Evan's Comic Book Blog

First off I want to give a shout out to Trey K from CBSI for sharing my previous article. It garnered some decent attention and good discussion within the group. I also got some good questions from people so I thought I'd elaborate on a few things.  I just want to warn sellers of the risk of selling on eBay. And the huge pain it can be. The main question I got was how often does someone try to scam you? Honestly I would say about 1 in 10 sales. And the most common scam is people wanting a partial refund. They will say something like "hi the book arrived today but it's probably a 9.0 and not NM so can you refund me 25% and I'll just keep the book, I hope we can resolve this". All they are trying to do is get the book you sold them for a cheaper price. And how could they possibly know the grade if it's not slabbed. And that's another thing I wanted to touch on, when I list a book for sale I will list the condition, for example if it's near mint I wi...

Ok so I want to talk about buying and selling on eBay. If you're a collector, speculator or flipper I'm sure you've either bought or sold something on eBay. Personally I try to stay away from eBay because it's just a hassle but I figure I'll talk about my experience and maybe it can help someone decide if they want to buy or sell on eBay. First let me talk about buying because I have a lot less to say about it. As far as being a buyer you're really protected to the nines. And what I mean by that is if you make a purchase and you receive the item not as described you're basically guaranteed your money back. If the seller doesn't work with you then you just open a case with eBay and it will get resolved. Now you also have to hope that the seller posts accurate photos. Make sure you look carefully and decide a grade for yourself, don't just take their word for it. You also have the power when it comes to feedback. A sellers reputation is built on feed...