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It looks like a misprint to me. I have seen many over the years. One Green Lantern had the number missing for example. It's not a misprint. The issue has no interior ads and a back cover advertising Classic Illustrateds... Jim I thought those were some sort of Canadian versions. The concensus seemed to suggest Filipino... Jim

It looks like a misprint to me. I have seen many over the years. One Green Lantern had the number missing for example. It's not a misprint. The issue has no interior ads and a back cover advertising Classic Illustrateds... Jim

I don't know how to answer this without being violently rude. 35c variants might be nice to have but they're still the same comics. Posts like this are why I quit these boards for three years. I'm not trying to be argumentative Ian. Just trying to get a sense on what you deem essential for a complete collection. Also...do you know anything about this? Jim

Then you don't have every DC sold. What else don't you deem essential? Don't get me wrong, you have an impressive collection but you either do or don't have every DC sold. Not a "I do except for those I deem unessential"... Jim

Some people -- one of which is now banned -- had a habit of trolling the guy mercilessly. Ian had his issues and idiosynchrosies, but he was an interesting character. Not a bad guy. Outside of the incessent trolling, some of his problems were self-inflicted. Him trying to denigrate the other person who completed the collection first being one... Jim

No...I got much better junk there. These are VCC, eBay, etc junk (thumbs u Nice... Jim

Did you get these in Chicago? Jim

Sounds like one of your friends who watches as you move the couch but takes some credit by just being there... Jim

Some long overdue Kudos... Boomtown - For some super sweet Ringo Kids...Bronze Marvel Westerns are where it's at... Nik - For further facilitating my Marvel Romance and Horror fetish... BronzeBruce - For not only hooking me up with a very nice HG Chamber of Chills slab but added in an exceptional freebie, Crypt of Shadows #1. Totally unexpected. Have I ever mentioned how much I love freebies? And finally Flaming_Telepath for offering great exceptionally graded comics. He's always a pleasure to deal with and is one of only a few dealers on this Forum I'd buy a comic sight unseen... Jim

And no...I like my PF books just fine... Jim

If that's what you agree to, but if I traded $500 CGC books with you, then upon receipt of your book, told you I had already sold my book (and yours), and stated I would only pay $250 for yours, would that be fair? Of course not...but this isn't an isolated incident. The guy has repeatedly sent comics back...and sent comics for trade credit AFTER that. There a breaking point for any dealer and apparently Spear has broken that...and since they were trade items, it's 50%... Of course, if Spear can prove he sent a high value key/collectible to LS, I might be more sympathtic... Jim

But Jim, the point is that Lonestar was the one to halt any future business transactions, and essentially halve the amount of "comic money" he was owed. I doubt you would feel the same way if you had traded in some CGC books worth $1K+ GPA, and then Lonestar immediately booted you and offered a "my way or the highway" $500 cash offer for the books (which they'd already sold for $1500). If not, then send all your HG CGC picture frames over here and I'll pay you half-price for them. I understand Vince...but according to this guy he has had to return comics multiple times...so he knew what he was getting into when he continued doing business with them... And I've never heard trade credit translate 100% to cash...it's routine that it's 50%... Jim

That's not the point. I'm not saying 50% cash vs. trade is wrong. My problem is that I only sent them the books because they agreed to the trade credit. I would not have sent them at all at the cash price. Then after they received the books and even sold some of them, THEY decided to just pay me cash at 50% the value of trade, regardless of how I felt about it. Again, do you think this scenario is fair. You send a dealer a ASM #1 and he is supposed to trade you $5000 worth of his books for it. But then once he receives it, he changes his mind and just mails you a check for $2500 and tells you to go away. Are you honestly sitting here arguing that is a fair business tactic? You're the one you complained about their service despite repeated examples you weren't satisfied with their product...yet you continued doing business, and trading, with them... No one forced that on you... So yeah...it's fair once they decided you were too much of a pain in the azz.. Jim

Dude...stop your whining. Nowhere that I've ever shopped has trade-in value equaled monetary value. 50% cash of the trade value is about the standard rate. Hell...with the way you're crying it's no wonder Lonestar wants you to go away... Jim

This is the second 30 cent variant I've seen recently that's been mislabeled by CGC. Maybe they need to tighten up their QC because something like this is easily resolved by pulling out the Overstreet... They have a responsibility to get things like this right since some people will buy the comic based on the label... And before people say CGC just took for granted what was written on the submission...Nelson should know better... Jim

That's exactly the same thing I thought, twit. However, I am far too judgmental and entirely to prone to holding a grudge to follow through with the thought. I don't get it... Jim Matthew Chapter 18: 21 Then came Peter unto him and said: Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 22 Jesus saith to him: I say not to thee, till seven times; but till seventy times seven times. (thumbs u

That's exactly the same thing I thought, twit. However, I am far too judgmental and entirely to prone to holding a grudge to follow through with the thought. I don't get it... Jim

LH has done this numerous times over numerous years. Anybody who's been on the Forum for a couple years knows this. There's a history here that shouldn't be forgotten. I say he stays on the list permanently... Jim I'm sure Oldman will catch up. BTW... I know the skinny on Mr. House. It's just that someone was preaching forgive and forget the other day, but I'm having trouble deciphering who that applies to and who it doesn't. Fair enough...and I would be willing to do the same with LH if it was an isolated incident but he's been "forgiven" at least three times now... Jim

LH has done this numerous times over numerous years. Anybody who's been on the Forum for a couple years knows this. There's a history here that shouldn't be forgotten. I say he stays on the list permanently... Jim

Spot on...and you'll notice that people don't bring it up unless he acts as if he's above reproach (i.e. tries to give advice concerning how to deal with deadbeats)... Jim

It may have started as personal vendetta, I don't know, but the Probation List has turned into a useful forum to highlight problem buyers and sellers... Jim

Neither have I... Jim

Well then, there seems to be enough Forum members to divide into two threads: 1) Probation List, with the potential for resolving issues and being removed from Probation status 2) Permanent "Do Not Deal With" List, as some members view the Probation List as anyway. And there's those who think you "Don't Deal With" until they resolve their original issues... Jim

Yeah, and although this sounds like Jim more than me, it must really irritate funny book collectors to have people with ethics on here. Hey now...I spent over $250 in the Forum Marketplace this weekend... Jim

I don't know...my collection has improved greatly over the years... And anyway the Archie would contaminate the others... Though that is a nicely cut MSE #7. Most of the ones you see are badly miscut... (thumbs u Jim