Annihilus

I have to disagree. Just because you don't post in 'Comics General' or one of the other forums all the time, maybe this isn't the place for you? That seems pretty exclusionary to me. I love reading the main forum, I just don't post there a lot. To be honest, I don't have a whole lot of time to spend posting on the board, but I read whenever I can. I've made several transactions on the Marketplace threads, so I basically fall square in the sites of people that perhaps don't belong here (according to your comments). Every person that posts here is different and it's nearly impossible to pigeon hole a whole group of folks by their posting proclivities. This is not a knock on you or your comments Jim, but more of a defense of my position and other folks in my position as a (newer) board member.

Ok, here's the rest. Big time thanks to the following folks: RobbieC for a couple of Silver Surfers that bring me closer to completing that run ajaxfarrell for a sweet Blue Bolt Weird Tales custom clock (Hanging right above my desk at work!) boomtown for Silver Surfer 3,5 & 7 CoinAddict for a Walking Dead lot (GREAT read, btw) GACollectibles for some sweek Strange Tales moonlite for a couple of Essentials/Showcase trades nochips for some nice lots qualitycomix for some misc bronze books Flaming_Telepath for some Amazing Adventures towards2112 for the Punisher Ltd series Ok, I think that's it. I promise to keep more current next time

Bunch of Kudos to catch up on....the most recent two are pirate and Cap Ffreak for purchasing some krappy stuff from my krappy VCC booth. I think they felt sorry for me, but thanks nevertheless! More to come.....

I've been against this from the start. There are multiple places for people to hawk their wares on the Internet. The Marketplace shouldn't be another of their stops unless they are able to stick around and contribute to the Forum as a whole. This includes spamming their eBay wares. I'm sure it's helping CGC's new member count but it's definitely hurting the quality and general good faith aspect of this Board. What started as a great idea is becoming in alot of respects as much a buyers beware area as eBay. I'm not sure that's good for the Marketplace, the Forum, or CGC themselves since they sponsor these Boards... Jim But how do you define 'contribure to the Forum as a whole'? It's problematic trying to define just how a member 'contributes', because they're not all the same. I'm a moderator on a prominent sports board and have 13000+ posts on the board and would probably be considered a 'positive contributor'. However, when I first got to that board 5 years ago (and for probably a year after), I posted very little. I lurked most of the time and got to know every board member by reading their posts and mostly keeping my mouth shut. I learned the lay of the land and the unspoken (and spoken) rules that every board has....and there are plenty of them. Instead of shouting and acting the fool when I joined here, I read (and continue to read) threads every day and comment now and again, but still have a ton to learn about the place and all of the members here. It really is a great place, but, like any forum, you've got to earn your way in to the circle of trust....and that mostly just takes time. At least for a person like me. I always felt like slow and steady wins the race when it comes to ingratiating myself into a new community. Obviously everyone is different, and many people post early and often.....but there are many quality posters that don't. Some great members just are more comfortable reading and getting to know people before pushing themselves onto the membership. Some never post at all (or very little). I had a very small VCC booth and sold to a couple of members (Cap & pirate) and have only sold a couple of other things in the 10 months I've been here. I have bought a boatload of stuff though and am currently accepting time payments for a higher ticket item that I am selling to another member privately. I've had some great interactions with boarddies through PM's as a result of perusing the marketplace. I'm not sure what I'm really trying to say here, other than that you can't really measure a man by his post count. I do see the challenge, however. Just wanted to add my (as worthless as that may be ).

More well deserved thanks to: mr.schomburg for a dozen or so spideys from his awesome mega-spidey 1-200 thread. Great looking books, packed well and shipped quickly. towards2112 for the original Punisher mini 1-5. Been meaning to pick that up to read again for a while now. Thanks to you both!

Big thanks to Flaming_Telepath for the set of Amazing Adventures with the 'furry Beast' storyline he had in his VCC booth. Only 9 DAYS surface mail to get to the States! Big ups to you sir!

Back at ya for the nice books, cool freebies and super fast shipping (well packed to boot). Thanks again!

A big thanks to The_Spirit for a great set of 10 Marvel Giant Size horror books. Packed really well and nice looking books. Thanka again!

More kudos to monstro for a great set of Ditko Machine Mans. Gonna hold onto these and get rich (thumbs u

Big ups to monstro for the Amazing Advs, MTU & Man-Thing books. Looking forward to the Machine Man books too! Thanks!

Thanks to Silvers24 for the incredibly quickly shipped and packed ASM #100 (looks nice!) and Joeypost for another cool box of books (thanks for the extras!). Thanks much guys!

Thanks to cd4ever for some cool bronze (and a silver) Marvels and to TheVisitor for some Marvel Essentials and DC Showcase books at a nice price. Thanks guys!

Just got the Mylites from HOTFLIPS in the UPS shipment today. Thanks much!

Big time thanks to: drbanner for the awesome BlueBolt Weird Tales with the L.B. Cole cover. What a sweet looking book! zzutak for a kickass lot of Silver Age OO Thor's that he held for a week. Bulletproof packaging and fast as HE-doublehockeysticks. RealityConsensus for the 2nd batch of Comicbook Marketplace mags. Great reading and they're in excellent shape. You guys rock. Thanks again!

Got two priority boxes of more kick-azz Dollar books from joeypost yesterday, including some killer extras (esp. the marv prem dr. strange). Thanks much, can't wait to see more of your buck book threads!

Also thanks to Monkeyman for the Avengers 55 and cool Avengers freebie co-starring the Defenders. Would've liked to have gotten more of those Avengers, but thanks for the ones you sent!

Thanks to Aces for some quickly shipped awesome looking Thors. Big ups!

Thanks to Aces for some quickly shipped awesome looking Thors. Big ups!

Thanks to thirdgreenham for the cool L.B. Cole cover (Jungle Thrills 16). It might be beat up, but you gotta love that cover for a great price. Thank you sir!

A big thanks to REALITY_CONSENSUS for a giant flippin' lot of sweet Comic Book Marketplace magazines (including the one with the L.B. Cole article which is right on top of the 'to read' pile). Packed well, shipped fast and exactly as described. Thanks again!

Hell yeah! It's even got a zombie-looking dude on the cover....you can't beat that!

Extra special kudos to Point Five for tracking a brotha down and offering him this cool new entry to his new L.B. Cole collection before putting it on the market. 3 down, 397 to go! Thank you!

More big-ups to joeypost for the killer lots....got two boxes of 'em yesterday. Thanks dood, looking forward to more!

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If anyone needs proof the collecting golden age comics will change your perception of reality, look no further than this post. Annihilus referred to himself in first person. Congrats Annihilus and welcome to the real world! MrBedrock is proud of Annihilus. Annihilus will try not to let that happen again! It's tough for a 3rd personer to not let an 'I' or 'me' slip out, especially in a long rambling post. Anyway, thanks for the kind welcome gents. Looking forward to the hunt for those Cole covers. It's funny, but this almost feels like that Cadillac commercial where the older guys see the younger guys pull up in their Caddy and tell them 'Welcome to the world of gentlemen....gentlemen!' Nevermind the fact that Annihilus is not young and you guys probably aren't old. Unfortunately, now some of those Schomburg covers are looking pretty sweet too. Argggh.