Inhuman Fiend

Yeah I mean unless he has something that you desperately want and can't find anywhere else, I'd move on and forget about it...

As a long-time eBay seller, I can tell you there are two main reasons why this happened: 1) You had a transaction at one time with the seller and they, for whatever reason, blocked you 2) You have eBay unpaid item strikes on your account. I, like many sellers, have my account set up to automatically block bidders/buyers who have 2 or more unpaid item strikes on their account in the last year.

And eBay SOLD items (NOT For Sale listings...only use SOLD/COMPLETED auctions in Advanced Search) for ungraded books...but pay special attention to appearance/grade of these items as obviously FMV varies widely according to condition

I have seen this LovintheLake guy's on eBay for many years now, long descriptions full of colorful adjectives depicting common low to mid-grade books priced well-above even CGC-graded FMV. Checking his feedback, he never sells anything (shocker)...I keep wondering why he keeps relisting this over and over at the same prices with the same results?!

You might be onto something. I sell extensively on eBay but rarely sell moderns, the vast majority of my sales are Bronze and Silver books. In over 20 years of transactions I have encountered very, very few problems with slow or no pay, or even buyers remorse returns...probably 1-2% max of all transactions were problem buyers. I consider myself lucky and blessed, but I agree the fact I don't sell many moderns may be a big part of my "luck"

That is absolutely crazy...and there is something going on with the USPS recently. I had one going from Orlando to Chicago that somehow took a detour to...AUSTRALIA! Can't compete with yours but maybe mine wins for farthest diversion?

When I first saw the court filing naming the defendants yesterday (Brandon and Ayana Terrazas), I looked them both up on Social Media out of curiousity. Found 'em...but then both their profiles were deleted later in the day. Probably getting bombarded by lots of angry collectors!

Very cool! Think the .5 grade estimate on the Showcase 22 was harsh...looked more 1.5-ish to me

Hopefully you didn't overpay too much, but we've all done that. I bought a couple of books from him a LONG time ago and while they were overgraded, it certainly wasn't as egregious as I've seen with other big eBay dealers. But the major issue with this fraudster is the rampant, obvious shill-bidding on every single auction. As others have said, he doesn't even attempt to hide it anymore...he's seen that eBay doesn't care (he's been reported dozens of times by me and other boardies)...you can see numerous shill accounts with 100% of their bidding activity on his listings, and dozens...sometimes hundreds...of bid retractions. So while you will certainly receive an overgraded book if you win one of his auctions, you can also be sure the final price has been dramatically over-inflated by his fake-bid partners

eBay isn't perfect, but there's no reason to be worried about scammers. I've been selling comics on eBay for 20+ years and have never, ever been "scammed" by a buyer. Sell long enough and you'll get a few non-paying bidders, or people who return CGC-graded books because "they don't agree with their grade". But those are few and far between...it's still the largest comic book marketplace in the world. Don't worry...enjoy!

Figures Beatlebluecat would be a complete "tool" buyer since, as a seller, he's been the ongoing shill bid king for years...EVERY SINGLE AUCTION he has is shill bid numerous times by accounts that have 100% bidding activity with him and dozens of bid retractions. I, and many others, have reported him numerous times but of course nothing is ever done.

Who pressed this from a 9.6 to a 9.8?! Largest CPR value increase ever?!

The turnaround time clock begins (only business days count) after the package has been opened and it shows up the tracking tool as SCHEDULED FOR GRADING

Completely normal...there is a pretty wide variance in how these inner well seals look. Enjoy!

Looks like a 4.5, could improve with C/P. BUT...what's going on with the lower left where the interior staples have made impressions through the front cover...almost looks like somebody has colored in the staple marks with black marker?

Gotta bump this, I buy on eBay all the time and there are just so many that crack me up. This guy is nomination worthy for both grading AND pricing...he has several listed with hilarious overgrades and astronomical pricing, but this one is my favorite. His grade is comical (VF-), but his price is the real gem: $3500!! https://www.ebay.com/itm/313353359176

@Lightning55 I want to look into this...I have sold a ton of comics on eBay for many, many years and always use their shipping. The eBay commercial discounts offered are pretty substantial. Do you find Pirate Ship rates to be comparable? Is it just an app download?

Thanks guys!

That back edge kills it. Maybe 8.0 tops with a press...7.5 without

Hey all...just won this in an auction pretty cheap on eBay, not in hand yet. Obviously some rat or other large critter ate a big chunk of it at some point, but the rest of the book isn't nearly as awful. Complete except for the chewed portion. I'm thinking it's likely a .5, but maybe has a shot at a 1.0? These are terrible quality pics from eBay since book isn't in hand yet, but for a book this low grade it should be enough for a rough estimate. I submit a ton of books to CGC but never one this low grade so I'm wondering if I should bother. Thoughts?

Stunning copy of TOMB of DRACULA #25 - CGC 9.8 white pages...tied for highest graded (1 of 10)...ends TONIGHT (Tuesday, June 6th) at 9:51 pm EST on Comic Link: https://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FAUCTIONS%2FSEARCH.ASP%3FFocusedOnly%3D1%26where%3Dauctions%26title%3Ddracula%2B25%26ItemType%3DCB%23Item_1682731&id=1682731&itemType=0

It's obvious to me that the cover would become detached once all the CT is cut out...that being said, no reputable professional would attempt removal of this much CT with bleed-through. I had both CCS and Susan Cicconi reject CT removal for a book that didn't have 1/10th the amount that one does. He's going to need to find some hacker to do the removal

Haha I know there was some good stuff after that...I ended up going back and buying every issue at my LCS (especially 27-28 when I found out Miller drew them) since I was completing a full run of the title. And I agree, Springer is more than tolerable when compared to Robbins, ugh!

The Hypno Hustler, lol. I think I vaguely remember buying this off the newsstand...only because I collected the title. 13 year-old me thought the villain was something out of an SNL skit...and then I almost barfed when I saw the interior art: Frank Springer Pretty sure I stopped buying the title for awhile after that one!

Fair enough question, guess I foolishly had faith it would either get there or come back to me. The insurance claim (and appeals) took 3 months for all the rejections. But yeah, definitely should have posted this a long time ago