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[MrBedrock]

On 3/4/2024 at 7:50 PM, buttock said:

Lol.  a HG Subby 1 gets lost amid the funny animal books.  

Actually we choose to ignore it like a fart in church.

Edited March 5 by MrBedrock

[ThothAmon]

[ThothAmon]

[buttock]

On 3/5/2024 at 12:32 PM, MrBedrock said:

Actually we choose to ignore it like a fart in church.

I never ignored a fart in church.  

[Straw-Man]

because it’s you doing the farting!

[BuscemasAvengers]

On 3/5/2024 at 2:49 PM, buttock said:

I never ignored a fart in church.  

You know the old saying: you smelt it, you dealt it

[Hepcat]

On 3/4/2024 at 7:14 PM, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said:

Were these characters all in animated cartoons? I should go see what is available on You Tube for viewing. Other than Mighty Mouse I don't recall seeing many of these characters.

Gandy Goose appeared in 54 theatrical cartoons between 1938 and 1955. Sourpuss co-starred in the vast majority and had three solo shorts in 1940-42 himself.

[Ameri]

On 3/4/2024 at 8:50 PM, buttock said:

Lol.  a HG Subby 1 gets lost amid the funny animal books.  

[Cat-Man_America]

On 3/5/2024 at 4:17 PM, Hepcat said:

Gandy Goose appeared in 54 theatrical cartoons between 1938 and 1955. Sourpuss co-starred in the vast majority and had three solo shorts in 1940-42 himself.

True, but only Subby appeared with more sourpuss goose-steppers on a single cover! 

[Robot Man]

On 3/5/2024 at 4:58 PM, Ameri said:

I had the opportunity to buy a decent copy around 1972 for $35. Problem was, I had just bought a complete set of EC annuals and the run of Piracy for all the money I had, $100. From the guy. He said he would hold it for me but a week later when I scraped up the money, he had sold it…

[Readcomix]

Just added 

[bighairjer]

On 12/14/2023 at 2:00 PM, Badger said:

The one that got away. I had consoled myself for missing the Dallas Collector's Summit this year by buying the last USA Comic I needed to complete my 6 through 17 run. Or at least I thought I did. They cashed my check back in November and told me that it would take a couple of weeks to clear; now MyComicShop tells me they sold the book to someone else and I bought it before they could remove it from their website. *&^&*%&@$#$$!   Just heartbreaking. No real blame on Mycomicshop just looking for some shoulders to cry on.Do wish they had noticed it was sold before they cashed my check though.

 

I know the chap that bought this.  Happy to pass on some fun filled insults for ya.

[Hepcat]

On 3/3/2024 at 9:30 PM, Frisco Larson said:

Terry-Toons is an awesome title!!! Kinda tough to find early copies in nice shape. 

Even this book on Terry-Toons is now very pricey indeed:

[MrBedrock]

I love Terry Toons and pretty much anything Paul Terry. I lucked into a couple of cool Terry items a number of years back.

When the license for Terry Toons Comics moved from Timely to St. Johns one of the subscription incentives they offered was a small Mighty Mouse print free with each year...

I purchased a large collection of Terry Toons comics and related collectibles from a local long time collector. In this batch of stuff was one of the prints signed by Paul Terry

But even cooler than that, he had somehow acquired the original art to the print!

 

Edited March 8 by MrBedrock

[Hepcat]

On 12/14/2023 at 5:00 PM, Badger said:

The one that got away. I had consoled myself for missing the Dallas Collector's Summit this year by buying the last USA Comic I needed to complete my 6 through 17 run. Or at least I thought I did. They cashed my check back in November and told me that it would take a couple of weeks to clear; now MyComicShop tells me they sold the book to someone else and I bought it before they could remove it from their website. *&^&*%&@$#$$!   Just heartbreaking. No real blame on Mycomicshop just looking for some shoulders to cry on.Do wish they had noticed it was sold before they cashed my check though.

MyComicShop owes you big time! Far more than a refund of the purchase price.

Consider. They made you an offer through the listing on their website. You accepted it by sending them a cheque. That according to contract law is a legally binding agreement right there. This means it was case closed even before MyComicShop went and cashed your cheque. That means MyComicShop must legally honour your deal. To put it another way "He who sells what isn't his'n must buy it back or go to prison."

Yes, yes, I understand that mistakes can and do happen, but a man must nevertheless PAY for his mistakes. There's no just walking away from a mistake with a shrug. In effect you have them over a barrel. MyComicShop must therefore offer you an alternative (say a much higher priced comic for your money) to which you agree if they cannot deliver on their contractual obligation to deliver that issue of USA Comics to you. Hopefully you've not settled for less.

[Badger]

On 3/8/2024 at 5:14 PM, Hepcat said:

MyComicShop owes you big time! Far more than a refund of the purchase price.

Consider. They made you an offer through the listing on their website. You accepted it by sending them a cheque. That according to contract law is a legally binding agreement right there. This means it was case closed even before MyComicShop went and cashed your cheque. That means MyComicShop must legally honour your deal. To put it another way "He who sells what isn't his'n must buy it back or go to prison."

Yes, yes, I understand that mistakes can and do happen, but a man must nevertheless PAY for his mistakes. There's no just walking away from a mistake with a shrug. In effect you have them over a barrel. MyComicShop must therefore offer you an alternative (say a much higher priced comic for your money) to which you agree if they cannot deliver on their contractual obligation to deliver that issue of USA Comics to you. Hopefully you've not settled for less.

They gave me $95 in store credit; that's close to what you mean right? Right?   (It was a 5 figure purchase.) Its still a sore spot with me and even though they have had a couple of things I would have purchased otherwise, I passed for now.

[MrBedrock]

On 3/8/2024 at 5:14 PM, Hepcat said:

Yes, yes, I understand that mistakes can and do happen, but a man must nevertheless PAY for his mistakes.

Would a flogging be sufficient?

[Badger]

On 3/8/2024 at 6:17 PM, MrBedrock said:

Would a flogging be sufficient?

With a wet noodle? Possibly.  Mistakes happen but on a $10k purchase they hurt a little more than others. Ya know? Especially when they sent me an email a week after I sent payment saying they were depositing the check and it would take a month to clear. They sent that email AFTER they had sold the book. That is quite a bit of money to tie up for a month and then just shrug and move on. Hopefully they updated their processes to confirm inventory before cashing a check. If not for every purchase then at least those over, say, $2500.

[Hepcat]

On 3/8/2024 at 7:17 PM, MrBedrock said:

Would a flogging be sufficient?

A lawyer right out of school could work them over far worse than that. It's a slam dunk case of breach of contract. 

Edited March 9 by Hepcat

[50YrsCollctngCmcs]

On 3/9/2024 at 8:42 AM, Badger said:

They gave me $95 in store credit; that's close to what you mean right? Right?   (It was a 5 figure purchase.) Its still a sore spot with me and even though they have had a couple of things I would have purchased otherwise, I passed for now.

Interest on the money they tied up at the current rate seems a reasonable settlement. I’d ask for cash not store credit though. The $95 seems appropriate given that. Not every problem should result in a lawsuit; I’m afraid that is something not everyone understands.