Anyone hear from Bob Beerbohm lately?

[buttock]

In a perfect world, this would never happen, I just hope Bob can dig himself out of it. Again,from Bob he is requesting that you visit his ebay store….and buy one book to help him…….this is call to action for all board members...

 

Are you seriously advocating that we buy from a crook?

[Prince Namor]

What an epic thread. Mitch I think you need a new business model - forget traffic tickets, just track down deadbeat comic sellers and take a cut of what you collect! I give you kudos for trying; it definitely seems like your heart is in the right place.

 

However, the "please buy something from my store" comment almost had me waking up my wife I was laughing so hard. I know you can be a bit silly sometimes, but do you actually think anyone reading this would do business with this guy ever again? I mean honestly Mitch, even you had to be a bit embarrassed typing that out.

 

I understand health and family hardships, but methinks the well at the CGC boards has run dry for Bob. Best to make this deal right as soon as possible (way faster than 30 days!) and move elsewhere.

 

The guy needs to kind of dig himself out of a hole….just a suggestion,he kept telling me he has great e-bay feedback, 5k positive vs like 6….he gives e-bay shipments first go out….

 

Yeah, funny how that works.

On a site where you'll get a negative for not shipping he's a timely shipper.

On a deal outside of eBay, he's a no ship.

 

[Offbeat Archives]

In a perfect world, this would never happen, I just hope Bob can dig himself out of it. Again,from Bob he is requesting that you visit his ebay store….and buy one book to help him…….this is call to action for all board members...

 

Bob has an awful lot of nerve asking for more orders when he has paid, unshipped orders going back 7 months. What's paid for don't ship but to get more money I'll ship the new orders - maybe.

 

And you know that he had to have been following everything on the thread as he was avoiding man-ing up by using Mitch as his mouthpiece. Back after I trot off to eBay to splurge on some BLBargains. I need to start shopping for Christmas...next year's.

[FlyingDonut]

Wow. What a train wreck.

[Prince Namor]

What Bob really needs to do is grab one or two large flat rate boxes and fill them with as many pulps as possible, preferably some of the more valuable ones from the deal. Ship them Monday, give Matt the tracking numbers. Ie, actually communicate. They will arrive on Wednesday. This would be progress.

 

Then over the next week he needs to send at least another 100 pulps, say on Monday the 2nd. These could be shipped by a cheaper, slower method, as progress is quantifiably being made. This again shows an intent to deliver and continues the progress. Then he can get the rest underway over the next few weeks.

 

Bob may have a strong desire to ship them all at once to save a bit on shipping but at this point it's ridiculous. Plus, any extra shipping cost is tax deductible, so it's reduced a good amount anyway.

 

Other than giving a full refund, this is the best route to go.

He could even put Mitch on speaker phone and work on it while they continue to reminisce about whatever first found GA copy they drooled on together back in the 70's.

[Mmehdy]

In a perfect world, this would never happen, I just hope Bob can dig himself out of it. Again,from Bob he is requesting that you visit his ebay store….and buy one book to help him…….this is call to action for all board members...

 

one picture.....a thousand words

 

 

I cannot believe that some people on this board would resort to such an outrageous

insult, not only to our current hardworking President of the United States , BUT also Bob Beerbong himself;

 

How dare you….

 

I only think I asked from the "generous "board members here was…."to buy a comic book for Bob"

 

Folks, this is not a crime, but a rescue of a fellow or former fellow board member adrift at sea…..we need to throw out the "life preserver" to save a 47 year comic book collector, dealer,and historian. It is a very little price to pay……

 

I suggested E-Bay because Bob has time shipping requirements……

 

Let us think….about the bigger picture here……

 

Are we men or are we mice??

[joecgcmaniac]

In a perfect world, this would never happen, I just hope Bob can dig himself out of it. Again,from Bob he is requesting that you visit his ebay store….and buy one book to help him…….this is call to action for all board members...

 

Bob has an awful lot of nerve asking for more orders when he has paid, unshipped orders going back 7 months. What's paid for don't ship but to get more money I'll ship the new orders - maybe.

 

Sure sounds like a Ponzi scheme, doesn't it?

[Mmehdy]

 

 

Sure sounds like a Ponzi scheme, doesn't it?

 

Bob is not Bernie Madoff…come on…...

[Offbeat Archives]

In a perfect world, this would never happen, I just hope Bob can dig himself out of it. Again,from Bob he is requesting that you visit his ebay store….and buy one book to help him…….this is call to action for all board members...

 

one picture.....a thousand words

 

 

I cannot believe that some people on this board would resort to such an outrageous

insult, not only to our current hardworking President of the United States , BUT also Bob Beerbong himself;

 

How dare you….

 

I only think I asked from the "generous "board members here was…."to buy a comic book for Bob"

 

Folks, this is not a crime, but a rescue of a fellow or former fellow board member adrift at sea…..we need to throw out the "life preserver" to save a 47 year comic book collector, dealer,and historian. It is a very little price to pay……

 

I suggested E-Bay because Bob has time shipping requirements……

 

Let us think….about the bigger picture here……

 

Are we men or are we mice??

 

While we're at it maybe we should all take donations for Robojo.

[damonwad]

I cannot believe that some people on this board would resort to such an outrageous

insult, not only to our current hardworking President of the United States , BUT also Bob Beerbong himself;

 

"Bob Beerbong" ?

That one made me

[TheGeneral]

I cannot believe that some people on this board would resort to such an outrageous

insult, not only to our current hardworking President of the United States , BUT also Bob Beerbong himself;

 

"Bob Beerbong" ?

That one made me

 

[Mmehdy]

Oppss…it is a Sat night:

 

[Flex Mentallo]

 

Are we men or are we mice??

 

Don't rush me....

[Flex Mentallo]

This is kind of like watching paint dry

 

or ironing, I'm not sure which is worse;)

 

Well, it's a little extreme...

 

 

[Flex Mentallo]

Operation Beerbong commences...

 

 

[Offbeat Archives]

Operation Beerbong commences...

 

 

 

Bravo, Flex!

[Flex Mentallo]

 

This will help explain his behavior:

 

http://counsellingresource.com/features/2009/03/16/playing-the-victim/

 

In part:

 

Playing the Victim: Avoiding Responsibility While Getting Sympathy

Most of the time, when the manipulator casts themselves as a victim, they don’t really see themselves as victimized, they just really want the other party to see them as wounded, injured, or suffering in some way in order to elicit sympathy, cloud the picture about just who is the victimizer and who is the victim, and otherwise impression-manage the real victim.

 

From the same source:

 

When someone engages in a behavior that’s a problem, the reason they do it is irrelevant. If we try too hard to “understand” the behavior, before long we’ll find ourselves excusing it and eventually enabling it. If a behavior is wrong, it needs to be corrected, purely and simply.

[goldust40]

Still on the phone…he wants to add, that he has been a dealer, collector, historian for over 47 years ago with the RBCC # 47 Oct 1966 his first ad ,and he requests that you look in his ebay store and buy a book or two to help him out and to get him back where he should be…researching comic book history and help his kids.

 

He is not seeking help for himself, he is better now in the hips after 6 years of very high pain………

 

 

He asking the comic book community to come together and heal this situation so he can continue to do what loves the most….be a part of comic book fandom and researching the very beginnings of comic book history.

 

and yes I am still on the phone with him……talking over old times, taking about the SF sales of Whiz #1 near mint and Det 27 -very fine which he sold to Burell Rowe

 

Burell paid 2000 for whiz SF copy and 2200 for Tect 27 more info to come

 

absolutely the most hilarious thing i've ever seen posted on the boards. i think i have an inguinal hernia now; either that or it's the mexican i had for lunch.

 

Amazing. Sacentaur was spot on. Looks like all that mediation worked, eh, gents?

 

Delaying tactics, feeble diversionary tactics, abrogation of responsibility. Check.

 

Admittance of doing something wrong, an apology and a refund? Errrrrrrr.....

[Flex Mentallo]

Still on the phone…he wants to add, that he has been a dealer, collector, historian for over 47 years ago with the RBCC # 47 Oct 1966 his first ad ,and he requests that you look in his ebay store and buy a book or two to help him out and to get him back where he should be…researching comic book history and help his kids.

 

He is not seeking help for himself, he is better now in the hips after 6 years of very high pain………

 

 

He asking the comic book community to come together and heal this situation so he can continue to do what loves the most….be a part of comic book fandom and researching the very beginnings of comic book history.

 

and yes I am still on the phone with him……talking over old times, taking about the SF sales of Whiz #1 near mint and Det 27 -very fine which he sold to Burell Rowe

 

Burell paid 2000 for whiz SF copy and 2200 for Tect 27 more info to come

 

absolutely the most hilarious thing i've ever seen posted on the boards. i think i have an inguinal hernia now; either that or it's the mexican i had for lunch.

 

Amazing. Sacentaur was spot on. Looks like all that mediation worked, eh, gents?

 

Delaying tactics, feeble diversionary tactics, abrogation of responsibility. Check.

 

Admittance of doing something wrong, an apology and a refund? Errrrrrrr.....

 

 

If Mitch tells Bob that the only way he will ever rescue his reputation among his peers is by accepting responsibility for past actions Matthew might just get his refund, or his purchases.

 

Hats off to Mitch if he somehow gets this across. But Mitch, it will not work if in the same breath you enable Bob's behavior to continue. There are no effective half measures or compromises. Clarity, directness and simplicity will work best.

 

But sadly Bob's behavior will almost certainly never change. "Empathy" (pace, Claudio) and compassion play to his game.

 

More than likely Bob will already be calculating where to find his next mark.

 

If that sounds cynical it is not because I lack compassion, but because working with disturbed personalities is something I have done every working day for several decades now.

 

Others here obviously have similar experience from the standpoint of their respective professions, some far more than me.

 

But the most compelling arguments have been put by Bob's victims, and those with decades of experience of interacting with the man.

 

Are we there yet?

[comicdonna]

In a perfect world, this would never happen, I just hope Bob can dig himself out of it. Again,from Bob he is requesting that you visit his ebay store….and buy one book to help him…….this is call to action for all board members...

 

one picture.....a thousand words

 

 

I cannot believe that some people on this board would resort to such an outrageous

insult, not only to our current hardworking President of the United States , BUT also Bob Beerbong himself;

 

How dare you….

 

I only think I asked from the "generous "board members here was…."to buy a comic book for Bob"

 

Folks, this is not a crime, but a rescue of a fellow or former fellow board member adrift at sea…..we need to throw out the "life preserver" to save a 47 year comic book collector, dealer,and historian. It is a very little price to pay……

 

I suggested E-Bay because Bob has time shipping requirements……

 

Let us think….about the bigger picture here……

 

Are we men or are we mice??

Bob Beerbong?