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1 hour ago, James J Johnson said:

You're paying Paypal 3% for the cost of processing that transaction, that is, the cost of their collecting that money for you, whether it's a success or not. Whether you get to keep it or have to return it That's the cost of doing business with paypal per transaction. About 3% of the gross of each transaction. It's an expense of doing business. Much like rent for a Brick and mortar. You're paying the same rent whether you open the doors for business that month or keep them closed to the public.

 

Its no way shape or form the same. you dont pay a variable rent based on what you sell. Paypal charges 30 cents per transaction regardless of the total value. That has never been refunded and people understand cost of doing business. Now they are wanting to keep the 3% on top of that. 

Everyone arguing they are processing transactions seem to miss the fact its literally the same amount of work in collecting $10K as it is collecting $10, but in one case if the buyer decides to return the item just cuz, the seller is out $300 through no fault of their own.

Is there work involved, sure but when its a percentage charge its them wanting a cut of the profits, and when there is none, they shouldnt profit nonetheless. They already get to keep the fixed fee to cover the processing costs.

20 minutes ago, NoMan said:

only 4 of the books have been located? When does alleged Comic Book Thief face off in court WITH ALL CAPS GUY? I wanna see a Law & Order "ripped from the headlines" about this one.

One of those episodes where youre rooting against both sides.

1 hour ago, jaybuck43 said:

So, I found a picture on a website that shows what the "climate controlled indoor unit" looks like.  SF was absolutely right, it's a chicken wire ceiling.  I can't believe that someone would store $1.4 million dollars worth of books in something like that (no true ceiling, standard sprinklers which would DUMP water in there and destroy the collection, etc.)

Maybe it’s one of those things where hiding it somewhere you least suspect someone would put $1.4m. Like honestly that’s one awful protection area 

37 minutes ago, Buzzetta said:

Before the Mods shut this thread down... and you know they will... 

I think we should explore the OP's post history... @Gotham Kid, @jaybuck43 @mattn792

Alfred Pennyworth's Tremendous Five Post Contribution to the Boards...

Now... let's examine one of those further... Apparently his first post here was to counter Baltimore Lauren's claim about a deal that went bad seemingly between her dad and himself.  You can find that one right HERE The original poster seems to have always been an angry young man. 

Of course... if you want to get it in context I would suggest reading the whole thread.  It's a time warp thing going back in time 10 years... but hey... as far as CGC's hottest threads?  This thread has EVERYTHING... it has Baltimore Lauren, ComicalGems, RMA, Angry Caplock posts, BHComics, Jeffro being Jeffro and Human Suitcases

What's a Human Suitcase?  A human suitcase is when a little person on roller skates is wearing all of your clothes and you pull them on a string through an airport. 

 

Ok so I was originally on the OPs side and thought people were hard on him especially since usually stolen items involving collectibles that result in an arrest are highly likely to be the culprit and people were being harsh on him.

But man after reading his comments to people along with his history, yikes, I think I must agree with you and the others.

Will do 

32 minutes ago, The Lions Den said:

You're welcome. Good job on the page count and color touch check. One other thing I noticed was the possibility of glue on the spine due to the wear and tear there. Dried glue usually feels rough to the touch. Also, I'd be taking a real close look at that small crease on the top left of the back cover...

I’ll double check again today. Thanks for the tips. 

2 hours ago, The Lions Den said:

With any book, doing a complete check of the cover and pages is a must. Anytime you find one form of resto, you should immediately be on the lookout for other types as well.

Trimming can be one of the more difficult things to detect. As a friend of mine used to say: "All books are trimmed, it just depends on how and when it was done." One of things I'd examine is the very edge of the cover you suspect as being trimmed. Does the cut on the right edge appear uneven or irregular? Do the miniscule chips or tears on the edge of the cover match the miniscule defects on the edges of the pages? If you have access to a loupe or powerful magnifying glass, does the thin edge of the cover look newer than it should? Does the left edge of the back cover have a corresponding overlap due to what could be just a slight shift of the cover? These are all things I'd want answers to before I made a definite determination. Follow the clues, my friend...follow the clues...

 

Well I did do a page count and check for color touch and no issues there. Really just the cover which seems ok in every area except for how much of the page is showing which feels very excessive. 

Thanks for the other info will def look into it 

Hi. 

Sorry for the post but I would love to get some experts opinions on this action comics 252 I have. I wouldn’t say I’m a novice but I’m def not an Uber expert. I’ve seen quite a bit in my time but this one gives me a little trepidation. 

The main concern and reason i suspect there may be trimming is due to how much of the page you see to the right of the cover. Never seen so much before which makes me fear the cover was trimmed. 

I did do some research on this before posting and here’s some of the conclusions I noticed

1. The cover art seems to show the same or more than many other graded action comics 252. 

2. The cover seems to be starting to get loose from the staples which may explain why the cover is pulling to the left of the pages. 

I dont think it’s trimmed but was hoping some others may have experiences covers that had so much of the page sticking out before. 

Thanks in advance. 

2 hours ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

I believe that received is now "SFG"...... I believe that it was mentioned by @RockMyAmadeus that "dealers" or the like might actually still see "received"

but to answer your question simply, I believe it is marked "received" and the status is "SFG" right away and then the clock starts ticking on estimated TAT...  

Thanks. I figured as much. Not sure why but this submission feels like it’s taking the absolute longest. 

Doesnt help that it took 2 weeeks to get processed  

Sorry this might be a dumb question but the new tracking system changed a lot of the wording I found. Just out of curiousity is there still a received step or has that been replaced with scheduled for grading? 

I havent seen any of my submissions at received just straight to scheduled for grading. 

Sorry for the noob question 

Honestly im in the same boat but started last year. I always thought ga books were insanely more expensive than silver age but it’s not really the case in some areas. 

I found buying cool cool books that others aren’t into at this moment is the key. Last year action comics were not talked about much or had too much attention while joker covers were going crazy in people chasing them. 

This year action comics are doing well and joker covers are cold. Now I’m looking at joker covers myself. 

Buy what you like but if you like severa different titles focus on the ones no one else seems to care about right now 

Does a page from the book count ?. Just got one from the clink auction. Might have overpaid but truthfully I don't care. This is beyond historical imo. 

On ‎8‎/‎23‎/‎2018 at 8:41 PM, rabidwolf said:

Wow a 4.0 just went for almost 1800 on eBay. 

It does seem to be heating up recently

6 minutes ago, Warloc said:

At this point, MSH 12 is not and never will be in the same stratosphere that MSH 13 is in. If the 1st appearance of Carol Danvers isn’t already a major key, it will be after she transcends comics and becomes a cultural icon/household name next year after her movie and Avengers 4 hits screens. Mar Vell is now a minor character who will stay dead in the Marvel Universe, whereas Carol Danvers is about to become a flagship character of the MCU and adorn little girls’ lunchboxes and backpacks across the world.

Well thank you for your speculation. But this thread is about books that are heating up. If you want to tout the greatness of MSH 13 more power to you but this isn't the speculation thread. All I said was MSH 12 is heating up and hitting new highs but its still much cheaper than 13. I didn't say it should be worth more or even the same

One Book I don't think anyone has mentioned is Marvel Superheroes 12. Book has been hitting new highs as of late. Still significantly cheaper than 13 but does seem to be closing the gap

Just got my grades for a Economy submission with Fast track. Turn around time until shipping was 16 days.

Grades came back way better than I thought though I may have been harsh on the books based on grading earlier this year.

A HUGE HUGE THANK YOU TO THE OP.

I have a submission that just switched to scheduled for grading. If I didn't see this thread I would have been in a world of hurt. I work Monday to Friday during normal delivery times and have no way of getting someone to be home. I always use to switch delivery destination once shipped but thankfully I was able to email cgc and have them switch the mailing address for me.

Thanks again.

Just happened last week. Paid so much for this more fun comics 101 first superboy. $2750. Oh well you only live once and it's not a book you find often. 

21 minutes ago, sfcityduck said:

I don't see any relevant connection at all.  The name similarity is like saying that Captain Marvel (Fawcett) has a connection to Captain Marvel (Marvel).  Except that "Capt. Marvel" was not a generic term which predated both Ziff-Davis's and Marvel's GI Joe's.   This is more like saying that every character called "Sarge" have some "connection." 

I generally hate the whole "try-out" and "precursor" hype, but this is especially weak. 

Someone had to say it.

Maybe you think its weak and that's fine. I didn't realize GI Joe was a common naming terminology or anything. Captain Marvel from Marvel only exists as a result of a copyright issue which absent from occurring would have resulted in no Captain Marvel in Marvel comics. Either way, I just found this issue and unfortunately the data online was quite weak for which I was trying to get some more information. The wiki page for GI joe comics began with the Z-D issue and I didn't want to rely on it exclusively and was pondering the question.

Sorry if that was weak in your eyes but some of us do like to learn and if you prefer only going into discussions with elite experts in comics, then maybe avoid my threads or that of other newbies.

11 minutes ago, sfcityduck said:

1945 (similar to "Up Front"):

WHOA that is super cool. Is it a book or magazine or comic?

28 minutes ago, Sqeggs said:

Good point about B&B 25, but that was already a somewhat familiar book issued by the same company.  The connection between the Z-D G.I. Joe and the later character seems more remote.  You never know, though, when collectors will suddenly start clamoring for a book that was previously obscure.

Thanks. I think I found a copy in a collection, just need to go dig it out. I was just more surprised when I read that this was the first issue and arguably first time GI Joe was in comic format (still trying to confirm this point). Whether it becomes a hot book or not, I find it historically cool and will likely slab my copy and put it amongst my other favorite unique books.