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[maraxusofkeld]

Whatever happened to Showcase New England? I used to see them at shows in the northeast as well as having a large ebay presence, but that seems to have diminished the last few years.

[*Bronze age fan*]

They retired, because most of the stuff they listed seemed to sell for three times guide.

[Dick Pontoon]

Did someone say Showcase New England? Here's an old thread about them, containing links to others.

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Since Blowie doesn't frequent OA, allow me.

 

I don't recall any OA threads, but there have been many others; here's a comic-related thread about SNE.

 

Here's another.

 

And here's a meaty thread where Dan Grenhalgh came on the Boards.

 

 

[Pitboss]

Since Blowie doesn't frequent OA, allow me.

 

I don't recall any OA threads, but there have been many others; here's a comic-related thread about SNE.

 

Here's another.

 

And here's a meaty thread where Dan Grenhalgh came on the Boards.

 

 

 

Jeez after 45 minutes of reading I've barely scratched the surface. Great info here.

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Since Blowie doesn't frequent OA, allow me.

 

I don't recall any OA threads, but there have been many others; here's a comic-related thread about SNE.

 

Here's another.

 

And here's a meaty thread where Dan Grenhalgh came on the Boards.

 

 

 

Jeez after 45 minutes of reading I've barely scratched the surface. Great info here.

 

No kidding. I'm halfway through

 

And here's a meaty thread where Dan Grenhalgh came on the Boards.

 

and it's been a great read so far. Have a feeling the second half is going to get ugly.

[comicjack]

Also found Dan to be fair and always got some awesome books from him.I know in life there will always be something that we don't like about dealing with people but they are in the business to make money

[skypinkblu]

I never minded that he made money, but he was probably one of the biggest misusers of feedback. If you posted something negative or even remotely not positive, he'd go after you.

 

Personally, I didn't have that problem, but it was only because I "knew" someone he was friendly with.

 

I watched other people get trashed though.

 

I also returned way too much stuff, because the books were missing pages.

[CKB]

I never minded that he made money, but he was probably one of the biggest misusers of feedback. If you posted something negative or even remotely not positive, he'd go after you.

 

Personally, I didn't have that problem, but it was only because I "knew" someone he was friendly with.

 

I watched other people get trashed though.

 

I also returned way too much stuff, because the books were missing pages.

 

Yeah I held back in that thread and was just trying to be cordial. I had helped multiple local collectors send some of their books to CGC. Usually they contacted me after attempting this on their own and getting back a book or two missing a page. They were all books bought from SNE.

 

 

 

[Ghost Town]

I can't speak to Dan's eBay's practices but I bought a ton of books from him in the pre-CGC days. He managed to acquire some amazing books and collections like the WInnipegs and Golden States. He was easy to deal with and returns were no problem.

[steelcity]

I also bought large numbers of books from Dan pre-CGC, or rather from Cindy who was always very helpful. I still have all his old catalogues and most of the books I bought, still raw and still bringing back memories of happy days when buying books was so much easier. His pedigree collections were really great.

[Comic Blessing]

Man, I remember Dan from setting up at comic conventions in the 1990s all around New England.  He'd come around the room every show at the end and ask how much money I made...then he'd tell me some crazy high number he made.  That went on for about 5 years with me wondering what I was doing wrong...until after one particularly bad show he told me he agreed that it was bad and that he only took in $1000.  I ended up talking to one of the employees that worked for him who told me it was actually $100.  That's when I realized he would always multiple the true amount of money he took in by a factor of 10 to make it sound better.  Even though he was sometimes annoying back then, I was sad to hear of his passing...

https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/13492718/Daniel-Greenhalgh

[paperheart]

tragic

RIP

[herc2000]

I always liked, Dan and his employee, Wendy. They were always very nice and on the rare occasion when I did have a problem with something I bought, Dan always made it right, one time he told me to keep the book and refunded me the cost of it and the shipping.

His Saturday no reserve auctions used to be great back in the early 2000's, I think the quantity he used to list, meant he did not have time to check it all thoroughly, as it was every Sat, with a lot of runs, multiples etc

Sorry to hear he has passed away, RIP Dan.

[jjonahjameson11]

Dan’s business practices alone should have put him behind bars numerous times.

he was a liar and a thief

[batman_fan]

1 hour ago, jjonahjameson11 said:

Dan’s business practices alone should have put him behind bars numerous times.

he was a liar and a thief

My experience with him as well

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

I don't recall any personal experiences with the owner, however I do remember some not so good experiences with SNE as a company, when they were big on the internet.

It was not a company I was sad to see disappear when they did, to be frank.

[mytastebud]

I've been on the boards for quite a while now. Longer than my profile shows because for years I would just read.  I wouldn't say a word because what's being said is ridiculous and I don't particularly want the negative attention focused back on me. When the 2007 thread was posted I was reading it and thinking how awful it was. Some of the comments made are just embarrassing. Why a moderator didn't step in at the start and control some of the mud slinging I don't know.  

I didn't know Dan passed away. Life is short.  My collection is better because I made multiple purchases over the years from Showcase. Sometimes I overpaid, on rare occasion I had a return. What does it matter now? Most of the time I got books I really really wanted.

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

4 hours ago, mytastebud said:

I've been on the boards for quite a while now. Longer than my profile shows because for years I would just read.  I wouldn't say a word because what's being said is ridiculous and I don't particularly want the negative attention focused back on me. When the 2007 thread was posted I was reading it and thinking how awful it was. Some of the comments made are just embarrassing. Why a moderator didn't step in at the start and control some of the mud slinging I don't know.  

I didn't know Dan passed away. Life is short.  My collection is better because I made multiple purchases over the years from Showcase. Sometimes I overpaid, on rare occasion I had a return. What does it matter now? Most of the time I got books I really really wanted.

I agree that in the bigger picture it doesn't matter i.e life. Comic books in that regard are mere fluff compared to someone's life.

However this is a comic book forum, and people are entitled to share their opinion whether it's positive or negative. They are entitled to express their opinion, just as you have expressed yours.

I would also add that if someone has been ripped off in some way, then it certainly does matter to them.

[Aman619]

He was a character alright.  Not particularly trustworthy, always exaggerating, but sad to see him gone.