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Who he's partners with is the precise reason I have no interest in any of his books. That is certainly your perogative. I've never dealt with his partner, but I understand that there is some history there... The point I was trying to make is that, in general, use of a dealer as an intermediary is much safer than dealing directly with someone who has no track record or Board reputation (e.g. the AlleyBat fiasco). Anyhow, this may be moot since it appears that the seller has successfully completed a half-dozen or so transactions to the satisfaction of the Board Members involved.

As far as I can tell, he hasn't actually broken any of the Forum rules other than neglecting to price a few books until it's pointed out to him. But that happens occasionally with long-time sellers too... There are a lot of sellers around here who pre-sell books that aren't in hand but are on their way back from the CGC. As long as that fact is disclosed, it's never been a problem in the past. The sales via a third party is actually the smartest move he made. Using an established dealer as an escrow agent to handle the money and books is the only way I'd even consider buying a valuable book from a complete unknown. As far as I can tell, we have no rules against that. And PM sales are incredibly common around here. If I had $1 for every time I've seen "Book XYZ sold by PM" posted, I'd be a rich man. That being said, the thread is definitely a complete mess. I think the seller would have benefited from taking a day or two to study some other sales threads to see how things are usually done around here. My

Kudos to blue808 for an absolutely stunning raw ASM #133 from his OO collection. Very well packed, great communication, accurate grading and a real pleasure to do business with. Thanks!

It's been a while since I had a new book to post here. I just picked this one up from the Post Office. Pacific Coast goodness...

Kudos to campued1010 for a really sharp CGC 9.2 copy of ASM #66. Quick shipping, great communications, and excellent packing. In fact, possibly the most bubble-wrap I've ever seen in a box containing only one book... Thanks again. It was a pleasure doing business with you!

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Kudos to Nostalgic Attic for a great lot of Defenders books. Well packed, tight grading, great communication. It was a pleasure doing business with you! :banana: :banana:

Kudos to rube11 for a sweet 9.6 MTU #40 slab. It was a pleasure doing business with you! :banana: :banana:

$600 for a 9.0?!?!? That's just silly... I'm assuming this must be a pressing candidate that someone hopes to turn into a 9.6. There's no justification to pay that much otherwise.

An interesting point over in General, should Hall Of Shame members have a custom title to point it out so everybody knows they're on there? Don't we have only one Hall of Shame member who might be actually trying to post on here? AlleyBat and GilbertTorres haven't been heard from since they took off with the loot and ComicSupply would get their business trashed if they pop back up. CapFreak will have a hard time on these boards and will be constantly having to explain for quite a long time. I don't think any other labels will be necessary. He essentially has a scarlet letter on him already. This raises a question... Given that AlleyBat was banned, why do we keep him on the list? I can't see him getting amnesty from the mods, so he'll never be coming back to scam anyone else. Are there any other banned users on the list?

Kudos to CDaBruce for another fine lot of Spidey slabs. Great communication, fast shipping, bomb-proof packaging. I couldn't ask for much more. Thanks! It was a pleasure doing business with you again! :banana::banana:

Sigh... It seems as if every time I log in there are far more posts in the Probation Thread than the Kudos Thread.

Thanks guys! I had kept pace with the Cap Freak fiasco, so I imagine the $25K scandal accounts for all the posts in the past few days. It sure seems like there's been a lot of serious probation list issues lately. I haven't got time to wade through 50 pages, so I guess I'll bookmark the starting page and read through it later.

Holy !!! I go away on a business trip for 4 days and there's almost 500 new posts in the Probation List! Anyone want to give me the Cliffs Notes version, or should I take an hour or two to read it?

Just got this one in the mail from comicgrinder. One of the nicest looking 9.2s I've seen in a while. (thumbs u

The Funny thing is One of the Rules states "4.It must be an exclusive board-only offer. If the book is offered for sale through another venue (ebay, dealer site, personal web site, etc.) then it should NOT be offered here. It should be offered in the Sales Advertising board." Except there isnt one It's right below the WTB board... Comic Market - Sales Advertising, etc..

Kudos to comicgrinder for a smokin' 9.2 W copy of ASM #68. Fast shipping & bomb-proof packaging! It was a pleasure doing with you! :banana: :banana:

In the 2-1/2 years since I've joined the boards, I've witnessed a number of fiascos like this one, and it all boils down to COMMUNICATION. Most people are pretty patient as long as they're kept informed. Plenty of sellers have said they have no problems with time payments or cancelling a deal if a buyer has overextended him/herself or has buyer's remorse. The problem arises when the takeit graemlin is posted and then the seller hears nothing for 30 days or has their PMs ignored. Likewise for buyers who get excuses or ignored by sellers about delays in mailing. In many cases, the buyer/seller with a grievance has said that honest communication by the probationer would have gone a long way to salvaging the situation.

But it's certainly entertaining for those of us without a horse in this race...

Check out this one... Nothing like "adjusting" the colors a bit on your ASM #1 to disguise the PLOD. ASM #1 - "Slight" color adjustment...

Kudos to carcrawfordfan for a beautiful copy of Spectacular Spidey #64. Thank you very much! It was a pleasure doing business with you. (thumbs u Great communication, well packed, speedy shipping. Five stars, uh, bananas! :banana: :banana:

I was reading through some Spectacular Spideys this evening and came across an MK cameo. I don't recall seeing it on your checklist, so here's page 3 from PPTSS #72 (November '82).

My latest addition, courtesy of our Friendly Neighbourhood Greek, nik... This makes my third silver age Pacific Coast ASM. I just can't get over the perfect QP on them. The OO must have spent a lot of time picking out his copy each month.

Kudos to CDaBruce for a terrific looking group of PPTSS and ASM slabs. Well packaged, quickly shipped and excellent communication. Thank you, it was a pleasure doing business. :hail:

Kudos to nik for an absolutely stunning Pacific Coast ASM #86. Well packed, speedy shipping and a great businessman! Thank you sir, it was a pleasure doing business with you. Since I can't give you five eBay stars, I'll give you five kudo bananas...