Boba Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 I thought so too, but I was hesitant to pay nearly a grand for a book with only a 3 day return policy I'm batting 1000 lately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash105 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 There is no reason to take a risk on ungraded books. I find my wants amongst the slabs is more than resources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy-D Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Sure seems like someone got a fine deal on the Showcase 4 No doubt. If I weren't in some financial unpleasantness I would have bought it at that price. It'll probably be a while before I see one that nice looking that I could afford. Especially if it were the removable type of CT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy-D Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I've been bummed all day. I wish it was mine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share Posted February 15, 2011 I've been bummed all day. I wish it was mine... Unlike Charlize Theron, there will be another just like it or better Seriously, everything happens for a reason. A next one will be even better Cheer up (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase22gr1959 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I thought so too, but I was hesitant to pay nearly a grand for a book with only a 3 day return policy I'm batting 1000 lately You can always send it back express mail the day you receive it. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase22gr1959 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 (edited) There is no reason to take a risk on ungraded books. I find my wants amongst the slabs is more than resources. That's the problem with buying raw books on Ebay, more hassle than reward most of the time. Edited February 15, 2011 by showcase22gr1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masamune69 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 There is no reason to take a risk on ungraded books. I find my wants amongst the slabs is more than resources. That's the problem with buying raw books on Ebay, more hassle than reward most of the time. And that's when you receive them. I bought two raw SA batman on ebay. They guy said is gonna ship two weeks ago and he doesn't reply to my message anymore, no tracking number, no books either People here are much more reliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share Posted February 15, 2011 You can always send it back express mail the day you receive it. (thumbs u Too much hassle, for what it's worth besides, I'm not confident in my own ability to determine if there was resto or not, so most likely I would have to send it out. I just read in another thread that the seller recycles cdpaoli, bijoubaby books, which is to say, restored books sold by scammers, so likely it's best I lost the auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase22gr1959 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 There is no reason to take a risk on ungraded books. I find my wants amongst the slabs is more than resources. That's the problem with buying raw books on Ebay, more hassle than reward most of the time. And that's when you receive them. I bought two raw SA batman on ebay. They guy said is gonna ship two weeks ago and he doesn't reply to my message anymore, no tracking number, no books either People here are much more reliable. I assume your books are coming to you by oversea, so I would expect some delays may occur due to custom. If it was shipped with tracking...there is no reason not to provide them to you. If it's a higher value book, the seller should have shipped it by express mail or priority mail with tracking. Also, I heard registered mail is the safest, since it's being carefully handled and tracked by the post office. Now, a respond from the seller will be good business conduct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase22gr1959 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 You can always send it back express mail the day you receive it. (thumbs u Too much hassle, for what it's worth besides, I'm not confident in my own ability to determine if there was resto or not, so most likely I would have to send it out. I just read in another thread that the seller recycles cdpaoli, bijoubaby books, which is to say, restored books sold by scammers, so likely it's best I lost the auction. This definitely states the risk of buying books raw on Ebay. On another positive note, my SC22 6.0 white pager was bought raw on Ebay. I had made sure the seller took returns, if I found out the book have resto or missing pages. All and all, there are some good deals out there, but graded books will bring more confident to the buyer and the seller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share Posted February 15, 2011 Don't get me wrong, I've found some real treasures raw on ebay. It's just gotten harder to find them lately. Could be more people looking, bidding up the raw, albeit riskier auctions. In truth, I've only ever bought one book that had (undisclosed) restoration, and it wasn't a high-grade or expensive book. I even bought a raw GA book that turned out to be CGC's highest graded copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase22gr1959 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Sounds like your careful and you found some great treasures. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john72tex Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I know I got shafted a few times buying raw books on Ebay. I don't buy raw there any more unless I know the seller is reputable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase22gr1959 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 And with lot of the 9.2-9.6 stuff cooling down, it's a more wise to buy them graded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masamune69 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 There is no reason to take a risk on ungraded books. I find my wants amongst the slabs is more than resources. That's the problem with buying raw books on Ebay, more hassle than reward most of the time. And that's when you receive them. I bought two raw SA batman on ebay. They guy said is gonna ship two weeks ago and he doesn't reply to my message anymore, no tracking number, no books either People here are much more reliable. I assume your books are coming to you by oversea, so I would expect some delays may occur due to custom. If it was shipped with tracking...there is no reason not to provide them to you. If it's a higher value book, the seller should have shipped it by express mail or priority mail with tracking. Also, I heard registered mail is the safest, since it's being carefully handled and tracked by the post office. Now, a respond from the seller will be good business conduct. I am pretty sure he didn't ship them. They was supposed to be shipped to Florida with insurance and tracking. I told the guy that if he doesn't reply by Saturday, I will open a case. I don't know why people doesn't reply to messages on ebay. I sell a lot of products on ebay. Sometimes, people pay months late but at least they let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase22gr1959 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 There is no reason to take a risk on ungraded books. I find my wants amongst the slabs is more than resources. That's the problem with buying raw books on Ebay, more hassle than reward most of the time. And that's when you receive them. I bought two raw SA batman on ebay. They guy said is gonna ship two weeks ago and he doesn't reply to my message anymore, no tracking number, no books either People here are much more reliable. I assume your books are coming to you by oversea, so I would expect some delays may occur due to custom. If it was shipped with tracking...there is no reason not to provide them to you. If it's a higher value book, the seller should have shipped it by express mail or priority mail with tracking. Also, I heard registered mail is the safest, since it's being carefully handled and tracked by the post office. Now, a respond from the seller will be good business conduct. I am pretty sure he didn't ship them. They was supposed to be shipped to Florida with insurance and tracking. I told the guy that if he doesn't reply by Saturday, I will open a case. I don't know why people doesn't reply to messages on ebay. I sell a lot of products on ebay. Sometimes, people pay months late but at least they let me know. That aint cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 While the Savannah pedigree Showcase #22 8.0 OW in the recent Heritage auction seems to have gotten all the attention, the more modestly graded SC #4 6.0 OW was bid up pretty high too with a closing bid + Heritage's infernal buyers-premium reaching $8,663.75. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase22gr1959 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 While the Savannah pedigree Showcase #22 8.0 OW in the recent Heritage auction seems to have gotten all the attention, the more modestly graded SC #4 6.0 OW was bid up pretty high too with a closing bid + Heritage's infernal buyers-premium reaching $8,663.75. Quite impressive. It sure makes the other SC4 6.0 that sold on Ebay overpriced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 While the Savannah pedigree Showcase #22 8.0 OW in the recent Heritage auction seems to have gotten all the attention, the more modestly graded SC #4 6.0 OW was bid up pretty high too with a closing bid + Heritage's infernal buyers-premium reaching $8,663.75. Quite impressive. It sure makes the other SC4 6.0 that sold on Ebay overpriced. I'm glad you brought that up. I completely forgot about that book. Dec-02-2010 $9,995 Cert# 0635098001 according to GPA. The 7.5 came to market right after it, and stole the spotlight. I read back and we were all pretty leery of that particular copy and the price. But yes, in comparison (and with the pedigree bump in value) the one that sold yesterday was a much better price, even with the "juice". Timing just sucked for me . . . again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
