Popular Post comicwiz Posted August 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2021 While this centers on the market manipulation happening in the video game market, the players and overlap with people invested in the comic hobby is important for all to see, and this manipulation is not exclusive to video games. STORMSHADOW_80, Microchip, Sweet Lou 14 and 22 others 17 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 @Buzzetta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Like I have said earlier this year. Money launderers are discovering collectables again. STORMSHADOW_80, Gotham Kid, kav and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 On 8/23/2021 at 1:39 PM, Buzzetta said: Like I have said earlier this year. Money launderers are discovering collectables again. any comments on OA being cycled at higher prices in a loop of collectors? aardvark88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Buzzetta Posted August 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2021 There is another scam going on that a board member texted me about this morning only for me to tell them that this was going on with comic books as far as I know about 7-8 years ago. I am really becoming disenchanted with collecting these days with the more I find out. Ken Aldred, Iconic1s, Gator Guru and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 On 8/23/2021 at 4:41 PM, kav said: any comments on OA being cycled at higher prices in a loop of collectors? Funny you mention that. That was also part of this morning's texts back and forth how one specific art dealer took on the inventory of another dealer's who took it on from another. I have been following a set of certain pages when they were announced to the public as being 'for sale' and then they 'sold' but the others were available at an increased price. I am becoming disenchanted with collecting these days. The Lions Den, comicwiz, kav and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vheflin Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 is that chumly? JohnT and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman76 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Wow rich people are paying even more and getting ripped off. Good. Who cares. Larryw7 and mysterymachine 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigLeagueCHEW Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 On 8/23/2021 at 1:44 PM, Buzzetta said: Funny you mention that. That was also part of this morning's texts back and forth how one specific art dealer took on the inventory of another dealer's who took it on from another. I have been following a set of certain pages when they were announced to the public as being 'for sale' and then they 'sold' but the others were available at an increased price. I am becoming disenchanted with collecting these days. When does that one specific art dealer take a hit when it doesn't sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 A Rally sighting! ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 On 8/23/2021 at 5:25 PM, BigLeagueCHEW said: When does that one specific art dealer take a hit when it doesn't sale Well that dealer still has all the pieces on his website so I guess they aren't moving like he would like them to. The Lions Den, BigLeagueCHEW and Timmay 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 On 8/23/2021 at 4:44 PM, Buzzetta said: Funny you mention that. That was also part of this morning's texts back and forth how one specific art dealer took on the inventory of another dealer's who took it on from another. I have been following a set of certain pages when they were announced to the public as being 'for sale' and then they 'sold' but the others were available at an increased price. I am becoming disenchanted with collecting these days. That makes two of us, brother... Buzzetta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTheDuck Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Honestly, if Jim Halperin signed a consent decree with the FTC 30+ years ago, one phone call to the FTC should be enough to start an investigation of Heritage and Wata. He would be wise to either knock it off, or do a better job of covering his tracks. AGGIEZ and jimbo_7071 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kav Posted August 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2021 On 8/23/2021 at 2:34 PM, Buzzetta said: Well that dealer still has all the pieces on his website so I guess they aren't moving like he would like them to. Can you explain to me the sealed game thing? I used to seal stuff at a job I had to use plastic and a heat wand then a blow dryer to shrink wrap anything. Cant an unsealed video game just get this easy treatment for an A++ rating? silverseeker, Badger, aardvark88 and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 On 8/23/2021 at 6:49 PM, kav said: Can you explain to me the sealed game thing? I used to seal stuff at a job I had to use plastic and a heat wand then a blow dryer to shrink wrap anything. Cant an unsealed video game just get this easy treatment for an A++ rating? That's another thing. I wonder how they grade those. When I worked for Disney in the mid 90's we used to get media all the time that would be resealed. In fact there were 'castmembers' that would take advantage of the shrink wrap bay for non Disney things if they needed to return things to other stores. silverseeker, kav, jimjum12 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 On 8/23/2021 at 5:52 PM, Buzzetta said: That's another thing. I wonder how they grade those. When I worked for Disney in the mid 90's we used to get media all the time that would be resealed. In fact there were 'castmembers' that would take advantage of the shrink wrap bay for non Disney things if they needed to return things to other stores. At least Disney had some of the foresight to place specific branding on some of their shrinkwrap. I know some of the sealed boxes of cards from sports/ non sports did the same thing, but I do not remember seeing this on the game shrink wrap. aardvark88 and Iconic1s 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amatta Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 suddenly the $2K selling price for Iron-Man #150 in 9.8 a few months ago at Heritage makes more sense... WolverineX, Larryw7 and Iconic1s 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 On 8/23/2021 at 6:59 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said: At least Disney had some of the foresight to place specific branding on some of their shrinkwrap. I know some of the sealed boxes of cards from sports/ non sports did the same thing, but I do not remember seeing this on the game shrink wrap. Here is the thing... When people would try to shoplift media they would slice the shrinkwrap in order to leave the sensor strip behind. It was usually a sticker on the back of the movie. They would sometimes get away with it, sometimes get caught, and sometimes get spooked and leave without taking anything. In either case it was not unusual to find these things with the shrink wrap torn. The funniest instances was when guests would come back and try to return "The Return of Jafar" the Aladdin sequel that did NOT have Robin Williams. They would complain that the movie was just bad. We took those back. If it could be shrink wrapped and put back on the shelf, it was shrink wrapped and put back on the shelf. (We were not supposed to but this was in an effort to cut loss.) I do not recall there being any Disney logos embedded on the rewrapped merchandise. If you knew what you were doing it would look exactly like it was never opened. Spoiler alert. Castmembers would shrink stuff that they wanted to return to other stores. I remember doing that with a video game that I bought that absolutely stunk. Toys R Us thought it was sealed and took it back. greggy and jimjum12 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 On 8/23/2021 at 6:15 PM, Buzzetta said: The funniest instances was when guests would come back and try to return "The Return of Jafar" the Aladdin sequel that did NOT have Robin Williams. They would complain that the movie was just bad. We took those back. You mean this one? So turns out Disney has their own jokes as the next release was titled King of Thieves and starring Robin Williams! Badger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 On 8/23/2021 at 7:34 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said: You mean this one? So turns out Disney has their own jokes as the next release was titled King of Thieves and starring Robin Williams! That’s because Jafar was so bad that they mended things with Robin even giving him a Picasso as a gift. BishopT, onlyweaknesskryptonite and aardvark88 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
