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FYI - IST has the Piskor X-Men Grand Design Omnibus listed for $25 (Regularly $100).

On 11/10/2022 at 8:57 PM, silverweb said:

I see his black bag next to his hip. Wondering what was his modus operandi?

He was buying some books and sticking some books in his backpack. When we searched his backpack we found the books and worked out who the dealers were, then asked them if he had paid - some he had paid for and many he had not.

On 11/10/2022 at 7:58 AM, Robot Man said:

Depending on the value of what he stole, probably not much. I know if I were the promoter, I would not only ban him but put a large picture of him at the admittance table…

I am the promoter (with Marc from House of Comics) and I work the door myself, so there’s no chance he’ll ever get in.

Honestly I don’t think he’d try it anyway. He was shaking and crying and begging us not to kick his or call the cops. 

That envelope in his hands was an inch thick stack of cash. He was begging us to let him pay triple for the books he stole. 

On 11/10/2022 at 12:11 AM, silverweb said:

Did he suffer any legal consequences? Is he banned from all future Berkeley shows?

He is of course banned from all future Berkeley Shows. Alan posted his pic on Instagram and shared with other dealers. Every dealer in the room saw him. I told the local shops. He will have a tough time doing this again in California (he’s from Nevada). 

Some pics from the last show. Wall to wall comic books! Hope you guys can make it!

On 11/20/2022 at 11:28 PM, Math Teacher said:

I'm showing my ignorance, but what does "score the end" mean?

Slice a line in the cardboard, but not all the way through, about a half inch past the normal fold line. Then use the cut as the new fold line, giving an extra half inch of length to the box. I find it’s just a tad tight without the extra room.

On 11/20/2022 at 1:16 PM, Will96 said:

I was looking on Amazon for different types of boxes & packing material for ideas that will cost effectively & safely ship a slabbed comic....

I ship slabs in medium flat rate priority mail boxes. I score the end to give it an extra half inch of room and they fit perfect (wrapped many, many, many times in bubble wrap).

On 10/4/2022 at 1:14 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

Love the gloves! You could cosplay as the fly!

jk but js  

Those are some fun additions!  

Just back from CGC?

 My hands are often dirty (even when just washed) and this (getting an angle by hand) is the only way I can get a decent pic. 

Thanks!

Yeah, just got these back. Been in the collection for a decade or so?

On 9/23/2022 at 4:15 PM, Iceman399 said:

@CGC Mike are we seriously sending out a survey asking if we are satisfied before we have even gotten any sort of resolution.

Email CGC asking for return label for QC issues on September 21

CGC emails back (Sept 23) saying I'll get you a label and send it over when it's completed.

2 hrs later survey sent out. 

 

Am I satisfied?  Of course not.  I haven't got my label yet.  

The follow up email is probably automated.

You print the label yourself. Fill out a new sub form, click ME, choose shipping method, print pre-paid label, ship. 

On 9/15/2022 at 9:50 AM, nochips said:

New Teen Titans lot

Annuals 1, 3 VF $ 2.00 for both ( some tanning)

Take the and NTT 28 and 30 from above please.

On 9/11/2022 at 7:07 PM, nochips said:

Raider of the Lost Ark # 1 Fine $ 1.00

Take

On 9/13/2022 at 2:19 PM, nochips said:

Battle Classics 1 VF+ $ 5.00

 

take 

Take Marvel Movie Premiere 1 and POTA 4 please.

On 8/28/2022 at 10:41 AM, ADAMANTIUM said:

Well if you confirm that well, a police report may be in order as that is mail theft claiming a refund and etc

Yeah, the problem is he said he didn’t sign for it, and the signature shown is just a scribble, so I’m not sure it will be cut and dry.

On 8/28/2022 at 8:11 AM, Gaard said:

road trip

If I confirm he received it that may be the way. Thanks.

On 8/28/2022 at 6:59 AM, ADAMANTIUM said:

Yowzah sounds like an innocent mistake with an unhonest buyer, if the post themselves says it shows delivered. eBay block user list thread? And describe the story in that thread too..

I really can’t tell if the guy is telling the truth. If I determine he is lying I’ll post the info. Thanks.

I’m hoping someone can help me with this problem:

I sold two items on eBay to two different buyers, one a raw book for $20, one a CGC 9.6 Iron Fist 14 for $1700+

My printer was glitching so I had to create a PDF of the labels to print them. Somehow I printed two of the same label and placed them on both packages. I made sure to check the IF 14 to confirm the info was correct, but didn’t pay attention to the other address, which I now know was a duplicate.

I got a message from the IF buyer, with a photo of the raw book saying, “this isn’t what I ordered”. At the time I thought I just switched the labels, so I refunded the IF buyer, because I didn’t want him panicking while I waited for the book to come back from the wrong customer.

I reached out to the raw buyer to see if he got the IF - he did not. That was when I realized my mistake. I sent both packages to the IF buyer.

I kept the post office receipt, which showed both of the (same) tracking numbers. I asked my regular driver about it, and he told me it might come back, as one of the packages was not paid for. So I waited a few days - no return.

I then went to the post office and spoke with a manager, who looked into it and found that two packages were scanned during the delivery of the raw book. I alerted the IF buyer that the PO showed two packages were delivered to him, the raw book and the graded IF 14. He said he was home but didn’t sign, and only the raw package was on the porch.

So now the $1700 book is missing and I’ve refunded the buyer. He swears he didn’t get two packages, and got mad that I would insinuate he did. But I’m out $1700 even though I have signature confirmation that the book was received.

I sent eBay a message but haven’t heard back. I’m continuing to talk to the post office, but that’s not looking good either.

Hoping maybe someone has an idea to help me get the book back? Thanks in advance, and sorry for the wall of text.

Great news, thanks Mike.

On 8/11/2022 at 12:13 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Can't be much fun being in a spotlight that fierce, can it. 

No, but at this point they deserve it. 

On 8/11/2022 at 12:07 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

I can imagine a 100% failure rate if I tried.

What's the latest on all this now, anyway. Has there been any further response from CGC? 

Negative. But the flash flood of negative feedback must be overwhelming and isn’t letting up.