jimjum12 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I was wondering if eBay seller Midnightshadow a boardie ? GOD BLESS... --jimbo(a friend of jesus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatCaesarsGhost Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Somewhere I got the idea that was bob storms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 I heard he was Doug Schmell. Many of the photos Midnight Shadow uses on eBay are the same photos used on Pedigree Comics website. comicdonna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telerites Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 8 minutes ago, Larryw7 said: I heard he was Doug Schmell. Many of the photos Midnight Shadow uses on eBay are the same photos used on Pedigree Comics website. I think those may be consigned because Doug uses board name Captain Tripps for his auction announcements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 On 8/18/2020 at 6:47 AM, jimjum12 said: I was wondering if eBay seller Midnightshadow a boardie ? GOD BLESS... --jimbo(a friend of jesus) Not sure, but I believe his name is Steve Zuvich. jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 On 8/18/2020 at 9:47 AM, jimjum12 said: I was wondering if eBay seller Midnightshadow a boardie ? GOD BLESS... --jimbo(a friend of jesus) Why not Just send an eBay message asking if on Cgc boards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbpez Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 5 hours ago, Primetime said: Not sure, but I believe his name is Steve Zuvich. This is correct and no, he isn't on the boards. Good luck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 Thanks for the help, folks. I asked because even though I have a resale license, eBay automatically charges me sales tax, which can become a significant addition on more expensive items. I was hoping to possibly avoid that, which wouldn't be illegal or anything. He has some very nice material. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 I also have a resale license and have submitted it to EBay several times with no avail. They keep giving me the run around so I gave up. Sadly, sellers on eBay and consigners in auctions get bids a lot lower due to buyer’s premiums and taxes. On auctions like HA, I have to figure in close to 40% on my bids. Consigners get hit with that in addition to what they are charged by the auction house. And I usually miss out on the book. jimjum12 and NP_Gresham 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Hmmm, I submitted a CA resellers license to ebay last October, and it took about a week to go into effect, but I've had no problem since. Also, no problems with the auction houses. NP_Gresham and jimjum12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, Robot Man said: Sadly, sellers on eBay and consigners in auctions get bids a lot lower due to buyer’s premiums and taxes. Given how stratospheric prices on Heritage have been, I'd hate to see what the prices would be like if they weren't being "suppressed" as a result of buyers' state sales taxes. I would have to say that my impression is that the imposition of states sales taxes has had zero impact on books and OA that I track. I'm in a zero sales tax jurisdiction so I haven't needed to factor any state sales tax into my bidding at all, and yet my buying has plunged in recent years because I'm being outbid like crazy (and I don't think I'm a cheapskate bidder). Competing against bidders from states with sales tax hasn't given me any kind of edge at all. Edited September 6, 2020 by tth2 jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 3 hours ago, rjpb said: Hmmm, I submitted a CA resellers license to ebay last October, and it took about a week to go into effect, but I've had no problem since. Also, no problems with the auction houses. Well, I started out by giving them my number. Then they wanted a photo of it so I sent that, then, that didn’t work for them and wanted a pdf. Ok, I sent that. I called and they told me that because so had a MAC they couldn’t read it. They made it so hard, I just gave up. I think they wern’t equipped to handle it or didn’t want to at the time. Doesn’t matter much anymore for me because I rarely buy anything there any more. Hertiage was no problem but again, I rarely buy anything there either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 1 hour ago, tth2 said: Given how stratospheric prices on Heritage have been, I'd hate to see what the prices would be like if they weren't being "suppressed" as a result of buyers' state sales taxes. I would have to say that my impression is that the imposition of states sales taxes has had zero impact on books and OA that I track. I'm in a zero sales tax jurisdiction so I haven't needed to factor any state sales tax into my bidding at all, and yet my buying has plunged in recent years because I'm being outbid like crazy (and I don't think I'm a cheapskate bidder). Competing against bidders from states with sales tax hasn't given me any kind of edge at all. I like you have bid VERY aggressive on stuff I really want and almost always lose out. There just isn’t much I need anymore to pay a record price for and then add in 40%. Not to mention, most are slabbed books which give me almost zero enjoyment. I much prefer buying a nice raw copy in person from a dealer or collector I like and trust. And I get a lot more enjoyment from getting a little deal on a book than just be the sucker who paid the most... rjpb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgross.com Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 2 hours ago, tth2 said: Given how stratospheric prices on Heritage have been, I'd hate to see what the prices would be like if they weren't being "suppressed" as a result of buyers' state sales taxes. I would have to say that my impression is that the imposition of states sales taxes has had zero impact on books and OA that I track. I'm in a zero sales tax jurisdiction so I haven't needed to factor any state sales tax into my bidding at all, and yet my buying has plunged in recent years because I'm being outbid like crazy (and I don't think I'm a cheapskate bidder). Competing against bidders from states with sales tax hasn't given me any kind of edge at all. sorry to be off topic, but as far as sales tax, since i now live in oregon, which has no sales tax, i know ebay wont charge me, but do heritage and CL charge it, regardless of where i live as the buyer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 10 hours ago, www.alexgross.com said: sorry to be off topic, but as far as sales tax, since i now live in oregon, which has no sales tax, i know ebay wont charge me, but do heritage and CL charge it, regardless of where i live as the buyer? I don’t think so because the tax rate is figured where you live. If you have none, they can’t figure it in. alexgross.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgross.com Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Robot Man said: I don’t think so because the tax rate is figured where you live. If you have none, they can’t figure it in. thanks. i was led to believe some sellers base it on their location, not mine. perhaps thats wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 14 minutes ago, www.alexgross.com said: thanks. i was led to believe some sellers base it on their location, not mine. perhaps thats wrong... They should only do that if you are purchasing something at their location in person. For example, most states with a sales tax require state sales tax to be collected by those setting up at shows, regardless of whether the seller or purchaser are from the state in question. Whether sellers and buyers actually comply is another thing altogether. alexgross.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 8 hours ago, www.alexgross.com said: thanks. i was led to believe some sellers base it on their location, not mine. perhaps thats wrong... It used to be that the only time an internet buyer had to pay sales tax was if the seller had a physical presence in the same state. So Heritage buyers in Texas had to pay Texas sales tax, and then when they opened offices in CA and NY, buyers there had to start paying their state sales tax. Which was why it was clever at that time for Comiclink to relocate to Maine from NY, because they probably had a whole lot fewer buyers from Maine? But now buyers have to pay their state's sales tax, regardless of where the seller is located. alexgross.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo_7071 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 On 9/5/2020 at 10:47 AM, jimjum12 said: Thanks for the help, folks. I asked because even though I have a resale license, eBay automatically charges me sales tax, which can become a significant addition on more expensive items. I was hoping to possibly avoid that, which wouldn't be illegal or anything. He has some very nice material. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) He might have some nice material, but his asking prices are quite high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jimbo_7071 Posted December 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 20, 2020 (edited) On 9/5/2020 at 11:32 PM, Robot Man said: I like you have bid VERY aggressive on stuff I really want and almost always lose out. There just isn’t much I need anymore to pay a record price for and then add in 40%. Not to mention, most are slabbed books which give me almost zero enjoyment. I much prefer buying a nice raw copy in person from a dealer or collector I like and trust. And I get a lot more enjoyment from getting a little deal on a book than just be the sucker who paid the most... Isn't it amazing how the auction houses have used psychology to manipulate collectors into paying stratospheric prices for books? They've done it with one disingenuous and downright inaccurate word: "win." No one "wins" an auction—somebody pays the most and buys an item, but no one "wins" anything. When I see a boardie say that he "won" something on one of the auction sites I want to puke. But the hucksters have convinced people that being willing to pay the most makes you a "winner." Everybody wants to be a "winner." After all, if you're not a winner, you're a loser—so prices keep going higher. To be clear, I'm not excluding myself; I've fallen for the con often enough; I probably will again; it's hard to fight that nagging voice inside telling you that you'll be a "winner" so long as you're willing to pay more than some other insecure dweeb who also wants to be a "winner." Edited December 20, 2020 by jimbo_7071 path4play, D84, jimjum12 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
