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    I Just Bought a NEW Comic Book

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    4 minutes ago, kav said:

    The problem is, of the 5 women on the cover, 4 of them are new characters.  No Sue Storm, no Jean Grey, No Black Widow-no we got the new ms marvels and squirrel girl and gwenpool.  Do you think this is a good female representation of '80 years of Marvel'?  

    Squirrel Girl is far from a new character. She was created in 1991, by Ditko of all people. And how do you define a character? Carol is an old character using a new name, while Kamala Khan is a new character using an old name. If one counts for the new name, then the other counts as old for that very reason.

    There's also no Gwenpool on that cover. If you're going to complain and declare it this and that, but be ignorant of the basic characters, it throws your whole argument out the windows, as you obviously don't know much about modern Marvel. And that's fine, I'm not into a lot of modern Marvel stuff either, but geez, we as fans need to know our place. If you're a fan of the 80's, that's great, but it's unfair to be angry that the company no longer conforms to that world-view, be that for the better or the worse. 

    I Just Bought a NEW Comic Book

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    10 minutes ago, kav said:

    Didnt even know who that was.  Out she goes.  I see this cover as obvious and pathetic pandering.

    Including popular characters = pandering? What do you want them to do? Have the cover consist of NFL Superpro and Team America and sell all of 10 copies? 

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    The Berkbridge Foundation - Questions Regarding Legitimacy

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    A legitimate charity would jump at the chance to clear their name, and seize the opportunity to promote their good works amongst the community. The Berkbridge Foundation, lead by Robert S Jalali, is CLEARLY aware of this thread, so there's no ambiguity here. 

    Robert, maybe you think by ignoring us it'll all go away. It won't. 

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    The Berkbridge Foundation - Questions Regarding Legitimacy

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    Alright, this thread is specifically regarding the entity known as The Berkbridge Foundation, selling on eBay as Berkbridge https://www.ebay.com/str/Berkbridge-Foundation and listed with eBay as a registered charity. Note they claim to be a registered 501(C)3, and this has at least been true for a time. I'm seeing conflicting documentation regarding their current registration status, which honestly, if anything I believe is most probably a clerical error. Here's what all their listings state: 

    ALL PROCEEDS FROM OUR AUCTIONS ARE GIVEN TO BERKBRIDGE FOUNDATION
     
    Berkbridge Foundation is a U.S. non-profit organization under IRS 501 (c) (3) with a primary mission to provide financial support to single mothers in child care related matters.

     

    Questions have been raised about how the fund operates, and how funds are dispersed. Legally, they are required to provide this information upon request. This thread, serving as the replacement for the now-deleted thread, is the place for @BerkbridgeFoundation to provide those who would like access to said information, with the correct means of doing so, be that a website link, pdfs, whatever it may be.

    It may also be enlightening for the Foundation representative to answer some general questions about just how they operate, to dispel some of the mist about this seller. I for one, would like to know more about the vague mission statement: exactly how are single mothers being helped? And where? And in direct regards to this thread, I'd like to know why the Berkbridge Twitter account was scrubbed and deleted hours after being linked in the prior thread in this forum. I am thankful for any answers and insight they can provide into their operations. 

    Please note this is a VERY real and serious issue affecting the comics community, and the larger public. Charity fraud is a huge deal, and erodes public trust in the good works. Any insinuations of such need to be nipped in the bud, and that's why legal disclosures are required, precisely for situations such as these. We simply want to be sure. Many comic collectors choose to buy at higher prices and likewise sell at lower prices (and, if reports of eBay sellers are accurate, are asked to do so by reps of the Foundation themselves) in the name of charity. Their actions potentially affect the market, and thus all of us. Not to mention tax filings, etc. We all have a vested interest in a positive outcome to this. 

    In increasingly negative times, people would also no doubt find it reaffirming knowing for sure that their dollars are indeed going to support single mothers in need, as per the foundation's mission statement. 

    Ebay purchase: Would you force a return?

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    Wait. Wait. Hold up. Let me be clear here. You bought a book off eBay. The seller then proceeded to rip out a few pages from said before sending it to you (but post-purchase), sold those, then after you received it, claimed that YOU damaged said book and took those pages, despite the listings for those very pages, clear as day? 

     

    I mean, I know people are stupid. I really do. But wow, we have a contender here. Someone start a gofundme to get this fine specimen neutered, please! 

    I have never read one X-Man comic

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    On 8/1/2019 at 8:47 AM, Lazyboy said:

    Ellis was only involved near the end and I don't think those issues were ever collected. Actually, I don't think much of the series ever got the TPB treatment.

    There were some Counter X tpbs released just a few years ago. The intent was to collect the whole Counter X run of all 3 series, but iirc they didn't get very far due to low sales.