BlowUpTheMoon

Saw this box at an Estate Sale advertisement.  Looked like some kind of coverless Western behind the Looney Toons.
Have been having good luck with this sort of stuff so I went to check it out.   Sixty miles, roundtrip. 

Was 63rd on the list to get in. Sale also had medium-level stereo and PA equipment.   Recognized one local dealer get in about 20th. 

Bought the box.

It's what I guessed it would be:

30% Coverless 
90% Funny Animal
100% Early 1950s
95% VG or lesser
100% Superhero free (was hoping against this) 
Here are the highlights:

It was a sixty-mile gamble, but I had to see what was in the box. 

On 2/1/2024 at 9:19 PM, Dr. Balls said:

At this point, CGC has one option left to try and bolster their reputation.

Thanks for the seizure inducing avatar!  

On 2/1/2024 at 4:44 PM, BlowUpTheMoon said:

To date, Mr. Terrazas has admitted to stealing twenty-three customer-submitted comic books from CGC’s facilities. Id. ¶ 12. As part of his scheme, Mr. Terrazas would take these customer-submitted comic books from a shelf at CGC’s facilities, place them on his desk, and discard the books’ CGC-graded wrapping and barcodes. Id. Mr. Terrazas would then submit for grading each of the stolen comic books and then publicly advertise, consign, or sell the comic books on eBay or at trade shows. Id. In total, Mr. Terrazas received at least $26,895 in aggregate revenue from these fraudulent transactions

With respect to seven of the twenty-three stolen comic books, unsatisfied with the grade received, Mr. Terrazas “swapped” their CGC-branded labels with higher-graded labels, thereby misrepresenting lower-grade collectible products as higher-grade collectible products. Id. Specifically, Mr. Terrazas admitted to consigning five comic books encapsulated with CGC grade labels to ComicLink under his wife’s name, Ayana Terrazas, four of which were stolen and swapped. Id. ¶ ¶ 11, 13. These consigned comic books included Amazing Spiderman #129, Amazing Spiderman #16, Incredible Hulk #181, Batman #251, and Silver Surfer #1. Id. ¶ 11. In particular, in an October 2023 email to an outside investigator engaged by CCG, Mr. Terrazas provided images of four of the comic books he had stolen and swapped that remained in his possession, included below: 3 As of the present date, it appears that “terrazas-the-collector” is no longer active on eBay. Id. ¶¶ 10, 17. Case 8:24-cv-00301-KKM-AAS Document 4 Filed 01/31/24 Page 9 of 23 PageID 54 9 Id. ¶ 12. Even aside from his practice of willful certificate swapping, Mr. Terrazas otherwise violated the CGC rules, which exist ultimately to protect the public and CGC’s brand as a trusted source. Id. ¶ 1

To date, Mr. Terrazas has admitted to stealing twenty-three customer-submitted comic books from CGC’s facilities. Id. ¶ 12. As part of his scheme, Mr. Terrazas would take these customer-submitted comic books from a shelf at CGC’s facilities, place them on his desk, and discard the books’ CGC-graded wrapping and barcodes. Id. Mr. Terrazas would then submit for grading each of the stolen comic books and then publicly advertise, consign, or sell the comic books on eBay or at trade shows. Id. In total, Mr. Terrazas received at least $26,895 in aggregate revenue from these fraudulent transactions