The umpire is calling strikes..................

[RockMyAmadeus]

Can't be true cause Domo would get banned. No way a shill continues here undetected, right?

 

Exactly!

 

 

[Aces]

Can't be true cause Domo would get banned. No way a shill continues here undetected, right?

Happy Birthday Dork

 

[Transplant]

Can't be true cause Domo would get banned. No way a shill continues here undetected, right?

Happy Birthday Dork

Dammit.

[lizards2]

 

Chucked. Ignored. It's a rocky road when a few on here feel that they set the standards what acceptable behavior is for the group.

 

Actually, that is exactly what society in general and a "community" does. Speaking out against scammers, rude sellers, guys with shady morals, sociopaths or those that cross way over the line and defend it by saying they were "joking" and showing no remorse (and their buddies that defend them) is not setting the standard for the group no matter how cool their books are.

 

'Cool books' has been a small group's rallying cry for a little while now. But it seems to be the same people trying to use that to stir the pot versus trying to better the forum.

 

But that's okay. They'll either get over it - or they won't. There are better things to focus on.

 

 

What's worse, the "cool books" rallying cry or the willful ignoring of reprehensible behavior because of the promise of said cool books? Amazing isn't how a person's past transgressions are magically forgotten because they pimp sweet comics to people. The "cool books" meme wouldn't exist if not for a few problem children. Let's put the blame where it belongs.

 

Jeff, no matter what, you know I respect what you have to say.

 

But come on. There are people blending in situations where someone is a crook or potential threat to buyers and sellers with their personal vendetta candidates. When the lines get blurred like that, all you get is a powder keg of trouble.

 

It's one of those situations of while the heat is on, let's throw some more names on the list for good measure. Even someone throwing out 'we know what side you are on' - like there is clear black and white in these situations - is just another attempt at stirring up trouble.

 

Meanwhile, I'd rather have more discussions about comics, comic TV shows and movies, and the periodic zaniness in the Water Cooler.

 

Personal vendetta and blurred lines? Stirring trouble?

 

The guy made many, many hideous memes that should have gotten him banned permanently. You defended him and helped him with his insane conspiracy theories and not once has he showed any remorse or made an attempt at an apology. Deflect and blame others was all that was done.

 

And what happened when he got back? Sales thread!!! No remorse. No apology but all kinds of people, including quite a few that spoke out against him, buying books and celebrating his return which would be fine if there was any attempt, publicly or not, at making amends.

 

What conclusion is to be drawn here, other than one hell of a PM PR campaign?

 

Cool books.

 

And the issue is not the sellers as they are so obvious to be easily avoided but it is the buyers,and enablers, that brush aside all morally repugnant acts in the pursuit of effing comic books and fully enable these people to excuse their own pathetic behavior.

 

Spin and dismiss and have fun.

 

I think the conclusion is that moderation was done, you don't agree with it, and you're unwilling to get over it, along with your tight circle of friends. So, you like to fly around in a flock, swoop in and disrupt threads, and cast aspersions on folks' moral character, just because they don't agree with you. Cool books!

 

I mean seriously guys - the cool books stuff is ridiculous. The guy just does not have the type of inventory that supports your ridiculous hypothesis. People buy from him because they don't care what you think, and don't agree with your conclusions. Get over it. Cool books!

 

[Old Fashion PB and J]

I consider 2 other sellers the real "cool books". Just complete jerks that turn their noses up at the forum and do nothing other than try and make their money here. Yet people let them.

[Bosco685]

 

Chucked. Ignored. It's a rocky road when a few on here feel that they set the standards what acceptable behavior is for the group.

 

Actually, that is exactly what society in general and a "community" does. Speaking out against scammers, rude sellers, guys with shady morals, sociopaths or those that cross way over the line and defend it by saying they were "joking" and showing no remorse (and their buddies that defend them) is not setting the standard for the group no matter how cool their books are.

 

'Cool books' has been a small group's rallying cry for a little while now. But it seems to be the same people trying to use that to stir the pot versus trying to better the forum.

 

But that's okay. They'll either get over it - or they won't. There are better things to focus on.

 

 

What's worse, the "cool books" rallying cry or the willful ignoring of reprehensible behavior because of the promise of said cool books? Amazing isn't how a person's past transgressions are magically forgotten because they pimp sweet comics to people. The "cool books" meme wouldn't exist if not for a few problem children. Let's put the blame where it belongs.

 

Jeff, no matter what, you know I respect what you have to say.

 

But come on. There are people blending in situations where someone is a crook or potential threat to buyers and sellers with their personal vendetta candidates. When the lines get blurred like that, all you get is a powder keg of trouble.

 

It's one of those situations of while the heat is on, let's throw some more names on the list for good measure. Even someone throwing out 'we know what side you are on' - like there is clear black and white in these situations - is just another attempt at stirring up trouble.

 

Meanwhile, I'd rather have more discussions about comics, comic TV shows and movies, and the periodic zaniness in the Water Cooler.

 

Personal vendetta and blurred lines? Stirring trouble?

 

The guy made many, many hideous memes that should have gotten him banned permanently. You defended him and helped him with his insane conspiracy theories and not once has he showed any remorse or made an attempt at an apology. Deflect and blame others was all that was done.

 

And what happened when he got back? Sales thread!!! No remorse. No apology but all kinds of people, including quite a few that spoke out against him, buying books and celebrating his return which would be fine if there was any attempt, publicly or not, at making amends.

 

What conclusion is to be drawn here, other than one hell of a PM PR campaign?

 

Cool books.

 

And the issue is not the sellers as they are so obvious to be easily avoided but it is the buyers,and enablers, that brush aside all morally repugnant acts in the pursuit of effing comic books and fully enable these people to excuse their own pathetic behavior.

 

Spin and dismiss and have fun.

 

I think the conclusion is that moderation was done, you don't agree with it, and you're unwilling to get over it, along with your tight circle of friends. So, you like to fly around in a flock, swoop in and disrupt threads, and cast aspersions on folks' moral character, just because they don't agree with you. Cool books!

 

I mean seriously guys - the cool books stuff is ridiculous. The guy just does not have the type of inventory that supports your ridiculous hypothesis. People buy from him because they don't care what you think, and don't agree with your conclusions. Get over it. Cool books!

 

Exactly!

 

Park can try all he wants to say I defended the images his crew went off-boards to dig up on an open Photobucket account which they then proceeded to post on here. The memes were definitely . What I took issue with was the approach of bringing this up while disregarding all the historic back-and-forth nastiness leading up to the situation as if none of that behavior mattered. All that mattered was that Rupp fell back on his crazy humor to continue taking on the attacks, publicly and privately.

 

Rather than moving on, and just taking the approach of not dealing with one another or responding to people they do not care for, it is a constant nitpick of the same BS over and over. And that is the same approach and behavior leading up to the entire blowup.

 

Get over it.

[lscomics]

I don't think I've seen anyone on these boards "get over" anything the entire time I've been here.

[Jeffro.]

 

Chucked. Ignored. It's a rocky road when a few on here feel that they set the standards what acceptable behavior is for the group.

 

Actually, that is exactly what society in general and a "community" does. Speaking out against scammers, rude sellers, guys with shady morals, sociopaths or those that cross way over the line and defend it by saying they were "joking" and showing no remorse (and their buddies that defend them) is not setting the standard for the group no matter how cool their books are.

 

'Cool books' has been a small group's rallying cry for a little while now. But it seems to be the same people trying to use that to stir the pot versus trying to better the forum.

 

But that's okay. They'll either get over it - or they won't. There are better things to focus on.

 

 

What's worse, the "cool books" rallying cry or the willful ignoring of reprehensible behavior because of the promise of said cool books? Amazing isn't how a person's past transgressions are magically forgotten because they pimp sweet comics to people. The "cool books" meme wouldn't exist if not for a few problem children. Let's put the blame where it belongs.

 

Jeff, no matter what, you know I respect what you have to say.

 

But come on. There are people blending in situations where someone is a crook or potential threat to buyers and sellers with their personal vendetta candidates. When the lines get blurred like that, all you get is a powder keg of trouble.

 

It's one of those situations of while the heat is on, let's throw some more names on the list for good measure. Even someone throwing out 'we know what side you are on' - like there is clear black and white in these situations - is just another attempt at stirring up trouble.

 

Meanwhile, I'd rather have more discussions about comics, comic TV shows and movies, and the periodic zaniness in the Water Cooler.

 

Personal vendetta and blurred lines? Stirring trouble?

 

The guy made many, many hideous memes that should have gotten him banned permanently. You defended him and helped him with his insane conspiracy theories and not once has he showed any remorse or made an attempt at an apology. Deflect and blame others was all that was done.

 

And what happened when he got back? Sales thread!!! No remorse. No apology but all kinds of people, including quite a few that spoke out against him, buying books and celebrating his return which would be fine if there was any attempt, publicly or not, at making amends.

 

What conclusion is to be drawn here, other than one hell of a PM PR campaign?

 

Cool books.

 

And the issue is not the sellers as they are so obvious to be easily avoided but it is the buyers,and enablers, that brush aside all morally repugnant acts in the pursuit of effing comic books and fully enable these people to excuse their own pathetic behavior.

 

Spin and dismiss and have fun.

 

I think the conclusion is that moderation was done, you don't agree with it, and you're unwilling to get over it, along with your tight circle of friends. So, you like to fly around in a flock, swoop in and disrupt threads, and cast aspersions on folks' moral character, just because they don't agree with you. Cool books!

 

I mean seriously guys - the cool books stuff is ridiculous. The guy just does not have the type of inventory that supports your ridiculous hypothesis. People buy from him because they don't care what you think, and don't agree with your conclusions. Get over it. Cool books!

 

Exactly!

 

Park can try all he wants to say I defended the images his crew went off-boards to dig up on an open Photobucket account which they then proceeded to post on here. The memes were definitely . What I took issue with was the approach of bringing this up while disregarding all the historic back-and-forth nastiness leading up to the situation as if none of that behavior mattered. All that mattered was that Rupp fell back on his crazy humor to continue taking on the attacks, publicly and privately.

 

Rather than moving on, and just taking the approach of not dealing with one another or responding to people they do not care for, it is a constant nitpick of the same BS over and over. And that is the same approach and behavior leading up to the entire blowup.

 

Get over it.

 

You guys keep saying get over it. How does that happen when there is no remorse, no admission of guilt, and no apology? Please answer that for me.

 

Yes, I know that some will never get over it regardless if an apology is offered, but the gesture will be appreciated by a great many people. It's that effort that shows character on the part of the person who committed the wrong.

 

By the way, this issue goes beyond one person and one hobby. The unfortunate desire to acquire the things we want leads some to deal with all sorts of questionable people.

[thirdgreenham]

 

Chucked. Ignored. It's a rocky road when a few on here feel that they set the standards what acceptable behavior is for the group.

 

Actually, that is exactly what society in general and a "community" does. Speaking out against scammers, rude sellers, guys with shady morals, sociopaths or those that cross way over the line and defend it by saying they were "joking" and showing no remorse (and their buddies that defend them) is not setting the standard for the group no matter how cool their books are.

 

'Cool books' has been a small group's rallying cry for a little while now. But it seems to be the same people trying to use that to stir the pot versus trying to better the forum.

 

But that's okay. They'll either get over it - or they won't. There are better things to focus on.

 

 

What's worse, the "cool books" rallying cry or the willful ignoring of reprehensible behavior because of the promise of said cool books? Amazing isn't how a person's past transgressions are magically forgotten because they pimp sweet comics to people. The "cool books" meme wouldn't exist if not for a few problem children. Let's put the blame where it belongs.

 

Jeff, no matter what, you know I respect what you have to say.

 

But come on. There are people blending in situations where someone is a crook or potential threat to buyers and sellers with their personal vendetta candidates. When the lines get blurred like that, all you get is a powder keg of trouble.

 

It's one of those situations of while the heat is on, let's throw some more names on the list for good measure. Even someone throwing out 'we know what side you are on' - like there is clear black and white in these situations - is just another attempt at stirring up trouble.

 

Meanwhile, I'd rather have more discussions about comics, comic TV shows and movies, and the periodic zaniness in the Water Cooler.

 

Personal vendetta and blurred lines? Stirring trouble?

 

The guy made many, many hideous memes that should have gotten him banned permanently. You defended him and helped him with his insane conspiracy theories and not once has he showed any remorse or made an attempt at an apology. Deflect and blame others was all that was done.

 

And what happened when he got back? Sales thread!!! No remorse. No apology but all kinds of people, including quite a few that spoke out against him, buying books and celebrating his return which would be fine if there was any attempt, publicly or not, at making amends.

 

What conclusion is to be drawn here, other than one hell of a PM PR campaign?

 

Cool books.

 

And the issue is not the sellers as they are so obvious to be easily avoided but it is the buyers,and enablers, that brush aside all morally repugnant acts in the pursuit of effing comic books and fully enable these people to excuse their own pathetic behavior.

 

Spin and dismiss and have fun.

 

I think the conclusion is that moderation was done, you don't agree with it, and you're unwilling to get over it, along with your tight circle of friends. So, you like to fly around in a flock, swoop in and disrupt threads, and cast aspersions on folks' moral character, just because they don't agree with you. Cool books!

 

I mean seriously guys - the cool books stuff is ridiculous. The guy just does not have the type of inventory that supports your ridiculous hypothesis. People buy from him because they don't care what you think, and don't agree with your conclusions. Get over it. Cool books!

 

Exactly!

 

Park can try all he wants to say I defended the images his crew went off-boards to dig up on an open Photobucket account which they then proceeded to post on here. The memes were definitely . What I took issue with was the approach of bringing this up while disregarding all the historic back-and-forth nastiness leading up to the situation as if none of that behavior mattered. All that mattered was that Rupp fell back on his crazy humor to continue taking on the attacks, publicly and privately.

 

Rather than moving on, and just taking the approach of not dealing with one another or responding to people they do not care for, it is a constant nitpick of the same BS over and over. And that is the same approach and behavior leading up to the entire blowup.

 

Get over it.

 

You guys keep saying get over it. How does that happen when there is no remorse, no admission of guilt, and no apology? Please answer that for me.

 

Yes, I know that some will never get over it regardless if an apology is offered, but the gesture will be appreciated by a great many people. It's that effort that shows character on the part of the person who committed the wrong.

 

By the way, this issue goes beyond one person and one hobby. The unfortunate desire to acquire the things we want leads some to deal with all sorts of questionable people.

 

I hear it all the time. "Cool coins!"

 

As far as the apology goes, that is always the right thing to do.

 

 

[Jeffro.]

 

As far as the apology goes, that is always the right thing to do.

 

 

Not on the CGC boards apparently

[THE_BEYONDER]

Quit yer belly-aching & get a job you delinquents!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ken Aldred]

Anyone know calmerica's real name? Is it Jack Remington?

 

Sure is.

 

That's a good, strong name. Bounty hunter, cage fighter, someone you wouldn't mess about with. (thumbs u

[CBT]

this is an interesting debate, but funny how the root of it ultimately comes down to the mods. This board has by far the worst moderation of any forum I have ever seen/been on. One of the reasons I lurked for nearly a decade before finally giving in and posting.

 

PGX may be "run out of a garage", but 80% of what CGC does is "out of a garage" level professionalism too. Including how these boards are run, and the so called "mods", which are really just long term members hiding behind generic mod accounts with 0 accountability and all the nepotism you can handle...

 

[Buzzetta]

I don't think I've seen anyone on these boards "get over" anything the entire time I've been here.

 

Some of us get over a lot. I've had a difference of opinion with a couple of people as far as a difference of opinion. There have been instances where they say something that seats my opinion as they raise a factor I never considered. Then there are times that they want to be stubborn and that in itself is frustrating. You get over it. I don't wish for the people I've had a difference of opinion on to leave and never come back though. It keeps things interesting.

 

My only exception is solarcadet. For some reason I believe the cancer lie was more despicable than most of the petty scams we have seen as it plays off of the emotions and sympathy of the community at large rather than an isolated few transactions. I lose complete respect for someone like that. He should walk the floor at Sloan Kettering and see if lying about his dad suffering through cancer to cover up his deficiencies is something to throw around.

 

So shame on him and those that continue to deal with him. He is the first and only person that I have on my own 'never deal with list' no matter if he is taken off a board list.

[Unca Ben]

Kav hasn't posted in two days. Something must be up.

 

It's been more than 2 days since kav last posted. A wrist slap is 2 days, right? Nothing in the strike records.

 

Actually, I'm a little worried about the guy.

 

 

[CAHokie]

Kav hasn't posted in two days. Something must be up.

 

It's been more than 2 days since kav last posted. A wrist slap is 2 days, right? Nothing in the strike records.

 

Actually, I'm a little worried about the guy.

 

 

I said the same thing last night to another boardie. All jokes aside about his posting habits, I hope that he is ok.

[lizards2]

 

Chucked. Ignored. It's a rocky road when a few on here feel that they set the standards what acceptable behavior is for the group.

 

Actually, that is exactly what society in general and a "community" does. Speaking out against scammers, rude sellers, guys with shady morals, sociopaths or those that cross way over the line and defend it by saying they were "joking" and showing no remorse (and their buddies that defend them) is not setting the standard for the group no matter how cool their books are.

 

'Cool books' has been a small group's rallying cry for a little while now. But it seems to be the same people trying to use that to stir the pot versus trying to better the forum.

 

But that's okay. They'll either get over it - or they won't. There are better things to focus on.

 

 

What's worse, the "cool books" rallying cry or the willful ignoring of reprehensible behavior because of the promise of said cool books? Amazing isn't how a person's past transgressions are magically forgotten because they pimp sweet comics to people. The "cool books" meme wouldn't exist if not for a few problem children. Let's put the blame where it belongs.

 

Jeff, no matter what, you know I respect what you have to say.

 

But come on. There are people blending in situations where someone is a crook or potential threat to buyers and sellers with their personal vendetta candidates. When the lines get blurred like that, all you get is a powder keg of trouble.

 

It's one of those situations of while the heat is on, let's throw some more names on the list for good measure. Even someone throwing out 'we know what side you are on' - like there is clear black and white in these situations - is just another attempt at stirring up trouble.

 

Meanwhile, I'd rather have more discussions about comics, comic TV shows and movies, and the periodic zaniness in the Water Cooler.

 

Personal vendetta and blurred lines? Stirring trouble?

 

The guy made many, many hideous memes that should have gotten him banned permanently. You defended him and helped him with his insane conspiracy theories and not once has he showed any remorse or made an attempt at an apology. Deflect and blame others was all that was done.

 

And what happened when he got back? Sales thread!!! No remorse. No apology but all kinds of people, including quite a few that spoke out against him, buying books and celebrating his return which would be fine if there was any attempt, publicly or not, at making amends.

 

What conclusion is to be drawn here, other than one hell of a PM PR campaign?

 

Cool books.

 

And the issue is not the sellers as they are so obvious to be easily avoided but it is the buyers,and enablers, that brush aside all morally repugnant acts in the pursuit of effing comic books and fully enable these people to excuse their own pathetic behavior.

 

Spin and dismiss and have fun.

 

I think the conclusion is that moderation was done, you don't agree with it, and you're unwilling to get over it, along with your tight circle of friends. So, you like to fly around in a flock, swoop in and disrupt threads, and cast aspersions on folks' moral character, just because they don't agree with you. Cool books!

 

I mean seriously guys - the cool books stuff is ridiculous. The guy just does not have the type of inventory that supports your ridiculous hypothesis. People buy from him because they don't care what you think, and don't agree with your conclusions. Get over it. Cool books!

 

Exactly!

 

Park can try all he wants to say I defended the images his crew went off-boards to dig up on an open Photobucket account which they then proceeded to post on here. The memes were definitely . What I took issue with was the approach of bringing this up while disregarding all the historic back-and-forth nastiness leading up to the situation as if none of that behavior mattered. All that mattered was that Rupp fell back on his crazy humor to continue taking on the attacks, publicly and privately.

 

Rather than moving on, and just taking the approach of not dealing with one another or responding to people they do not care for, it is a constant nitpick of the same BS over and over. And that is the same approach and behavior leading up to the entire blowup.

 

Get over it.

 

You guys keep saying get over it. How does that happen when there is no remorse, no admission of guilt, and no apology? Please answer that for me.

 

Yes, I know that some will never get over it regardless if an apology is offered, but the gesture will be appreciated by a great many people. It's that effort that shows character on the part of the person who committed the wrong.

 

By the way, this issue goes beyond one person and one hobby. The unfortunate desire to acquire the things we want leads some to deal with all sorts of questionable people.

 

I agree that 5-6 boardies will never get over it, regardless of apology, and they are the same 5-6 boardies that currently keep bringing the issues up. Moderation has occurred, and the 5-6 of you don't agree with the results - so you travel in a flock, sowing disruption in a gang, in an attempt to moderate things yourself - I get it.

 

People don't agree with you, and will continue to buy from people you don't like - I'm guessing at least some will do this to be in your face. Your perpetual threadcarpping and negativity are insulting to many, and not a positive influence on the board. Get over it, and move on.

 

 

[comix4fun]

For the record, the concept of "Cool Books" has existed as far back as I can remember in comic dealing. It's only been articulated and coalesced down to that two word phrase here on the CGC boards.

 

From the early-mid 80's when I started dealing there were always sellers that people shook their heads at, bad grading, bad manners, bad attitudes, misogynist, racist, annoying, carnival barking, and general bad behavior...but they had...you guessed it...COOL BOOKS.

 

They survived, thrived, and expanded with their inventory overcoming their complete and utter lack of normal and acceptable human interaction and respect for others.

 

So anyone who would claim that the concept of "cool books" is a fallacy or a construct to attack certain boardies without merit are ignorant of their surroundings and history.

 

 

 

Side Note: I have experienced the reverse, "Deep Pockets", for buyers who could say or do almost anything as long as they kept spending.

 

Double Side Note: I have personally witnessed both concepts in the hobbies of Artwork, Coins, Trading Cards, and Vintage Toys.

 

Cool Books is a tale as old as time itself. It's no less true today and here than it has been in the past.

[Old Fashion PB and J]

Chris is right

[chrisco37]

Chris is right

 

I usually am.