What Grinds Your Gears?!19739
 Apparently, I am easily annoyed.
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| I’m not an expert, but no, they do not look like they were pressed. | ||
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 I'm sure whatever it was you got me was perfect.
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And finally my response from customer service  |
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 past performance is no guarantee of future actions.
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Quote:Originally Posted by PhantomEwan I don't know..I've had some pretty severe issues pressed out....and while colour breaks won't go away it will at least be flatter. I wonder about the paper stock though. I had some Mighty World of Marvel where after the press they still didn't really look pressed (CCS/CGC pressing though) and the paper stock I think was the issue...although you can never discount bad CGC/CCS service...but why did I use them you say!!! - because it was for a Steranko signing (before gramps went a bit crazy) |
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 Not trying to be an ass since February 12, 2020.
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Quote:Originally Posted by PhantomEwanno pancakes for you… |
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 I'd like to say I still turned out alright, but that would be a lie.
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| I'd still post in a less obscure thread. Maybe try the pressing thread: https://forum.cbcscomics.com/topic/15738/page/33/cbcs-pressing-update-vol-1-2/#819 I'd simply state you don't think your order was pressed and you'd like to share photos and discuss it with someone from CBCS via phone. |
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Not trying to be an ass since February 12, 2020.
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Quote:Originally Posted by PhantomEwanQuote: Originally Posted by PhantomEwan @SteveRicketts |
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 We should have the forum rate our packages.
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| Say his name 3 times….. | ||
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I'd like to say I still turned out alright, but that would be a lie.
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| Pancakeman... | ||
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 I've spent years perfecting my brand of assholery.
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| Or maybe send him a PM? | ||
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I'd like to say I still turned out alright, but that would be a lie.
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Quote:Originally Posted by DrWatson That's far too easy. |
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I'm sure whatever it was you got me was perfect.
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| Thanks guys always appreciate the support of this forum! | ||
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I've spent years perfecting my brand of assholery.
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| Today everything is grinding my gears. I even got pissed at daffodils. | ||
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 I haven't aired it out. It's part of the provenance.
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| @DrWatson I hear ya. I had a day like that yesterday. It ground my gears when I blew on a ladybug off my finger and the bastard didn't fly. Perfect end to a grind of a day. | ||
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I've spent years perfecting my brand of assholery.
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DrWatson private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I got pissed today because I planted 108 double blend exotic variety daffodil bulbs last fall and not a one of those fuc... flowers is yellow with an orange center as pictured on the cover. They're all white. I'm officially a grumpy old man.  |
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I'd like to say I still turned out alright, but that would be a lie.
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| My old man always throwing my stuff in the garbage. Today I was once again like a homeless frantically looking through our garbage cans. This time I retrieved my fertilizer, some pots, a seed starter tray, some other gardening supplies and some power cables I need. The worst part is the ongoing nightmares about him throwing some of my expensive comics in the trash Whenever something goes missing we ask him, did you throw it in the garbage? He says he never does that but days to weeks later he's at it again. |
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past performance is no guarantee of future actions.
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| Hospital parking! I shouldn't complain (cause health care is free) but I'm going to Parking is $28 max per day and you reach it after like 4 hours - you can buy a 5 day pass for $50..but the parking office is open Monday to Friday 8 to 4....very difficult to get to during their hours. This is a current issue for me because Tuesday at like 5am my kid was sick - we thought just stomach bug or something...when we got home from work and we saw the pain he was in we thought - appendix!! sure enough yes it was - so after long hours in ER and transfer to a larger hospital where they can do surgery at 2pm today he had his surgery - recovery is an average of 6 days before they send him home!!! Of course we got to the hospital at 1ish AM - so office closed - I went home at 5am and back by surgery time - but didn't know of the 5 day deal - realized too late and office was closed - now he is in recovery mode we won't get to him till after work (after 4) and on the weekend (office closed) Think I'll work from home tomorrow and head their on my lunch break to get a 5 day pass - lucky it's only 30 minutes from home - just a pain in the ass.....even of all the care is free and top notch!! |
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 Beaten by boat oars
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| Ridiculous delays in release schedules. I forgot this was still on my pull list so I looked into a couple. I'll use DC because these two titles seem pretty egregious. Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor #1 was released in the summer of 2023. The second issue was delayed several times until finally being released in March of 2025. The third and final issue is planned for release in April 2025. Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham #1 was released in September of 2023. This originally had a quarterly release schedule for four issues. The third issue made it out in December 2024 with the fourth issue coming out who knows when. There is finger pointing from the creators and the publisher. It strikes me as a failure on both the creators and publishers. The creators are contracted for services rendered in a (what I assume is a reasonable time frame) yet the products aren't completed for publication. DC shouldn't be soliciting for issues which aren't done yet but the creators shouldn't be overextending if they're always busy with other projects. I get the pay in the comics industry is not the most lucrative, but damn. Some of the delays are ridiculous. Shooter wouldn't tolerate it. |
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past performance is no guarantee of future actions.
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| air pressure.... gravity..... my wife..... I was giving myself a hair cut in the garage #3 clippers on the side and blend the top in with a #4...hair falls onto floor and sweep up into the garbage - nice and clean....using a mirror propped inside the garage door... Wife brings bag of trash into the garage.....air pressure from door opening and closing causes garage door to flex...gravity takes mirror and smash on the ground..... |
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Quote:Originally Posted by drmccoy74 Ha! I was at the store when Keith was retelling this story about the guy with the Spawn collection earlier that week. They even communicated over the phone after his visit to the store and the clown still left that 1-star review. |
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I've spent years perfecting my brand of assholery.
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Quote:Originally Posted by KatKomics Well, there's nothing you can do about air pressure and gravity... |
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I've spent years perfecting my brand of assholery.
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| Dogwood winter. It's supposed to be 31°F tonight. Therefore, all the plants that might freeze have to be dragged back into the garage. The hanging baskets are no big deal, but the thing that looks like a mandevilla, but isn't a mandevilla, weighs a ton and requires a dolly. The peace lily isn't all that light either. |
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Not trying to be an ass since February 12, 2020.
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Quote:Originally Posted by CapCityComics It wasn’t me. I swear. |
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 He sounds like a vegan who wants real mayonnaise to be vegan friendly.
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| Collectors who do not deal with anything graded, but still act anything they say is the absolute truth. The worst three (based on what I have read and/or experienced): 3) Graded video games = Scams. Because what a seller asks for a graded game, even if there is a legit reason why they got it graded, is not worth discussing. The price they have chosen to sell it for is proof that those grading companies are part of this scam. 2) I only collect what I read, so I don't have to read why you collect graded comics. And if you offer a legit response to why people collect this way, I'm going to go as far as call you "butt hurt" while claiming you did not like my so-called opinion. Even if you did point out that I did not say what I do with my comics after I read them. 1) Loose action figures should only be displayed in dioramas. Those who say otherwise are wrong, and not because they all prevented me from buying nice pieces of what I want. And yet, I am perfectly fine ignoring those who complain about 3P anything even if they use my own logic against me. |
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I'd like to say I still turned out alright, but that would be a lie.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Instant_Subtitles Sounds like every collecting community on reddit |
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He sounds like a vegan who wants real mayonnaise to be vegan friendly.
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Instant_Subtitles private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by flanders #3 is 100% that. The rest were both a forum (#1) and a FB group (#2) for me. |
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 I had no way of knowing that 9.8 graded copies signed by Adam Hughes weren't what you were looking for.
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| When an exciting looking event shows up in my Facebook feed and I look closer only to find that the event is not near my home but on the other side if the country. I like Motley Crue as much as the next guy but I really could care less if the show is in California. Do better Facebook. |
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I'd like to say I still turned out alright, but that would be a lie.
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| My hamstring strain. Looks like I'll be sitting on my ass for the next 2-6 weeks. | ||
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I had no way of knowing that 9.8 graded copies signed by Adam Hughes weren't what you were looking for.
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drchaos private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by flanders I messed up my wrist at the gym. Feel better. |
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I'd like to say I still turned out alright, but that would be a lie.
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| @drchaos thanks. I hope your wrist heals quickly. Getting older sucks. | ||
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I had no way of knowing that 9.8 graded copies signed by Adam Hughes weren't what you were looking for.
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Quote:Originally Posted by flanders Started back at the gym to get in shape and feel younger. After a short time I now feel older. I still plan to dust myself off and get back on that horse when I am able. |
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