shadroch

It may have been resolved by now, but the number Ing of Whiz Comics presented quite a mystery in the 1980s. The first appearance of Captain Marvel has no # on the cover, but is listed as #2 inside. Then two different books have #3 on the cover. I don't think issue 1 was ever released. Double Action is about as rare as they get, as far as I know.

I saw one about twenty years ago. It was almost certainly a fake. There are rumours of a.few in private collections but if one ever surfaced publicly, it would be confiscated in a heartbeat.

1964 Peace Dollar.

Are you suggesting a business can't change ifs own rules based on changing conditions? Should comics cost ten cents because the industry standard was that for nearly forty years? Why is it okay that ebay changed its policies that are in effect.almost as long? An uoutside company changed its practices, causing PayPal to change its own policies. PayPal adapted. Now sellers need to adapt. It's a scary world out there. Some people embrace change, others fear it. PayPal isn't a monopoly. If you don't want to play, find another game. Now that you know there is a risk you will lose money on returns, build in some protection by adjusting your prices accordingly or by simply no longer using PayPal.No one is forcing you to use it. PayPal did this because their revenues and market share was dropping. Isn't that evidence that alternatives exist and are being used? Keep your margins high and you rate of returns low. If an outside companies policy change drastically affects your business plan, perhaps it wasn't that great a plan to begin with. I'd imagine CGC raising its rates effected your bottom line far more than this does. If the cost of planning goes up, don't you pass along the cost? If USPS raises it prices, don't you look for cheaper alternatives or pass along your new expenses? Since we both are aware of wire transfers costing $30, why use PayPal if their fee is higher? Convenience comes at a cost.

So you know you can do it for $30 but use an example of it costing $2900. If a $100,000 book is damaged in transit, insurance will pay $100,000, if one pays $30 for a wire transfer or $2900 via PayPal. The insurance company cover your book, not your lack of business acumen.

If my $100,000 book is damaged in transit, my insurance will cover it. It's why I have insurance and why having insurance is just another cost of doing business. I've never sold( or bought) a $100,000 book but have bought and sold several books in the low to mid five figure range and would never think about using PayPal for them. I did a wire transfer of $155,000 over the summer. It cost about $30. When I bought an AF 15 from Dr.Carl when he was a relative newcomer, I think the cashier's check was about $15. I'd have to dig out the transaction details, but since he was saving a few hundred in PP fees, I think he threw in free Fed Ex, or possibly Express mail.

That's Robbie the Robot I hated that series. As a shop owner, I tried to read every comic that came in, to stay informed, but stopped this one after a few issues. I liked the concept but not the execution.

Companies that offer " free shipping" factor the cost of shipping into their prices. If you have a historic return rate of five percent, and will lose the PayPal fees on that five percent, adjust your prices accordingly. If your rate of return is more than that, you have other problems effecting your bottom line that need addressing. Do you think the post office should refund your shipping fees? Should Costco refund the cost of your shipping materials? Why should the post office get paid for a transaction you lost money on? The thought process here seems to be what exactly? That PayPal only deserves to get paid if the transaction goes smoothly? What did PayPal do wrong that they should refund their cut of the transaction?. Why is it okay for the post office to get paid twice on a failed transaction( someone is paying to ship the books both ways) but PayPal should lose money for doing its job? You can charge a separate restocking fee, but that will turn off a lot of potential customers. I'd simply add a bit to your pricing formula and move on

Assuming we have a finite amount of time, every minute spent enjoying the journey is a minute less you will spend at your destination, which is the reason for the journey in the first place.

The closest comic shop to mine is 63 miles away. What is stupider? Driving there to pay $8 or ordering by mail?

When I had my store, suppliers sold two different types of cheap bags.you had polypropylene and polyethylene. Both looked pretty much the same and both are fine for short term storage. Each type had its supporters and its detractors. One tended to get cloudy and even icky, but still protected the books.

Twenty thick books, and four thicker ones. No idea what the titles at, but they date from mid 90s to 2003. Most feature wild comic sex scenes and some cheesecake photography, while a few also have full nudity. $50 shipped media mail. These fit in a medium bankers box. PM for details and photos. Will consider trades for just about anything. Just want these gone. PayPal is best.

The idea is to preserve the book long enough to make a nice profit. Let the next owner deal with physics and chemistry.

Whose grading standards? CGC doesn't strictly follow Overstreets standards and I'm not aware of them releasing their guidleines

I picked up a copy as part of a collection. Didn't pay any attention to it until I saw some completed sales. Believe it's 1948, and I'm not aware of second prints but that's going off an old ebay description.

I picked up a copy as part of a collection. Didn't pay any attention to it until I saw some completed sales. This is the only comic I know of about a specific line, the rest seem pretty generic.

There is a comic called something like George Washington's Railroad. Its a supposedly accurate story of a railroad laid out over a road George Washington designed. The cover has George surveying while a steam ship rolls up the river. Hopefully, everyone sees the problem with that.

Why does a person do business with a corrupt, criminal enterprise? I know they are a bunch of criminals so I forgives them, except when they do something that hurts my pocketbook?

When I find myself in similar situations, I ask myself -Is it possible that I have discovered something every other collector has failed to comprehend for fifty years. Then I realize it is possible but almost improbable and I accept the common wisdom.

Wow. Lying about someone lying. My dog is a legally certified companion dog. I didn't lie about anything. I exploited a loophole in the law but to accuse me of lying is simply incorrect. You owe me an apology. If the law is broken, fix the law, don't attack people who take advantage of it.

Damn capitalist. Always sticking their grubby fingers into my ill gotten gains. We hatz them, we doez. I would either accept it as a cost of business and pass along your anticipated costs to all your customers or make it clear in your refund policy that any fees occurred are on the buyer. If you are giving enough refunds that 3% more is going to effect your bottom line, tighten your belt a little.

It's the cost.of doing business. I assume you have worked all the other costs into your prices. If you refund one percent of your transactions, it's negligible. If you are refunding ten percent of them, PayPal isn't the problem. If it somewhere in between, you build the cost in.

That sucks but why should PayPal shareholders pay for two transactions and eat those costs?

When your customer request a refund, PayPal has to undo a transaction. Does it seem fair that PayPal doesn't want to do two transactions for you for free? They provided the service you paid them for, then undid it for you. Does Visa or Amex refund the transaction fees on refunds? I'm going to set up with square when I open for a few months until I get an idea of the volume.

Mylites come in several sizes.They range from every narrow moderns to extra wide golden age. I don't know anyone who likes the moderns and the golden age are too big for my taste. I like the 750 size for most books but it's a personal preference. There is an excellent whose in this forum that shows how combinations of mylites and backing boards look on different era books.