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It's strange but if it honestly is a bad vibe and not buyer's remorse can you really blame him? Yes, you can really blame him. On the plus side, the seller should cancel and relist for $20 more as BIN.

I guess this means that if the transaction is cancelled the Neg goes away? I got this same line from the help desk this month when trying to clear a Neg from a Neg first buyer (disagreement in condition of all things). Buyer refused to open a case citing IT problems (probably eBay's cumbersome android app). It sounded like this guy didn't have access to a computer and couldn't figure out the return process on a mobile device. Ebay told me not to refund even though I had the book back in hand. I refunded through PayPal since he wouldn't open a case and then he changed his feedback to neutral as soon as he got his money back. I was considering putting his name out in this forum but he doesn't buy a lot of books and changed his feedback. I took the bullet paying to teach this guy the return process. You're welcome. A buyer can change a feedback? This is news to me.

Looks like a Vladimir Tretchikoff painting.

Though I agree there's nothing the seller can do, or could reasonably expected to do, I also understand the buyer's frustration. When you win an auction and make payment, you expect to receive the item. When you don't receive it, the question in your mind is immediately going to be: Shenanigans? "Did somebody make the seller a better offer, and the seller is making up an excuse for why he's not sending the item? Was seller disappointed in the hammer price, and now wants to back out of the deal?" Without getting a thorough explanation from the seller, one is left to wonder. Additionally, even if one grants that the seller has made an honest mistake, it's still frustrating from the point of view that the seller ought to be competent enough to ship a package after he has already taken the time to auction it. Especially when eBay offers the option to buy postage and print out a shipping label -- which should make shipping almost foolproof. Mistakes happen, but a seller with a modicum of experience should be beyond most mistakes involving the simple process of shipping something. On that level, too, it is frustrating. (It's especially frustrating when the seller's reason is something lame like: "I can't find it," followed by very defensive communications, as if that explanation should have been all I needed as a buyer.) Still, having said all of that, there's not a great deal the seller can do. I think the best strategy for such a seller is to continue providing complete and politely stated explanations, continue offering sincere (not gritting one's teeth) apologies, and continue applying empathy to the buyer's perspective in losing out on something he thought he won. There is no monetary cost, very little time required, and little emotional energy expenditure required in doing so. (The seller has the option of offering compensation in the form of money or other goods, but that's completely elective. Doing so, however, would make a good form of self-punishment to set as a deterrent against making future errors.) Another thing to remember is buyers who become irate over mistakes like these are probably people who *have* been legitimately screwed over in the past. They might be inclined to paranoia due to a past negative experience, so when you give them a full explanation, apologies, and other reassurance, you're helping them re-calibrate to the reality that not everybody who blows a deal is trying to pull a fast one on them. I've been in situations on both sides: Paranoid over-reactor buyer, legitimately screwed-over sadsack buyer, and also the seller who made an honest and/or stupid mistake and had to figure out how to deal with it. I've gotten negged by buyers who thought the world was out to get them, and also been gracefully forgiven by buyers who had a pretty strong gripe they could have run with. The ones who still make me angry are the louse, misrepresenting-their-product sellers and the whiny, demanding, gotta-get-something-for-nothing buyers. They are always out there, representing about 1-in-10 (in a bad month) to 1-in-20 (in a good month) of every transaction.

Too bad they're not in grade! (Kidding...they look really nice.)

Are those books graded by Voldemort, or Dobby?

Ok, that's Frank Sinatra on the left; anyone know who's on the right? Howdy Doody?

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More Chilling Tales scenes:

Some images from other Chilling Tales issues:

Here are some samples of Chilling Tales #16 --

Drool...

That wide-format book sort of explains why there's no Platinum Age forum (yet): Because many of these books don't fit neatly into CGC slabs.

I always enjoy seeing copies of that issue.

I think it's just that there hasn't been a demand for a Platinum section. If enough people request one, perhaps CGC will grant their wish. I started a Platinum Age thread back in the crusty old days of 2014: Platinum Age comics thread . Good readin' if I do say so myself.

His completed list shows that it sold for $2,176 with 27 bids. The two under bidders were at $2151 and $2125. I don't understand why the seller didn't offer it to them in succession, using eBay's second chance feature, assuming the winner got cold feet and didn't want to go through with his commitment to buy. I'm very curious about this too. I was amazed by the end price because that's my old copy of that issue (see photo). It's one of the highest-graded copies (or 2nd-highest -- though I think it was tied for 1st-highest at the time I got it) and in my opinion the seller should have left it in the slab. EDIT: Seller has explained that he forgot to mention that the comic is de-slabbed, and to make it fair to all bidders he elected to re-auction, since everybody's previous bids were based on the belief that it was still in the slab.

I can't remember if this was already posted, but... Got this a year or so ago. I like it. Roger Dodger #5 (#1) -- first and only issue.

Don't you mean upgrayed?

Any Phillip K books in there? No, I wish. But I do have a stash of 'em from a previous local find:

I figure it was a decent gamble, and if I can't make my money back, oh well....I lose $5 or something. Plus there are decent copies of Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land" and William Gibson's "Neuromancer," which I was planning on reacquiring and rereading. Lots of other potentially good reading with the other books too, of course. It's fun going through them and reading the story highlights on the back covers.

Local estate sale, about 125 science-fiction books from mid-1950s through '70s (mostly), 20 bucks. What the hey.

Nice! Never seen this before, what date is it from? My guess would be the 80's since it has a bar code on the cover, and they not so cleverly reused the Creepy #1 cover..... What, you don't think "FUN BOOK" is clever? ....as opposed to "Funnybook", which is why we are here??? Found this on Ebay and loved the cover. Yes, they did reuse Creepy #1. Date is june 1982. And an added plus, none of the puzzles have been done. Pretty cool!

I was blown away and pleasantly surprised by how well that Romantic Marriage #24 CGC 8.0 did at auction. Unlike a lot of collectors, I really dig this cover and don't think it gets enough love. Is it too lovey-dovey or something? Or just not sexy enough? I think it has loads of character, like Teen-Age Romances #42, or Going Steady #14. I think at least two collectors other than you must have woken up to the risqué implications...apart from the eyes, it's about what's not on the cover... and notice that all of the potential clutter has been erased from their stairway to heaven, so we have nothing to distract! We look at her. She looks at him. And he looks pretty darn smug if you ask me! When I look at that cover I hear the music of Barry White.

That explains the smell.

I like the video guy. I think he has a sparkling personality. Plus, I think he's a handsome man. CGC needs to BANNUP and not only let him submit, but invite him to join their QC team.