Is this CGC Forum seller out of line?13523

Originally Posted by Tedsaid
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Originally Posted by Pre_Coder
I kept up with the thread somewhat, but I came to the conclusion that the seller was just trying to get others to join in on his pitty party.

If I had been the seller in this instance, I never would have mentioned anything about it... I would have just moved on.

But that's just me.

Did you read the second thread, the one from the buyer? That one really clears things up. The seller misrepresented a number of items in the original thread.

But both threads were locked, and I don't know if it continued in a third one.

Originally Posted by CaptainCanuck
@Pre_Coder
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Originally Posted by Pre_Coder
I kept up with the thread somewhat, but I came to the conclusion that the seller was just trying to get others to join in on his pitty party.

If I had been the seller in this instance, I never would have mentioned anything about it... I would have just moved on.

But that's just me.

I’m not sure about the second thread, but the first thread was heavily redacted. I believe the buyer’s response was completely edited out.

Originally Posted by Pre_Coder
No, I didn't know there was a second thread. I would sure like to read it.

Originally Posted by Tedsaid
Anyway, there is still quite a bit of confusion about the issue. I think that is because the original post by GG was quite - let's be generous - misleading.

GG said, "I will always give discounts, and pretty generous ones sometimes." He did not give a discount in this case; $850 was the advertised price in his own sales thread. (Scroll down to September 9.)

GG said, "...and I will always try and accommodate someone." Some have interpreted the timed payments as an accommodation that only occurred because the buyer "really" wanted this comic. But timed payments was offered in the original sale thread. Anyway, the buyer sold some other comics and paid the balance almost immediately.

GG said, "Had I known his only motivation was to make a fast buck at my expense I would have certainly asked for more, but I thought I was helping a fellow collector achieve some sort of goal." This is not true. The buyer, Nic, paid the asked-for price. This cannot be emphasized enough ... GG is implying that he offered a book for sale, but would refuse any offer that wasn't ... I dunno, meaningful enough, or something.

Anyway, it turns out he was wrong about the motivation, too. Nic wanted the book for his PC. After he bought it, two things happened: 1) Heritage Auctions had a sale of the same book that increased the value by 50%; and 2) Another book, from the same run, came up for sale, and Nic wanted that one more than this one. So he sold this one - for a $400 profit - and immediately plowed that money into another, better comic.

That is exactly what most collectors do, as they work to improve their PC over time.

Originally Posted by moodswing
@southerncross

I will admit, that is what I said. I stooped that low. It was literally the second time he said his wife told him not to sell the books. Has any wife ever said that about their husband selling comics for a decent chunk of change?

Originally Posted by EbaySeller
If someone put me on public trial and then acted as a false witness I would post their PM's in a heartbeat to clear my name.

Originally Posted by moodswing
I have had some fun on that board. I think I have told my story here. Basically I put a couple want lists out on the site. Guy contacts me that he has the comic/s. I say how much. He tells me that is not how it works. I reply that if you are the one selling, you have to come up with the price. He says he doesn't want to waste his time taking pictures of the book if I am not serious. I eventually give in and send an offer which he thinks is fair. Next day he tells me his wife doesn't want him to sell the book. He ended up doing this twice to me with 2 separate books lol. I precede to tell him he was a hypocrite complaining about wasting his time which in turn is exactly what he did to me. I then told him to to never contact me again. Week later, I make another want post. He replied to my post. I obviously ignored him.

Originally Posted by Tedsaid
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Originally Posted by Pre_Coder
No, I didn't know there was a second thread. I would sure like to read it.

@flanders posted it earlier. Here it is.