Auction Hall of Shame!

MedicAR · Post by **MedicAR** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 9:28 pm

superman-prime wrote:did anyone break it to him that they are worth 10 bucks mabeee??

I did, I wrote and asked if he misplaced the decimal point.

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 9:45 pm

MagnusRF wrote:
superman-prime wrote:did anyone break it to him that they are worth 10 bucks mabeee??
I did, I wrote and asked if he misplaced the decimal point.

Or if he misplaced his medication

danthecomicman · Post by **danthecomicman** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 12:06 am

Chiclo wrote:
superman-prime wrote:did anyone break it to him that they are worth 10 bucks mabeee??
Hey - there's a sucker bourne every minute and this guy's trying to be the first to get to one of them.

Can't blame him for trying, but if he honestly expects them to sell for that price he's sadly mistaken.

I agree - it's a "buyer beware" market, so if someone wants to shell out stupid amounts for a comic (worthless, or otherwise), more power to them...

Still, has anyone seen someone get taken to the cleaners by such an auction (i.e. $25 for an X-Men #1E, or worse yet, X-Force #1 still bagged)?

D.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 2:57 am

Jay Tomio wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... &rd=1&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0139187199

These are the first two books in a series of three. These books have become very high in demand and are no longer in print. Serious seasoned, or beginner collectors only need apply. Compare at other prices on E - Bay for $1250.00 each. Save over $500.00 when buying these two books, they are a great investment. These books are in mint shape and have never even been opened.

ibreakhorses · Post by **ibreakhorses** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:17 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
Jay Tomio wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... &rd=1&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0139187199

These are the first two books in a series of three. These books have become very high in demand and are no longer in print. Serious seasoned, or beginner collectors only need apply. Compare at other prices on E - Bay for $1250.00 each. Save over $500.00 when buying these two books, they are a great investment. These books are in mint shape and have never even been opened.

whovianone · Post by **whovianone** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:50 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
Jay Tomio wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... &rd=1&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0139187199

These are the first two books in a series of three. These books have become very high in demand and are no longer in print. Serious seasoned, or beginner collectors only need apply. Compare at other prices on E - Bay for $1250.00 each. Save over $500.00 when buying these two books, they are a great investment. These books are in mint shape and have never even been opened.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 12:58 pm

I'd really like to see where that seller says he saw others sold for $1250.00 each.

$12.50 is more likely..........

-slym (has the ultra-rare HC edition of Marvels, will sell for ONE MEELLION DOLLARS)

whovianone · Post by **whovianone** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 1:56 pm

Dude, I can't remember the last time I saw one go for more than $12.50, let alone $1250!!!!

Listings like this should be against eBay policy. Heck, you can get messed over by someone after a sale, but there's nothing to keep crackpots like this from hurting you before the sale.

I think I've lost IQ points just knowing this is out there.

ckb · Post by **ckb** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:36 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/Valiant-Comic-Book- ... dZViewItem

I really don't have anything to say....

siren3-4 · Post by **siren3-4** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:45 am

ckb wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/Valiant-Comic-Book- ... dZViewItem

I really don't have anything to say....

For the ebay impaired . . .:

X-O HoboJoe · Post by **X-O HoboJoe** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:09 pm

siren3-4 wrote: For the ebay impaired . . .

Lucky Bastiches.

iccarus · Post by **iccarus** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 1:31 pm

So, I know this thread typically sticks to comics...but the shipping on this just disgusts me.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0134960629

On a related note...if anybody happens to be in Toys'R'Us and sees one of them, I would love to have one. I just don't feeling like feeding the ebay scalpers who buy all these up the second they hit the stores. I actually want to open it up and play with, simply because Soundwave was like the best transformer ever.

EDIT: after I sent a message questioning his sanity ($17.65 for parcel post/$36 for priority) he changed it to the actual cost of shipping.

Of course, then I missed the BIN on the auction by like 3 minutes

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:10 pm

I paid 40 for the original a month ago

loose but still cool

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:28 am

Of course, just looking at the description in the listings, I thought this one would be graded - then I clicked it.

http://tinyurl.com/2t2ksp

Maroon has a Plat listed for $40, as well.....

-slym

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:41 am

I know it's not VALIANT, but this seller (same as the last post here) - he has some cajones!!! Check out the picture in the auction, no less...

http://tinyurl.com/25uhf5

-slym

whovianone · Post by **whovianone** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:56 am

slym2none wrote:I know it's not VALIANT, but this seller (same as the last post here) - he has some cajones!!! Check out the picture in the auction, no less...

http://tinyurl.com/25uhf5

-slym

That's as bad as the rash of sellers trying to pawn off regular Turok 1s as GOLDS!?!?

Of course, nothing beats the Harby 1 "Kids Variant".

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:42 am

Gotta love his handwriting....

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 12:50 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:Gotta love his handwriting....

I'm surprised it wasn't written right on the cover!

-slym

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:21 am

this guy is still trying.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Alex-Ross-Marvels_W ... dZViewItem
he is still crazy
wonder why he is wasting his money on posting it

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 6:40 am

superman-prime wrote:this guy is still trying.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Alex-Ross-Marvels_W ... dZViewItem
he is still crazy
wonder why he is wasting his money on posting it

I'd still like to know where he's getting this info from.

Compare at other prices on E - Bay for $1250.00 each

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:09 am

I wonder if anyone has asked him lol. WHAT drugs he is on

*SQUEE* · Post by ***SQUEE*** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:40 am

Daniel Jackson wrote:
superman-prime wrote:this guy is still trying.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Alex-Ross-Marvels_W ... dZViewItem
he is still crazy
wonder why he is wasting his money on posting it
I'd still like to know where he's getting this info from.

Compare at other prices on E - Bay for $1250.00 each

Thats a sweet deal! I can save over $500 on a phantom price!

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 3:29 pm

superman-prime wrote:I wonder if anyone has asked him lol. WHAT drugs he is on

Must be some powerful mind-bending stuff....

nickvasallo · Post by **nickvasallo** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 5:52 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:
superman-prime wrote:this guy is still trying.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Alex-Ross-Marvels_W ... dZViewItem
he is still crazy
wonder why he is wasting his money on posting it
I'd still like to know where he's getting this info from.

Compare at other prices on E - Bay for $1250.00 each

that dude looked up the prices for the issues they are repinting Im sure, so he thinks they're the actualyt ones printed in 1948 or something

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:38 pm

nickvasallo wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:
superman-prime wrote:this guy is still trying.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Alex-Ross-Marvels_W ... dZViewItem
he is still crazy
wonder why he is wasting his money on posting it
I'd still like to know where he's getting this info from.

Compare at other prices on E - Bay for $1250.00 each
that dude looked up the prices for the issues they are repinting Im sure, so he thinks they're the actualyt ones printed in 1948 or something

Although it was reprinted at least once, Marvels was first printed in the early 90s. They were original works at that time, but homages to an earlier time.

That was one of the first series I re-acquired when I got more seriously back into comics after a several year hiatus. I remember particularly enjoying it when it first came out. I also remember a story featuring the original Human Torch, where his creator is forced to bury him in cement, but teaches him in secret while he is imprisoned, but the cement eventually cracks and he breaks free, but I don't remember seeing that in any of the issues I have currently. Am I just losing my mind?