DR.X Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 6 minutes ago, awakeintheashes said: Sure is. What a thread that was. we need a link. where's BUTM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 6 minutes ago, James J Johnson said: I think that was BijouBaby07 or something on that order. They looked like two star-crossed lovers, two punters posing on a foggy, rainy, grassy knoll under umbrellas, as if it was the album cover for a Romantic musical soundtrack. Now they're All_Things_Trimmed_Comics. They buy up all the low grade key issues in the hobby, restored or not. If they're not sliced and diced already, they soon will be. The spines look like someone took a hot-glue gun and coated them after painting crooked spine lives of differing thickness along their length, they're very distinctively identifiable, and if they were G/VG before, now, after this process, they're "near perfect, super high grade gems", even though you can easily see the painted areas and how much of the book is now missing. Most of the comic codes are lopped off as is an average of about 1 inch in total, usually off of all three sides. Yeah, great talking about the great dooshes of the hobby on a Saturday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 1 minute ago, DR.X said: we need a link. where's BUTM? Here is a link to one of them. https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/293476-new-comic-scam-web-site-on-the-block-the-house-of-comics/?page=38 I think there might have been a second soon after and then an update about him stabbing his wife and business partner. Went from a funny thread to a terrible tragedy in a couple of months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 16 minutes ago, oakman29 said: Isnt that the House of comics place of business? I wonder where he could have found room to stab his wife in that mess. Why bother with a garbage pail in that room? Notice that it appears empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 4 minutes ago, James J Johnson said: Why bother with a garbage pail in that room? Notice that it appears empty. Shiet like that put my OCD into a frenzy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadleg Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 @DR.X http://www.justafanboy.com/PGX/ If I recall correctly, the Donald Duck's Atom Bomb actually came up for sale on Ebay a few years back. I thought about buying it just because of the history that surrounded the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Ugh! Sometimes, I bought, unslabbed, submitted and got them graded with blue labels. Some higher grades. Some slight lower grades. Not too bad but PGX is still ugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 3 hours ago, James J Johnson said: 3 hours ago, DR.X said: Two brothers or something. Someone posted a pic of these deep sheets once. I think that was BijouBaby07 or something on that order. They looked like two star-crossed lovers, two punters posing on a foggy, rainy, grassy knoll under umbrellas, as if it was the album cover for a Romantic musical soundtrack. Now they're All_Things_Trimmed_Comics. They buy up all the low grade key issues in the hobby, restored or not. If they're not sliced and diced already, they soon will be. The spines look like someone took a hot-glue gun and coated them after painting crooked spine lives of differing thickness along their length, they're very distinctively identifiable, and if they were G/VG before, now, after this process, they're "near perfect, super high grade gems", even though you can easily see the painted areas and how much of the book is now missing. Most of the comic codes are lopped off as is an average of about 1 inch in total, usually off of all three sides. I think you may be getting your stories mixed up. I think the guys that DR.X is talking about just purchased restored CGC slabs, cracked them out, and sold them as unrestored, but you're going to have to find someone with a better memory than me. Maybe they've progressed into what JJJ is claiming. The PLOD gang: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 53 minutes ago, lizards2 said: I think you may be getting your stories mixed up. I think the guys that DR.X is talking about just purchased restored CGC slabs, cracked them out, and sold them as unrestored, but you're going to have to find someone with a better memory than me. Maybe they've progressed into what JJJ is claiming. The PLOD gang: They look like such a happy couple! And what a lovely memory of a magical day, a magical moment for them with their matching parasols, one of them subliminally holding his handle proudly erect, while the other relaxes his grip on the shaft, eager and willing to submit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 1 hour ago, lizards2 said: Maybe they've progressed into what JJJ is claiming. Bijou = All_Trimmed_Comics. That's the progression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 5 minutes ago, James J Johnson said: 1 hour ago, lizards2 said: I think you may be getting your stories mixed up. I think the guys that DR.X is talking about just purchased restored CGC slabs, cracked them out, and sold them as unrestored, but you're going to have to find someone with a better memory than me. Maybe they've progressed into what JJJ is claiming. The PLOD gang: They look like such a happy couple! And what a lovely memory of a magical day, a magical moment for them with their matching parasols, one of them subliminally holding his handle proudly erect, while the other relaxes his grip on the shaft, eager and willing to submit! Is your only beef their gayness? porcupine48 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 5 minutes ago, lizards2 said: Is your only beef their gayness? No. The deliberate and systematic destruction of large amounts of Silver and Bronze age super key issues is. But that's not exactly what I would call a beef. More accurately, it's a dim view, not a beef. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 3 minutes ago, James J Johnson said: 14 minutes ago, lizards2 said: Is your only beef their gayness? No. The deliberate and systematic destruction of large amounts of Silver and Bronze age super key issues is. But that's not exactly what I would call a beef. More accurately, it's a dim view, not a beef. OK - wasn't sure if you were coming on to me or not. It sounds like "maybe" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 TBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Also, it may not be beef but pork or chicken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Hopefully, not tofu..., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.X Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 6 hours ago, lizards2 said: LOL. Yeah that's those two little doosh's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.X Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 9 hours ago, awakeintheashes said: T LOL. Didn't the mods yank the photos of all the boardies sitting around that room and in the closet. That was priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 LOQ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.X Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 10 hours ago, awakeintheashes said: Sure is. What a thread that was. yes it was. what happened to Sal, Green, Speedy D? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
