Is it bad form to ask a seller if a book is pressed in the For Sale area? Or keep question to PM? 3 3

[NoMan]

59 minutes ago, wombat said:

That totally doesn't sound shady as hell. 

He was upfront about it. And I appreciate someone broadcasted their, um, BS right from jump. 

[lizards2]

5 minutes ago, NoMan said:

21 minutes ago, lizards2 said:

It is bad form to not buy from me.

This is your only warning.

Raw HG Unpressed X-men 94-134

DNR 1-4 HG unpressed

SPEAK UP!

Sold all my duplicates a long time ago, so that would be dipping into the private reserve...., 

Which might not be a bad idea...., except the 94 needs to be pressed..., 

[lizards2]

6 minutes ago, NoMan said:

9 minutes ago, wombat said:

That totally doesn't sound shady as hell. 

He was upfront about it. And I appreciate someone broadcasted their, um, BS right from jump. 

Like saying a book has water stains, when you had greggy sleeping in the basement?

[NoMan]

57 minutes ago, lizards2 said:

Sold all my duplicates a long time ago, so that would be dipping into the private reserve...., 

Which might not be a bad idea...., except the 94 needs to be pressed..., 

Look at the coincidence of all this. I have a 94 - 134 HG raw unpressed run already and trying to build a second collection, a private reserve if you will, like you. So your private reserve would become my private reserve.

It's a private reserve if you own the run or I do, so it's the same. Sell it to me. 

[Lazyboy]

37 minutes ago, BobBain said:

It's just another manner of preserving it.

No, it isn't. It's manipulation that is almost certainly for financial gain.

If there's nothing wrong with doing it, there shouldn't be anything wrong with disclosing it.

[lizards2]

12 minutes ago, NoMan said:

14 minutes ago, lizards2 said:

Sold all my duplicates a long time ago, so that would be dipping into the private reserve...., 

Which might not be a bad idea...., except the 94 needs to be pressed..., 

Look at the coincidence of all this. I have a 94 - 134 HG raw unpressed run already and trying to build a second collection, a private reserve if you will, like you. So your private reserve would become my private reserve.

It's a private reserve if you own the run or I do, so it's the same. Sell it to me. 

Hoarder  

[THE_BEYONDER]

Shouldn’t have to ask.

 

What happened to up front disclosure?  I thought that was a given on these boards?

[THE_BEYONDER]

2 hours ago, NoMan said:

I'm just wondering. 

How the boards will react to this question?

[Red_Hood]

1 hour ago, THE_BEYONDER said:

Shouldn’t have to ask.

 

What happened to up front disclosure?  I thought that was a given on these boards?

This isn't the boards of 2005 .... it's 2019 and these boards are the new instagram/facebook 2.0.  

[THE_BEYONDER]

1 minute ago, Red_Hood said:

This isn't the boards of 2005 .... it's 2019 and these boards are the new instagram/facebook 2.0.  

Get off my lawn!!!

[Red_Hood]

Just now, THE_BEYONDER said:

Get off my lawn!!!

I've tried that already...  

[Supa-Bad-Mofo]

3 hours ago, BobBain said:

If I were selling a book that had been pressed, I don't see any reason why I would tell you (even if you did ask).

 

3 hours ago, BobBain said:

It is.  I'm not interested in the bs that other people might be.
Having a book pressed is no different than having it in a bag and board.  It's just another manner of preserving it.

Wow...

[newshane]

3 hours ago, BobBain said:

If I were selling a book that had been pressed, I don't see any reason why I would tell you (even if you did ask).

Blocked. 

[newshane]

3 hours ago, BobBain said:

If I were selling a book that had been pressed, I don't see any reason why I would tell you (even if you did ask).

I'm going to go ahead and assume that you would also hide color touch, ripped interior pages, cut coupons, married covers, and any number of other issues with a book. 

Congratulations on killing your reputation here on the boards. It didn't even take you 6 months. 

[Buzzetta]

My personal favorite is when people ask me if a book is pressed and I tell them that I purchased the book already slabbed.

Their follow up question?

”Do you think the book was pressed?”

🤦🏻‍♂️ 

[october]

3 hours ago, Nico Esq said:

There appears to be a growing community of people that are taking the position that rehydration, pressing and dry-cleaning are bad (I am not one of those people so please don't ask me to defend this position).  Insofar as some people in our community engage in strange shenanigans (lying, cheating, stealing, etc.), I imagine that there will be a group of people who will take this position so that they can secure books they can then improve and re-sell for more money.   

There are plenty of reasons to not like pressing that have NOTHING to do with money, especially pressing by people who don't know what they are doing. This includes many "professionals".

Squashed spines, indented staples, shrunken covers, smeared pen markings...all damage done by pressing and hydration. The board is filled with examples.

[JollyComics]

I love chain reactions here. Again.

[Poka]

Don’t see an issue. I always reply to such question. Actually had one the other day. Never heard back from the person - not a simple - thanks. That is the other thing bothering me. The disregard for the time taken as a seller to answer questions

 

 

[ADAMANTIUM]

4 minutes ago, Poka said:

Don’t see an issue. I always reply to such question. Actually had one the other day. Never heard back from the person - not a simple - thanks. That is the other thing bothering me. The disregard for the time taken as a seller to answer questions

 

 

but ...... but..... he thanked you in advance!   

[Bomber-Bob]

4 minutes ago, Poka said:

Don’t see an issue. I always reply to such question. Actually had one the other day. Never heard back from the person - not a simple - thanks. That is the other thing bothering me. The disregard for the time taken as a seller to answer questions

 

 

 

I think you gave him an honest answer but it wasn't the answer he was looking for.  Maybe that's why he didn't respond, even with a courtesy comment.