CAPTAIN AMERICA'S! TRIMMED or NOT? What say you!

[ROBTOTHEC]

Sold these on Ebay for $1.51 each. He insists they are trimmed, well here's his message to me:

I cannot in good conscience, leave positive feedback regarding these comics that I bought from you. After visually inspecting the books and measuring them (including comparing them to other Silver Age books that I have owned for many years before Ebay), I have come to the conclusion that the books have been trimmed on the edges in order to for the edges to appear sharp and well-preserved.

 

 

 

 

[oakman29]

C'mon really? Even if they were who cares THEY WERE 1.51EACH! Not like it's an AF 15 we're talking about.

[Ghost Rider]

You got hosed IMHO.These books look fine to me. Buyers remorse most likely.

[Green]

You should send him to this thread. The books are clearly not trimmed and he should go ahead and learn that size comparison with other comics is not a way to detect trimming. He should be paying attention to unusually smooth edges or corners that look super sharp in comparison with the rest of comic. Traits that neither of these books have.

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

It defies logic. First of all, they don't look trimmed. Second, no one would waste their time trimming books in that value class.

 

Hey, did you sell those to Justin?

 

[Mark 1]

Another reason eBay is the worst of the worst.

 

Those aren't trimmed and like someone else said...it's $3.02. Refund the guy the $3.02 and try to avoid the neg

 

At least, that is what I would do.

 

 

[Hibou]

eBay...

 

 

 

 

(Sorry that you have to deal with this over a $3.00 sale!)

[Capt.America88]

wow i wouldnt even care about those books i would just give him his money back and let him keep the books

[J DUB]

Corners would be nicer if trimmed! Refund his 3 dollars and tell him to leave you alone.

[NYNick]

C'mon really? Even if they were who cares THEY WERE 1.51EACH! Not like it's an AF 15 we're talking about.

 

(thumbs u +1

[This is water]

He's an insufficiently_thoughtful_person

 

Tell him that.

 

Then throw his refund in his face and tell him his collection sucks.

 

[mystrymachine]

I'm not sure if I would refund him. He will probably neg you regardless.

[divad]

What a doofus . . .

[Warren Oates]

worst trim job I've ever seen

 

[Hibou]

Can you imagine what those books would be worth if they weren't 'trimmed'?

 

MAYBE $1.85!!!

[ROBTOTHEC]

Yeah, my response was "who in their right mind would trim a $5 comic?"

I have not heard back from him. I am planning to show him this thread though.

 

[MR SigS]

No trim here. I just compared these scans to other scans and they're identical.

 

 

[Mike's Rack]

You should send him to this thread. The books are clearly not trimmed and he should go ahead and learn that size comparison with other comics is not a way to detect trimming. He should be paying attention to unusually smooth edges or corners that look super sharp in comparison with the rest of comic. Traits that neither of these books have.

 

Pulp paper stored in different climates will shrink at different rates. Measuring a book and compairing it to another book is absolutely no help in detecting trimming. (see the sticky post on restoration detection). The best test is to look for unusually sharp edges compaired tot he rest of the book as stated above. These edges are not sharp. If they were trimmed, it would have had to been about 20 years ago for them to wear to the point that they are now.

 

Reguardless, best advice is to refund and walk away.

[Green]

No trim here. I just compared these scans to other scans and they're identical.

 

This is also not a way to detect trimming.

[MR SigS]

Perhaps not the way to detect, but it's a way.

 

I think the best way is to lay it flat and look at the edge, but I couldn't do that with the books in question.