Baker Romance 43 43

[grendelbo]

On 9/10/2024 at 7:37 PM, Changer said:

where is this listed ? 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/254625532025?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=HUrcXddaTZK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=s3ksvf_qtvw&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[pmpknface]

On 9/10/2024 at 9:34 PM, grendelbo said:

I've reported this listing three times already and contacted this seller with a terse message, but the book is still up for sale. Just in case anyone's looking, he doesn't have this book. I do. In my collection at home 300 miles away. I have not admired it for a week and a half now but I'm confident it's still in the BCW hard case marked A-2, tucked between my other Baker and a Vault of Horror 17. It's not even in it's slab anymore.

All the books from this seller are sus.

I reported it too. Let's see if that helps. 

[Changer]

whoa.. what is up with that seller, so this is possibily fake then too ? its been up there for years 

Cinderella Love #29 (St. John October 1955) CGC 4.5 White Pages Rare | eBay

[Mavrick76]

On 9/10/2024 at 10:34 PM, pmpknface said:

I reported it too. Let's see if that helps. 

Ditto

[Susanville]

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[Iksar]

[MB1952]

This is beautiful Magazine illustration. Matt Baker Brush work? What Baker fans think? 

Rage for Men Oct. 1957

 

picture from eBay. 

[Changer]

On 9/10/2024 at 6:34 PM, grendelbo said:

I've reported this listing three times already and contacted this seller with a terse message, but the book is still up for sale. Just in case anyone's looking, he doesn't have this book. I do. In my collection at home 300 miles away. I have not admired it for a week and a half now but I'm confident it's still in the BCW hard case marked A-2, tucked between my other Baker and a Vault of Horror 17. It's not even in it's slab anymore.

All the books from this seller are sus.

I am always scam curious, how do you think they got the pictures for ebay?

I wonder if they took the sale from April (source gocollect) and then added the background ? or if they found an even older pic? 

 

[Darwination]

On 9/19/2024 at 12:35 PM, MB1952 said:

This is beautiful Magazine illustration. Matt Baker Brush work? What Baker fans think? 

Rage for Men Oct. 1957

 

picture from eBay. 

Very likely Baker.  He signed much of his work in Arnold's sweats but not all.  He was really Arnold's go-to guy for a period here in digest illustration and interior art in the sweats.  I think he was excited to be working in a new medium in the sweat splash pages, as many of the pieces show a lot of attention to detail (which isn't necessarily true of the digest illos).

Bigger pic, maybe:

I'm 95% sure that is Baker and 100% sure this other piece in the issue is:

[grendelbo]

On 9/19/2024 at 11:37 AM, Changer said:

I am always scam curious, how do you think they got the pictures for ebay?

I wonder if they took the sale from April (source gocollect) and then added the background ? or if they found an even older pic? 

 

Yeah it is frustrating that the book is still up despite me reporting it at least a half dozen times and I know some of y'all did too. 

The April purchase was mine but they aren't the same pics. They aren't even the pics I took for posting the acquisition on this thread.

I messaged Quality Comix the other day to let them know that the book they sold me is now back up for sale fraudulently. They too said they would report the item.

It's sad that eBay has taken no action on it. My last reporting I told them that I'd take a picture of the book next to my tablet with the listing pulled up on the screen. I told them too to check my purchase history. I've never been scammed by eBay but I am holding back on any purchases for a while.