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[Bird]

4 minutes ago, comicdonna said:

Can someone tell me why it's ok for the OP of the largest, current FS thread on the 1st page in GSB, to post several copper and modern books?   It's kind of a slap in the face for those who have their threads pulled for doing much less.  

Someone has to report the post for the mods to know. Do you know if this has been done?

[Dale Roberts]

12 minutes ago, comicdonna said:

Can someone tell me why it's ok for the OP of the largest, current FS thread on the 1st page in GSB, to post several copper and modern books?   It's kind of a slap in the face for those who have their threads pulled for doing much less.  

Sorry, didn't really know it was an issue. I won't post anymore books from that time period. If you want me to remove the ones still available, I will do so. 

[Dale Roberts]

BTW, what is the exact cut off for copper?

[Bird]

Just now, Dale Roberts said:

BTW, what is the exact cut off for copper?

There is no hard and fast date but generally 1984 I think.

[comicdonna]

Just now, Dale Roberts said:

Sorry, didn't really know it was an issue. I won't post anymore books from that time period. If you want me to remove the ones still available, I will do so. 

Thanks for the reply, Dale.  I think the only fair way is to remove the books that don't fit.  They could be posted in the copper/modern section.  

[Dale Roberts]

Just now, Bird said:

There is no hard and fast date but generally 1984 I think.

OK, will try to adhere to that. If it is going to be a rule which causes posts to be moved, probably should be a hard and fast date for it.

[Dale Roberts]

1 minute ago, comicdonna said:

Thanks for the reply, Dale.  I think the only fair way is to remove the books that don't fit.  They could be posted in the copper/modern section.  

[Dale Roberts]

I would appreciate if you would just message me next time. I'm a pretty reasonable easy going guy.

[Bird]

3 minutes ago, Dale Roberts said:

OK, will try to adhere to that. If it is going to be a rule which causes posts to be moved, probably should be a hard and fast date for it.

well, the mods operate in mysterious ways here and their methods are unknown to us mortals. But it WILL get the thread pulled if someone complains, especially multiple books. Moderns in GSB for sure won't fly.

(I am just chiming in here, I got no horse in this race.)

 

[Dale Roberts]

Just now, Bird said:

well, the mods operate in mysterious ways here and their methods are unknown to us mortals. But it WILL get the thread pulled if someone complains, especially multiple books. Moderns in GSB for sure won't fly.

(I am just chiming in here, I got no horse in this race.)

 

No problem. I will pull what is out there this morning.

[FineCollector]

34 minutes ago, comicdonna said:

Can someone tell me why it's ok for the OP of the largest, current FS thread on the 1st page in GSB, to post several copper and modern books?   It's kind of a slap in the face for those who have their threads pulled for doing much less.  

How many is several? I've seen many threads where the poster says "I know these are copper/modern, and but I only have a few" and that's been okay.

[Bird]

1 minute ago, FineCollector said:

How many is several? I've seen many threads where the poster says "I know these are copper/modern, and but I only have a few" and that's been okay.

Just because it doesn't get removed does not mean that it is okay. The post has to be reported for it to be addressed. People should know the rules and follow them; if not you could get the thread pulled but only if brought to a mods attention (and then they do something about it).

[FineCollector]

On 12/18/2018 at 9:55 PM, Ricksneatstuff said:

This last thread I am running had NO frenzy but still has fared very well with people thinking over whether they will buy or not. I think the factors are many that create a frenzy thread:

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4. The right books- this really should be number 2. Western photo covers do not a frenzy make...yet.

I'm a very small fish here, and I can only speak for myself, but I dont look at your sales threads anymore.  To me, they seem heavy on Archie and GGA, which isnt my thing at all.  That's what your buyers are buying, so I get it, but not my cup of tea.

[Jeffro.]

22 minutes ago, Dale Roberts said:

OK, will try to adhere to that. If it is going to be a rule which causes posts to be moved, probably should be a hard and fast date for it.

Part of the problem is that there is no consensus on a hard and fast date for the start of the Copper Age. Ask many people and you'll get many different answers. There are even some batpoopy crazy ideas out there that the Copper age didn't begin until 1986.  

[jimjum12]

3 minutes ago, Bird said:

Just because it doesn't get removed does not mean that it is okay. The post has to be reported for it to be addressed. People should know the rules and follow them; if not you could get the thread pulled but only if brought to a mods attention (and then they do something about it).

OPG and a few other places consider the Bronze Age to extend into 1985..... which I absolutely disagree with, but it seems I am in the minority. I have heard from several fairly reputable sources that the Mods consider the cut off to be books above one dollar in cover price. Personally, I don't care if someone squeezes in a ASM 300 every now and then, but I certainly wouldn't want it to be like eBay were the GA search turns up piles of books that don't belong there. GOD BLESS....

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[MyNameIsLegion]

posting a couple of books in a long thread from titles that extend across multiple comic ages seems like hardly an egregious offense to me. ( and I note that the few that I saw, have in fact sold) 

[Foolkiller]

10 hours ago, pickycollector said:

Jeez, I cannot believe the frenzy in some FS threads.

Do people really look at the book, grade and price before they buy?

Guys (and ladies) -- I've seen some of these comments floating around, and frankly it smacks of just jealousy -- why do Dale's books sell, and why aren't mine selling -- I have better books!  Why is it that we feel the need to critique other people's success?  The market, especially around here, is efficient.  Books sell for a variety of reasons and if they aren't the right books, they simply won't sell.  When your books don't sell they probably will if they are quality, but it may be a different venue.  Bob Siman used to demonstrate this all the time.  He sold some here, but he knew what he had when he sold, and just because it didn't sell here, didn't mean it wouldn't.  He'd go to eBay or wherever and often get more than he was asking for here.  Several board members have done this.  

I'm sensitive to this increasing tension I sense around here where we are less community and more sales.  Don't get me wrong, I think it's more of a community than many other message boards, but as I've said a bunch of times and I'm sure others have too, we used to have a sense of selling books and helping folks out, even if they were fellow dealers.  I know the market has changed, but I was glad when collectors got deals and even flippers felt that they could come to my threads and make a few bucks.  Some books they bought weren't going to be giant money makers but people took slower books cause they got deals on the hot books too.  

I'm not singling Patrick out here just cause I'm quoting his post, but it is an example of the sentiments I've seen floating around.  

[DR.X]

[Timmay]

[Ryan.]

1 hour ago, Foolkiller said:

Guys (and ladies) -- I've seen some of these comments floating around, and frankly it smacks of just jealousy -- why do Dale's books sell, and why aren't mine selling -- I have better books!  

I'm 100% jelly of Dale's ability to move books.

Exactly none of that changes my observations that people are buying first and looking second.

I don't comment based on "whoa is me, no one wants my chit". It's more, "Hmm, the human condition sure is funky sometimes."