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Anyone have any dealings with blbcomics on Ebay??

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I made an offer of a little over GPA on a GA book that he has. I explained what last GPA sale was and what it would cost me to have CGC graded. Anyone know if he is a good guy? Here is his response to me:

 

Hello, I do not care a whit for CGC, their BS does not feed into what I sell stuff for. I like this book, am in no hurry to turn it over, best, Robert Beerbohm

Seller: blbcomics

 

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chrisco37

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Um, with all due respect, the books in the pics we took that night were laid out for all of a few minutes. Everything was secure, this thought pattern you project is irrelevant as once we were done with the pics (for posterity for ourselves), they were replaced into their nice new mag comic boxes along with some foam at prerequisite places so as not to slosh around

 

Actually, when I think about it, with all due respect, as every one is entitled to what ever opine they choose to perceive, the train of thought here is absurd.

 

I personally sold well over two thirds of what is erroneously referred to as "San Francisco" copies of what should be properly called the Tom Reilly collection, the name of the deceased sailor who died during World War Two. For many years the #2 Pedigree out there in funny book land. Is it still? I do not keep up with such inanities any more.

 

Just for the record, I think the Detective 27 which broke a million dollars at a recent Heritage auction was and is the Tom Reilly copy I sold to (then) Houston major collector, later dealer attorney (for Hunt Oil) Burl Rowe back in May/June 1973 for $2200 thereby becoming the very first comic book to break the two grand barrier, then a world's record.

 

By today's standards it was a VF. Burl sold it to Gary and Lane Carter who then sold it to one one else. World be fun to trace the Heritage Tec 27 backwards to see if the path is crossed.

 

Burl paid me two grand even for the NM type Whiz 2 (#1) - it was such a beautiful vibrant white paper high grade. Burl bought other high grade Reilly copies for big bucks, but I forget the other books now, lost to the mists of time -:)

 

I was the main vintage comics person for the Comics & Comix corporation in its earliest incarnations 1972-1975. That Tec2 7 sale which went AP/UPI world wide as a wire service story brought us in three more Tec 27s that month. Had a few more later on over time. This is just one book. I learned early on the power of the media bringing in books and publicity.

 

Point being, to even hint that myself, and other close friends I let into my warehouse comics research site who end up handling rare books, do not know how to do same, is, well, absurd.

 

That all said, if the All Stars were left out to be trampled on, well, yes, then you have a point and a case.

 

When we did this, I had just gotten in a plethora of material which was in the middle of being processed, hence, stacks every where. We were in the receiving area.

 

What you do not get to see were the six other rooms in the place which contained more of the storage archive areas plus my computer work room.

 

The room you see is where other books books were processed and I re-iterate, as I assume this to be a serious query, and will treat it as such, the All Stars were laid out for a few minutes, we took a couple shots, then placed them all back into their storage protection.

 

Jerry Bails was a close friend, and I was honored to be asked to handle his books & art.

 

Honored.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ask him about CGC and All-Star Comics :insane:

 

One of CGC's so-called "experts" also succeeded in popping the lower staple of All Star #8, first Wonder Woman, off being attached to the book. It was firmly attached when I hand delivered Jerry Bails' All Star run to CGC HQ in Florida back in June 2007

 

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Bomber-Bob

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While I don't like to be publicly critical of dealers BLB is a terrible grader. From my personal experience of buying from his catalog he overgrades, by a lot. My last (and I do mean last) purchase of a VF BLB graded book came back from CGC as 5.0 . I knew it was overgraded when I bought it and I think I only sent it in to prove my point (stupid). Eventually he refunded me 10.00, oh boy ! Poor communication, stubborn as heck, slow processing, it's just not worth the aggravation.

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I have bought a lot of raw books from Bob. I always ask for better scans and he sends them. Then when I get the books I can return the ones I did not want, no problem.

 

Have had quite a few 9.6 / 9.8 books come eback from CGC, thanks to Bob.

 

Is he an older comic book dealer with a few "issues" about the current market and CGC? Yes.

 

Would I buy from him again? Yes.

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RockMyAmadeus

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Why people continue to give ol' Bob business, when it's clear the world has moved on and left his antiquated "way of doing business" (that is, overgrade, don't disclose, and be rude about it because collectors need their fix) in the dust, is beyond me.

 

It's time for the Robert Beerbohms of the world to retire.

 

But, hey, people gotta stick by their friends, eh...?

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chrisco37

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Why people continue to give ol' Bob business, when it's clear the world has moved on and left his antiquated "way of doing business" (that is, overgrade, don't disclose, and be rude about it because collectors need their fix) in the dust, is beyond me.

 

It's time for the Robert Beerbohms of the world to retire.

 

But, hey, people gotta stick by their friends, eh...?

 

This could be interesting.... hm

 

Had any run ins with Bob out West that spurred your post?

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