Latest Scandal! Comic Book Dealer Disbarred As Lawyer!!!!

[jkc313]

Seems like he's getting hammered on and on. From what I gather, this happened 6 years ago. the "referee" said(if I understand what I read correctly) that Doug was guilty of being ignorant and not necessarily dishonest. Bottom line is, would you send him your books? He has many of mine both on consignment and one's I've paid for. I'm perfectly comfortable doing business with him. i have no fear he'll rip me off and plan to continue to buy and sell from him. Compared to what I've seen over the past 35 years in comics, getting disbarred is no big deal. He's not trimming books or using multiple aliases or restoring books and not telling ot simply ripping off customers. I could go on. You all know many people much more disreputable than Doug. Anyone actually going to stop doing business with him over this?

keith

Nice moral relativity too

Let me rephrase, getting disbarred from the legal profession as practiced in the US probably should be viewed as a good thing. As to Doug trying to sell trimmed books knowingly thru Heritage, it's news to me.

keith

[Red Hook]

He's not trimming books or using multiple aliases or restoring books and not telling ot simply ripping off customers. I could go on

Go read the Trim JIM thread. In there you will find that Doug knowingly resubmitted a know trimmed book to CGC and then tried to foist it on an unsuspecting public via Heritage, not his own website.

So, is he not ripping off customers? He might not of trimmed it, but it sure does seem that he knew that it was trimmed.

 

For the record, Doug does claim that he forgot that that JIM 92 was the one that Brent alerted to him previously. He called me this afternoon and was very adamant about that fact. As soon as Brent alerted him that the book on Heritage was the same book in question, he called Ed Jaster and had it pulled.

 

 

Red

[arexcrooke]

He's not trimming books or using multiple aliases or restoring books and not telling ot simply ripping off customers. I could go on

Go read the Trim JIM thread. In there you will find that Doug knowingly resubmitted a know trimmed book to CGC and then tried to foist it on an unsuspecting public via Heritage, not his own website.

So, is he not ripping off customers? He might not of trimmed it, but it sure does seem that he knew that it was trimmed.

 

For the record, Doug does claim that he forgot that that JIM 92 was the one that Brent alerted to him previously. He called me this afternoon and was very adamant about that fact. As soon as Brent alerted him that the book on Heritage was the same book in question, he called Ed Jaster and had it pulled.

 

 

Red

I guess it comes down to who you believe.

[Flaming_Telepath]

As to Doug trying to sell trimmed books knowingly thru Heritage, it's news to me.

keith

 

Keith, just a suggestion...

 

Get your facts straight and bring yourself up to date before laying down opinions and ripping us new ones, OK?

 

Something that I might not always practice, but would always recommended!

 

And FYI, I stated it early in the week, and I'll reiterate it now...I will not purchase from Doug again...not now, not in the future. He's joined my 'blocked seller' list, along with a number of other 'names'.

 

So put me down as the 1st(?) in that camp, 'kay?

[arexcrooke]

give a guy 4000 posts and look what happens....thinks he's got a monoploy on life

[VintageComics]

give a guy 4000 posts and look what happens....thinks he's got a monoploy on life

 

[Red Hook]

Yes, although I think you can believe both versions of the facts. Brent said Doug told him the same thing....that amidst the thousands of books that go through his hands he lost track of that particular book and the questions that had been raised about it. It's whether you choose to believe Doug's interpretation or not, which coming on the heels of the disbarment information is harder to defend.

 

Red

[arexcrooke]

Let me rephrase, getting disbarred from the legal profession as practiced in the US probably should be viewed as a good thing

Yeah, i think its a helluva thing for a guy to take money from a boat load of clients and then be forced with litigation before he repays it.

If our legal system is so bad, pray tell us why the system where you are is better.

A nice STFU wouldnt be bad either.

[arexcrooke]

Yes, although I think you can believe both versions of the facts. Brent said Doug told him the same thing....that amidst the thousands of books that go through his hands he lost track of that particular book and the questions that had been raised about it. It's whether you choose to believe Doug's interpretation or not, which coming on the heels of the disbarment information is harder to defend.

 

Red

Fair enough, and what I was just getting around to thinking myself.

[arexcrooke]

give a guy 4000 posts and look what happens....thinks he's got a monoploy on life

 

[VintageComics]

give a guy 4000 posts and look what happens....thinks he's got a monoploy on life

 

 

humility is a great virtue.

[arexcrooke]

give a guy 4000 posts and look what happens....thinks he's got a monoploy on life

 

 

humility is a great virtue.

Ive got it by the boatload!

[VintageComics]

give a guy 4000 posts and look what happens....thinks he's got a monoploy on life

 

 

humility is a great virtue.

Ive got it by the boatload!

 

[Scheradon]

Seems like he's getting hammered on and on. From what I gather, this happened 6 years ago. the "referee" said(if I understand what I read correctly) that Doug was guilty of being ignorant and not necessarily dishonest. Bottom line is, would you send him your books? He has many of mine both on consignment and one's I've paid for. I'm perfectly comfortable doing business with him. i have no fear he'll rip me off and plan to continue to buy and sell from him. Compared to what I've seen over the past 35 years in comics, getting disbarred is no big deal. He's not trimming books or using multiple aliases or restoring books and not telling ot simply ripping off customers. I could go on. You all know many people much more disreputable than Doug. Anyone actually going to stop doing business with him over this?

keith

Nice moral relativity too

Let me rephrase, getting disbarred from the legal profession as practiced in the US probably should be viewed as a good thing. As to Doug trying to sell trimmed books knowingly thru Heritage, it's news to me.

keith

 

You know how there are those people who hardly ever speak, but then when they do, it's something very thought out and intelligent?

 

Well Kieth, you're NOT one of those people.

[Shield]

Seems like he's getting hammered on and on. From what I gather, this happened 6 years ago. the "referee" said(if I understand what I read correctly) that Doug was guilty of being ignorant and not necessarily dishonest. Bottom line is, would you send him your books? He has many of mine both on consignment and one's I've paid for. I'm perfectly comfortable doing business with him. i have no fear he'll rip me off and plan to continue to buy and sell from him. Compared to what I've seen over the past 35 years in comics, getting disbarred is no big deal. He's not trimming books or using multiple aliases or restoring books and not telling ot simply ripping off customers. I could go on. You all know many people much more disreputable than Doug. Anyone actually going to stop doing business with him over this?

keith

Nice moral relativity too

Let me rephrase, getting disbarred from the legal profession as practiced in the US probably should be viewed as a good thing. As to Doug trying to sell trimmed books knowingly thru Heritage, it's news to me.

keith

 

You know how there are those people who hardly ever speak, but then when they do, it's something very thought out and intelligent?

 

Well Kieth, you're NOT one of those people.

[Red Hook]

I liked that post too.

[qualitycomix]

He's not trimming books or using multiple aliases or restoring books and not telling ot simply ripping off customers. I could go on

Go read the Trim JIM thread. In there you will find that Doug knowingly resubmitted a know trimmed book to CGC and then tried to foist it on an unsuspecting public via Heritage, not his own website.

So, is he not ripping off customers? He might not of trimmed it, but it sure does seem that he knew that it was trimmed.

 

For the record, Doug does claim that he forgot that that JIM 92 was the one that Brent alerted to him previously. He called me this afternoon and was very adamant about that fact. As soon as Brent alerted him that the book on Heritage was the same book in question, he called Ed Jaster and had it pulled.

 

 

Red

 

When Doug and I talked, he said how do I know the book has been trimmed? and then said CGC gave it a clean bill of health twice. Then he said, I guess if the guys (and I think he mentioned a few forum names) from the boards see that it's been trimmed then it needs to be pulled right away.

 

My interpretation of that is that my opinion along with the scans originally, wasn't sufficient to warrant pulling the book, it took the consensus of the CGC forum to get this book pulled. So for all it's faults, the forum did a great favor to the comic community and that was get a Ewert book out of circulation, hopefully forever.

[Red Hook]

Agreed.

[arexcrooke]

My interpretation of that is that my opinion along with the scans originally, wasn't sufficient to warrant pulling the book, it took the consensus of the CGC forum to get this book pulled. So for all it's faults, the forum did a great favor to the comic community and that was get a Ewert book out of circulation, hopefully forever.

[Aman619]

if Doug cares for the Boards so much, why wont he show up and tell us whats up already?