thehumantorch

It would be interesting to find out what type of work he has completed?

I think they were deserving of bags and boards.

I have a few books left from a consignment, about 2 years old, and in the My Consignment page the listings turned red. I took that as a hint and dropped my prices.

Something that's been bothering me about all this. Just spit balling here. What if Hero Mike was proficient at some aspects of restoration but not all? What if he took on these jobs and the appropriate payments but he didn't have the experience and skills to do all of the work? There's no university degree for what he does and I don't believe he apprenticed under anyone. I think he was essentially self taught. What if he just didn't have the skill to finish some projects and put them aside and continued to accept new work? That might explain why he hadn't finished books for near 10 years and why some books were only partially completed after many years.

Do you think there’s a difference between witnessed and authenticated? Absolutely. If it's witnessed there's no signature opinion required, just eyeballs. If it's authenticated it's essentially an expert's opinion and as good as an expert may be I'm sure they can be fooled.

Well this stinks. I would chalk it up to different graders and in the case of the book with a huge discrepancy I'd imagine the first grader just missed the defect. I can see how frustrating this would be.

The harder it is to find the more satisfaction you experience when you find it.

And that's a good point. I've purchased a lot of books here and I prefer dealing with boardies I've interacted with that some anonymous auction site.

Or one of those court artists?

Thanks Jon and congrats to Grendalbo

Nice purchase. If any book screams early cool SA Marvel this is it.

They're the rowdy group here....

Honestly, this place isn't perfect but for me it's still the best place to talk comics online. And there are a good number of people on this board who just love comics and are true fans of the medium.

Beautiful books. You'll need shipping details and return policy.

eye like it

Mike DeCheatusall(if he can get away with it)

I remember date night, back when I was a young whipper snipper. 3 pounds of dates and I was in the can all night.

Thanks Jon. Great contest as always.

I hate to go there but is it possible you go through your collection and pick out 10 longs to sell? I'm not a fan of storing my books anywhere else including storage lockers and I have to imagine other options would be very expensive.

Sorry, I lost my head..

Let's goooooo. All I need is a perfect score and these guys to miss the last round and I have a chance at 15th place.

I've been talking to a friend who is a paralegal and works in the courts and a self help desk in California. She's also worked for a number of law firms. She isn't a lawyer and don't consider this to be legal advice but she does know the ins and outs of the courts and what general steps should be considered. It's important to create a paper trail. 1) Start with a demand letter. There are lots of examples online. 2) After a few weeks or a month send a second demand letter. 3) File a police report. If the police don't want to take the report continue to insist to file the report and don't take no for an answer. 4) Once you've built a paper trail take him to civil court and try to get a judgement. 5) Many courts and bar associations and have cheap legal advice. Say $45 for an hour of legal advice. Think of it as a lawyer providing you with advice hoping it will lead to more hours. This should probably be step #1 above.

brilliant

Congrats, sweet result on a nice book.