Amazing Fantasy #15 Scam (Yeah, another one)

[JollyComics]

I live in Austin and I check craigslist daily…how have I not seen this?

 

Scammers shifted away from eBay and migrated into Craiglist. Sorry you should stay away from Austin area. Move far away!

[Meeklo]

I live in Austin and I check craigslist daily…how have I not seen this?

 

Scammers shifted away from eBay and migrated into Craiglist. Sorry you should stay away from Austin area. Move far away!

 

No joke!

 

Regardless of scammers, this city is full of hipsters, people lacking common sense, and just plain brainless snobs. I feel like I'm the only person who's normal and not trying to stand out…which probably makes me stand out.

 

Think I'll move to Canada!

[Meeklo]

So I responded to the Austin ad. The person has had it for a year and it belonged to his father. He does not live in Austin but in the Midland/Odessa area which is about 5 hours to the west of Austin. He said he will ship with insurance and will accept Paypal.

 

I would say "shipping via craigslist" is always a scam. Any other reason why this may be a scam besides the "too good to be true" price?

 

Also, the Cert number he gives is not showing anything on the registry.

[kav]

Craigslist and too good too be true is enough

For me, craigslist key issue is enough.

[ivrimark]

Last word from seller: "I'm gonna pass on the sale."

Looks like I missed a bargain. Be my guest -- maybe one of you can snap it up.

[kav]

Put snake venom on bills and pay him in cash

[Meeklo]

I sent him an offer he could possibly refuse.

 

If he is on the up and up, I could be scoring one of the holiest of holy grails.

 

If he refuses, no problem for me. I will buy this at some point in my life.

[kav]

Has anyone ever actually bought an AF 15 off CL?

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

This is a sold AF15 that looks highly suspicious.

 

Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 5.0 ow Marvel Silver Age Comic 1st & Origin Lee Kirby

 

mikeep1223

 

 

 

 

 

BIN completed for 2/3rd of the normal value of a 5.0 ($9,900.00).

 

Sale completed Jan 11, 2015 , 1:45PM; but certification shows Graded 1/12/15.

 

[jjeanius]

I don't see how this could possibly be faked. He had scans of the book, and the cert #. How you do fake that in advance of a book actually getting the exact same grade 1 day later? Much more likely that he received the pic of the book and listed it on eBay just before it hits the census.

 

Looks like the buyer got a great deal.

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

How early are scans available from CGC in relation to the Grade Date?

[NP_Gresham]

I don't see how this could possibly be faked. He had scans of the book, and the cert #. How you do fake that in advance of a book actually getting the exact same grade 1 day later? Much more likely that he received the pic of the book and listed it on eBay just before it hits the census.

 

Looks like the buyer got a great deal.

He also listed a 10K watch and a ming dynasty goblet.

 

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

One additional question...how did he get a back scan of the book, since CGC only provides front cover scans?

[comix4fun]

I don't see how this could possibly be faked. He had scans of the book, and the cert #. How you do fake that in advance of a book actually getting the exact same grade 1 day later? Much more likely that he received the pic of the book and listed it on eBay just before it hits the census.

 

Looks like the buyer got a great deal.

 

 

 

That same cert number sold twice in 2014....once in March for $9600 and again in June for $17,500.

 

 

[01TheDude]

the good news is German newspapers are going up in value all the time

[Jaydogrules]

I don't see how this could possibly be faked. He had scans of the book, and the cert #. How you do fake that in advance of a book actually getting the exact same grade 1 day later? Much more likely that he received the pic of the book and listed it on eBay just before it hits the census.

 

Looks like the buyer got a great deal.

 

No.

 

Nice new sig line by the way though. (thumbs u

 

-J.

[MetalPSI]

I don't see how this could possibly be faked. He had scans of the book, and the cert #. How you do fake that in advance of a book actually getting the exact same grade 1 day later? Much more likely that he received the pic of the book and listed it on eBay just before it hits the census.

 

Looks like the buyer got a great deal.

 

 

 

That same cert number sold twice in 2014....once in March for $9600 and again in June for $17,500.

 

 

How if it was graded this year?