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buy the blue label as it's more liquid.

This statement could just as easily be a disgruntled employee trying to put the final nail in the coffin on a company whose reputation over the years has the subject of considerable scrutiny.

The name of the eBay store is "Carol's Antiques." Probably just an elderly lady who doesn't have a whole lot of experience grading. For $39.95 hopefully, a potential customer wouldn't read to much into the assigned grade. Based on the pictures it looks no higher than a 2.0.

Meh, just got back from seeing it. Not my cup of tea. Same old same old good versus evil and a couple of new characters introduced. I still enjoy the comics but the films, with exceptions, have gotten old. It's not just Deadpool or Marvel films. My appetite for Star Wars, remakes, and other sequels has dwindled as well. Hardcore fans and teens will probably enjoy it, and I expect it will do very well over the weekend.

Did you get them to put it in writing when they sold it to you that the books were unrestored? Does it say unrestored on the invoice? Also, how did you pay cash, CC, Paypal?

Very sorry to hear this. Will be praying for him. I remember the Showcase 4 he consigned to Heritage that was pretty amazing.

one beautiful funnybook.

There was a greggy-9000 I remember seeing on display at Heros Con several years ago. It was at Dale Roberts' booth. Anybody know its whereabouts?

I'd go with USPS International Express. The service can get to most countries in the eastern hemisphere in less than a week and pretty decent tracking as well. Depending on the destination you may be able to purchase full value insurance through the PO.

There is so much data out there on comics and baseball cards it's VERY tough if not impossible to get into the business without a lot of capital to invest up front. Then you add certification, and people know even more about value. You can handle the situation a couple of ways. If you inquire about a collection or books for sale, you can proceed by putting an offer out there up front. If someone has inherited a collection that didn't cost them anything, $5k for a $10k collection in cash up front sounds pretty good if there are bills to pay. If someone inquires about what books are worth you can say that you charge for appraisals, that way you are paid even if they pass altogether in offering them to you. On the other hand, if they ask you what an item is worth up front, you must be honest but can get into your spiel about benefits of selling to you directly versus going to an auction house. Customer services and business ethics are so out of control these days if you are honest with people up front they may deal with you to avoid headaches and shady business practices found elsewhere. I'd imagine the major dealers out there doing comics full time are having to buy at 50% to 75% of guide to stay in business. There are always exceptions (extremely high grade, hot, scare key issues, etc.) where there margins are thinner and they can afford to pay more. Comic book dealing, baseball cards, etc. -anywhere there is a lot of pricing data out there in the open - takes the right amount of luck and a hell of a lot of work to survive longterm.

I've always loved that cover and the distributors spray on this example doesn't bother me one iota. It's a beautiful comic and if pressed I can't see it graded below a 5.0 BTW this is a very reputable seller who've I've had great experiences with in the past.

No way I could put my head on the pillow at night after shipping out a comic to a customer who paid through PayPal and having no recourse should the package not arrive. Far too nerve-racking for only a couple of bucks more and not worth the risk IMHO.

Nice book. Crazy how he shipped something this valuable by media mail.

Heritage wants their money quick but it's a large company, and as such, they'll take their sweet time in shipping it to you. I'll bet they give the seller a two-week window for item delivery before they'd cancel the transaction.

It's unacceptable and very risky for the seller. No private collectibles insurance company will insure a package of this value through USPS media mail. However, if you've purchased through eBay and paid through PayPal you have nothing to worry about and will be reimbursed by them should comic not arrive. Make sure to open the eBay claim first then if you aren't satisfied with the outcome open a case through PayPal, but don't open them both up at the same time. Depending on the seller's feedback this almost sounds like a scam...A seller sells high-value items and provides no tracking or ships via the slowest possible means to distance himself from the buyer or blame the PO for a failed delivery. Given how PayPal 99.9% of the time sides with the buyer only a fool would think this.

It's Heritage's version of Comiclink Exchange escrow. So it could take a month or more to get your item in unless Heritage owns it. The good news is your money is safe and in the event you never receive the item you can just as easily collect a refund.

The lawsuit mentions ""CBCS Ops" out of North Carolina". What relation is this to CBCS the company we all know who operates out of Florida?

I had a couple of books back in the day as bad as this one. To the eye, it looks like oil or something liquid coming off the plastic inner well and could very easily transfer onto the book. I guess CGC has enough inquiries and is confident in what they are talking about.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/VAULT-OF-HORROR-13-CGC-2-5-EC-Universal-but-trimmed/332642984494?hash=item4d7311222e:g:cLUAAOSwjEla5ieb Have a look at this one. VOH 13 trimmed but in a blue Universal holder:

they do you can block and exclude sellers using filters on the left side of the search page.

It was probably hard for Metro to decide how to handle this -that is hiring an attorney and filing the lawsuit. On one hand, if they're owed money or part of a previously agreed to contract prior to the Beckett acquisition they want what was promised to them. On the other, they are in the comic business and can't afford to upset one of the two major comic book grading companies and jeopardize the relationship to where grading gets a whole lot tighter or they are somehow blocked from submitting books altogether.

you actually had me worried there for a moment. At least we're not talking about a 9.6 universal.

It sounds to me like CBCS had a deal to grade X number of Metro's books for a flat fee (say for example $50k for 10,000 comic book submissions per year). Amazon and other large vendors have similar agreements with the post office, UPS, and FedEx. When Beckett bought/partnered with CBCS, they no longer wanted to adhere to the agreement, and now Metro is paying the going rate (the same as everyone else, which is undoubtedly costing them more money). It's $15k in damages no way in heck it's headed for a "jury trial".

I always enjoyed the thread in gold where those two More Fun Comics found in a can were pressed and "potentialized" into much higher grades by showcase-4.

I've always like the cover on this one.