Online Comic Shop BlackList - Untrustworthy Retailers - Page 3

natevegas · 06-02-2013, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DigsUT

So my saga with Mile High Comics appears to have ended.

To recap, ordered 4 JSC Savage Wolverine #1 Variants and received them damaged due to poor shipping packaging. Sent them back for replacements, called several times to confirm receipt and resend. I was told the last time I called them that they found the ones I sent back and were sending replacements. Today, I notice a refund on my card for the total of the books I bought. I guess I am thankful that I am not out the $33 I spent on them.

This will probably end any future business with MHC. First time purchasing, terrible results all around. However, I will say that they were nice on the phone. That was the only redeeming part of the situation.

Yes about 5 months ago I tried milehighcomics as well. Spend over a 100 bucks to receive comics stacking in bags with no boards in a box. They weren't damaged but could have been. I sent a email but got no reply. Shocks me that one of the most expensive retailers out there online is the cheapest sending comics without boards. Smack of cheapness to me.

1nelonewolf86 · 06-03-2013, 07:21 AM

Ebay id: retro-comics bought rachel rising #2 after pilot news from this seller at cover was apparently 'lost in post' never arrived.

Ebay id: johncritchon bought rachel rising #3 after pilot news from this seller at cover, was also apparently 'lost in post' never arrived.

I guess they both could have well been lost in transit, but so far these are the only 2 books to not arrive since living at this flat for over a year and a half, with hundreds of books ordered, convenient me thinks.

stardark · 07-03-2013, 01:47 PM

Vault of Midnight.

Comics don't get shipped in a box. Bagged, boarded and loosely thrown into a bubble envelope.

fastballspecial · 07-21-2013, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by IndySportsCards

Got an email from Graham Crackers today, they could only find 1 of the 3 Injustice #2's I ordered at $3.99 each.. Grrrr...

This happened to me once with them and they personally called to tell me what was they couldnt find for my order. Better then I got anywhere else. Other then that order is correct every time.

IndySportsCards · 07-31-2013, 10:06 PM

I actually stood up for these guys only to get screwed over on an 8.0 Avengers #55 which they suddenly couldn't find.

My Comic Universe (on Amazon) - "SHADY SELLER!!! Cancels order on book that becomes hot after delaying delivery for 2 week. Charged my card for 2 weeks, selling items on multiple sites and then claims they can't find book. I'm not buying your BS story. You suck. If you think you'll get a hot book ordering from these unprofessional, unacceptable clowns, think again. THEY SUCK!!"

hellojeffy · 08-14-2013, 03:29 PM

I actually want to add a retailer to this list.

Metropolis Comics and Collectibles
Metropolis Comics and Collectibles - The Online Comic Shop to Buy, Sell, Price & Appraise Comic Books

I might not be speaking for everyone's experiences with this retailer, but here is mine:

I placed an order with Metropolis Comics and Collectibles almost 3 weeks ago, for an Ultimate Spiderman CGC 9.8, which was a consigned item. I read that processing could take anywhere from 5-7 days, and I acknowledged that. So after 7 days and no update I e-mailed the people to ask about why my book hadn't been processed yet, and they made the claim that with the SDCC and whatnot, things were a little backlogged, and so I understood and decided to wait it out. Today, almost 3 weeks later, I finally got an e-mail regarding my order:

We are sorry, but the book you ordered was a consignment book which was sold by the owner without our knowledge. We apologize for the inconvenience. Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Thank you for your patience.

I mean what kind of service is this? Shouldn't you as a store owner be a.) keeping track of your inventory, or b.) at least notify the consignment seller that someone had purchased their book right after the purchase occurred?

I bet the comic was sold between the day I purchased it on their site, and today, all because they took forever to just act and tell the seller I had purchased the book.

I have to say I'm pretty disappointed.

DigsUT · 08-14-2013, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by IndySportsCards

I actually stood up for these guys only to get screwed over on an 8.0 Avengers #55 which they suddenly couldn't find.

My Comic Universe (on Amazon) - "SHADY SELLER!!! Cancels order on book that becomes hot after delaying delivery for 2 week. Charged my card for 2 weeks, selling items on multiple sites and then claims they can't find book. I'm not buying your BS story. You suck. If you think you'll get a hot book ordering from these unprofessional, unacceptable clowns, think again. THEY SUCK!!"

Did you read what they wrote about you in the response. Classy organization right there.

IndySportsCards · 08-14-2013, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DigsUT

Did you read what they wrote about you in the response. Classy organization right there.

Yeah. They're trying to make it look like I am the problem here. Projecting the issue onto the consumer when they are clearly in the wrong. Their response may make sense in their scatological mind, but to the clear thinking logical among us, they look like massive douche-bags, which they are.

DNOC · 08-14-2013, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by hellojeffy

I actually want to add a retailer to this list.

Metropolis Comics and Collectibles
Metropolis Comics and Collectibles - The Online Comic Shop to Buy, Sell, Price & Appraise Comic Books

I might not be speaking for everyone's experiences with this retailer, but here is mine:

I placed an order with Metropolis Comics and Collectibles almost 3 weeks ago, for an Ultimate Spiderman CGC 9.8, which was a consigned item. I read that processing could take anywhere from 5-7 days, and I acknowledged that. So after 7 days and no update I e-mailed the people to ask about why my book hadn't been processed yet, and they made the claim that with the SDCC and whatnot, things were a little backlogged, and so I understood and decided to wait it out. Today, almost 3 weeks later, I finally got an e-mail regarding my order:

We are sorry, but the book you ordered was a consignment book which was sold by the owner without our knowledge. We apologize for the inconvenience. Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Thank you for your patience.

I mean what kind of service is this? Shouldn't you as a store owner be a.) keeping track of your inventory, or b.) at least notify the consignment seller that someone had purchased their book right after the purchase occurred?

I bet the comic was sold between the day I purchased it on their site, and today, all because they took forever to just act and tell the seller I had purchased the book.

I have to say I'm pretty disappointed.

Same thing just happened to me. Bit suspicious as I would think that if you consign an item that you would have to leave it with the shop.

hellojeffy · 08-14-2013, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DNOC

Same thing just happened to me. Bit suspicious as I would think that if you consign an item that you would have to leave it with the shop.

ah, sorry to hear. That makes it really suspicious considering same thing in same time frame.

I for one will never deal with this retailer again. To think I thought they were nice lol.

BMC · 08-14-2013, 04:17 PM

Strictly speaking for myself, I didn't see what the Avengers #55 CGC was supposed to sell for, but anybody buying those comics as those prices is a moron. $80 for Batman/Spider-Man? I can get that in the .50 boxes at my local store. $60 for Amazing Spider-Man #700? Are you serious? One local store here in town has a stack sitting in their bins for little more than cover.

DigsUT · 08-14-2013, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by BMC

Strictly speaking for myself, I didn't see what the Avengers #55 CGC was supposed to sell for, but anybody buying those comics as those prices is a moron. $80 for Batman/Spider-Man? I can get that in the .50 boxes at my local store. $60 for Amazing Spider-Man #700? Are you serious? One local store here in town has a stack sitting in their bins for little more than cover.

If you can snag copies of 700 for little more than cover, you should. They sell for about $10+ depending on condition.

hellojeffy · 08-14-2013, 11:40 PM

Your local store must be a gold mine then lol. Hurry and reap the rewards, or let us know if they have an online shop and we'll do it for u :P

orion7950 · 08-17-2013, 01:50 PM

EDIT: retracted due to issue being resolved satisfactorily

techtre2003 · 09-10-2013, 10:07 PM

I'd like to nominate heavyink.com
I ordered Polarity #1 from their site on 4/30 and just received it today 9/10. It came in a flimsy envelope with no packing and no bag/board (shipping was $3.99). The top right corner was bent in pretty good; surprisingly it wasn't damaged even more. The best part is they sent me a 2nd printing. The site shows 1st print and even has the UPC codes for first prints. This was my first and last order there.

Update: I received a message back from heavyink.com stating that they are now shipping all orders out bagged and boarded. I also received a credit for my order. I have to commend them for making right on my order.

The Governor · 09-17-2013, 02:41 PM

Silver Acre in the UK can be a bit suspect. I've had at least the instances of ordering books. Been told they're out of stock only to see the book then marked up, because they've realised demand had increased.

talktoofast · 09-18-2013, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by The Governor

Silver Acre in the UK can be a bit suspect. I've had at least the instances of ordering books. Been told they're out of stock only to see the book then marked up, because they've realised demand had increased.

They did this on Avengers 55

The Governor · 09-20-2013, 04:47 AM

Yep, that was one of mine they cancelled...

talktoofast · 09-20-2013, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by The Governor

Yep, that was one of mine they cancelled...

same same.

I ordered some batman Family 6 & 9 (1st appearance & 1st full cover of original Jokers daughter, Duela Dent) from them the other day & that looks like coming through. they can be Ok sometimes. I got multiple copies of Where Monstaer Dwell 6 off them for £8 each (re print of 1st groot) & flipped them for good money.

I phoned them after Avengers 55 & they said they had about 30 orders for it over night when news from SDCC came out)
I did manage to get 2 copies off someone for £20 though & flipped them for decent £

The Governor · 09-22-2013, 08:35 AM

I actually order my #55 the Friday before the announcement but he still cancelled it and marked it up to £170 ish, but told me there was no stock...

talktoofast · 09-24-2013, 01:48 PM

definately add Silveracre to this list. I had an order for Batman Family 6 (for £9.95) cancelled saying it out of stock, only to see it on their site later for 5x the price (£49.95)

IndySportsCards · 09-24-2013, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by talktoofast

definately add Silveracre to this list. I had an order for Batman Family 6 (for £9.95) cancelled saying it out of stock, only to see it on their site later for 5x the price (£49.95)

What's the URL to their shop? I'll add them to the list.

The Governor · 09-26-2013, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by talktoofast

definately add Silveracre to this list. I had an order for Batman Family 6 (for £9.95) cancelled saying it out of stock, only to see it on their site later for 5x the price (£49.95)

My exact same experience.

Silver Acre

Quite annoying really, I swear he checks every order to make sure it isn't heating up a bit, I had the same thing on JLE #33 as well now I think about it.

tommyVoltage · 12-18-2013, 09:48 AM

I would like to add eBayer nightwing15 to the list.

I bought 32 comic books from them for $140 shipped. It was GotG vol 2 #1-25 and vol 3 #1-7. They wrapped the comic books in three plastic grocery bags to hold them together, put it in an oversized box, and shipped it Media Mail. No cardboard wrapped around, no bubble wrap or packing peanuts. Every issue had all four corners blunted.

And now they want me to return it via Priority Mail on my dime. That makes no sense at all. I am one message away from opening an eBay case.

Muaythai · 02-16-2014, 12:59 PM

Home - Savannah Comics

I ordered 5 copies of Izombie's 2 days before news even broke out. I just liked the series and wanted multiples. But my luck news had to break out before my items could be shipped out to me. What they basically did was ignore my countless e-mails and probably. I did wait two week to see if they would ship it out since they stated orders are shipped 24-48 hrs after purchase. But it was never shipped out. I then made a paypal claim and got no response on the resolution center and they refunded me the money. All of a sudden low and behold savannah comics e-mails me telling me that "I" cancelled the order and money was refunded to me. they probably just sold my Items for their gain

08-17-2013, 01:50 PM	#64
orion7950 Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 193	EDIT: retracted due to issue being resolved satisfactorily Last edited by orion7950; 08-28-2013 at 05:08 AM.

09-10-2013, 10:07 PM	#65
techtre2003 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: East Central Illinois Posts: 2,203 techtre1981	I'd like to nominate heavyink.com I ordered Polarity #1 from their site on 4/30 and just received it today 9/10. It came in a flimsy envelope with no packing and no bag/board (shipping was $3.99). The top right corner was bent in pretty good; surprisingly it wasn't damaged even more. The best part is they sent me a 2nd printing. The site shows 1st print and even has the UPC codes for first prints. This was my first and last order there. Update: I received a message back from heavyink.com stating that they are now shipping all orders out bagged and boarded. I also received a credit for my order. I have to commend them for making right on my order. Last edited by techtre2003; 09-17-2013 at 02:01 PM.

06-03-2013, 07:21 AM	#52
1nelonewolf86 Banned Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 151	Ebay id: retro-comics bought rachel rising #2 after pilot news from this seller at cover was apparently 'lost in post' never arrived. Ebay id: johncritchon bought rachel rising #3 after pilot news from this seller at cover, was also apparently 'lost in post' never arrived. I guess they both could have well been lost in transit, but so far these are the only 2 books to not arrive since living at this flat for over a year and a half, with hundreds of books ordered, convenient me thinks.

07-03-2013, 01:47 PM	#53
stardark Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 517	Vault of Midnight. Comics don't get shipped in a box. Bagged, boarded and loosely thrown into a bubble envelope.

07-31-2013, 10:06 PM	#55
IndySportsCards Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: EO 13848 Posts: 41,976 braco0 IndySportsCards	I actually stood up for these guys only to get screwed over on an 8.0 Avengers #55 which they suddenly couldn't find. My Comic Universe (on Amazon) - "SHADY SELLER!!! Cancels order on book that becomes hot after delaying delivery for 2 week. Charged my card for 2 weeks, selling items on multiple sites and then claims they can't find book. I'm not buying your BS story. You suck. If you think you'll get a hot book ordering from these unprofessional, unacceptable clowns, think again. THEY SUCK!!" __________________ Most people would rather be in the majority, than be right.

08-14-2013, 03:29 PM	#56
hellojeffy Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1,006 hellojeffy14	I actually want to add a retailer to this list. Metropolis Comics and Collectibles Metropolis Comics and Collectibles - The Online Comic Shop to Buy, Sell, Price & Appraise Comic Books I might not be speaking for everyone's experiences with this retailer, but here is mine: I placed an order with Metropolis Comics and Collectibles almost 3 weeks ago, for an Ultimate Spiderman CGC 9.8, which was a consigned item. I read that processing could take anywhere from 5-7 days, and I acknowledged that. So after 7 days and no update I e-mailed the people to ask about why my book hadn't been processed yet, and they made the claim that with the SDCC and whatnot, things were a little backlogged, and so I understood and decided to wait it out. Today, almost 3 weeks later, I finally got an e-mail regarding my order: We are sorry, but the book you ordered was a consignment book which was sold by the owner without our knowledge. We apologize for the inconvenience. Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Thank you for your patience. I mean what kind of service is this? Shouldn't you as a store owner be a.) keeping track of your inventory, or b.) at least notify the consignment seller that someone had purchased their book right after the purchase occurred? I bet the comic was sold between the day I purchased it on their site, and today, all because they took forever to just act and tell the seller I had purchased the book. I have to say I'm pretty disappointed.

08-14-2013, 04:17 PM	#61
BMC Banned Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 61	Strictly speaking for myself, I didn't see what the Avengers #55 CGC was supposed to sell for, but anybody buying those comics as those prices is a moron. $80 for Batman/Spider-Man? I can get that in the .50 boxes at my local store. $60 for Amazing Spider-Man #700? Are you serious? One local store here in town has a stack sitting in their bins for little more than cover.

08-14-2013, 11:40 PM	#63
hellojeffy Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1,006 hellojeffy14	Your local store must be a gold mine then lol. Hurry and reap the rewards, or let us know if they have an online shop and we'll do it for u :P

09-17-2013, 02:41 PM	#66
The Governor Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: UK Posts: 132	Silver Acre in the UK can be a bit suspect. I've had at least the instances of ordering books. Been told they're out of stock only to see the book then marked up, because they've realised demand had increased.

09-20-2013, 04:47 AM	#68
The Governor Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: UK Posts: 132	Yep, that was one of mine they cancelled...

09-22-2013, 08:35 AM	#70
The Governor Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: UK Posts: 132	I actually order my #55 the Friday before the announcement but he still cancelled it and marked it up to £170 ish, but told me there was no stock...

09-24-2013, 01:48 PM	#71
talktoofast Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,229	definately add Silveracre to this list. I had an order for Batman Family 6 (for £9.95) cancelled saying it out of stock, only to see it on their site later for 5x the price (£49.95)

12-18-2013, 09:48 AM	#74
tommyVoltage Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 879	I would like to add eBayer nightwing15 to the list. I bought 32 comic books from them for $140 shipped. It was GotG vol 2 #1-25 and vol 3 #1-7. They wrapped the comic books in three plastic grocery bags to hold them together, put it in an oversized box, and shipped it Media Mail. No cardboard wrapped around, no bubble wrap or packing peanuts. Every issue had all four corners blunted. And now they want me to return it via Priority Mail on my dime. That makes no sense at all. I am one message away from opening an eBay case.

02-16-2014, 12:59 PM	#75
Muaythai Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 396	Home - Savannah Comics I ordered 5 copies of Izombie's 2 days before news even broke out. I just liked the series and wanted multiples. But my luck news had to break out before my items could be shipped out to me. What they basically did was ignore my countless e-mails and probably. I did wait two week to see if they would ship it out since they stated orders are shipped 24-48 hrs after purchase. But it was never shipped out. I then made a paypal claim and got no response on the resolution center and they refunded me the money. All of a sudden low and behold savannah comics e-mails me telling me that "I" cancelled the order and money was refunded to me. they probably just sold my Items for their gain