Steven Valdez

On 12/25/2023 at 12:15 AM, trademarkcomics said:

Every time I see him called "Roy", it reminds me of Quigley Down Under, Die Hard and Knight & Day*. 

 

*Pretty sure than covers all movies with a main character called "Roy" ...and only one of them were actually named "Roy".  Oh, wait this is totally OFF-TOPIC. Sorry, Roy! 

It's not off topic when Roy IS the topic!!

On 12/24/2023 at 5:32 PM, migmtl76 said:

CGC released a video just not the one we were hoping for... still nice of them

 

Happy HOLDER days more like it.

On 12/24/2023 at 5:31 PM, Prince Namor said:

Move your pointer over someone's name by their avatar. A popup box comes up and one of the options is 'ignore'.

I'm almost at 100.

Dang, that was easy. This is only my second!

On 12/24/2023 at 2:57 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

It got unlocked 

Release the hounds!

On 12/24/2023 at 4:31 PM, Prince Namor said:

Put people on ignore. You zip right past.

Of course, if someone nests your comment, everyone can see it. I've had you on ignore for a while, but this one got nested.

How do I put 'certain people' on ignore? Not able to figure it out, embarrassingly ...

On 12/24/2023 at 5:20 PM, mjoeyoung said:

Depends on how much they depend on scammers for their business

Very salient point...

On 12/24/2023 at 2:09 PM, Happy Noodle Boy said:

Because any security measure expensive enough to significantly increase the fees to slab comics could result in CGC losing business.

Surely it would improve their business if ethical customers could be assured of getting a tamper-proof product. Sure, their scammer clientele might begin to drop off.

On 12/24/2023 at 1:50 PM, Buzzetta said:

Many actually.   I am not being facetious here.  I know a few collector friends that early on taught me never to use my full name with any collectibles for a multitude of reasons.

I know a few friends that if you search their name and the terms "collectibles", "comics", "toys", or anything like that, then the search will not yield anything.  They also have amazing collections that no one knows about and that is one of the ways that they keep it that way. 

Me too. Hint: I am not really Hispanic.

On 12/24/2023 at 4:53 PM, VintageComics said:

Maybe putting a sticker on it will make it better? 

Nah, any kind of anti-tampering methodology would be 'a waste of time' evidently. Putting you on ignore mode now... once I figure out how.

On 12/24/2023 at 11:49 AM, drotto said:

Laser etching would do the trick.  Cheap, fast, and if set up correctly would have no effect on the book. 

Problem there is laser etching devices can be obtained quite cheaply.

On 12/24/2023 at 9:22 AM, mephistopheles said:

Maybe cgc can add a notation on the cert# to say if/when a book was reholdered. 

They definitely should do that. It's a significant event in the book's aftermarket history.

On 12/24/2023 at 7:38 AM, Yorick said:

Anyone who currently owns any ID'ed book in this thread should NOT open the case without witnesses and video tape rolling..

I would suggest keeping the audio recording volume down too, in the event of any ensuing howls and/or screaming.

On 12/24/2023 at 6:44 AM, VintageComics said:

Just try to think logically: It is highly likely the auction houses and big dealers are co-operating on this front. 

Colluding. The word is 'colluding'.

On 12/24/2023 at 4:09 PM, Lightning55 said:

I don't believe a "moderator" has made single comment in this thread to date. At least no official CGC moderator has. Might have been some self-appointed moderator. I must have skipped a page.

Yes, I was referring to the self-appointed moderator.

On 12/24/2023 at 4:51 AM, ThothAmon said:

Now I just went to public grade schools so maybe the education you received (at say Upper Canada College) was more advanced but I’m pretty sure saying someone stated something out of ignorance is exactly the same thing as calling them ignorant. What am I missing?

You're 100% right, sir. Words and concepts have specific meanings for a reason. Perhaps our "moderator" needs to be moderated.

On 12/24/2023 at 2:50 PM, Lightning55 said:

Getting harder to tell them apart.

Actually, just over 8 billion humans on the planet.  I wonder what year it was that we overtook the rat count.  Certainly they must have had the lead for a long time.

Maybe one day they'll be using us in lab experiments.

On 12/24/2023 at 4:16 AM, Tnexus said:

Ten bucks says CGC's official response will be to put new certs on all reholders.

I suggested they put hologram stickers on all 4 edges but the moderator said that would be a 'waste of time'. I still wonder why he would say such a thing.

On 12/24/2023 at 2:57 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

It got unlocked [AI thread]

Hurray! back to riveting discussion about how 'Robots gonna take away our jerbs!!'

On 12/24/2023 at 3:54 AM, Buzzetta said:

Of course this is the type of things that people like for the types of people that like these things. 

Reminds me of the reviews they used to do in the Comic Buyers Guide.

On 12/24/2023 at 4:00 AM, DWL said:

I am joking obviously, but it would be a nice slice of karma if the buyer sent briva3 back a different book  

Doing that to a known scammer would be 100% justified.

On 12/24/2023 at 3:33 AM, trademarkcomics said:

Has anyone ever done an estimate on how many separate customers submit to CGC in a given year?

I think you mean 'how many separate identities.'

On 12/24/2023 at 2:53 AM, Bo1983 said:

There’s 9 billion people on earth it could be thousands out there!

Good lord... that means humans outnumber rats.

"There are an estimated 7 billion rats in the world." A-Z animals

On 12/24/2023 at 2:34 AM, uncannyjames said:

To be fair, crack ( or 'to crack') is implicated in CGC reholdering.