porcupine48 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Gabes an awesome guy.Never really gets upset or worked up,always answers everyones posts. Id have out with him anytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 They said that they want me to become independent instead of relying on them. interesting...I would LOVE for one of (or all) my kids to want to work for/with me...if you are "working" for them, you are earning money they would otherwise pay someone else...doesn't make sense to me, but what do I know...every family is different Honestly, I think it is usually healthier for the kids to strike out on their own. How can a child ever really consider themselves an independent adult if their employment still depends on their parents? How can they have any confidence that they are actually good enough to get a job on their own? Nepotism leads to a lot of ugly situations. Gabe is clearly an entry level type employee by his own admission. If his parents have that type business , then it would seem to make sense in this case. Obviously I concur that nepotism that results in a position unwarranted is likely not wise, but I doubt that applies here. And in my case I have 3 oldest that are headed to being a vet, nurse and surgeon, so clearly they don't want to sell comics and that makes me sad. Maybe my son will Gator I'm sure my parents would make me find a job elsewhere they have however in the past told me I can work for them but only when they get the start up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 (edited) Gabes an awesome guy.Never really gets upset or worked up,always answers everyones posts. Id have out with him anytime. Aww thanks I do my best it's always nice to see a variety of opinions based on one question or experience but like I said to have me work with you you'd need a special type of patience. Edited November 7, 2015 by uchiha101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Im patient,but no job to offer,sorry bud.but anytime youre in Ottawa,lmk and we can chill out and talk comics,play vids,whatever! And no folks,im not some creep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 Im patient,but no job to offer,sorry bud.but anytime youre in Ottawa,lmk and we can chill out and talk comics,play vids,whatever! And no folks,im not some creep! haha well I like comics and vids we should meet up sometime and maybe hunt around for collections? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Im patient,but no job to offer,sorry bud.but anytime youre in Ottawa,lmk and we can chill out and talk comics,play vids,whatever! And no folks,im not some creep! haha well I like comics and vids we should meet up sometime and maybe hunt around for collections? Sounds like a plan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red84 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 They said that they want me to become independent instead of relying on them. interesting...I would LOVE for one of (or all) my kids to want to work for/with me...if you are "working" for them, you are earning money they would otherwise pay someone else...doesn't make sense to me, but what do I know...every family is different Honestly, I think it is usually healthier for the kids to strike out on their own. How can a child ever really consider themselves an independent adult if their employment still depends on their parents? How can they have any confidence that they are actually good enough to get a job on their own? Nepotism leads to a lot of ugly situations. Gabe is clearly an entry level type employee by his own admission. If his parents have that type business , then it would seem to make sense in this case. Obviously I concur that nepotism that results in a position unwarranted is likely not wise, but I doubt that applies here. And in my case I have 3 oldest that are headed to being a vet, nurse and surgeon, so clearly they don't want to sell comics and that makes me sad. Maybe my son will There's no reason they can't sell a few on the side. I'm a lawyer and I enjoy buying a collection here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 Good luck Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 They said that they want me to become independent instead of relying on them. interesting...I would LOVE for one of (or all) my kids to want to work for/with me...if you are "working" for them, you are earning money they would otherwise pay someone else...doesn't make sense to me, but what do I know...every family is different Honestly, I think it is usually healthier for the kids to strike out on their own. How can a child ever really consider themselves an independent adult if their employment still depends on their parents? How can they have any confidence that they are actually good enough to get a job on their own? Nepotism leads to a lot of ugly situations. Gabe is clearly an entry level type employee by his own admission. If his parents have that type business , then it would seem to make sense in this case. Obviously I concur that nepotism that results in a position unwarranted is likely not wise, but I doubt that applies here. And in my case I have 3 oldest that are headed to being a vet, nurse and surgeon, so clearly they don't want to sell comics and that makes me sad. Maybe my son will There's no reason they can't sell a few on the side. I'm a lawyer and I enjoy buying a collection here and there. I'm only assuming this but they either don't have time or don't have a interest in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 Trade update I'm trading my x-men 266 cgc 9.6 and flash 139 3.0/3.5 for his asm 40 8.0/8.5 and ba12 9.0 raw and also he's throwing a messi card and two silver age spideys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamlet Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Trade update I'm trading my x-men 266 cgc 9.6 and flash 139 3.0/3.5 for his asm 40 8.0/8.5 and ba12 9.0 raw and also he's throwing a messi card and two silver age spideys. Why wouldn't you just sell the 266 instead of trading it? It's a liquid book. I think you'd have been better off just throwing it into the next Comiclink auction than messing around with these trades. Every trade you go through puts you at risk of misgrading a raw book or missing restoration. I also think you should avoid trading until you are more experienced. Trading is an activity that tends to benefit the person more informed about the market and grading. This isn't anything you haven't heard before though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wall-Crawler Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 After the last trade fiasco, you think you would have learned a little... As Hamlet said, UXM #266 CGC 9.6 should be an EASY sell. Same with the Flash...Or pretty easy at least. If the idea is to MAKE MONEY and TURN OVER your books why dink around hoping to come up a few bucks on top? You have more time invested in these books now and more $$$ as I am assuming you pay for shipping your books to the other trader yes? Are you going to pay and wait to get another BA #12 graded too? Again, what if the BA #12 you get is not a 9.0 - Remember how you felt last time you felt led astray with a traders grades? Again, nothing new here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 Trade update I'm trading my x-men 266 cgc 9.6 and flash 139 3.0/3.5 for his asm 40 8.0/8.5 and ba12 9.0 raw and also he's throwing a messi card and two silver age spideys. Why wouldn't you just sell the 266 instead of trading it? It's a liquid book. I think you'd have been better off just throwing it into the next Comiclink auction than messing around with these trades. Every trade you go through puts you at risk of misgrading a raw book or missing restoration. I also think you should avoid trading until you are more experienced. Trading is an activity that tends to benefit the person more informed about the market and grading. This isn't anything you haven't heard before though. I would sell it but the opportunity for a trade came up and I have done well with trades but I do agree I have lots of room for improvement. I've checked the market before I agreed to the deal and he's shown me scans of the comics and I agree with the grades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 After the last trade fiasco, you think you would have learned a little... As Hamlet said, UXM #266 CGC 9.6 should be an EASY sell. Same with the Flash...Or pretty easy at least. If the idea is to MAKE MONEY and TURN OVER your books why dink around hoping to come up a few bucks on top? You have more time invested in these books now and more $$$ as I am assuming you pay for shipping your books to the other trader yes? Are you going to pay and wait to get another BA #12 graded too? Again, what if the BA #12 you get is not a 9.0 - Remember how you felt last time you felt led astray with a traders grades? Again, nothing new here... The x-men 266 cgc 9.6 is a easy sell but it's not at the fmv I want it to be so I'm trading it away. Also I've already done all the math with the comics and I soon as I get them they're traded away. Yes I do pay shipping and that's already calculated. I'm not going to get this ba12 graded and I've already seen scans of the comics and that last trade was a complete mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Que Sera,Sera! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 Que Sera,Sera! whatever will be will be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadOne Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 and I have done well with trades and that last trade was a complete mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 and I have done well with trades and that last trade was a complete mess. Clever but I'll clarify total trades so far: 5 total trades messed up: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red84 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Trade update I'm trading my x-men 266 cgc 9.6 and flash 139 3.0/3.5 for his asm 40 8.0/8.5 and ba12 9.0 raw and also he's throwing a messi card and two silver age spideys. Assuming everything is on the up and up it's a solid trade for you. Xmen266 = $190 Flash = $235 (avg of 280 and 190) Total = $425 ASM40 = $350 (avg of 450 and 250) BA12 = $510 Total = $860 No idea why someone would trade you more than twice the value of your books. Hopefully he's not doing anything shady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
