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Makes perfect sense. (thumbs u

Quite tough in grade, Mike. (thumbs u

Happy New Years, my war comic buddies!

Nothing new in spidey to speculate on?

Did Comicopolis get that job as grader yet?

It wasn't me, and I haven't checked out the book(s) in question. Chances are they are two different copies, but it's certainly possible it's the same one. Did you save the scan of the 9.2?

Wow, what news!!! $12,250!!

7.0-7.5 maybe. Only one way to find out though.

Is this an excuse for me to post my OFF 48 again? Go for it! (thumbs u

Thanks for the bump, Mick. (thumbs u This OAAW 84 is damn tough in grade! Congrats!!

That might be the case now - at least in our little CPR flipping community - but I can guarantee that that was not the case back in 2000 with the general collecting populace. Actually, the generally collecting populace had no idea what pressing was, and for the most part, they still don't know what it is. Most who do know don't care. Most books I knew about back in the day that had been "cleaned and pressed" were not dry cleaned, but actually chemically washed and pressed back to dryness. And that is alot of the stigma that was initially associated with pressing. This goes back to CaptainOfIndustry's saying that hobbies are much more enjoyable when the collector is uninformed.

Definitely cooling off now. (thumbs u

It was viewed as a conflict of interest once upon a time: "Following on the heels of CGC's announcement last week that they are closing PCS, Classics Incorporated is stepping up its dedication to accuracy, safety, and prompt service... ... In Nelson's opinion there has never been a better, safer, and more fruitful time to collect or invest in comics than now. "We commend CGC for their decision to put the collectors' best interests first." SCOOP Applauding the closing of PCS as promoting "collectors' best interests", then assuming that role years later, is a reversal of opinion, if nothing else. Conflict then, 'value-added service' now. Very interesting.... Yep, the times, they are a changin'... "Ultimately we did not feel that we were serving in the collectors’ best interest if there was a perception of conflict between CGC and PCS." Certified Collectibles Group to Indefinitely Suspend Comic Book Conservation Service Is it just the two of us that are reading your posts, Davenport?

LHRS

I'm sorry, but this is so undeserved. It's pretty clear that you don't know who you are 'talking' to on these boards. If so, you might not be so confident in your 'expertise.' When it comes to the hobby we talk about on these pages most of the time, I'll take Moondog's opinion over yours any day. Well, to be fair, mint, moondog was only asking a question. He didn't seem to be stating or implying anything. You coming on here and explaining is pretty much what he was looking for. (thumbs u Andy

CGC will not own the company. They will be sister companies. It is CCG that is buying Matt's company. Classics only works on comics, unless they spread out to coins and cards, the issue is only relevant with CGC items...so the relationship is there, between the two parts of the umbrella company. So why has there never been a problem with CCG owning both NGC and NCS? How's the health of that market fared? In my opinion, it is a necessary evil. One that is accepted and used. Think of it this way, if you have a wondeful coin collection and your house burns down, I guarantee you will call NCS. Any collector would. If you discover a 'rare' coin covered in 'grime' and horribly toned, you can use the services of NCS. It is accepted in the marketplace. 'mint' What about currency pressing? Has that too become acceptable? It absolutely is not acceptable, but it's out there. I suppose on the rarest of notes, you take what you can get, pressed or unpressed. In that case, it probably won't be too big of an issue. However, the pressing of paper money is much easier to identify as the ink on notes is embossed, so there is a raised print feeling to an unpressed note. For unpressed notes, they are marked as EPQ (exceptional paper quality). Most collectors that I have encountered ask me if my notes have been pressed. The answer is no, as I've never pressed a note. They usually go on to tell me that they will not buy pressed notes and are only looking for notes with EPQ. It's a toss up from a dealer's standpoint. Press the note and perhaps get a higher grade and lose the EPQ, or don't press it and have a lower grade and keep the EPQ. The question that would need to be asked is, "How much would the pressing raise the note's grade?". Anyway, that's my

It was viewed as a conflict of interest once upon a time: "Following on the heels of CGC's announcement last week that they are closing PCS, Classics Incorporated is stepping up its dedication to accuracy, safety, and prompt service... ... In Nelson's opinion there has never been a better, safer, and more fruitful time to collect or invest in comics than now. "We commend CGC for their decision to put the collectors' best interests first." SCOOP Applauding the closing of PCS as promoting "collectors' best interests", then assuming that role years later, is a reversal of opinion, if nothing else. Conflict then, 'value-added service' now. Very interesting....

Hook is in the house!

I prefer to think of myself as a Pepper. I know it doesn't rhyme but wouldn't "nutbar" be more appropriate?

Eddie, you did a better job than most in reporting the situation and PMing the offending party. Looking at vacantpassenger's posts it seems their last post here was 8/26. I am adding them to the PL. If anyone objects please say so and why. I thank you. It seems that you can add him to the list, but the seller really came across as apologetic and wanting the buyer to be completely satisfied here. It's just strange that he disappeared. That is unlikely due to the $12, so I think we'll see the seller pop in here once he's back on the boards. When the buyer's made whole, then his name should come off the list. Andy

Not gonna happen.

That's an interesting one. I don't know that I've ever seen that. Usually what I see is free domestic shipping, and some amount off international, like ten bucks or whatever. Belive me, it happens a lot. To be fair, I have to say that there are seller who DO offer discount on international shipping, but may dont So let's say I sell you a $100 comic and it's going to cost $30 to get it to you. What difference does it make if I sell it to you at $100 + $30 shipping, or $110 + $20 shipping? It really seems like ignorance is bliss in this discussion. Either way, you're paying for the fees, or you're paying for the shipping costs. The difference, on one hand, is the seller is giving you the appearance that you are getting a "deal" when in fact, that "deal" is just being built into the sales price. Man, did I explained myself that bad? Where the bold part comes from? Item cost $100 and seller offer free domestic shipping ($10 saving, to say a number) International buyer bought the item, international shipping is $30, all I am saying is that it would be great costumer service if the seller cherge $120 ($100+$30 shipping - $10 discount) So basically, you want the perception of a discount even though it might not really be a discount, ie the seller built that $10 "discount" into his asking price. The perception is that you are getting a $10 shipping discount when, in reality, you paid that $10 because it was built into the seller's asking price. However, they did it without announcing it, unlike some sellers who choose to blatantly spell out that they are passing that cost, or the cost of PP fees on to the buyer. Yes, I know some sellers choose to eat shipping costs. They simply charge a certain fixed amount and do not build that loss into their asking price. I did that in the recent VCC because I thought it would help make sales more attractive to buyers. First of all, Man, you are really not buying this! Second of all, call it a discount or whatever you want, but $20 vs. $30 for shipping on a $100 comic is less. You can't argue against that! I don't think he gets it. A comic is on sale on the boards for $100. Not $100 to US, $110 elsewhere - just a straightforward $100. Seller says if you are in the US, you pay no shipping. If you are international, you pay exact. Let's say it costs seller $10 to ship in US, $30 to ship international. A US buyer therefore pays $100 (price of comic) plus $0 (price of shipping). Seller eats $10 of shipping cost. An international buyer pays $100 (price of comic) plus $30 (price of shipping). Seller eats $0 of shipping cost. The point that is being made is that if the Seller is willing to eat $10 of cost for a US buyer, why not do the same for an international buyer? In other words, international buyer pays $100 (price of comic) plus $20 (price of shipping less $10 seller discount). Seller eats $10 of shipping cost. I thought it was pretty clear before, but hopefully this helps. It's not a perceived discount, it's a real one. I get that. International buyers would like a shipping discount. I guess I'm not articulating my point well enough. As usual.

PM sent. (thumbs u

That's it!

Oh, and this week's new comics has a "Joe Kubert Presents" book. I bought it but didn't read it yet. There was a USS Stevens story in there along with 2 others. Will update later with the details and a pic. (thumbs u Andy