eBay Bidders Beware (TMNT #1)

*Roseangelo* · 11-12-2003, 01:47 PM

There is a seller with 0 feedback selling four copies of TMNT #1, what he claims to be first prints. Possible? I guess. Likely? Not really. He's using the same picture for all four auctions and it's not even a very good picture. I've emailed him asking for a more detailed discription of it, but haven't recieved a reply yet. Naturally, the prices on each one are going rather high. What's additionally odd is that the same person has the high bid in all four auctions.

Auction #1
Auction #2
Auction #3
Auction #4

Just letting you guys know so nobody gets burned.

OA · 11-12-2003, 05:00 PM

Man, thats sounds like such a scam....i feel bad if anyone actually buys into it...thanks for the lookout!

*cqb101* · 11-12-2003, 05:19 PM

Is issue one really worth that much? The one at my comic shop is only 25 bucks....I guess I should pick it up....

*Anarchistguy* · 11-12-2003, 05:24 PM

Must be a forgery if it sells that cheap

coryroo24 · 11-12-2003, 05:32 PM

its hard to say if they are fake or not, I wouldn't take a chance the person can't even spell "singed by eastman and laird" Whats up with that

*cqb101* · 11-12-2003, 05:38 PM

And the same buyer has bid on all of them.....Driving the price up? Looks like it....somebody should report this to ebay, or atleast notify some of the other bidders.....

TMNTGal · 11-12-2003, 07:11 PM

Definitly looks like a scam. I'd never buy anything from someone with 0 feedback.

**azure turtle** · 11-12-2003, 08:11 PM

Yep... Very fishy. I bet they're counterfeit copies of number one.

*Kid Icarus* · 11-12-2003, 08:32 PM

they look counterfeit... =\.

Shadow · 11-12-2003, 08:58 PM

someone should e-mail him and ask what the mesurements of the book are...the origional is larger than most comics

*Cascadia* · 11-12-2003, 09:24 PM

I think it is scam.....the first printing is very rare but I doubt that one person has 4 copies of it.

also, one of the person's auctions is for the second issue, however, the auction has a picture of issue #1, which everyone is questioning about. See for yourself.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=2202064505

OA · 11-12-2003, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TMNTGal

Definitly looks like a scam. I'd never buy anything from someone with 0 feedback.

Yea..i might get something cheap from a 0-5 feedback person..but never something as pricey ( and as importnat) as TMNT #1

Sparvid · 11-13-2003, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azure turtle

Yep... Very fishy. I bet they're counterfeit copies of number one.

Whcih reminde ne, how common are the counterfeits anyway?

xZAOx · 11-13-2003, 09:17 AM

i dont like it. no way id pay first. id email him (if i were intersted in it, which im not) and ask if hed send first to someone with good feedback due to amount of money involved. if he says no, and you have a nice number of good feedbacks with very little if any negs, then i wouldnt trust him at all.

*Roseangelo* · 11-13-2003, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparvid

Whcih reminde ne, how common are the counterfeits anyway?

Actually, they're not very common. I've never seen one myself. It's too bad these look like a scam, 'cause I might be willing to pay up to $10 for one.

MTN889 · 11-13-2003, 01:57 PM

Note all the empty black space! This is definately fake!

**Karpo_007** · 11-13-2003, 02:29 PM

Well the first books were printed Larger than regular comic books. I have never seen those so I'm not sure if the empty space is supposed to be there.

OA · 11-13-2003, 04:53 PM

with this kinda money involved, if you even QUESTION the item i wouldn;t go through with it...esp on ebay when the very next day you can find a better price...

*jeff the cheff* · 11-13-2003, 06:05 PM

Good lord that is a lot of money, how much are they really worth anyway? I bought mine for $20 but it was third printing

*Roseangelo* · 11-13-2003, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Karpo_007

Well the first books were printed Larger than regular comic books. I have never seen those so I'm not sure if the empty space is supposed to be there.

Right and the extra space there is on legit copies. The most common printing of #1 would seem to be the third printing, which on the surface looks nearly identicle to a first printing. It was also from the third printing that the counterfeits were made. My guess is that it's one of those two, a third printing or a counterfeit.

11-12-2003, 05:38 PM	#6
cqb101 Cinephile Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Salem, MA Posts: 8,489	And the same buyer has bid on all of them.....Driving the price up? Looks like it....somebody should report this to ebay, or atleast notify some of the other bidders..... __________________ Facebook

11-12-2003, 07:11 PM	#7
TMNTGal Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,061	Definitly looks like a scam. I'd never buy anything from someone with 0 feedback. __________________

11-12-2003, 08:11 PM	#8
azure turtle Mango Lovin' Mutant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 9,453	Yep... Very fishy. I bet they're counterfeit copies of number one. __________________ "God, I love being a turtle!" Want to meet the only blue ninja turtle in existence? Come visit me at my Lair!

11-12-2003, 09:24 PM	#11
Cascadia Oregonian in heart & soul Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,731	I think it is scam.....the first printing is very rare but I doubt that one person has 4 copies of it. also, one of the person's auctions is for the second issue, however, the auction has a picture of issue #1, which everyone is questioning about. See for yourself. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=2202064505 __________________ Formally known as Scientific freak

11-13-2003, 01:57 PM	#16
MTN889 Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: I would tell you, but i fear an attack of AOL Trial CDs. Posts: 665	!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Note all the empty black space! This is definately fake!

11-12-2003, 01:47 PM	#1
Roseangelo Emperor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 9,115	eBay Bidders Beware (TMNT #1) There is a seller with 0 feedback selling four copies of TMNT #1, what he claims to be first prints. Possible? I guess. Likely? Not really. He's using the same picture for all four auctions and it's not even a very good picture. I've emailed him asking for a more detailed discription of it, but haven't recieved a reply yet. Naturally, the prices on each one are going rather high. What's additionally odd is that the same person has the high bid in all four auctions. Auction #1 Auction #2 Auction #3 Auction #4 Just letting you guys know so nobody gets burned. __________________ www.ninjapizza.net www.colorsbyrosemary.com

11-12-2003, 05:00 PM	#2
OA Scatter the nuns!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,981	Man, thats sounds like such a scam....i feel bad if anyone actually buys into it...thanks for the lookout! __________________

11-12-2003, 05:19 PM	#3
cqb101 Cinephile Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Salem, MA Posts: 8,489	Is issue one really worth that much? The one at my comic shop is only 25 bucks....I guess I should pick it up.... __________________ Facebook

11-12-2003, 05:24 PM	#4
Anarchistguy Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canada (This country is too peaceful, Something's up...) Posts: 2,137	Must be a forgery if it sells that cheap __________________ M.D.K. Maim! Destroy! Kill!!! "When my time comes, I wanna be buried face down, so those who don't like me can kiss my ass!"

11-12-2003, 05:32 PM	#5
coryroo24 Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 448	its hard to say if they are fake or not, I wouldn't take a chance the person can't even spell "singed by eastman and laird" Whats up with that

11-12-2003, 08:32 PM	#9
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	they look counterfeit... =\.

11-12-2003, 08:58 PM	#10
Shadow Hench Mutant Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 489	someone should e-mail him and ask what the mesurements of the book are...the origional is larger than most comics

11-13-2003, 09:17 AM	#14
xZAOx Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: TN Posts: 842	i dont like it. no way id pay first. id email him (if i were intersted in it, which im not) and ask if hed send first to someone with good feedback due to amount of money involved. if he says no, and you have a nice number of good feedbacks with very little if any negs, then i wouldnt trust him at all.

11-13-2003, 02:29 PM	#17
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	Well the first books were printed Larger than regular comic books. I have never seen those so I'm not sure if the empty space is supposed to be there.

11-13-2003, 04:53 PM	#18
OA Scatter the nuns!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,981	with this kinda money involved, if you even QUESTION the item i wouldn;t go through with it...esp on ebay when the very next day you can find a better price... __________________

11-13-2003, 06:05 PM	#19
jeff the cheff Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 122 and an eighth Posts: 2,129	Good lord that is a lot of money, how much are they really worth anyway? I bought mine for $20 but it was third printing