pjray55 Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) Is it ethical for a re-seller of slabs to have an undisclosed financial stake in a company that slabs books? I would hope not but maybe I am being naive in thinking that this type of practice would be frowned upon. Edited May 7, 2018 by pjray55 Spelling newshane and ___ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride the Tiger Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 5 minutes ago, comics4all said: johnny dangerously ding ding ding. Only one who grew up in the 89s would know that. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaydee Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Classic Movie ALSO I had Voldy do a pedigree for me. Not a key but it pre new holder for us. Now i regret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 1 hour ago, pjray55 said: Is it ethical for a re-seller of slabs to have an undisclosed financial stake in a company that slabs books? I would hope not but maybe I am being naive in thinking that this type of practice would be frowned upon. It is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisco37 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 1 hour ago, pjray55 said: Is it ethical for a re-seller of slabs to have an undisclosed financial stake in a company that slabs books? I would hope not but maybe I am being naive in thinking that this type of practice would be frowned upon. What do you mean? Like Heritage or something? NP_Gresham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 1 hour ago, pjray55 said: Is it ethical for a re-seller of slabs to have an undisclosed financial stake in a company that slabs books? You mean like Heritage auctioning comics slabbed by CGC, the company their parent company owns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 If I recall correctly there were a few established dealers that were given early access to Voldemort grading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjray55 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 1 minute ago, namisgr said: You mean like Heritage auctioning comics slabbed by CGC, the company their parent company owns? I wasn’t aware Heritage and CGC shared parent companies. I personally don’t think a retailer should have a stake in a grading company that they have books graded through. What would prevent them from getting preferential treatment and getting a grade bump anytime there is a marginal grade? To use a common reference - isn’t that why Consumer Reports doesn’t accept paid advertisements? alexgross.com, D84 and ___ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteppinRazor Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Jaydee said: Classic Movie ALSO I had Voldy do a pedigree for me. Not a key but it pre new holder for us. Now i regret. A little mis-referenced though, Piscopo said 'once' twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkdrawer Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 1 hour ago, pjray55 said: I wasn’t aware Heritage and CGC shared parent companies. I personally don’t think a retailer should have a stake in a grading company that they have books graded through. What would prevent them from getting preferential treatment and getting a grade bump anytime there is a marginal grade? To use a common reference - isn’t that why Consumer Reports doesn’t accept paid advertisements? Lots of funny money in funny books ThothAmon, entalmighty1, ___ and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicquant Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 4 hours ago, Buzzetta said: Sounds like they had some time of arrangement going or perhaps Metro invested in Voldemort in some capacity.... I dunno. I would imagine that if this is some type of breakup between the two that they are fighting for custody rights over Greggy Metro might want primary custody while Voldemort gets Greggy for weekends and the summer. The dispute is over $15k... That’s way over greggy’s fair market value. batman_fan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 1 minute ago, comicquant said: The dispute is over $15k... That’s way over greggy’s fair market value. Obviously you weren't aware Greggy was signed by Stan Lee ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 8 minutes ago, batman_fan said: Obviously you weren't aware Greggy was signed by Stan Lee ! Does that increase or decrease value? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 1 minute ago, wombat said: Does that increase or decrease value? That's a very good question jaydog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Cataldo Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 5 minutes ago, batman_fan said: That's a very good question Depends on where he was signed. jaydog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Sinescu Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, BeachBum said: Voldy was sold and is moving to Texas (where Beckett is) from what I understand I may or may not have heard the same which makes this part "Enter a preliminary injunction preventing Defendants’ from further disposing of CBCS’s assets, including those comprising of the Asset Sale and enjoining Defendants from relocating CBCS’s comic book grading and certification business outside the state of Florida." even more interesting. 3 hours ago, xomic said: Maybe Metro owned a share of the company "....breached the Agreement by failing to perform various obligations under the Agreement and by wrongfully terminating the Agreement." Doesn't sound to me like ownership would be the case here. Sounds like Metro were owed services under this "Preferred Vendor Agreement" and Voldy has terminated that agreement and somehow left Metro holding the bag. Edited May 8, 2018 by Martin Sinescu Larryw7 and thehumantorch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicquant Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 26 minutes ago, wombat said: Does that increase or decrease value? Are tramp stamps like date stamps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NP_Gresham Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 6 hours ago, Larryw7 said: I didn't know about the move. I wonder how that will affect the current employees. Danny D is packing his razor blades and paint for the move to Texas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachBum Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 I just went over to Harry Potter Land's forum to see if there was more info and looks like they already locked a thread on it "recommending that no new threads on this topic appear" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaydee Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 15 minutes ago, BeachBum said: I just went over to Harry Potter Land's forum to see if there was more info and looks like they already locked a thread on it "recommending that no new threads on this topic appear" Censorshipat Hogwarts....terrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
