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Is "Unmolested" the new term for non-manipulation?

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thirdgreenham

thirdgreenham

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Dammit. I just realized we got suckered into another pressing thread.

 

 

I bet this one will be the one that changes everything.

 

Oh, you could be right, Mike. hm

 

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MCMiles

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How about non-disclosure dealers hands free?

 

How about calling it what it really is. A selling tool.

(thumbs u

 

Yep, It's used in an attempt to lure in the pressers and the anti-pressers.

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VintageComics

VintageComics

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Dammit. I just realized we got suckered into another pressing thread. ---> :insane:

 

 

So with a thread title like 'Is "Unmolested" the new term for non-manipulation?', you had no clue where it would end up? meh

 

Would it be better if I threw that graemlin in there?

 

:eyeroll:

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homerwannabee

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Actually, if a book hasn't been pressed, what about 'unrestored'? hm

 

Nope, bad idea. A vast majority of pressers do not consider pressing a book as restored, so a term like this would still be used by them, which still makes it unclear. I personally think "Not Manipulated" is a term that would include pressing, and restoration. You can argue pressing is not restoration, but I think it is harder to argue that it is not some sort of manipulation.

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goldust40

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Actually, if a book hasn't been pressed, what about 'unrestored'? hm

 

Nope, bad idea. A vast majority of pressers do not consider pressing a book as restored, so a term like this would still be used by them, which still makes it unclear. I personally think "Not Manipulated" is a term that would include pressing, and restoration. You can argue pressing is not restoration, but I think it is harder to argue that it is not some sort of manipulation.

 

I have a feeling Nick may have been deliberately obtuse, there. :whistle:

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Peter Loves Gwen

Peter Loves Gwen

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Okay, pressing is bad too... Then how about when I unbend a crease or dent with two fingers, is that amateur manipulation instead of professional?

 

I think there are two kinds of manipulation; the kind that hurts sellers by hurting value, and the kind which helps sellers by increasing value. That is the way it will always be, unfortunately. Regards,

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fantastic_four

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This thread better watch it...Chris Hansen is right around the corner...

 

A hard-hitting expose is JUST what we need to finally bring these dirty, perverted comic book-molesting cockaroaches out of the shadows and into the light. :sumo:

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Mr. Zipper

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This thread better watch it...Chris Hansen is right around the corner...

 

chris-hansen-2.jpg

 

lol

 

So Matt, Joey and Brent go to this seller's house after they see an ad for a high grade, OO collection going for guide...

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fantastic_four

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Guess we'll all have to come out of the closet and admit to fondling our comics. Or slabs, anyway. :blush:

 

GUILTY! :hi::blush:

 

See those slabs in my sig line? Every single one of them has been fondled and molested by me. Repeatedly. :shy::acclaim:

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