper grading costs by using PGX.
With the subpar market confidence in PGX, you are leaving muuuch more money on the table when the books are sold.
What Woowoo would have been better off doing would be to have subbed the 3 books through ComicLink (who would have subbed the books to CGC or Voldemort and fronted the cost)....then would have handled the sales of the 3 books for a 10% commission (13% if the buyer paid by CC)....not to mention, you get CL's discount on CGC/Voldemort grading fees.
Which is just what eBay would have charged....and you get the benefit of a trusted firm like CL, handling all aspects of listing & selling the books.
I understand not wanting to put out large chunks of cash in grading fees, but come on....PGX?
I have no issue with covering modern CGC fees myself bc the overhead/buy in in relation to return % on the investment is much better on moderns than (most) pre-1975 books...but Woowoo's reasoning is inherently flawed.
I have a couple dozen high grade BA/SA books ( mostly books with GPA sale points around $250-$400....some books that I have bought over 15+ years ago...back when it was possible to buy unpressed HG SA books at small cons for 50% off Overstreet..before CGC came into play and obliterated that possibility.
Unfortunately, I sold the best keys from those older buys I made, years ago before movie values exploded on them.....like an unpressed VF FF 48...unpressed Det 359 in VF....ugh.
When I do get around to dry cleaning and pressing the books I have left.....now that I've wised up....they will all be going to CL and the CGC fees will be covered by CL and paid out of my end, when each book sells.