Also the lowest price on ebay. Sold two of them between last night and today. Blocked this clown. He can go buy higher priced copies.
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Highest maintenance buyers = highest probability of complications
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100% the reason I blocked him. Image uses such crappy paper who knows what he will claim when he gets the book.
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It does looked warped in the pictures!!
In fact, a lot of your books look warped.
This one is pretty bad.
I’m sure it’s just the lighting….
So, this happened on Mercari but I don’t think we have a dedicated Mercari thread?
Anyways, I had a copy of the second issue of, “Vengeance,” and it is 7.0 FN/VF on a good day, but it is a rare newsstand copy. I listed it for $7 on Mercari, with the buyer paying shipping. Second appearance of America Chavez in newsstand form has to be worth a tiny bit, right? Well, I got an offer for $5.25. I let them know I can only go as low as $6. They say, “How about $5.50?” and I responded with how it was six bucks as my best offer. They sarcastically ask, “So not even $5.99?” I told them that if we were going to argue over literal quarters and pennies, I didn’t think I wanted to sell to them. Then I eagerly blocked 'em.
Their username was Anthony Yoon
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That’s not the book.
When someone wants to dicker for a dollar or leas, I take it as a red flag. 
Not today, Satan!
I didn’t shown a picture of the book (you already showed it )…I showed an example of another one where the bottom edge looks “warped”.
It’s how you’re standing them up and the lighting. Making your books look “wavy”. But anyone with half a brain can see that’s what it is and know it’s not “damaged.” .I think this person thought it was lying flat…not standing upright.
So my new thing is I don’t respond to questions when someone asks why my books are wavy especially if I already have NM listed as the condition. Another one is when they ask if the comic comes bagged and boarded.
I’m not going to waste my time anymore. These people are not serious and it never results in a sale. These messages go in the ignore pile.
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I think asking questions is ok. Hey is that a tear or a stain. But the paper quality on these books are terrible. Anything can affect them. I am on the east coast where there is humidity but they are not damaged books.
The question about if the book pictured is the one they put an offer on is okay and I’ve gotten that when I have multiples of an item listed. That doesn’t worry me. The comment about, “Looking for mint,” just set off a lot of alarm bells, however.
I agree. The question about if the book pictured is a fair and reasonable question. Wanting mint is concerning.
Mint is subjective (and nothing is truly mint once you whip the magnifying glasses out or the microscope)… NM = Anywhere from 9.0 to 9.9 in my opinion. I always put in my listings if the book is NM but actual grade is not guaranteed as I’m not a professional grader. Honestly no comic book ever would ever get a 10.0 if I were actually grading them…
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I’ve learned not to even bother listing grades. I take several good pics and describe any and all flaws in the description. Can’t complain about a grade if I don’t give it one.
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Oh boy, one of these buyers…maybe. Even in today’s collecting world where CGC is giving out more 9.9’s than ever before they are still very uncommon. If he contacts you again just make it clear the comic you will sell him is in great but not perfect shape. Not much else you can do.
Yup, as far as I normally say is something like… “Book appears to be in NM type condition but there are no guarantees on actual grade.”
And any flaws I try to point out and or if big enough I’ll try and get closeup pics of it.
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He either doesn’t know what he’s talking about…or has unreal expectations. Either are not good.
I’d ask for what his definition of “mint” is. Is he going by CGC, overstreet, PSA, CBCS, etc.
Let his head spin a bit how to answer that one…
