RockMyAmadeus Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I was once a shy, withdrawn internet denizen. Other people would make fun of my lack of message board participation. Then, I was bitten by a radioactive private message, and developed the ability to post thousands of words in a short span of time. The rest is history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer Toast Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 A local collector here told me about the boards after I bought a few books from him when I got back into collecting after a twelve or so year hiatus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz973 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 my first posts were in the please grade my thread. don't remember how i discovered the boards. You were the first person to tell me I did not know what I was doing. http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=76949&Number=1405459#Post1405459 Looks like you took it well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divad Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 my first posts were in the please grade my thread. don't remember how i discovered the boards. No doubt, you stumbled upon it when you first got wi-fi in your double-wide . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unca Ben Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Started buying on eBay late '99 -early 2000; raw books, OA, and soon slabs came along. Probably found these boards researching slabs. Don't remember when. Lurked anonymously for quite a while before joining and posting. Am I the only one who wishes they found these boards before buying on eBay? It would have saved me a lot of money and aggravation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Images Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Damn Google sent me here and now I need to find a 12step program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scturo Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Started buying on eBay late '99 -early 2000; raw books, OA, and soon slabs came along. Probably found these boards researching slabs. Don't remember when. Lurked anonymously for quite a while before joining and posting. Am I the only one who wishes they found these boards before buying on eBay? It would have saved me a lot of money and aggravation. Never been to eBay, is it that bad? Heard stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 One night, my parents and I went to see a screening of Batman Begins. As we were walking home after the movie, an internet bully stepped out of the shadows and demanded to have access to all of our private messages. We had no idea what a "private message" was, so the internet bully began hurling passive/aggressive taunts at us. My parents, being innocent of the ways of sarcastic rejoinders, could not figure out if the bully was being serious or not, and died there on the street, the victims of massive confusion. Right then, I vowed to bring internet bullies to justice. I would become as they were, but instead use my abilities for good, rather than evil. I trained for hours, and developed the ability to post walls of text and slightly funny memes to foil the cutting jibes of these unfinished basement dwellers. After several days of grueling internet searches and "How To Combat Message Board Bullies With Wit and Charm" videos on YouTube, I was finally fully prepared to tackle message board villainly, but I was missing one key component: where would I find the most villainous, most wretched hive of scum and villainy that existed? I would have to bring the battle to them. I Googled "most wretched hive of scum and villainy message board"... ...and the rest is history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 It's story time with RMA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 It's story time with RMA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunsicker Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 One night, my parents and I went to see a screening of Batman Begins. As we were walking home after the movie, an internet bully stepped out of the shadows and demanded to have access to all of our private messages. We had no idea what a "private message" was, so the internet bully began hurling passive/aggressive taunts at us. My parents, being innocent of the ways of sarcastic rejoinders, could not figure out if the bully was being serious or not, and died there on the street, the victims of massive confusion. Right then, I vowed to bring internet bullies to justice. I would become as they were, but instead use my abilities for good, rather than evil. I trained for hours, and developed the ability to post walls of text and slightly funny memes to foil the cutting jibes of these unfinished basement dwellers. After several days of grueling internet searches and "How To Combat Message Board Bullies With Wit and Charm" videos on YouTube, I was finally fully prepared to tackle message board villainly, but I was missing one key component: where would I find the most villainous, most wretched hive of scum and villainy that existed? I would have to bring the battle to them. I Googled "most wretched hive of scum and villainy message board"... ...and the rest is history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scturo Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 One night, my parents and I went to see a screening of Batman Begins. As we were walking home after the movie, an internet bully stepped out of the shadows and demanded to have access to all of our private messages. We had no idea what a "private message" was, so the internet bully began hurling passive/aggressive taunts at us. My parents, being innocent of the ways of sarcastic rejoinders, could not figure out if the bully was being serious or not, and died there on the street, the victims of massive confusion. Right then, I vowed to bring internet bullies to justice. I would become as they were, but instead use my abilities for good, rather than evil. I trained for hours, and developed the ability to post walls of text and slightly funny memes to foil the cutting jibes of these unfinished basement dwellers. After several days of grueling internet searches and "How To Combat Message Board Bullies With Wit and Charm" videos on YouTube, I was finally fully prepared to tackle message board villainly, but I was missing one key component: where would I find the most villainous, most wretched hive of scum and villainy that existed? I would have to bring the battle to them. I Googled "most wretched hive of scum and villainy message board"... ...and the rest is history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtate Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Kept seeing slabbed books and thought they looked great. I really like good covers and a slab is great for me. I'd rather read a hardcover with several issues myself, but I like the individual covers. Found the CGC site and the Forums just in an effort to learn about the "process." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Kept seeing slabbed books and thought they looked great. I really like good covers and a slab is great for me. I'd rather read a hardcover with several issues myself, but I like the individual covers. Found the CGC site and the Forums just in an effort to learn about the "process." Welcome to the boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chezmtghut Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 (edited) Much like Groot or Ant-Man, I appeared on the scene in a 1 shot deal (to get my comics graded by CGC of course) several years back, only to be reinvented & then reappear in costume (with comics to sell) much later! It's like an adventure with every new post & I'm helping to save the world 1 comic (purchase/sale) at a time. We're all Super Heroes here, aren't we? Edited August 16, 2014 by chezmtghut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 So if we're doing origin stories can we do a 'death of' when someone gets banned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanley1883 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I stumbled across CGC and the message boards. I was very excited thinking that the message boards would be full of respectable POLITE comic enthusiasts......I then woke up in a bathtub full of ice and a wicked scar with a laptop nearby logged into this place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanley1883 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 So if we're doing origin stories can we do a 'death of' when someone gets banned? I think i have the rare "First Appearance" of kav?" http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=320785&Number=7208152#Post7208152 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 So if we're doing origin stories can we do a 'death of' when someone gets banned? I think i have the rare "First Appearance" of kav?" http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=320785&Number=7208152#Post7208152 My first appearance was poof but that's the first existent appearance-very collectible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not*Sure* Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 So if we're doing origin stories can we do a 'death of' when someone gets banned? I think i have the rare "First Appearance" of kav?" http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=320785&Number=7208152#Post7208152 My first appearance was poof but that's the first existent appearance-very collectible You were a what now?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
