g-man Posted April 26, 2003 Share Posted April 26, 2003 early marvel #1s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericc123 Posted April 27, 2003 Share Posted April 27, 2003 Now I'm not saying this is a scam because heaven knows half of the Ebay auctions are anymore but he has 11 feedback. Of his 11 feedback most of them are for selling POS modern comics. Heck he even has the "my dad's comics" line in his auctions. This just doesn't seem right to me. Maybe I'm wrong but let's just say my Spider Sense is tingeling on this one . Ericc123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-man Posted April 27, 2003 Author Share Posted April 27, 2003 oh it could very well be a scam. But who knows? The cgc serial #s would tell some truth to the story I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickdogg Posted April 27, 2003 Share Posted April 27, 2003 Yup. Too many nice books from a guy with 11 feedbacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArAich Posted April 27, 2003 Share Posted April 27, 2003 Two things stand out....he did sell THIS book.... and he must have gotten the good draw on THIS auction... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister_Comics Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 This collection should be considered a PEDIGREE. Where's the pedigree guys when ya need um. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notch_top Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 That Avengers 4 9.4 looks like a scan from the last and only one I have seen offered on Ebay by Eides-Entertainment. I would get the cert number on that copy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowzilla Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 That Sub-mariner #1 he claimed to have says it was the Western Penn copy on the label. Funny how his dad's store in Washington had Western Penn copies in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdonaldblake Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 he sent a scan of the fantasy 15 to me i asked for the serial number which cant clearly be seen on the scan (even with enlargement)-he first sends an emaill saying he sent the wrong serial number and then sends the supposed correct serial number the copy in the scan looks very familiar, like on on ebay or comiclink or metropolis a few weeks ago i remmeber the miscut and the 6/7 arrival date the av4 9.4 also looks very similar to eides entertianments copy, same sharp structure but dull off white cover colors things that make u go hmmmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicmankev Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 The western penn copy sold by comiclink went about 3 months ago, funny how his dad died in 2001? But on his part, he has sold some high flying issues already and has the feedback to back them up, could be legit?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer-migration Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 The AF15 has been auctioned recently. Who could forget that particular factory fold/cut configuration, combined with the grade being identical. I think it may have appeared in a Heritage auction. I'm not 100% sure about whether it was on Ebay or Heritage, but I know it was offered approx. 2 to 3 months ago with limited success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer-migration Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 YES! The AV 4 is the copy that you allude to. Same factory cut and characteristics, slightly different color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer-migration Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Eric, I've seen most of these images before. They're saved scans/images. It's the old "take the money and run". 11 built up feedbacks on $20 and under items, then.....WHAM BAM, thank you, Joeycal!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfilosa Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 I asked if I could pick up the books in person if I paid with a Cashiers Check. He said he would prefer to do it by mail as to "have a tracking". Fishy!!!! Also, if he is selling books from his father's collection, why did he buy books? And that was a great catch regarding the Western Penn copy. I saw that he sold the Sub-Mariner #1 which made me believe he was/is for real. I check Heritage Auctions and they sold a Sub-Mariner NM+ (9.6) Western Penn copy in November. Are there many duplicates of the Western Penn books? If paid by Paypal using a credit card, what type of fraud protection would I have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14 of spades Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 back when he sold the Sub-Mariner 1 CGC 9.8, he only had one feedback. i watched that auction very carefully cause it was a book i really wanted. because of that, i started a thread in the Comics General section asking if you guys bid on newbie sellers. anyways - i didn't end up bidding on the auction, and presto! he sells the book clean for about 500 less than market value. of course, in retrospect, i would've liked to have been the high bidder. anyways - i thought i let that one get away. but these auctions... a bit too nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clobberintime Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 The after Easter return of Jesus himself! I was really hoping these auctions were legit - such a nice story. But as usual - looks too good to be true. I may call Eides to get the # on that Avengers 4 - I bid Rube up to $4000 on that one - I am pretty sure that is the same book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14 of spades Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 true. but i *WAS* kicking myself about the Subby... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 in retrospect, i would've liked to have been the high bidder. Well....considering that the high bidder on that book lives in the same area, he/she may be involved in the grand plan? However, the winner does have decent feedback so who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14 of spades Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 yeah - it's so easy to set these things up. a few weeks back there was a nice GA Batman (#6 i think, slight-P) being sold by a guy in ottawa. his high bidder (who had decent - around 30 - feedback) was also from ottawa, and an obvious shill, or de-facto reserve bidder. i wanted the book and would've been happy paying the final bid price, but just couldn't get myself to bid against a guy getting his friend to bid on his auction. if the winner of the Subby is in fact in the same city, it certainly invites much more doubt on these current auctions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfilosa Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Since I already emailed the guy about picking up the books in person if I won (and he said he would prefer to do it by mail), could someone else email him and ask if they can see the books.? Just tell him a friend who lives in the area will verify the books for you. If it's not a scam he should say OK. If it is a scam then he will say that the books are certified so why do you need to see them? Even if you don't bid on scammed auctions, it should still tick you off. 1) Somebody gets ripped off who might have spent money on your books. 2) Higher fees for Paypal and Credit Cards 3) Givesa false sale of a book (i.e. he supposedly sells a book for $1,000 when its really market value from a reputable person is $1,500) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
