1950's war comics Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 19 minutes ago, James J Johnson said: He graded it 9.4 and disclosed that the book is restored. "Slight color-touch, slightly trimmed." I think the same is true for the rest of the images posted above and probably many of the books listed. "Color touch and trimming" (or just color touch). yeah but the potential new buyer could then flip the 9.4 into a 9.9 !! FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattn792 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 7 minutes ago, 1950's war comics said: yeah but the potential new buyer could then flip the 9.4 into a 9.9 !! cracked_polished_diamondz says they’re buying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, 1950's war comics said: yeah but the potential new buyer could then flip the 9.4 into a 9.9 !! That would be up to the next owner to honestly disclose it, or dishonestly withhold that info. I don't make any secret of it that I'm against trimming. IMO, it's not restoration, it's mutilation. But whether or not if the book is at one of the two extremes, something like this that has finely micro cut edges, or like All_things_Comics hacked to pieces 1/2 inch trims, if it's disclosed, it's not dishonest. If it's not disclosed, it is dishonest. Edited October 28, 2020 by James J Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 15 minutes ago, mattn792 said: cracked_polished_diamondz says they’re buying... Cracked dropped the line about pressing and 50 year refrigerator storage. He's still got the original owner lingo in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood1892 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 I heard Kelly's is pretty bad Dang BUY SLABS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCOComics Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) What drives me crazy is Danny is obviously buying some pretty nice books to start with. Then he's manipulating them. In effect he's taking hundreds or even thousands of blue label books out of the hobby forever. Not a fan of DD at all. Edited October 29, 2020 by KCOComics Randall Dowling, DR.X, Poekaymon and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Hollywood1892 said: I heard Kelly's is pretty bad Dang BUY SLABS! yep... buy CGC graded slabs only for high grades and keys .. nobody in the coin marketplace buys ungraded keys or high grade coins as there is way too much risk involved FoggyNelson, Hollywood1892 and BigLeagueCHEW 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_highgrade Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 55 minutes ago, KCOComics said: What drives me crazy is Danny is obviously buying some pretty nice books to start with. Then he's manipulating them. In effect he's taking hundreds or even thousands of blue label books out of the hobby forever. Not a fan of DD at all. He makes millions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC Star&Bar Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) I'm approaching 45 years of active collecting, and to be honest at times I likely would still have trouble spotting a 1/32" trim -- even if I had the book in hand. I feel genuinely sorry for younger collectors in particular, as the older these comics get they tend to pass through multiple owners' hands, increasing the likelihood of no disclosure. (And trimming is among the worst offenses as it's irreversible damage.) Buying raw on ebay or elsewhere, it helps not only to work with a reputable seller, but to look for comics in his/her listings of the same era and with the same condition characteristics that suggest they originated from the same oo's collection. So the online buyer of raw books has definite risk, but with some common sense that comes from experience, it can be very satisfactory. (I do agree with the coin analogy, highest-end needs certification.) Edited October 29, 2020 by EC Star&Bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badback83 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Oof. The spine of that Surfer hurts me to look at. Dave2739, Hollywood1892 and Larryw7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCooper Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 11 hours ago, mr_highgrade said: 12 hours ago, KCOComics said: What drives me crazy is Danny is obviously buying some pretty nice books to start with. Then he's manipulating them. In effect he's taking hundreds or even thousands of blue label books out of the hobby forever. Not a fan of DD at all. He makes millions. Yep. He's been doing it since the 1980s. MickeyDupcak's - Over a Billion Served! (try the pancakes!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR SigS Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 23 hours ago, BlowUpTheMoon said: Just look how flat those books look, especially the SS. Almost look like listings for covers only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monstro Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 I haven’t read the entire thread so maybe this has been said. But looks like seller buys graded books, 9.2 - 9.6, cracks them, takes photographs rather than scans so they can’t be compared to graded books, and lists them for what he/she paid or a little above and is hoping people desire to gamble will sell them. Not a terrible idea, I think people really enjoy sending books in and receiving quality grades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Case Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 That should be 'restored quality grades.' Dupcak is the worst thing that has happened in this industry by far. not everybody got full refunds. I know collectors who sold many high grade books from their collections in order to buy better books from Dupcak who then had to return them to him because of the undisclosed restoration so ended up with neither. This deceitful, dishonest, cunning crook will try every trick in the book to get you to part with your money because thats what this low life scumbag has been doing most of his life. His ex-wife once came on a thread and said Dupcak has not done an honest days work in his life and i totally believe her. It was a bit sad to see in this thread that the real Richard Koo's has actually passed away, i wonder if he knew what dupcak was up to? I dont think i have ever said this about anyone before but had Dupcak passed away instead i would have said GOOD RIDDANCE. DR.X and Poekaymon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Is Dupcak forging autographs again? https://www.ebay.com/sch/kellyssuperheroes/m.html?item=164286244899&hash=item2640392823%3Ag%3AmD4AAOSw8nFeVzbv&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigLeagueCHEW Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 On 9/19/2021 at 5:23 PM, BlowUpTheMoon said: Is Dupcak forging autographs again? https://www.ebay.com/sch/kellyssuperheroes/m.html?item=164286244899&hash=item2640392823%3Ag%3AmD4AAOSw8nFeVzbv&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigLeagueCHEW Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 He's really into adding a few extra drek books in with your package and leaving a note. "A few books for the little ones to read", makes it a sympathy trip, as in "This guy is so nice!, let's leave an immediate positive feedback" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 On 9/19/2021 at 8:23 PM, BlowUpTheMoon said: Is Dupcak forging autographs again? https://www.ebay.com/sch/kellyssuperheroes/m.html?item=164286244899&hash=item2640392823%3Ag%3AmD4AAOSw8nFeVzbv&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 The Lions Den and JollyComics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 No one messes with Adam We Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHASEnBLUE Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 On 9/20/2021 at 2:03 PM, Larryw7 said: Many great memories seeing this era of photos... Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
