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I submitted an offer, he rejected it and immediately raised the price by more than 25%. I emailed him to ask why he changed the price and his response was rude and dismissive. I was polite and professional our entire communication and spend 10's of thousands of dollars on this hobby annually, but this was my first interaction with Comicmylars and will surely be my last. Another poster in this thread showed an example of a book that sold, but was immediately relisted BY THE SAME SELLER for a much higher price. It appears the seller canceled the sale and relisted for more to artificially drive the price up. Lying about up-front pricing is a deceptive business practice and buyers have a right to know which sellers engage in it. I recommend collectors avoid doing business with sellers who attempt to manipulate their customers, even if those sellers do not do so every time. You simply can't trust them.

You're missing the point. The issue isn't that his pricing is high up-front, it's that he prices low until you try to purchase, then raises the prices on you. If you think that's an ethical way to do business, I'd like to recommend a car salesman to you. He'll raise the price 10k for every car you offer to buy, because he "values" them more than you.

True that he's not forcing anyone, but he is exploiting their interest in his products. He's not a criminal, but he is unethical. If people are indifferent that their desire to buy something from him will be taken advantage of, then they should be prepared to get ripped off and soaked for as much as he can make from them. I hope you don't expect that they should then thank him for that experience? I would be very interested to see a single person on this board applaud the experience of filling your shopping cart at the store with products advertised at one price and then find out the price for everything is double at the cash register. Deceptive advertising anyone?

I agree. I intend to avoid him and advise others do the same and not encourage this kind of selling. I've never dealt with such a horrible high end seller. No respect for his customers. Maybe the $3000 book I wanted to buy was too "small potatoes" for him that he didn't mind treating me disrespectfully . I'd rather give my business to someone who appreciates it when I do and doesn't try to exploit me.

He's an extremely unethical seller that I wouldn't recommend anyone do business with unless they are willing to be taken completely advantage of. Wait for the market to squeeze people like him and buy his books at a discount. I made an offer on one of his listing and he responded by raising the price by over $500. Wasn't a "nice guy" at all when I emailed him to ask why he did it. Extremely condescending and dismissive. He has some great stuff, but he's very shifty and should only be bargained with once he feels the pinch of the economy dropping. Hold out on doing business with him.