My road to success (Moving Update 2) 8 8

[Wall-Crawler]

Uhhmmm...Have you read your (parents) home insurance policy? Being a Canadian, last I checked home insurance does not necessarily cover the full value of collectibles.

 

I'm having to do an inventory of my books, provide supporting information (GPA, eBay sales) and get it signed by the owner of my LCS and it is going to cost me a bit extra per month.

 

This is what we mean...Have you actually spoken to your insurance agent about this? If you have and it is cool, I apologize but if you have not, you are making assumptions that may not be correct...The key here is up to 5 K...Say you have a small fire, $2,000 worth of damage but the consignment gets damaged and you tell the insurance adjuster "but I had a comic worth $3000" - They are going to ask for proof and for you to prove that...

[uchiha101]

Uhhmmm...Have you read your (parents) home insurance policy? Being a Canadian, last I checked home insurance does not necessarily cover the full value of collectibles.

 

I'm having to do an inventory of my books, provide supporting information (GPA, eBay sales) and get it signed by the owner of my LCS and it is going to cost me a bit extra per month.

 

This is what we mean...Have you actually spoken to your insurance agent about this? If you have and it is cool, I apologize but if you have not, you are making assumptions that may not be correct...The key here is up to 5 K...Say you have a small fire, $2,000 worth of damage but the consignment gets damaged and you tell the insurance adjuster "but I had a comic worth $3000" - They are going to ask for proof and for you to prove that...

 

Yes I have because that was my previous worry when I lived in wawa ontario. For me they require proof of value and receipts of purchase. Don't worry I'm doing my best reading these things my next thing is to get a insurance that goes up to 20k for consignments and my comics. You asked me before what I want to do.

 

1. Get a job

2. Sell my collection

3. Get insurance for consignments

4. Get consignments

 

you said I go after big value comics and the next big score that's partially true I do go after big scores because they are the money makers but I would never turn down any offer of a consignment. When I first started the thread about consigning I was willing to take a box of dollar comics and sell it for someone but he never sent anything. I'm willing to work what I'm given but I'm more willing to go after bigger deals. I can't tell you how many times I tried to get smaller things and I wasted more time then it was worth because they would change their minds and not send it to me and the only smaller consignment I have is of about 300 dollars value but I'm happy to work on it

[Batman1fan]

I'd like to repeat Wall Crawlers question: Why should anyone consign comics with you instead of an established dealer, or selling it themselves? What value are you bringing to the table versus the above mentioned alternatives?

[Semicentennial]

Some suggestions.

 

When trading, if the books are equal in value, the trade is a loss. You have to pay to ship + time spent. Trading 2 books of equal value only makes sense when you are collecting, not dealing.

 

Sell all the books that you personally own and get the fair market value. If you paid too much for a book, that is irrelevant to your selling price. The value of the book is based on the market, not what you paid for it.

 

I say you should sell all the books that you own because that is your money that is tied up. Focus on selling other people's books on consignment. Then all you are spending is your time, not your own money.

 

Don't make a deal just to make a deal. There needs to be a reason to make a deal.

 

 

when I trade I do it can make a profit from the comic but making sure that we are both satisfied with the deal the difference this time was my acting before I thought about it and when I realized that I tried to back out when I saw I made a bad deal. On consignments after I sell my comics that will be my primary focus since I won't have to lug around my own comics from place to place.

 

So how does this consignment thing work? The seller ships to book to your or ships the book to the buyer? I read your other thread and thought it was a little goofy. I certainly hope that if people are sending you books that you aren't as careless with them as you are with your own books.

 

The comics would be shipped to me then when they are sold I'll ship it to the buyer I've tried to sell comics without having them on hand and it doesn't work out to well because they trust me not the other person. Careless? I don't know what you mean I treat my comics with care do you mean overpricing them?

 

No, like not knowing how to pack your books in a box.

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=379830&Number=8634611#Post8634611

 

I'm not sure what you mean about "they trust me not the other person". How does the buyer even know there is an actual seller if you don't have the book in hand. Just because you say you're honest doesn't mean people will believe you.

 

[oakman29]

Did you trade for it in person or was it more of an online trade like say, Facebook?

 

The ASM #129 was easily a $1000 USD in your pocket (going by GPA)...Last sale was $1600...Why bother to trade it at all? If movie hype is your thing, the Punisher is coming to Netflix in Daredevil and a always popular book is getting another shot in the arm...

 

If $$$ is important to you and your family, why did you not just sell it instead of dinking around? You could have sold that book and bought yourself a very nice graded Harley with $$$ to spare...

 

What was the reasoning for making such a trade? Do you have GPA?

 

Based on what a graded 9.0 BA #12 goes for, a CGC 9.0 Harley is around $500 - $600 if I'm looking at the right book in GPA...Using just the 90 day averages, you just "gave away" over $600...

 

In previous entries you posted this was a good thing to acquire but I think you should present the full story if the point of this journal is to get advice, at first it was "hey, cool 1st Harley" and now it is kind of

 

Uhmmm...How did the other party "blackmail" you?

 

My plan was to sell it at it's peak to make the most money like you said and this was a deal on facebook not in person. My reason for making that trade was black mail he said if I back out he would post in the facebook groups that I'm a scammer. I do have gpa which is why I wanted to keep and sell the asm 129 for a good profit.

 

The deal went down something like this because I posted that I bought a asm 129 and was excited

 

Him: "hey you have a asm 129 cgc 9.0 right?"

 

Me: "I don't have it yet but I bought one why?"

 

Him "I have a ba12 about a 9.4 raw"

 

Me: "ok show me pics"

 

(he showed me pics and I didn't agree with his grading so I asked if he wanted to do a cash plus trade deal and this was when gpa on the asm 129 was 1075)

 

Him "what do you think?"

 

Me: "I don't agree with your grading because your overgrading and over valuing the comic as it's raw"

 

Him "ok how about this? the ba12 plus 300 cash?"

 

Me: "that's sounds fair when I get it I'll let you know"

 

Him: "cool"

 

(the comic now arrived)

 

Me: "ok I got the comic and since the value of asm 129 went up would you add 100 bucks? because if not I'd like to keep it since it will go up in value"

 

Him: are you backing out of the deal? you said you agreed and now your backing out of it?"

 

Me: "The values of the comics aren't even anymore so if you can add a little more cash we can still do this"

 

Him "No what I gave you is fair all the dealers I went to said this is a 9.4 without a press"

 

Me: I don't want to lose money on this trade"

 

Him: "You won't trust me"

 

Me: "I don't want to do the trade if you won't add some more cash to your part"

 

Him "If you back out of this deal I'm reporting this to all the fb groups that you tried to back out of a deal and scam me"

 

Me: "I didn't scam you and we didn't fully agree on the trade"

 

Him: " I don't care you went against your word and you are trying to scam me now"

 

Me: Fine! I'll do the trade ok?"

 

Him: "good"

 

(keep in mind I asked him to do the extra cash part when then comic's value was at 1225 and I would take a little lower yes but I'd still make a decent profit on it or so I thought)

 

 

Said it before,

 

That bolded line is my mistake? so what should I have said?

 

It's not what you should have said

 

You shouldnt have shipped the book. Period.

 

Even with $100 kicker you were begging for..... there is not enough of a profit margin to make this trade worthwhile

 

With the 100 more I was asking I would have made a profit I'll explain

 

I bought the comic for 950 and I though his ba12 would be worth around 750

 

so that would mean I need to cash at least to make a profit on it and I said I wanted 300 so to me that margin of profit would do well for me since it's a quick sell

 

now to where it was worth 1225

 

his comic is worth around 750+300 cash

 

this is where I said I don't feel I want to trade it but if he put in extra 100 I'd do it and take a bit lower profit on the comic

 

so taking that into consideration it would go like this

 

I paid 950 for the asm 129

his comic is worth 750+400 cash = 1150

 

1150-950=200 profit for me as it would be a quick sell and easy to move it

 

 

Am I reading it right that you and this guy set up a trade:

 

Your ASM 129 for his BA12 + $300.

 

Then, once you got the BA12 (and presumably the $300), you asked him to kick another $100 on top of it?

 

Is that correct?

 

yes that would be correct

 

And you really think that he was in the wrong?

 

You accepted his deal and then wanted him to give you more on top of it?

 

As others have said, I don't think this is your thing. But, if you want to keep on pushing on then, as others have said, you probably would be better served scaling it back to small books until you figure out how this works.

 

In terms of how he forced me into the deal yes he was wrong on that regard and yes I did want more on top of because the value of the comic went up.

 

So in your way of thinking, for instance. If I buy a Hulk #1 from seller A for 2500 dollars, and it goes up in value to 8000 dollars would I owe him money because the value grew? Preposterous!

[thehumantorch]

Did you trade for it in person or was it more of an online trade like say, Facebook?

 

The ASM #129 was easily a $1000 USD in your pocket (going by GPA)...Last sale was $1600...Why bother to trade it at all? If movie hype is your thing, the Punisher is coming to Netflix in Daredevil and a always popular book is getting another shot in the arm...

 

If $$$ is important to you and your family, why did you not just sell it instead of dinking around? You could have sold that book and bought yourself a very nice graded Harley with $$$ to spare...

 

What was the reasoning for making such a trade? Do you have GPA?

 

Based on what a graded 9.0 BA #12 goes for, a CGC 9.0 Harley is around $500 - $600 if I'm looking at the right book in GPA...Using just the 90 day averages, you just "gave away" over $600...

 

In previous entries you posted this was a good thing to acquire but I think you should present the full story if the point of this journal is to get advice, at first it was "hey, cool 1st Harley" and now it is kind of

 

Uhmmm...How did the other party "blackmail" you?

 

My plan was to sell it at it's peak to make the most money like you said and this was a deal on facebook not in person. My reason for making that trade was black mail he said if I back out he would post in the facebook groups that I'm a scammer. I do have gpa which is why I wanted to keep and sell the asm 129 for a good profit.

 

The deal went down something like this because I posted that I bought a asm 129 and was excited

 

Him: "hey you have a asm 129 cgc 9.0 right?"

 

Me: "I don't have it yet but I bought one why?"

 

Him "I have a ba12 about a 9.4 raw"

 

Me: "ok show me pics"

 

(he showed me pics and I didn't agree with his grading so I asked if he wanted to do a cash plus trade deal and this was when gpa on the asm 129 was 1075)

 

Him "what do you think?"

 

Me: "I don't agree with your grading because your overgrading and over valuing the comic as it's raw"

 

Him "ok how about this? the ba12 plus 300 cash?"

 

Me: "that's sounds fair when I get it I'll let you know"

 

Him: "cool"

 

(the comic now arrived)

 

Me: "ok I got the comic and since the value of asm 129 went up would you add 100 bucks? because if not I'd like to keep it since it will go up in value"

 

Him: are you backing out of the deal? you said you agreed and now your backing out of it?"

 

Me: "The values of the comics aren't even anymore so if you can add a little more cash we can still do this"

 

Him "No what I gave you is fair all the dealers I went to said this is a 9.4 without a press"

 

Me: I don't want to lose money on this trade"

 

Him: "You won't trust me"

 

Me: "I don't want to do the trade if you won't add some more cash to your part"

 

Him "If you back out of this deal I'm reporting this to all the fb groups that you tried to back out of a deal and scam me"

 

Me: "I didn't scam you and we didn't fully agree on the trade"

 

Him: " I don't care you went against your word and you are trying to scam me now"

 

Me: Fine! I'll do the trade ok?"

 

Him: "good"

 

(keep in mind I asked him to do the extra cash part when then comic's value was at 1225 and I would take a little lower yes but I'd still make a decent profit on it or so I thought)

 

 

Said it before,

 

That bolded line is my mistake? so what should I have said?

 

It's not what you should have said

 

You shouldnt have shipped the book. Period.

 

Even with $100 kicker you were begging for..... there is not enough of a profit margin to make this trade worthwhile

 

With the 100 more I was asking I would have made a profit I'll explain

 

I bought the comic for 950 and I though his ba12 would be worth around 750

 

so that would mean I need to cash at least to make a profit on it and I said I wanted 300 so to me that margin of profit would do well for me since it's a quick sell

 

now to where it was worth 1225

 

his comic is worth around 750+300 cash

 

this is where I said I don't feel I want to trade it but if he put in extra 100 I'd do it and take a bit lower profit on the comic

 

so taking that into consideration it would go like this

 

I paid 950 for the asm 129

his comic is worth 750+400 cash = 1150

 

1150-950=200 profit for me as it would be a quick sell and easy to move it

 

 

Am I reading it right that you and this guy set up a trade:

 

Your ASM 129 for his BA12 + $300.

 

Then, once you got the BA12 (and presumably the $300), you asked him to kick another $100 on top of it?

 

Is that correct?

 

yes that would be correct

 

And you really think that he was in the wrong?

 

You accepted his deal and then wanted him to give you more on top of it?

 

As others have said, I don't think this is your thing. But, if you want to keep on pushing on then, as others have said, you probably would be better served scaling it back to small books until you figure out how this works.

 

In terms of how he forced me into the deal yes he was wrong on that regard and yes I did want more on top of because the value of the comic went up.

 

He forced you to complete a deal that you agreed to. If you were on the other side of the deal you'd expect him to honor his side of the trade.

 

You completed the deal because you were afraid he'd reveal your behavior and it would look bad. You should think long and hard about that and about whether you want to be a stand up guy.

 

A stand up guy? I always try to be a stand up guy when I make mistakes or do something wrong I admit to it and I always will I didn't like how he said he would blast me on all the comic book groups if I didn't give him the comic. Maybe it's something different to you but when I try to sell here I get nice comics and having another selling venue shut off to me would almost ruin me all I would have left is ebay or sell it for cheap somewhere else and he knows the admins of most groups. To you can probably just laugh it off but to me that it something that I'd be afraid of happening.

 

And that's my point. A stand up guy would honor a deal he made - to the letter - and wouldn't try to change the terms. It appears you had a deal and tried to change the terms and only completed the deal because he threatened to reveal your behaviour. If you're gonna be a stand up guy you gotta actually stand up.

 

And I'm not laughing or trying to beat you up. I'm tying to tell you what you did wrong.

[Semicentennial]

I'd like to repeat Wall Crawlers question: Why should anyone consign comics with you instead of an established dealer, or selling it themselves? What value are you bringing to the table versus the above mentioned alternatives?

 

[uchiha101]

Did you trade for it in person or was it more of an online trade like say, Facebook?

 

The ASM #129 was easily a $1000 USD in your pocket (going by GPA)...Last sale was $1600...Why bother to trade it at all? If movie hype is your thing, the Punisher is coming to Netflix in Daredevil and a always popular book is getting another shot in the arm...

 

If $$$ is important to you and your family, why did you not just sell it instead of dinking around? You could have sold that book and bought yourself a very nice graded Harley with $$$ to spare...

 

What was the reasoning for making such a trade? Do you have GPA?

 

Based on what a graded 9.0 BA #12 goes for, a CGC 9.0 Harley is around $500 - $600 if I'm looking at the right book in GPA...Using just the 90 day averages, you just "gave away" over $600...

 

In previous entries you posted this was a good thing to acquire but I think you should present the full story if the point of this journal is to get advice, at first it was "hey, cool 1st Harley" and now it is kind of

 

Uhmmm...How did the other party "blackmail" you?

 

My plan was to sell it at it's peak to make the most money like you said and this was a deal on facebook not in person. My reason for making that trade was black mail he said if I back out he would post in the facebook groups that I'm a scammer. I do have gpa which is why I wanted to keep and sell the asm 129 for a good profit.

 

The deal went down something like this because I posted that I bought a asm 129 and was excited

 

Him: "hey you have a asm 129 cgc 9.0 right?"

 

Me: "I don't have it yet but I bought one why?"

 

Him "I have a ba12 about a 9.4 raw"

 

Me: "ok show me pics"

 

(he showed me pics and I didn't agree with his grading so I asked if he wanted to do a cash plus trade deal and this was when gpa on the asm 129 was 1075)

 

Him "what do you think?"

 

Me: "I don't agree with your grading because your overgrading and over valuing the comic as it's raw"

 

Him "ok how about this? the ba12 plus 300 cash?"

 

Me: "that's sounds fair when I get it I'll let you know"

 

Him: "cool"

 

(the comic now arrived)

 

Me: "ok I got the comic and since the value of asm 129 went up would you add 100 bucks? because if not I'd like to keep it since it will go up in value"

 

Him: are you backing out of the deal? you said you agreed and now your backing out of it?"

 

Me: "The values of the comics aren't even anymore so if you can add a little more cash we can still do this"

 

Him "No what I gave you is fair all the dealers I went to said this is a 9.4 without a press"

 

Me: I don't want to lose money on this trade"

 

Him: "You won't trust me"

 

Me: "I don't want to do the trade if you won't add some more cash to your part"

 

Him "If you back out of this deal I'm reporting this to all the fb groups that you tried to back out of a deal and scam me"

 

Me: "I didn't scam you and we didn't fully agree on the trade"

 

Him: " I don't care you went against your word and you are trying to scam me now"

 

Me: Fine! I'll do the trade ok?"

 

Him: "good"

 

(keep in mind I asked him to do the extra cash part when then comic's value was at 1225 and I would take a little lower yes but I'd still make a decent profit on it or so I thought)

 

 

Said it before,

 

That bolded line is my mistake? so what should I have said?

 

It's not what you should have said

 

You shouldnt have shipped the book. Period.

 

Even with $100 kicker you were begging for..... there is not enough of a profit margin to make this trade worthwhile

 

With the 100 more I was asking I would have made a profit I'll explain

 

I bought the comic for 950 and I though his ba12 would be worth around 750

 

so that would mean I need to cash at least to make a profit on it and I said I wanted 300 so to me that margin of profit would do well for me since it's a quick sell

 

now to where it was worth 1225

 

his comic is worth around 750+300 cash

 

this is where I said I don't feel I want to trade it but if he put in extra 100 I'd do it and take a bit lower profit on the comic

 

so taking that into consideration it would go like this

 

I paid 950 for the asm 129

his comic is worth 750+400 cash = 1150

 

1150-950=200 profit for me as it would be a quick sell and easy to move it

 

 

Am I reading it right that you and this guy set up a trade:

 

Your ASM 129 for his BA12 + $300.

 

Then, once you got the BA12 (and presumably the $300), you asked him to kick another $100 on top of it?

 

Is that correct?

 

yes that would be correct

 

And you really think that he was in the wrong?

 

You accepted his deal and then wanted him to give you more on top of it?

 

As others have said, I don't think this is your thing. But, if you want to keep on pushing on then, as others have said, you probably would be better served scaling it back to small books until you figure out how this works.

 

In terms of how he forced me into the deal yes he was wrong on that regard and yes I did want more on top of because the value of the comic went up.

 

So in your way of thinking, for instance. If I buy a Hulk #1 from seller A for 2500 dollars, and it goes up in value to 8000 dollars would I owe him money because the value grew? Preposterous!

 

No I only thought that way because he pissed me off and I didn't like how he made me do a deal with him.

[uchiha101]

I'd like to repeat Wall Crawlers question: Why should anyone consign comics with you instead of an established dealer, or selling it themselves? What value are you bringing to the table versus the above mentioned alternatives?

 

I was thinking about that myself and I came up with a few answers

 

1. Time

2. less fees then some of the bigger players out there.

3. less paperwork.

[uchiha101]

Did you trade for it in person or was it more of an online trade like say, Facebook?

 

The ASM #129 was easily a $1000 USD in your pocket (going by GPA)...Last sale was $1600...Why bother to trade it at all? If movie hype is your thing, the Punisher is coming to Netflix in Daredevil and a always popular book is getting another shot in the arm...

 

If $$$ is important to you and your family, why did you not just sell it instead of dinking around? You could have sold that book and bought yourself a very nice graded Harley with $$$ to spare...

 

What was the reasoning for making such a trade? Do you have GPA?

 

Based on what a graded 9.0 BA #12 goes for, a CGC 9.0 Harley is around $500 - $600 if I'm looking at the right book in GPA...Using just the 90 day averages, you just "gave away" over $600...

 

In previous entries you posted this was a good thing to acquire but I think you should present the full story if the point of this journal is to get advice, at first it was "hey, cool 1st Harley" and now it is kind of

 

Uhmmm...How did the other party "blackmail" you?

 

My plan was to sell it at it's peak to make the most money like you said and this was a deal on facebook not in person. My reason for making that trade was black mail he said if I back out he would post in the facebook groups that I'm a scammer. I do have gpa which is why I wanted to keep and sell the asm 129 for a good profit.

 

The deal went down something like this because I posted that I bought a asm 129 and was excited

 

Him: "hey you have a asm 129 cgc 9.0 right?"

 

Me: "I don't have it yet but I bought one why?"

 

Him "I have a ba12 about a 9.4 raw"

 

Me: "ok show me pics"

 

(he showed me pics and I didn't agree with his grading so I asked if he wanted to do a cash plus trade deal and this was when gpa on the asm 129 was 1075)

 

Him "what do you think?"

 

Me: "I don't agree with your grading because your overgrading and over valuing the comic as it's raw"

 

Him "ok how about this? the ba12 plus 300 cash?"

 

Me: "that's sounds fair when I get it I'll let you know"

 

Him: "cool"

 

(the comic now arrived)

 

Me: "ok I got the comic and since the value of asm 129 went up would you add 100 bucks? because if not I'd like to keep it since it will go up in value"

 

Him: are you backing out of the deal? you said you agreed and now your backing out of it?"

 

Me: "The values of the comics aren't even anymore so if you can add a little more cash we can still do this"

 

Him "No what I gave you is fair all the dealers I went to said this is a 9.4 without a press"

 

Me: I don't want to lose money on this trade"

 

Him: "You won't trust me"

 

Me: "I don't want to do the trade if you won't add some more cash to your part"

 

Him "If you back out of this deal I'm reporting this to all the fb groups that you tried to back out of a deal and scam me"

 

Me: "I didn't scam you and we didn't fully agree on the trade"

 

Him: " I don't care you went against your word and you are trying to scam me now"

 

Me: Fine! I'll do the trade ok?"

 

Him: "good"

 

(keep in mind I asked him to do the extra cash part when then comic's value was at 1225 and I would take a little lower yes but I'd still make a decent profit on it or so I thought)

 

 

Said it before,

 

That bolded line is my mistake? so what should I have said?

 

It's not what you should have said

 

You shouldnt have shipped the book. Period.

 

Even with $100 kicker you were begging for..... there is not enough of a profit margin to make this trade worthwhile

 

With the 100 more I was asking I would have made a profit I'll explain

 

I bought the comic for 950 and I though his ba12 would be worth around 750

 

so that would mean I need to cash at least to make a profit on it and I said I wanted 300 so to me that margin of profit would do well for me since it's a quick sell

 

now to where it was worth 1225

 

his comic is worth around 750+300 cash

 

this is where I said I don't feel I want to trade it but if he put in extra 100 I'd do it and take a bit lower profit on the comic

 

so taking that into consideration it would go like this

 

I paid 950 for the asm 129

his comic is worth 750+400 cash = 1150

 

1150-950=200 profit for me as it would be a quick sell and easy to move it

 

 

Am I reading it right that you and this guy set up a trade:

 

Your ASM 129 for his BA12 + $300.

 

Then, once you got the BA12 (and presumably the $300), you asked him to kick another $100 on top of it?

 

Is that correct?

 

yes that would be correct

 

And you really think that he was in the wrong?

 

You accepted his deal and then wanted him to give you more on top of it?

 

As others have said, I don't think this is your thing. But, if you want to keep on pushing on then, as others have said, you probably would be better served scaling it back to small books until you figure out how this works.

 

In terms of how he forced me into the deal yes he was wrong on that regard and yes I did want more on top of because the value of the comic went up.

 

He forced you to complete a deal that you agreed to. If you were on the other side of the deal you'd expect him to honor his side of the trade.

 

You completed the deal because you were afraid he'd reveal your behavior and it would look bad. You should think long and hard about that and about whether you want to be a stand up guy.

 

A stand up guy? I always try to be a stand up guy when I make mistakes or do something wrong I admit to it and I always will I didn't like how he said he would blast me on all the comic book groups if I didn't give him the comic. Maybe it's something different to you but when I try to sell here I get nice comics and having another selling venue shut off to me would almost ruin me all I would have left is ebay or sell it for cheap somewhere else and he knows the admins of most groups. To you can probably just laugh it off but to me that it something that I'd be afraid of happening.

 

And that's my point. A stand up guy would honor a deal he made - to the letter - and wouldn't try to change the terms. It appears you had a deal and tried to change the terms and only completed the deal because he threatened to reveal your behaviour. If you're gonna be a stand up guy you gotta actually stand up.

 

And I'm not laughing or trying to beat you up. I'm tying to tell you what you did wrong.

 

Yes I know that and it's been pointed out to me multiple time but like I said I understand that I messed up and I'm owning up to it with how I played part in that deal.

[uchiha101]

Some suggestions.

 

When trading, if the books are equal in value, the trade is a loss. You have to pay to ship + time spent. Trading 2 books of equal value only makes sense when you are collecting, not dealing.

 

Sell all the books that you personally own and get the fair market value. If you paid too much for a book, that is irrelevant to your selling price. The value of the book is based on the market, not what you paid for it.

 

I say you should sell all the books that you own because that is your money that is tied up. Focus on selling other people's books on consignment. Then all you are spending is your time, not your own money.

 

Don't make a deal just to make a deal. There needs to be a reason to make a deal.

 

 

when I trade I do it can make a profit from the comic but making sure that we are both satisfied with the deal the difference this time was my acting before I thought about it and when I realized that I tried to back out when I saw I made a bad deal. On consignments after I sell my comics that will be my primary focus since I won't have to lug around my own comics from place to place.

 

So how does this consignment thing work? The seller ships to book to your or ships the book to the buyer? I read your other thread and thought it was a little goofy. I certainly hope that if people are sending you books that you aren't as careless with them as you are with your own books.

 

The comics would be shipped to me then when they are sold I'll ship it to the buyer I've tried to sell comics without having them on hand and it doesn't work out to well because they trust me not the other person. Careless? I don't know what you mean I treat my comics with care do you mean overpricing them?

 

No, like not knowing how to pack your books in a box.

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=379830&Number=8634611#Post8634611

 

I'm not sure what you mean about "they trust me not the other person". How does the buyer even know there is an actual seller if you don't have the book in hand. Just because you say you're honest doesn't mean people will believe you.

 

What I meant is that they don't trust the guy selling the comic and as to how they know if he's real? the answer is they don't they only have my word on it which is why I said I want people to send me the comics now and yes you have a point not everyone will believe me but I only need one buyer.

[oakman29]

Gabriel just take a step back, get a stable job. Make this a hobby first,enjoy collecting comics. Then maybe you can gain experience enough to really make a go of it. You just can't rush through this.

[uchiha101]

Gabriel just take a step back, get a stable job. Make this a hobby first,enjoy collecting comics. Then maybe you can gain experience enough to really make a go of it. You just can't rush through this.

 

I'm surprised your attitude towards me has changed so much I must be doing something right

 

and yes my priority is to get a job and after I sell the comics I have I'm switching gears into consignments but I'll take what I can get for them I'll study the market through the sale of their comics but will occasionally buy and sell still.

[Semicentennial]

What I meant is that they don't trust the guy selling the comic and as to how they know if he's real? the answer is they don't they only have my word on it which is why I said I want people to send me the comics now and yes you have a point not everyone will believe me but I only need one buyer.

 

You're selling the comic for the owner so doesn't that make you the seller? Why does it seem like you're trying to hold others accountable for your poor decisions? I know you're trying to own up to some of your mistakes, which is a step in the right path, but you keep making blunders along the way.

 

 

[Batman1fan]

I'd like to repeat Wall Crawlers question: Why should anyone consign comics with you instead of an established dealer, or selling it themselves? What value are you bringing to the table versus the above mentioned alternatives?

 

I was thinking about that myself and I came up with a few answers

 

1. Time

2. less fees then some of the bigger players out there.

3. less paperwork.

 

You're going to have to explain these three points, because they make zero sense to me.

 

1. Time

What about it? Are you saying you can sell a book faster than a dealer who actually does it for a living or anyone can do themselves? Do you pay faster once or if, the book is sold? Do you get faster results all around? If so, how? What about "Time" should make a consigner choose you?

 

2. Less fees than some of the bigger players out there.

Huh? How do you know what fees the "bigger players" out there charge? Who are the "bigger players". If they do charge more, do you think maybe it might be because they actually know what they're doing and you very obviously don't?

 

3. Less paperwork.

This I have to hear. How is there less paperwork in consigning with you than with anyone else? If there is actually less paperwork, do you think it might be that there are steps in the process that you are forgetting, ignoring or just don't know anything about?

[chrisco37]

 

No I only thought that way because he pissed me off and I didn't like how he made me do a deal with him.

 

And you want me to consign books with you?

[oakman29]

Gabriel just take a step back, get a stable job. Make this a hobby first,enjoy collecting comics. Then maybe you can gain experience enough to really make a go of it. You just can't rush through this.

 

I'm surprised your attitude towards me has changed so much I must be doing something right

 

and yes my priority is to get a job and after I sell the comics I have I'm switching gears into consignments but I'll take what I can get for them I'll study the market through the sale of their comics but will occasionally buy and sell still.

 

I personally think you should stop altogether,and reflect what you should do with your life. Just my opinion.

Before you really get yourself into trouble.

[chrisco37]

Gabriel just take a step back, get a stable job. Make this a hobby first,enjoy collecting comics. Then maybe you can gain experience enough to really make a go of it. You just can't rush through this.

 

I'm surprised your attitude towards me has changed so much I must be doing something right

 

and yes my priority is to get a job and after I sell the comics I have I'm switching gears into consignments but I'll take what I can get for them I'll study the market through the sale of their comics but will occasionally buy and sell still.

 

I personally think you should stop altogether,and reflect what you should do with your life. Just my opinion.

Before you really get yourself into trouble.

 

Whatcu talkin' 'bout, Willis?

 

This is right up your alley.

[oakman29]

Gabriel just take a step back, get a stable job. Make this a hobby first,enjoy collecting comics. Then maybe you can gain experience enough to really make a go of it. You just can't rush through this.

 

I'm surprised your attitude towards me has changed so much I must be doing something right

 

and yes my priority is to get a job and after I sell the comics I have I'm switching gears into consignments but I'll take what I can get for them I'll study the market through the sale of their comics but will occasionally buy and sell still.

 

I personally think you should stop altogether,and reflect what you should do with your life. Just my opinion.

Before you really get yourself into trouble.

 

Whatcu talkin' 'bout, Willis?

 

This is right up your alley.

 

I still wonder if this is Justin,a little deja vu happening here.

[MR SigS]

Gabriel just take a step back, get a stable job. Make this a hobby first,enjoy collecting comics. Then maybe you can gain experience enough to really make a go of it. You just can't rush through this.

 

I'm surprised your attitude towards me has changed so much I must be doing something right

 

and yes my priority is to get a job and after I sell the comics I have I'm switching gears into consignments but I'll take what I can get for them I'll study the market through the sale of their comics but will occasionally buy and sell still.

 

I personally think you should stop altogether,and reflect what you should do with your life. Just my opinion.

Before you really get yourself into trouble.

 

Whatcu talkin' 'bout, Willis?

 

This is right up your alley.

 

I still wonder if this is Justin,a little deja vu happening here.

 

The same thing crossed my mind as soon as I started reading this