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Busting comic thieves! Share your story.

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Aces

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Busting comic thieves! Share your story.

 

I heard on the news to OJ tried to do something himself about some stolen collectibles.

Don't think it's going to turn out so well for him....

:shy:

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ShoNuff-migration

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I have a comic book story about a thief getting paid back and then

some for ripping off about 20 e-bay buyers. It's sort of a long story.

 

I had been collecting for only about six months exclusively buying

mid-grade books off e-bay and decided to buy a nicer grade book

and I loved it. I was so naive back then and knew very little about

grading or proper scans and a seller from Comox on Vancouver

Island with perfect feedback was selling his comic collection. The

three books I bought were listed as 3 VF/NM TOS 78, 82 + 86 that

I won for just over 35.00. He sold about 20 lots of books and all the

photos were just far enough away to not be able to spot any flaws.

 

My books arrived with small chunks missing off the covers and loose

pages, stains and several creases. He wouldn't return any of my

e-mails and just hung up on me and the NEGS started rolling in

from other buyers and some of them bought whole runs of SS

described as NM and a few other titles. The buyer that bought his

other TOS run was even missing three books that this lowlife sold

to me.

 

At our work at the time we despatched Longshoremen up to

Vancouver Island to work on different lumber off loading facilities.

My Husband is a longshoreman and I made arrangements for him

and his five man gang or crew to work a ship on the Island for five days.

After work and after the bar these filthy liquored up Longshoremen

needed some entertainment and had an address to look up. They

found this weasel and laid a beating on him and even recovered a

portion of the funds for a buyer in California I had been in touch with

who paid 365.00 for 23 NM TOS books. He only received 20 books

and they were in worse shape than mine.

 

I sometimes feel guilty about it and other times I'm proud to have

taught one puke a lesson about proper e-bay etiquette. (shrug)

 

Did I do a terrible thing or hand out some street justice for the comic

book collectors of the world. :makepoint:

fay

Excellent. :cloud9:

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May I just be the voice of reason and say, "WTF?" You had a group of guys whip some scammer's who know how badly? And for $35 worth of books on your end? That is pretty crappy IMO. What would you do if it had been the $365 the other person lost? Have him whacked? Oh I know. It's all different because it was a girl who got scammed.

 

 

Disgusting.

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May I just be the voice of reason and say, "WTF?" You had a group of guys whip some scammer's who know how badly? And for $35 worth of books on your end? That is pretty crappy IMO. What would you do if it had been the $365 the other person lost? Have him whacked? Oh I know. It's all different because it was a girl who got scammed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disgusting.

 

I know it was a very crappy thing I did and it wasn't over the money

and any money this stand-up e-bay citizen forked over I sent down

to the buyer who lost the 365.00. I wish they could have gotten every

penny this puke stole off innocent collectors like you.

 

As far as wacking him. (shrug) Going rate for a bone is a grand. :angel:

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May I just be the voice of reason and say, "WTF?" You had a group of guys whip some scammer's who know how badly? And for $35 worth of books on your end? That is pretty crappy IMO. What would you do if it had been the $365 the other person lost? Have him whacked? Oh I know. It's all different because it was a girl who got scammed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disgusting.

 

I know it was a very crappy thing I did and it wasn't over the money

and any money this stand-up e-bay citizen forked over I sent down

to the buyer who lost the 365.00. I wish they could have gotten every

penny this puke stole off innocent collectors like you.

 

As far as wacking him. (shrug) Going rate for a bone is a grand. :angel:

 

You may want to point that out to all your cheerleaders who think it was a wonderful idea. Thanks but no thanks to collecting any money owed to me that way.

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Fay, That was awesome! You are #1 in my book.

 

Thanks Troop,

 

I thought you would like that story. :sumo:

Wuss

 

? Camel-Toe Boy

Dork

 

Mr. Shorty Short Shorts

*spoon* boy
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May I just be the voice of reason and say, "WTF?" You had a group of guys whip some scammer's who know how badly? And for $35 worth of books on your end? That is pretty crappy IMO. What would you do if it had been the $365 the other person lost? Have him whacked? Oh I know. It's all different because it was a girl who got scammed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disgusting.

 

Are you Jane Fonda's shill? I say Shill because I also think KhaosClark is Jane Fonda.

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May I just be the voice of reason and say, "WTF?" You had a group of guys whip some scammer's who know how badly? And for $35 worth of books on your end? That is pretty crappy IMO. What would you do if it had been the $365 the other person lost? Have him whacked? Oh I know. It's all different because it was a girl who got scammed.

 

Disgusting.

 

I know it was a very crappy thing I did and it wasn't over the money

and any money this stand-up e-bay citizen forked over I sent down

to the buyer who lost the 365.00. I wish they could have gotten every

penny this puke stole off innocent collectors like you.

 

As far as wacking him. (shrug) Going rate for a bone is a grand. :angel:

 

You may want to point that out to all your cheerleaders who think it was a wonderful idea. Thanks but no thanks to collecting any money owed to me that way.

Here's a wonderful idea.

 

Try pulling that halo down around your throat and see if you can choke yourself with it.

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May I just be the voice of reason and say, "WTF?" You had a group of guys whip some scammer's who know how badly? And for $35 worth of books on your end? That is pretty crappy IMO. What would you do if it had been the $365 the other person lost? Have him whacked? Oh I know. It's all different because it was a girl who got scammed.

 

 

Disgusting.

 

I know it was a very crappy thing I did and it wasn't over the money

and any money this stand-up e-bay citizen forked over I sent down

to the buyer who lost the 365.00. I wish they could have gotten every

penny this puke stole off innocent collectors like you.

 

As far as wacking him. (shrug) Going rate for a bone is a grand. :angel:

 

You may want to point that out to all your cheerleaders who think it was a wonderful idea. Thanks but no thanks to collecting any money owed to me that way.

Here's a wonderful idea. Try pulling that halo down around your throat and see if you can choke yourself with it.

Spade troll
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You may want to point that out to all your cheerleaders who think it was a wonderful idea. Thanks but no thanks to collecting any money owed to me that way.

Here's a wonderful idea. Try pulling that halo down around your throat and see if you can choke yourself with it.

 

Holy krap, I've begun to realize I've always agreed with whatever Sho'Nuff says. We need to get a drink together.

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