Buying raw comics on ebay is a risky business...

[fastballspecial]

Never, never buy raw comics on eBay

 

 

 

 

(bunch of CGC 9.8 pics)

 

All bought raw off EBay

 

Well done !

 

Goof for you!

 

You are the 1% who actually get what you paid for.

 

No, you are the 1% who can't grade or detect restoration and don't trust raw books.

 

CGC loves you sooooo much.

 

[fastballspecial]

I know of a comic book store owner that in the 1990's ran a black sharpie along the tip of the spines of some of his books, from that weeks items to back issues to improve their appearance. No, this is not hearsay. This went on in front of me.

 

No, he is no longer in business but he was for well over ten years.

No, my books are not sourced from his store.

 

Would be nice to give his name and shop name for people who might have bought from him or trace books back to him.

 

(And you too, Fastballspecial.)

 

Its been many years ago when I was in my early 20s in college. I know locally no shops will buy from the guy, but I don't know his name only what he looks like. I live in Southern Indiana and shops as far as Kentucky know to look for the guy. Now this was all before CGC mind you. So we are talking what at least 15 years ago? Id love to point him out if I could.

 

The MO he used was to mark up black books with a sharpie and had a tendency to do ASM books a lot.

 

[dupont2005]

I've heard of that going on years back. I have read that you'd even see dealers do it in plain sight at conventions.

[Logan510]

Never, never buy raw comics on eBay

 

 

 

 

(bunch of CGC 9.8 pics)

 

All bought raw off EBay

 

Well done !

 

Goof for you!

 

You are the 1% who actually get what you paid for.

 

No, you are the 1% who can't grade or detect restoration and don't trust raw books.

 

CGC loves you sooooo much.