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On 9/28/2021 at 12:28 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

If you still have the receipt of the parcel you sent...

Surely you could show the weight Of it, which would prove it's not an empty box.

Weird that they would be so bold face, and add the seller to the block ebay buyer list thread

 

Tried, they didn't care. Looking into filing a mail fraud complaint.

I have hundreds of comics that I am trying to unload.  Just sold a few on eBay and one buyer claimed I sent an empty box. So, I lost the claim with eBay and the buyer now has his money ($450) and my comic book.  I'm done with eBay.  Any suggestions on where to sell some stuff.  I'm mostly trying to unload comics from the 1950's - 1990s.  

Anyone watch this video?  Any thoughts to what this Shawn dude is saying on the value of comics and their future? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXNNZn3gW18

On 8/30/2021 at 2:50 PM, Rainbow in the Park said:

What do the grading notes say? 

On 8/30/2021 at 2:55 PM, rexinnih said:

+1 on the grading notes. If any color breaks, finger prints, etc, pressing won't help. I've had raws submitted for pressing that have come back 9.8 but don't have a baseline other than me eyeballing it and thinking it has a good 9.8 chance. My first test on a graded book (X-Men #4 9.6) that I submitted for the Jim Lee signing with pressing is my hope of moving up to a 9.8 is currently in process. 

9.2 to a 9.8 can be a big jump but even an increase to 9.4 or 9.6 can increase value. 

"finger bends left top of back cover

spine stress lines breaks color

very small tape pull bottom of back cover"

On 6/17/2021 at 10:06 AM, namisgr said:

2015 grading date, according to the CGC certification verification procedure.

Strange as I have the receipt from where purchased in my records.

Have two 9.2 comics.  Should I send them in to be pressed and regraded?  If so, should I crack the case and send them nude or submit with the sealed case in the 9.2 grade?  Thye are for HE-MAN # 1 in 9.2 grade.  Hoping for a 9.8 on at least one.

Do not have the grader notes.  It was graded many years ago.. Maybe in 2005.

Would you guys think it would be worth the money to press and re-grade the comic below?

1 hour ago, JollyComics said:

Today is much better even the technologies.  Two disputes were back in 2003 and 2004. PayPal was only few years old.

Based on my experience with both Chase and Citi in 2018 and 2019, you are incorrect. Cannot say with Paypal.

6 hours ago, JollyComics said:

Big Apple Con - December 14th 2019 - he purchased the book.

This post - February 8th 2020 - after he disagreed with the dealer.

That is 56 days.  It is over 30 days of purchase.  Probably, the dispute will not be made.

Young Allies #2 is 79 years old book - not a new product.  I don't think it is a guarantee to get the money back.  It's a risk purchase.

I know the comic, I have one.  Anyways, I've disputed items over a year after purchase, never had an issue. It's your call, but you have credit card protections. Should you not want to use them, well, that's on you.  It's there if you want to.

On 2/6/2020 at 11:44 PM, Dark Knight said:

Hmm maybe I should list my low grade copy and see what happens

Do it.

Simple. Contact the credit card company and file a dispute. Reason, the item I purchased was not as described. You contacted the seller and he basically told you to pound off. It's not optimal, but at least you'd get something back.

32 minutes ago, comicwiz said:

eBay keeps making changes to the way it reports best offers.

Strange.  I just visited the link and it still shows sold at 60k USD. 80k CAN.

Damn, missed it. I bought 10 platinum and 10 gold editions 10 + years ago, bagged and boarded on HA (when they were decent people). It would had been pretty cool to send them in to get signed and graded. Sigh.

5 hours ago, lou_fine said:

Ummmm............shouldn't the real question be WHY NOT?  

After all, it is a Superman 1 comic book which really doesn't grow on trees or come around every single day.  

Not like it's a Hulk 181 CGC label that sells for $150K, a Tomb of Dracula 10 CGC label that sells for $85K, a Marvel Super-Heroes 13 CGC label that sells for over $31K, or a Eternals 13 CGC label that sells for $4,150, etc. 

Now, those are much more puzzling questions to find an answer to..........but when it comes to collecting, I would guess it's really a case of to each, their own.  

Wow. Eternals 13 CGC is worth that much. I should send them in to get graded. Appreciate the tip.

5 hours ago, valiantman said:

That's true, once you have a legitimate key to the Superman #1 club house, does it really matter if you don't get to sit on the highest-graded copy throne?  The buffet is the same.

 

 

(Or so I've heard. I don't know from experience.  I am a member of TMNT #1 first printing club house, but all that's on the buffet is these:)

Did you save those from when you were a kid or did you buy them off eBay as a collectible?

5 hours ago, TT44ly said:

Birds of a feather flock together I guess.

No, not at all. People make mistakes in life. Maybe he learned his lesson? It wasn't good what he did, but we all do really stupid and greedy things in different times in life. I am not condoning what he did, I was just talking about the comic aspect. I tried to load the link to learn more, but the story is no longer there.

53 minutes ago, Senormac said:

I cant see anything as rare as a Superman 1 having a Fair Market Value.  It's almost a white elephant and should be worth whatever someone is willing to pay.  I actually think its the same with lots and lots of the GA books.  

There just aren't enough of them around for a buyer to pass when a desired issue comes up in order to wait for the next one. 

However, a book as numerous as a Hulk 181 probably has a FMV attached to it because if you don't want to pay one price, you just go on to the next one. 

So I guess I should hold on to mine a few more years?

9 minutes ago, William-James88 said:

Thanks for responding and yeah, I can absolutely understand how that happened. It's really dumb on their behalf to have sold it that way, not only did they shoot themselves in the foot but they also destroyed what could have been a very fruitful partnership with you. 

You could always file a complaint here as others with similar stories have:
https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/dallas/profile/auctioneer/heritage-auctions-0875-23003944/complaints

Congrats on your spider-man collection by the way, cool stuff!

I've done BBB complaints before, they never resolve. Heritage is so big, it really doesn't matter to them. Back in the 90's and 20's they gave a . Now, they couldn't care less. I speak with my legs and walk away. If more people walk away from them, they will change for the better. However, I do not see that happening anytime soon.

27 minutes ago, TT44ly said:

You're right, Chuck is an angel compared to Doug.

You should, Doug is one of tbe biggest scumbags in the comic hobby. He literally stole money from old ladies he was attorney for to buy his comic collection.

 

Sucks, but no one is perfect. I am sure you've not been a perfect angel your whole life (nor have I). As for comics, he's fine. I hate all lawyers anyway. He no longer a lawyer, and I got some amazing deals from him during the crash.

$1.00 Canadian.

Just to be safe, I ordered an appraisal on my graded comics from ValueMyStuff.com. It's always best to have a 3rd party just in case. For the 20 bucks or so it costs to get the appraisal, I think it is well worth it. Never had a break-in, but my house is lit up like a X-mas tree at night and I have cameras around the house and where around my comic room. If an unlucky thief made it past all of that and I am home, I also have a tag team not far from me; Smith & Wesson. As former army, I am well verse in guns, ammo and close hand combat. I do not think someone would be that dumb; but, one never knows.

I currently still have my comics and other valuables listed on my homeowners, but I've been considering switching the a third party that exclusively covers collectibles. I pay around 2500 a year on my homeowners for the insurance. I believe CIC was around 1400. I just worry about the viability of the company. I know my insurance company is not going out of business any time soon. I also know there is a State reserve in case an insurance company does go under. If CIC goes under (bankrupt) and a policyholder has a claim what happens? Are they still covered under the State insurance fund?

3 hours ago, SuperBird said:

seems like a good candidate for further restoration...

IDK, that's a far fetched risk. No? My 7.5 with slight restoration should be worth double this; should that be true.

1 hour ago, Lazyboy said:

Nothing to say about Schmell?

I've bought and sold through Doug. No issues with him.

12 hours ago, William-James88 said:

In which way? Is the listing still up in their archives?

I sold off a lot of certified items, many duplicates. The agreement was to list one per auction, they instead listed all of the same items in the same auction. This killed the value I was able to get out of the auction. If you list 8 of the exact same item, with the exact same grade, people are going to take advantage. I found a month later the items sold on eBay for an astronomical amount. I tracked them as I had the cert. #'s in my files. Cost me over 1k in profits, but they didn't care. I then withdrew from the agreement to sell my cert. Spider-man Collection 1 - 50 CGC high grade. They threaten to sue, I said bring it and gave them my attorneys contact information. I will NEVER use those thieves again. The collection keeps on going up in value, so no loss to me on that parcel.