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ALL THINGS COMICS OR TRIM JOB CENTRAL?
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Seriously...these guys put forth so many trim jobs I have to imagine they have their own trim-lab. Of course, they've been at it for years... :censored:

 

Wonder what the grade was pre-trimming...

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/X-Men-1-Vol-1-Original-1963-CBCS-9-4-Like-CGC-Signed-Stan-Lee-Super-High-Grade-/251817419976?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3aa17ce4c8

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I just noticed this today. This is what they apparently did to a book they bought off me a few weeks ago.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Green-Lantern-76-Vol-1-Super-High-Grade-Green-Lantern-Arrow-Stories-Begin-/251816126306?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3aa1692762

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Green-Lantern-76-VG-VG-Neal-Adams-Art-Green-Arrow-Bronze-Age-DC-Comics-/171645251697?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item27f6dab071

 

If you have any respect or love for comics you would never do business with these guys.

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I just noticed this today. This is what they apparently did to a book they bought off me a few weeks ago.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Green-Lantern-76-Vol-1-Super-High-Grade-Green-Lantern-Arrow-Stories-Begin-/251816126306?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3aa1692762

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Green-Lantern-76-VG-VG-Neal-Adams-Art-Green-Arrow-Bronze-Age-DC-Comics-/171645251697?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item27f6dab071

 

If you have any respect or love for comics you would never do business with these guys.

 

That pisses me off.

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The photos of the comics are similar to another site called Silveragemintcomics.com. That individual also sold trimmed and restored comics. He passed them off as warehouse finds and never read. I believe that site is now closed.

 

You're thinking of http://www.mintsilveragecomics.com/ Right?

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The photos of the comics are similar to another site called Silveragemintcomics.com. That individual also sold trimmed and restored comics. He passed them off as warehouse finds and never read. I believe that site is now closed.

 

You're thinking of http://www.mintsilveragecomics.com/ Right?

 

Is that Hammer's site? Looks like it. Photoshopped and trimmed "gems".

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Well, if it's any consolation, it makes actual older books a little more valuable by cutting the supply down by 1? (shrug)

 

Not really a silver lining or anything. Just a willful destruction of perfectly good comics.

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I just noticed this today. This is what they apparently did to a book they bought off me a few weeks ago.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Green-Lantern-76-Vol-1-Super-High-Grade-Green-Lantern-Arrow-Stories-Begin-/251816126306?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3aa1692762

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Green-Lantern-76-VG-VG-Neal-Adams-Art-Green-Arrow-Bronze-Age-DC-Comics-/171645251697?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item27f6dab071

 

If you have any respect or love for comics you would never do business with these guys.

 

It would help if people knew his real name. Of course the board police would probably balk at the idea of such information being made publicly available.

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The photos of the comics are similar to another site called Silveragemintcomics.com. That individual also sold trimmed and restored comics. He passed them off as warehouse finds and never read. I believe that site is now closed.

 

You're thinking of http://www.mintsilveragecomics.com/ Right?

 

Is that Hammer's site? Looks like it. Photoshopped and trimmed "gems".

 

The angled photos on the wooden table reminds me of Hammer.

 

 

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Seriously...these guys put forth so many trim jobs I have to imagine they have their own trim-lab. Of course, they've been at it for years... :censored:

 

Wonder what the grade was pre-trimming...

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/X-Men-1-Vol-1-Original-1963-CBCS-9-4-Like-CGC-Signed-Stan-Lee-Super-High-Grade-/251817419976?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3aa17ce4c8

 

That's a disgrace. :sumo:

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The photos of the comics are similar to another site called Silveragemintcomics.com. That individual also sold trimmed and restored comics. He passed them off as warehouse finds and never read. I believe that site is now closed.

 

You're thinking of http://www.mintsilveragecomics.com/ Right?

 

Is that Hammer's site? Looks like it. Photoshopped and trimmed "gems".

 

The angled photos on the wooden table reminds me of Hammer.

 

 

Yeah, it's Hammer.

 

You can tell by the writing style/language.

 

And, if that isn't tip off enough, the eBay feedback link takes you to his old Robojo ID.

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Someone just needs to ask them for photos of the books with a tape measure or ruler laid up against them. and then post the obviously trimmed measurements.

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Newer comic fans that want to buy up older things but don't yet have the knowledge to recognize stuff like trimming or its effect on value/grade. They'd chalk it up to "misprinting" or something rather than "someone stuck it in a %#@#$($# paper shear!"

 

Believe me, they're out there.

 

Or just casual hobbyists that get too excited about finding that book that they want to calm down & look at it logically & question why it looks a little bit off.

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