Disclosure - Yes Or No?

[VintageComics]

I was just thinking it would be nice to have something simple in the guidelines like "Significant defects should be noted." \(shrug\)

 

 

Do we need a guideline for that?

 

Lets start a poll!

 

 

[THE_BEYONDER]

I was just thinking it would be nice to have something simple in the guidelines like "Significant defects should be noted." \(shrug\)

 

 

Do we need a guideline for that?

 

Lets start a poll!

 

 

 

[VintageComics]

Oh, I needed that.

 

[Cimm]

I voted "100%"

[pickycollector]

I personally think that pressing should be disclosed, BUT I think there are far more important things (beyond resto) that should be disclosed here in the marketplace. Basically any defect or flaw that is structural or has the potential to affect structural integrity, but that isn't readily apparant in the scan should be disclosed:

 

tape

significant interior tears or pieces out

brittle pages

loose centerfolds

rusty staples/migration

moisture damage

People dont state this?

 

They do state it, when they know it or can find it.

The problem you run into is somebody's detection skills.

You also run into the problem of personal preferences (such as tan lines, date stamps, writing, etc).

It's really, really tough to cover everything, especially if you are a novice seller. We comic people can be very, very fickle. Maybe more so than any other hobby. Just think back to the uproar when the boards changed their appearance.

 

 

That's why I tried to keep the list to defects that are structural in nature rather than just aesthetic like date stamps. And also things that aren't always readily apparent in a scan.

What if we had a template or form for the market place? A list of items the seller has to note. For example:

 

Pressed:

Page Quality:

Date Stamps:

Distributor Ink:

Grade:

Price:

 

I like this idea.

 

I may do it in my next FS thread

[Comicopolis]

I was just thinking it would be nice to have something simple in the guidelines like "Significant defects should be noted." \(shrug\)

 

 

Do we need a guideline for that?

 

Lets start a poll!

 

 

 

Is this place retarted?

 

No

 

Certain people are though.

[VintageComics]

I was just thinking it would be nice to have something simple in the guidelines like "Significant defects should be noted." \(shrug\)

 

 

Do we need a guideline for that?

 

Lets start a poll!

 

 

 

Is this place retarted?

 

No

 

Certain people are though.

 

This place is a collective. One person does not a community make. Therefore you are retarded by association. The poll doesn't lie.

 

 

[Old Fashion PB and J]

I was just thinking it would be nice to have something simple in the guidelines like "Significant defects should be noted." \(shrug\)

 

 

Do we need a guideline for that?

 

Lets start a poll!

 

 

 

Is this place retarted?

 

No

 

Certain people are though.

 

This place is a collective. One person does not a community make. Therefore you are retarded by association. The poll doesn't lie.

 

 

Yes association with Roy does indeed do the trick

[VintageComics]

I was just thinking it would be nice to have something simple in the guidelines like "Significant defects should be noted." \(shrug\)

 

 

Do we need a guideline for that?

 

Lets start a poll!

 

 

 

Is this place retarted?

 

No

 

Certain people are though.

 

This place is a collective. One person does not a community make. Therefore you are retarded by association. The poll doesn't lie.

 

 

Yes association with Roy does indeed do the trick

 

Am I that influential?

 

[Old Fashion PB and J]

I was just thinking it would be nice to have something simple in the guidelines like "Significant defects should be noted." \(shrug\)

 

 

Do we need a guideline for that?

 

Lets start a poll!

 

 

 

Is this place retarted?

 

No

 

Certain people are though.

 

This place is a collective. One person does not a community make. Therefore you are retarded by association. The poll doesn't lie.

 

 

Yes association with Roy does indeed do the trick

 

Am I that influential?

 

No, but you ARE that mentally handicapped.

[VintageComics]

No, but you ARE that mentally handicapped.

 

Oooh, takes one to know one.

 

[G.A.tor]

you should buy a raw GA book from me... I try to page count them all...did it in NY (have witnesses )...it is a great teaching tool too...

 

I was under the impression that it's a very esoteric area of knowledge. Are all GA books page-numbered, even on the ad pages? It isn't as easy as just looking at the page numbers and looking for a gap--you have to know how many additional sets of pages to look for, or so I've heard.

exactly... in fact, comicdonna asked me to look at a book for him last week in NY, and I was happy to assist.. the first thing I did was the page count...12 to the right of the centerfold, inspect the CF, and 16 to the left (GA action)...

true, there are many different combos, but on the books I collect, I learned, and I try to pass that on (thumbs u

[G.A.tor]

I like that a lot, it would make it easier not to forget something. I'd just add Restoration to the list and my favorite ...because even here, people forget to count the damn pages..."complete".

 

If I've ever bought from a dealer who counted the pages in a book before selling it to me, I would be absolutely shocked. And I'm talking about ANY dealer, including the ones considered the cream of the crop. Storms? Foolkiller? Roy? I'll be shocked if they tell me they count pages on every book.

you should buy a raw GA book from me... I try to page count them all...did it in NY (have witnesses )...it is a great teaching tool too...

I saw him do it! (thumbs u

and now you can do it too, especially since that is your area of collecting (thumbs u

[Comicopolis]

I was just thinking it would be nice to have something simple in the guidelines like "Significant defects should be noted." \(shrug\)

 

 

Do we need a guideline for that?

 

Lets start a poll!

 

 

 

Is this place retarted?

 

No

 

Certain people are though.

 

This place is a collective. One person does not a community make. Therefore you are retarded by association. The poll doesn't lie.

 

 

 

And to prove my point.

[VintageComics]

I was just thinking it would be nice to have something simple in the guidelines like "Significant defects should be noted." \(shrug\)

 

 

Do we need a guideline for that?

 

Lets start a poll!

 

 

 

Is this place retarted?

 

No

 

Certain people are though.

 

This place is a collective. One person does not a community make. Therefore you are retarded by association. The poll doesn't lie.

 

 

 

And to prove my point.

 

You do realize that self deprecation is a higher form of intelligence.

 

[Comicopolis]

I was just thinking it would be nice to have something simple in the guidelines like "Significant defects should be noted." \(shrug\)

 

 

Do we need a guideline for that?

 

Lets start a poll!

 

 

 

Is this place retarted?

 

No

 

Certain people are though.

 

This place is a collective. One person does not a community make. Therefore you are retarded by association. The poll doesn't lie.

 

 

 

And to prove my point.

 

You do realize that self deprecation is a higher form of intelligence.

 

 

That must have something to do with evolution then.

[VintageComics]

That must have something to do with evolution then.

 

You'll get there.

 

[Comicopolis]

That must have something to do with evolution then.

 

You'll get there.

 

 

And you'll catch me up eventually.

[VintageComics]

That must have something to do with evolution then.

 

You'll get there.

 

 

And you'll catch me up eventually.

 

Up what?

[Jeffro.]

Why don't you two just... and get it over with.