General discussion thread - keep the other threads clean 29 29

[vaillant]

I did not like signatures on cover, and wished to find an inexpensive copy to replace this, but now it holds an entirely different meaning.
As it’s the only Stan signature that I have. 

[ChiSoxFan]

I was up early in the AM perusing eBay, and I saw the glut of newly-listed, outrageously-priced Lee-signed books listed there, as well as on MCS.  I'm not a SS collector myself (I think I have maybe two SS books total), but I probably will end up one day snagging a Lee signature on something, but I wanted no part of yesterday's rush to profit. 

What made my stomach turn was a couple of listings I saw pop up on eBay that were from 0 feedback sellers (who had just registered on eBay yesterday) who had "Stan Lee signed books" -- raw of course, and at stupidly inflated prices.   I would have as much confidence buying one of those books as I would the Brooklyn Bridge from someone. I've seen the threads in Comics General about the rash of fake signature books being sold by certain sellers on the 'Bay, and my guess is that we're going to see even more books pop up along those lines now. 

[manetteska]

I like watching easily identifiable books show up here days after ending at auction on eBay. With a markup, of course.

[revat]

That modern sig thread is impossible to navigate 

i can’t understand why they wouldn’t use separate posts for each set

 

and since he had three threads previously now consolidated, it’s just a cluster 

[NP_Gresham]

11 hours ago, revat said:

That modern sig thread is impossible to navigate 

i can’t understand why they wouldn’t use separate posts for each set

 

and since he had three threads previously now consolidated, it’s just a cluster 

Used to be the post would not load.

That was a nice hidden bonus with the old boards

 

[Bird]

36 minutes ago, NP_Gresham said:

Used to be the post would not load.

That was a nice hidden bonus with the old boards

 

I think you can fit 100 jpegs into one post now, although the size matters as well.

[telerites]

7 minutes ago, Bird said:

I think you can fit 100 jpegs into one post now, although the size matters as well.

Wow - that's just unwieldy and especially with some nutties quoting the whole post.

[Ryan.]

"Standard/normal rules apply" is a scourge, nee a pox, upon these boards.

[miraclemet]

 

23 hours ago, Ryan. said:

"Standard/normal rules apply" is a scourge, nee a pox, upon these boards.

Agreed. We should make Marketplace Rule #1 "Standard Rules" means the book is free. 

[telerites]

4 hours ago, miraclemet said:

 

Agreed. We should make Marketplace Rule #1 "Standard Rules" means the book is free. 

[skypinkblu]

I don't quite understand the rationale behind posting "standard rules" ...I mean if you can't write out your rules, just copy someone else's and tweak them a little. It's not like you are handing in a term paper;)

[DR.X]

7 minutes ago, skypinkblu said:

I don't quite understand the rationale behind posting "standard rules" ...I mean if you can't write out your rules, just copy someone else's and tweak them a little. It's not like you are handing in a term paper;)

would you like my " standard " reply to this? all you have to do is ask.

[skypinkblu]

1 hour ago, DR.X said:

would you like my " standard " reply to this? all you have to do is ask.

I think I have it memorized, but don't test me 

[DR.X]

2 minutes ago, skypinkblu said:

I think I have it memorized, but don't test me 

I have a taste for Lime jello with a big blob of cool whip on the top. Can you see it.

[thehumantorch]

3 minutes ago, DR.X said:

I have a taste for Lime jello with a big blob of cool whip on the top. Can you see it.

I'm imagining you zipping down the road on your motorcycle with cool whip and lime jello on your helmet...

[DR.X]

6 minutes ago, thehumantorch said:

I'm imagining you zipping down the road on your motorcycle with cool whip and lime jello on your helmet...

LOL what helmet.

[thehumantorch]

9 minutes ago, DR.X said:

LOL what helmet.

[Jeffro.]

On 11/16/2018 at 7:31 PM, thehumantorch said:

On 11/16/2018 at 7:22 PM, DR.X said:

LOL what helmet.

[Jeffro.]

On 11/14/2018 at 12:43 PM, Bird said:

On 11/14/2018 at 12:06 PM, NP_Gresham said:

Used to be the post would not load.

That was a nice hidden bonus with the old boards

 

I think you can fit 100 jpegs into one post now, although the size matters as well.

It's not the size of your jpeg, it's what you do with it that matters

[Foley]

"Happy to complete the sale on Ebay through my Private link since that grants 0% Final Value Fees for me. If you got a 10% Ebay Bucks coupon going on, it's a double win for you too! Ask me in PMs though about this."

Came across this in Modern.

It looks to be at least a violation of the PayPal rule, as in, offering a discount for an alternative payment method. Would it also violate the "board exclusive offer", or no? Just curious as I've never seen it before and aren't too familiar with eBay "private links". It sound like the books aren't technically for sale to the public on eBay, but I'm not sure how I feel about taking the transaction off the boards. If something went sideways, would the parties involved still be eligible for probation etc?