Popular Post Kramerica Posted May 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2023 (edited) Am I the only one perturbed by the hundreds of photocopy listings on eBay especially in GA and having to scroll and scroll just to find a real book? Am I just being too "get off my lawn" or does this really bug anyone else? Should we find this seller and "convince" them to stop doing it? We can bring Moose and Rocco for their persuasive assistance. Edited May 20, 2023 by Kramerica I cant spel badback83, RockMyAmadeus, taro90 and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 On 5/20/2023 at 9:42 AM, Kramerica said: Am I the only one perturbed by the hundreds of photocopy listings on each and having to scroll and scroll just to find a real book? Am I just being too "get off my lawn" or does really bug anyone else? Click bait for the unwise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X_Phile Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 On 5/20/2023 at 9:42 AM, Kramerica said: Am I the only one perturbed by the hundreds of photocopy listings on each and having to scroll and scroll just to find a real book? Am I just being too "get off my lawn" or does really bug anyone else? Drives me crazy too. I try to filter out photocopy listings out of my set searches, but they still show. Kramerica and path4play 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramerica Posted May 20, 2023 Author Share Posted May 20, 2023 On 5/20/2023 at 6:47 AM, comicjack said: Click bait for the unwise It's a right bummer man. comicjack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramerica Posted May 20, 2023 Author Share Posted May 20, 2023 On 5/20/2023 at 6:50 AM, X_Phile said: Drives me crazy too. I try to filter out photocopy listings out of my set searches, but they still show. We should do something. Get them cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waaaghboss Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 On 5/20/2023 at 6:50 AM, X_Phile said: Drives me crazy too. I try to filter out photocopy listings out of my set searches, but they still show. Same, its really, really annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 The ones that really bug me are those that don’t even mention photocopy. You spot a decent looking GA book and buried in the description somewhere it says “brand new”! goldust40 and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 As annoying as these are, it's really two separate groups. If the books have lapsed into the public domain, what they're doing is legitimate, but annoying. If the books are NOT public domain, then the owners can sic the lawyers on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 Boys, boys, keep your cool. There IS a way around it. Just a little preliminary work. What I'll do is first get to Comics, Graphic Novels & TPBs. Then scroll down a bit and click on All Filters. I then click on Golden Age for era, then drop down one to Publication Year, and for me it's 1947 to 1956. I'll then drop down to Genre, and in my case, click on Bad Girl, Crime and Thriller, Good Girl, Horror & Sci Fi, and Supernatural. And there you have it; filtered results for your own taste. Readcomix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 (edited) yeah, provided the sellers bothered to fill in all the data fields. Ive found searching with dates misses too many books. as for Photocopy listings, seems like you can turn it upside down and be cheered by the fact that you collect scarce cool copies worth putting photocopy covers on! -photocopy weed them out? search in descriptions and titles etc Edited May 20, 2023 by Aman619 buttock, path4play and Kramerica 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 On 5/20/2023 at 11:54 AM, Aman619 said: yeah, provided the sellers bothered to fill in all the data fields. Ive found searching with dates misses too many books. Then you might filter as suggested, but W/O specifying dates. Kramerica 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 On 5/20/2023 at 8:42 AM, Kramerica said: Am I the only one perturbed by the hundreds of photocopy listings on eBay especially in GA and having to scroll and scroll just to find a real book? Am I just being too "get off my lawn" or does this really bug anyone else? Should we find this seller and "convince" them to stop doing it? We can bring Moose and Rocco for their persuasive assistance. Link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 They should have a separate category for reproductions. But I doubt they would bother to enforce it vigorously. Kramerica 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypinkblu Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 It's been going on for about 20 years...where has everyone been, lol? Years ago when I was first on eBay and upgrading my really low grade copies, at least one "dealer" would buy them so they could do the photo copy thing. path4play, Kramerica, Randall Dowling and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Balls Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 On 5/20/2023 at 7:42 AM, Kramerica said: Am I the only one perturbed by the hundreds of photocopy listings on eBay especially in GA and having to scroll and scroll just to find a real book? Am I just being too "get off my lawn" or does this really bug anyone else? Should we find this seller and "convince" them to stop doing it? We can bring Moose and Rocco for their persuasive assistance. I bought a few of these to make mock-up slabs, so I could my real copies away in a safe place. It's super annoying, but they are useful. However, they are really low resolution. They'll look good 5 feet away, but not up close. Kramerica 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Balls Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 On 5/20/2023 at 1:10 PM, JollyComics said: Link? Type in any classic GA book and there will be a bunch of photocopy listings. Chamber of Chills 19, Black Cat 50, etc. I even saw one for Eerie (the magazine) #23 - so they make them for newer books as well. I can't say for sure, but I'm guessing the photocopy editions he makes are from defunct companies, as to not get a C&D letter from an active publisher. Kramerica 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L'Angelo Misterioso Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 Yes I've noticed this too when browsing eBay, and it's just another thing that convinces me to not buy golden age on that platform Kramerica and Dr. Balls 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telegan Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 (edited) You could just exclude the word "photocopy" from the title/subject search for the ones that bother to put the word in their titles by just including a "-photocopy" (note the - sign) in the search. Of course if they put "not a photocopy" in the subject you may be screwed, but most won't do that. This could at least reduce the quantity of garbage. A few other things that are annoying : 1) "CGC 5.0" ... you look and it's not even slabbed. Say what? 2) "CGC 6.5" ... you look and it's a CBCS slab. 3) "Not CGC" ... yes, we know... it's a CBCS slab. They do this so a search for CGC comics returns these CBCS, PGX, etc. comics, too. Edited May 21, 2023 by Telegan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 On 5/20/2023 at 5:51 PM, skypinkblu said: It's been going on for about 20 years...where has everyone been, lol? I’ve been diligently hating them for 20 years, Sha! I got this! Point Five and skypinkblu 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 I will admit to buying a few as fillers until I can either locate or afford the real deal. There are two sellers that I have dealt with, and both will also sell just covers, one for $6, the other for $30. These are great if you have a coverless copy, or one so ragged that you'd prefer a nice looking one instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
