jephyork wrote:
Euripides69 wrote:
Did I post anything here besides the deal itself this go around?

So no one else here sells anything on Ebay at a markup to other fans?

But if Marvel or DC comes out with something that the fans really want but the price is higher than nornal that's ok because that's business. 

We can go back and forth but I rather not and talk about comics.

We've been through your justifications before, Euripides, and they're no better now than they were then.

You misuse coupons in ways they weren't intended to be used, thus basically stealing product and income from booksellers. You then inflate the price and sell the books to people who *actually* want to own them, but weren't lucky enough to know about the sale -- or simply weren't fast enough to snag an Omnibus because you bought them all. One could make a very compelling argument that every Omnibus YOU buy with your ill-gotten coupon codes is an Omnibus that a LEGITIMATE fan was PREVENTED from buying.

You do this repeatedly, ruthlessly and remorselessly, and don't seem to care one bit that you're ripping off BOTH the booksellers AND the fans. Then you run around posting pictures of your behavior as if you expect a pat on the back for your ingenuity.

That's a far cry from one of us saying "gosh, I enjoyed this TPB but I don't think I'll ever read it again; I'll put it on eBay for someone else to enjoy." Stop trying to compare the two -- it's night and day.

And trying to compare your thievery to Marvel, who PRODUCES THE PRODUCT and has the right to set the price at whatever they think the market will bear, is just eye-rollingly awful. Your justifications are painful and paper-thin.

Let's dig a little deeper. Looking at your account on the cbr forums (screenname "Omnibus"), I see your thievery extends far beyond simple book-flipping.

First off, your avatar over there is a photoshopped image created by Urban on *these* boards, back in December. You liked it, so you stole it and decided to use it as your own, and I'm sure you didn't ask first.

On April 16, you openly admit to downloading .cbr scans of comic books from a newsgroup. That's theft as well. Not even "rule-bending" theft -- that's out-and-out piracy.

Two days ago, you read a post from forgerelli on these boards, about a huge TPB lot on eBay. Within twenty minutes you had reposted it over at cbr. Not exactly a huge sin, to be sure -- but it certainly fits the picture we're building of you here.

Do you have any other hobbies, or is stealing other people's stuff and using it for your own benefit ALL you do?

-Jeph!

Jeph, you're dead on right with this one.

Euripides, I'm the last person to go after someone making a few bucks, but they way you're doing it is pretty damn sleazy.

I'm sure you think this scam is super clever and all that, but with the amount of time you spend going to and from Barnes and Noble, plus the gas it costs I doubt you'll do much more than break even after you gouge other collectors for these books. Plus it sure isn't going to bring you a lot of goodwill from the other collectors around here. I wish I knew your ebay username because I'd make sure to never bid on your items, I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd boycott you after this garbage you're pulling. You should be ashamed of yourself.

Scott F