Steve Borock22144
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SidTheSquid private msg quote post Address this user | |
| From what I've heard elsewhere, he's had time to attend comic cons and dinners with friends. Just not ship the books. But he feels terrible about it, in case anyone's wondering. | ||
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 I've spent years perfecting my brand of assholery.
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| Well, suffice it to say, I think that if he can manage to get these books shipped out, he won't have to worry about shipping any more. | ||
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Hey all..... Sorry is not enough! My world went upside down the last year and a half.🤬 Family life is very hard/depressing at the moment. Between family trouble, friends needing help, getting ripped off, my new meds screwed me up, car accidents, stays in hospital, OCD came back after many years, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.......... it was extremely hard to function, to say the least! Also, even like that I still needed to work and pay bills, I love what I do, but it was very tough to function during this time. I might even have lost a few "friends" Anxiety and depression are hard to work through. Still no excuse. I would never steal from anyone! I have had millions and millions of books from others, why would I steal so little when I could borrow that amount in a New York minute? Also, why ruin my life for that kind of money? I'm back in action, just sorry it took so long and that it might have affected your view of me, but more important, I am concerned about ComicLink as this has nothing to do with them, it's all on me. Josh Nathanson is family to me, has been for many, many years. He is probably one of the most honest persons I have ever met! I would never, ever, want to tarnish his great name or ComicLinks amazing rep! I am very sorry that things went sideways with that sweet woman. CL and I are working hard to make this better than right for her. As to the stuff I am planning on shipping out so damn late: If you want a refund and some free comics, please PM me. If you still want your order with free comics, please PM me as well. If you feel the need, PM me and we will work something out. The quicker the PM, the quicker I can get you what you need/want. I have tried my very best to teach ethics in our great hobby as well trying to be a diplomat for us, teaching collectors (and even many dealers), helping people that are new navigate this complicated hobby/community, so they don't get ripped off, working for our hobby's great charity the Hero Initiative, given away more dollars than dimes to help others and have always tried to be fair to all my clients, as I hate thieves and hate seeing people lose money. Please ask collectors and sellers about me and you will see that this is not like me at all, ever. Sometimes life gets too heavy and you feel like a poor fractured Atlas, as I did. The thing is to get through it and fix anything you messed up. I want to thank all the people that kept their faith in me and reaching out to see what was up. I also want you all to know that even if you thought I was a thief, I am cool with that. I get it. I do not harbor any bad feelings about that, none at all. I hope none of you harbor resentment towards me. That's just the way that forums go. I am probably not explaining everything to some's liking, but my family and my friends problems are not for public consumption. It would be unfair of me to do that to them. Looking forward to hearing from those whose books have not shipped and make everything right. Peace and love to you all!  ☮️  BTW..... The guys who ripped me off for big money are Ricky (Richard) Cicero and he lives in Ellenton FL. His friend is Sabastian Begani. |
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| @sborock_ComicLink In the scheme of things (turn on the news) this is small potatoes and easily fixable. Just fix everything and apologize, it'll work out. I was never worried personally. As you said why would you steal chocolate bars when you had lots of gold bars in front of you. Josh is great as well as comic link, they are almost always my first choice selling larger items. Best of luck everyone. |
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 My Chihuahua is watching me in case I do something cool.
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| @sborock_ComicLink Steve, Would you prefer a PM through CBCS message/mail or a message to your Comiclink email? I do hope the best for you and your family. Thank you for the update. Troy |
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sborock_ComicLink private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @ICConquest PM will be best. My cell #, if you have it (I can always PM it to you), works in the afternoon when I am checking my texts. Thank you very much for your kind words and understanding. |
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 It gets old smelling it everytime I go outside my door.
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Nearmint67 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Hey Hippie, Nice to see you back on your feet... Literally. Hope you heal up soon. Your well being is waaaaay more important than some comic books. PS... eat some PBJ's and a donut. Then have breakfast. Have another donut with a milkshake and then have lunch. And that cheesecake we were looking at when we were at the Cheesecake Factory in Winter Park, get some of that to have after dinner....Make sure you get Pam some too... And after all that's happened... You still need a new car....dang it hippie... Glad you are getting things back on track. Talk to you soon... |
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 We should have the forum rate our packages.
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HeinzDad private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Did you guys get your books? | ||
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My Chihuahua is watching me in case I do something cool.
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ICConquest private msg quote post Address this user | |
@HeinzDad Quote:Originally Posted by HeinzDad I have not & have not heard anything for about 2 weeks. That’s just me, I don’t know about anyone else. 🤷♂️ |
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 I don't believe this....and I know you don't care that I don't believe this.
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GAC private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @ICConquest Dude...that's crazy! I'd be so effing pissed! WTH is going on here?! | ||
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 You do know that the new guy brings the donuts, right?
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DWeeB1967 private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by ICConquestUnfortunately, same here. |
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I don't believe this....and I know you don't care that I don't believe this.
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| I was seriously considering the signed Jerry Siegel book but ultimately decided against it. I am relieved I did. What a sh!t show this turned out to be. I sincerely feel for all those that got screwed over and I really hope you are all eventually made whole. |
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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 GAC Like others have pointed out, if you're not going to send the books refund the money. No one should have to ask for a refund at this point. |
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You do know that the new guy brings the donuts, right?
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DWeeB1967 private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by GACThat's the book I bought... the signed Jimmy Olsen. |
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I don't believe this....and I know you don't care that I don't believe this.
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GAC private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by DWeeB1967 Its an historical signature no doubt....Im sorry it went down how it did. |
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You do know that the new guy brings the donuts, right?
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DWeeB1967 private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by GACSo do I, Angelo. So do I. |
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| Sorry to hear this guys, I hope somehow you are all made whole. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by DWeeB1967 Just putting it for the record for everyone else that is still waiting for their books that I didn't receive my books yet either. So I think we are all still in the same boat and I don't think any of the books shipped. If you see this Steve, the same things I said to you over the phone. I hope you are feeling better and you can make it your first priority to get these shipped out. I'm not sure what exactly that would entail, but as you said, you have no more excuses. |
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SidTheSquid private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Down on his luck or not, the guy flat out ripped a bunch of people off. | ||
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poka private msg quote post Address this user | |
| FYI - I received another package from Steve this week but haven't had a chance to open it yet so he has started to ship | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by poka Could you let us know if it’s the books you ordered when you get a chance to open? That would be great news if it is. |
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poka private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by iamthemaster sure but will be towards end of next week |
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| I just texted with Steve and he said all the packages finally were mailed this past Saturday, so everyone who ordered from him, please post when you receive Thanks |
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It gets old smelling it everytime I go outside my door.
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| @Stantheman thanks Stan, you beat me to it. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by Nearmint67  |
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 I hold the record for itchy trigger finger.
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| So here’s my question: both books I bought from Steve and sent to CBCS for signature verification were denied and returned to me. Is there anything I can do at this point? I only purchased them for the signatures — otherwise, the books themselves aren’t particularly special. Now I’m out the cost of the books, plus the expenses for shipping, verification, and insurance. I’m not asking for a refund; that’s not my intention. I’d actually prefer to send them to CGC and try my luck there. What I’d like to know is whether Steve personally obtained the signatures on these books, or if he purchased them from someone he considers to be an extremely reliable source. If they came from a source that’s less than highly reliable, I won’t waste additional money resubmitting them — I’ll just keep them as they are. But if Steve got the signatures himself, or from a trusted source, I’ll take another chance and send them in for authentication again. |
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poka private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @sportshort there at a couple of us who already have sent to cgc/jsa - maybe wait and see the results? at this stage i am not sure. my thinking was this is borocks - of course he had them signed - right? i checked the sigs before i submitted and to me they all looked good. also some of the sigs not bought through steve - were rejected as well. what bothered me the most with the rejections were the use of the same standard letter for each and every rejections listing 8 different reasons without being specific. so at this stage i am waiting to see cgc/jsa’s assessment before making a judgement |
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I hold the record for itchy trigger finger.
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sportshort private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @poka I 100% agree with all your points. I will wait and see how your submissions go. I have to say that the rejections were always a possibility but I felt that CBCs would be fairer than CGC but then again, they don't encapsulate unauthenticated sigs which is so dumb. But here we are. Thanks for your input, I appreciate it. | ||
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| Hey all! I am 90% back in action! I just want to thank everyone who called me, texted me, emailed me and PM'd me as well as not joining the pitchfork club. You sooooo rock! Thank you! I really screwed the pouch on this one. Many, many reasons, but still "The buck stops here"! I am super happy and VERY grateful to the people I owed books to were extremely very patient and not freaking out, unlike the people who passed judgement without even really knowing me or not even knowing me at all, as that that could probably hurt my name on the internet. Yeah, kinda sucks for me. That said, my fault. Oh well....I just have to live with that. Like Abraham Lincoln said: "You can't believe everything you read online" (Maybe I should not have made a joke here, but what the heck, I am friends with too many of you all. We should all THINK BEFORE WE POST. Remember: It might really affect someone's life and even their living. Then again, if I judge a judgmental person, that makes me just as bad. Just can't do it! I kind of like peace, love and happiness. My life just went haywire and for the very worse. Probably one of, if not, the worst year I have ever had. Many of my friends already knew what was going on, but later than I should have told them. I was not talking to many people, but let's just say that "a perfect storm" hit me from all sides. UGH!!! Like Norm from Cheers, the world had treated me like I slept with its wife! Most people in our hobby knew I would never rip anyone off. (I hope the extra goodies helped the sting a bit, if at all). Save the pitchforks for the real criminals that many of you deal with while I am still trying as much as I can to protect our hobby (not an industry!) I really posted for people to PM me as I was hoping to give each collector something they actually wanted. that's all. period. It had nothing more to it. I was just trying to make up for such a long delay. I believe that I have helped enough hobbyists/artists/newbies/writers/dealers/collectors/etc, in our great, wonderful hobby and I have never ever ripped anyone off, ever! I would have hoped that many of you would have given me a bit of leeway (as I have done for so many others), given my track record, but still, my fault. I can't blame anyone but myself! Oh, @sportshort I have had these for a while now, like most my stuff. Not sure which collection they came from or if a friend/client that had given or sold things to me. If you are uncomfortable with the book, please PM or call me and you will get a full refund like I would always do (as well as ANYONE ELSE). I sure don't mind holding onto it. Please LMK and I will get the money to you before you ship it back. I love this amazing hobby of ours and I strive, every day, to do the best for all of us in it! I am very sorry if I let any of you down, I really do. It was not my intention to do so, but I guess that I did anyway. Very sorry! If I do post anything for sale here again, I will only do one single sale of an item or lot, put in the post of 2 to 3-week shipping time, and not put up anything else until it ships. This way, I can still offer pieces at really discounted price to all here. Thanks to the many of you for your understanding and kindness! I am forever grateful  Peace, Steve ☮️ |
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