2 Stolen books. Fantastic Four #5 CGC 8.0/ Avengers #4 CGC 9.2

[Dark Knight]

Sorry to hear the bad news . I hope you will recover your books back and those scum bags be prisoned.

[sckao]

If Worldwide was at the same con, chances are the perpetrators may have passed in front of their cameras.

 

Perhaps dealers can share memories of any people they didn't recognize who asked about expensive slabs.

[bruce21wayne21]

Unsure of the setup.

 

What do you mean stolen outside the booth? If its not being held by someone why would the comic not be in the booth?

 

Again, I don't know how things are usually setup there as I have never been to a con.

[mackenzie999]

Hopefully when they do get nabbed they also cover your reward fees. A drop in the bucket compared to the loss, I know, but I love the idea of the thieves funding their own capture (assuming it's a tip that leads to them).

Good luck!

[Erndog]

Absolutely brutal. Stuff like this petrifies me.

 

Good luck nabbing these losers.

[nearmint]

Unsure of the setup.

 

What do you mean stolen outside the booth? If its not being held by someone why would the comic not be in the booth?

 

Again, I don't know how things are usually setup there as I have never been to a con.

 

Think of the booth as a square, with employees inside and customers outside. Occasionally, customers are invited inside to get a closer look at wall books. Greg's books were stolen by someone outside of the booth, not inside.

[Brian48]

My sympathies. Hope they catch these guys. Can't imagine it being just one person.

[Mark 1]

That stinks Greg. Sorry to hear it but hope you get the books back soon!

[Wally's Comics]

I'm very sorry to hear this Greg.

 

On the show I am setting up next month

I am hiring a stout person to do only one thing "watch the wall".

 

It's sad that it comes to this, but in this day and age you can never be to careful.

 

 

 

 

[Buzzetta]

Wow sorry to hear that. That's terrible. I'd be pissed over someone stealing a $100 book from me let alone something worth thousands.

 

Just wondering, but was it stolen during the transportation of the items into or out of the show, or during the show?

 

Stolen during show hours. There were 3 thefts (that we know of), from 3 different vendors. All were stolen from outside the booth and it's likely , in addition to an accomplice, they may have had a tool of some kind as one book was on the top row of a vendors booth. We will have a radically different set of security/booth layout beginning in NY and beyond.

 

With the amount of UC, private security and uniformed police presence at NYCC, someone has to be an absolute fool to even try taking something.

 

I mean, even one of the ESU trucks stopped by last year.

[roulette44]

Greg, that absolutely sucks, brother. I hope the books are found....

[JediTrix]

Sorry to hear Greg. Hope this doesn't deter you from future Mid Ohio Con's. I've bought a few books from you each of the last two years and would hate to see you missing from next years show!

 

Hope they catch this/these arse-holes.

 

[Sandflea]

Just saw this...very sorry this happened; will alert the LCSs I frequent here ASAP tomorrow...hope the punk(s) get nabbed...

 

Other than the bad circumstance, it was a pleasure meeting you at the con...

[MODOK]

Terrible news.

 

These thieves will probably crack open the cases and resubmit them to CGC to get different certification numbers. Or perhaps sell them raw on eBay.

 

Time for all vendors to invest in closed circuit survellience systems to deter aholes like these from doing it.

[ss5rmp]

damn man i hope this doesnt force dealers to hide their high priced books. i cant afford any of them but its always a joy to see them in person. good luck with finding your books.

[CatskillMike]

Yes, a wireless camera and a laptop should work wonders. And post a big sign that says"Smile-You are being Video Taped"

[Anfield Fox]

Really sorry, i hope the books are recovered and the thieves put away.

[Cascaders27]

I'm up near Cleveland but I'll certainly keep an eye out at the shops I visit. They don't typically sell a lot of graded comics but I will be sure to let you know if I see anything. Very sorry to hear about this

[Icculus308win]

 

Such bullpoop. So sorry Greg, I hope the books make their way back to you and the thieves get theirs! Best of hunting.

 

 

[Doc Joe]

despite the good WWComics set up they still had stuff stolen from them (Whiz 2( 1) , I think it was caught on video but then getting from there to indentifing them, to getting someone interested in the crime, to tracking them and the books down, to prosecuting . . . . a big ball of suck with loads of frustration heaped

 

sorry to hear this Greg