MetalPSI

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K...I officially creeped myself out a bit there....

I don't mean to be a spoon but your use of language makes me guffaw golly! aww shucks

I don't mean to be a spoon but your use of language makes me guffaw

+1

Gsims718 and HarveySwick

Seconded. Would make things a lot easier for noobs like me to research

I always wonder why people who feel this way, would want to stay here. These boards happen to be wonderful. I don't know what other boards you frequent, but if they say these boards have a bad reputation they are probably posts from jealous people who were tossed off. Why not simply apologize to your Secret Santa? Any slabbed comic is a generous gift, I can't imagine one that would cost less than $15. Then after taking some time to reflect, just take a deep breath and think a little before you complain so quickly. These boards are populated by humans and humans are not perfect. Remember that "to err is human" stuff, to forgive is "divine"? Perhaps the person who sent you the slab thought you would enjoy it, crack or no crack? Hopefully after a while, you will feel more at home, join in and enjoy yourself. If you can't, and you are SO unhappy, it might be a good idea to take a short voluntary vacation and ask yourself before you return, why you want to be a member of these boards. Infinity +1 Well said. Period

i did not, if you aren't going to post links then you're just wasting my time If we are going to argue I thought I'd change our colors to fighting colors - bloods and crips yo! This is what I was referencing... http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=7326943#Post7326943 DAMM YOU!!! Not once, but twice Buz got me in that thread....

Wow....just....wow. Ugh.

The payment method was the only thing missing. As far as "shipping method" being included, 98% of the threads here fail to give that info. They'll list prices, but the majority of them don't specify media mail, parcel post, priority, UPS, or FedEx. Heck, HusTruck charged $10 for shipping, then told people to PM him if they wanted their slabs shipped in a box, in which case he increased the shipping costs. A buyer may think that with the prices charged for shipping that they're getting priority mail, but I think we've all seen sellers charge priority prices then ship media mail. The best sellers though, are the ones who get all butt-hurtz when you ask for them to ship in a box, even when you're nice enough to offer to pay extra just so the slimeball can buy the box to ship the books in. Then of course, they don't bother to insulate the books in any way inside of the box. The noobs and some of the shadier boardies around here are making it where it's not only safer to buy from e-bay, but to also trust Mile High to get accurately graded books. I liked the sales thread a few weeks back, where the seller said all the books were NM/NM+, all the while the bags that the books were in had the Mile High "NM" stickers visible on the majority of the books. And some people have wondered why more and more of the "long-time" best of the best boardies have all but abandoned buying or selling around here. The close-knit sense of community became diluted, so whereas we rarely see sales threads from BronzeBruce, Flaming Telepath, or hell, even greggy, we now get sales threads from Symbiotic, HusTruck, and whoever else the scamster "flavor" of the day is. And in the rare cases where we do have honest dealers offering good books at great deals here, we have the "lunatic fringe" lurking about, ready and willing to whine and cry to the mods just because heaven forbid, somebody posted 8%, instead of the 5% they initially stated, in a sales thread in the G/S/B sales area. Whining because you're thread got moved to the mixed section, when the other seller who simply PM'd the mod and explained his case, and got his sales thread moved back into the G/S/B forum, just showed that too many people here get their "Victoria's Secrets" in a knot way too often. If certain board members would watch out and expose the scammers and shysters around here, instead of continuing to "wage war" with boardies they obviously can't stand, the sales areas would be a lot better off. Instead, we're left with instances where once somebody says something, we pretty much instantly know not only who will post to disagree with them, but that their "posse" will also be sure to follow. It's pretty bad that when certain people post something, you can PM other people and tell them not only who will show up to disagree with them, but also who the sheep will be that will be following the shepherd. Well said. There are only a few people I have dealt with here on the forums, but overall it's been a great experience. I hope it stays that way.

great book, such a toughie 9.8 with that die cut. +1

Holy Carp SPeedy! That is fantastic!!

Holiday mail is finally arriving

I recognize the book...JJs? I dunno who that is. I would have to look it up, got it on eBay

This was the first slab I ever got, bought it this summer and was worth every penny almost completely missed out on it in the auction, I am just glad I managed to land it.

Nice Peas.... Hadn't seen these here yet....

In all seriousness though, excellent first post OP (thumbs u

I only got as far as how to put a long box together before I lost my sheet and lmao

This thread is a Must Read for all noobs. Read and I

It -ing should be.... It seems to not be monitored like sale threads. Don't worry, the mods will work their "magic" in the WTB threads also. They tend to follow me around

It -ing should be....