Dylan.

clearly a 9.8 candidate

2.5 if pressed really well

textbook standard 1966/67 marvel 4.0, I see this wear pattern every week

a lot of those creases are removable if done CORRECTLY, 6.0

6.5 after press, very nice eye appeal

Book seems to have light tanning, 5.0 even unpressed is definitely reasonable. 

6.0 pre press, 6.5 with much nicer eye appeal once c+p

1.5, 1.0 on a really bad day. this is a textbook 1.5

Just now, PeterPark said:

So when it is worth it to sell the comic you can write an adequate description. This is hard to understand?

It is always worth selling the comics, just not always writing a super detailed description. If I want to switch to the BLISSARD model I will. I don't at the moment but thank you

1 minute ago, PeterPark said:

".............I post reader lots for books that are not worth it. ........."

I do not, because I want to make money. Even for my collection, I'd rather buy something not described as well if the price is even slightly cheaper.

Just now, PeterPark said:

I think you are confusing your costs with eBay costs. There is no compensation for the efficiency of your business. If it is not you posting the books, then you should find someone competent to do so. If they have difficulty posting descriptions of the books they are selling, maybe individual sales are not the way to go for that book. I post reader lots for books that are not worth it. Details are not great but collectible condition and high prices are not expected either. Why do I have to tell you this?

Whether I pay ebay, you, or a leprechaun it is all the same at the end of the day

1 minute ago, Buzzetta said:

I am referring to how I cannot wait to defend myself upon your ridiculous thread of a civil case.   I will say it for the fourth time.  I do not believe that you acted in a ethical manner in relation to selling restored books in blue label holders.   So...  you earned it:

Here is how this will work.

• It will be presented in court that you assign a value to the grade that CGC offers on a book.  That answer is obviously true by your past sales. 
• You will then be asked if you assign a price on an item because you accept that the grade assigned by CGC is a representation of that item.  That answer is obviously true by your past sales.
• You will then be asked why you will accept the grade assigned by CGC when it benefits you but choose to ignore aspects of the notes that CGC makes concerning the item. 
• You will explain your shady AF responses and I will get others to laugh at you and make you appear even more foolish than you already seem.  
• It will be presented that historically CGC has considered trimmed books as restoration and has put them in restored holders. 
• Then the timeline of the books that you have sold will be submitted. 
• A case will be made that you have tried to game the system after testing the waters with the first book that you sold.

No, I just need to prove you knew something was not true, & you said it anyway with the intent of causing me harm.

3 minutes ago, Buzzetta said:

Then maybe you should not be dealing with an inventory that is beyond your capability of handling. 

Maybe I'm not capable of having a better description on ALL of my comics, than of your likely 5 or 10 or much smaller quantity than me. But overall, I sell so many more. Frankly you are the first person to ever complain about me not noting pressing so why would I change my entire detail structure on one person?

Just now, PeterPark said:

Um, what?

The more detailed a description the more time it takes, the more money it costs nuff said

5 minutes ago, Buzzetta said:

Are we consulting 'daddy' about this? 

Let me tell you how this is going to play out.   

The short... not well for you. 

The long.  Again, I believe that you acted in an unethical manner which speaks of your core character.   After passing this to a few friends a couple have already stated that they would not trust doing business with you or want to especially with the way you are behaving here.  In case you have not noticed, I am tripling down here.   Here is how this will work.

• Upon being questioned in court you will be asked if you assign a value to the grade that CGC offers on a book.  That answer is obviously true by your past sales. 
• You will then be asked if you assign a price on an item because you accept that the grade assigned by CGC is a representation of that item.  That answer is obviously true by your past sales.
• You will then be why you will accept the grade assigned by CGC when it benefits you but choose to ignore aspects of the notes that CGC makes concerning the item. 
• You will explain your shady AF responses and I will get others to laugh at you and make you appear even more foolish than you already seem.  
• It will be presented that historically CGC has considered trimmed books as restoration and has put them in restored holders. 
• Then the timeline of the books that you have sold will be submitted. 
• A case will be made that you have tried to game the system after testing the waters with the first book that you sold. 

You will lose... badly

 

 

Ok first of all, I was referring to a civil case against slanderous people on this forum not a criminal case against me. (I think this was pretty explicit)

Second of all let's say we are talking criminal any lawyer for either side would ask why I did not send them straight back to Florida & I would explain about the non additive resto.

Just now, PeterPark said:

I have seen many sellers say "not pressed to my knowledge" when they themselves did not press it and bought it not knowing any more. This is still disclosed. But if you know the book is pressed or pressed it yourself, you should say so. It doesn't cost money to note it. I don't know why you think this is the case. There is a description section on eBay where you can write more about the comic you are selling including restoration or pressing and cleaning, and these things should be noted. Strive to be better than your competitors. People notice.

It does cost money to note it. Are you volunteering to come over to my warehouse & note all my books free of charge & also employ free of charge someone to oversee you & make sure you are not smoking a joint instead of working etc?

1 minute ago, bc said:

No notes about the staple pulls/tears/rust or the dirt/mold along the spine or the foxing along the top of the back cover?

mold is black, foxing is brown.

Just now, steveinthecity said:

I just noticed a post/reply was “consolidated” in the last few minutes.

Yes, I mentioned to someone I had asked if they had any questions, & they provided a link not a question. So I wrote, "A 5 year old could post a link, that is not a question." I deleted it because I decided it wasn't helpful to the overall conversation. I should not have stooped to his level.

Based on what you said, It's like the boardies WANT to find some sort of wrong. I guess if you have a pre concieved notion without really knowing the truth you start to see it everywhere. Hey that's why so many white people hated black people 100 years ago!

Just now, bc said:

This exact copy of this book is an 8.0? Asking for a friend.....

Light sun shadow top back, about 6 spine ticks, tiny tear on bottom spine, slight to moderate foxing on spine. that back really needs a clean!

Just now, bc said:

See, these are the kind of statements that don't necessarily endear potential customers.

What's the deal with a little transparency? We all KNOW pressing is going on. Why not just state it up front since it's pretty much implied anymore?

If you can convince Comicconnect, Heritage, & Comiclink I'll entertain the idea. I don't think holding me to a higher standard than the 3 biggest comic auction houses is really fair. Not noting it is acceptable, it doesn't really change the price of the item at auction either way, & it costs me money to note it. Plus there is an additional problem of things that could have been pressed really poorly but I have no proof.  It makes absolutely no financial sense. This is different than resto in that it is unethical not to note resto-Based on the misinformation here I feel like I HAVE to say this last part.

Just now, wombat said:

This may actually be worse for your reputation than the rest of the thread. Shocking, I know. 

2+2=5

11 minutes ago, bc said:

"This book is in approximate 8.0 condition, has Off-White White quality pages and it is unrestored."

Do you believe that book is an 8.0?

Yes. It's an ugly 8.0, but it is an 8.0

I look forward to the next Grader Competition. I was very upset that I missed MarchMadness. @Toro is King

7 minutes ago, PleaseDontTouch said:

You could've easily defused this thread if you had responded maturely.

I'm not gonna say I did wrong when I didn't. What would you have done comparatively to how I responded?

2 minutes ago, telerites said:

Dylan, you may not think trimming is restoration which is fine to have your opinion.

CGC does consider trimming restoration and there were CGC slabbed books involved.

Here is the CGC page - "An Overview of Comic Book Restoration' where they note - "There are 11 basic enhancements that qualify as restoration: color touch, piece fill, tear seals, spine split seals, reinforcement, piece re-attachment, cleaning, staple replacement, re-glossing, glue and trimming."

https://www.cgccomics.com/resources/restoration/

Again, you are perfectly entitled to have your opinion but when CGC notes trimming, books should be in a PLOD label as per their definition.

And you mentioned slander earlier.  I think you mean libel defamation not slander.  My understanding is slander is spoken defamation while libel is in tangible print form.  

I agree with everything on those is resto except trimming. I think pressing & cleaning are restoration though. The industry standard is not to note clean/press unless you are Greg Reece who is a great guy don't get me wrong. Trimming should have its own category (should always be noted to the buyers), it's not the color of the label I have a problem with, I just think restoration is the wrong word-Alteration is a much better word.

Yes I agree slander is spoken, yet the structure of this hub is a "chat board," people are behaving as though it is spoken. Although it is online, you cannot say or do whatever you want-The first amendment does have limits.

On 7/29/2020 at 7:05 AM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

I am not even so sure about that anymore.. Did you see this mess CGC Graded Universal?

Although they at least note it all on the label even if it is Blue.

Trimming is NOT restoration. It is damage, just like married pages & should be noted. Yeah, of course if you take 1/2 of a statement & blow out of context you are gonna make a good guy sound like voldy!

For example:

Let's eat kids.

Let's eat, kids.