Ronbatman

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1/17/2020 Topic: site stuff that's overdue to be fixed Ronbatman Administrator	Pensfan, Chris, you're killing me man. I've exchanged tons of emails with you about the site. The ToD 10 problem has been corrected. Ron
1/18/2020 Topic: Comic Book Collection Ronbatman Administrator	Here are the highlights All the Amazing Spider-Man issues from 155 to 365 Silver Surfer 1-70 Savage she-hulk 1-25 New teen titans 1-40 (missing #2) Crisis 1-12 Black panther 1-5
1/18/2020 Topic: Magik's First Appearance. Ronbatman Administrator	New Mutants 14 did go up because people are paying more for that issue. There seems to be some confusion about Illyana. As you mention, her first appearance is in GS X-men #1 but her first costumed appearance as Magik is more uncertain. People aren't sure if the Magik limited series or New Mutants 14 came out first. So I think they are buying both to hedge their bets.
1/20/2020 Topic: Wow comics #10, Fawcett has wrong price Ronbatman Administrator	Fixed now. All the issues were listed as modern, they are now Golden. R
1/20/2020 Topic: Comic Book Collection Ronbatman Administrator	Donald, I'm still working on putting the books in new bags and boards since they were in a basement for 30 years untouched. All the bags are yellow and sticking together. My next step is to determine if any of the books are worth grading. Then I'll take the spoils of war and start listed the issues for sales. I already have all the issues you mentioned so they will be graded or listed soon. R PS - See pictures on my Instagram account ronbatman
1/20/2020 Topic: Comics owned by user charts Ronbatman Administrator	I see this issue https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/skulldigger-and-skeleton-boy/2B/pkvxiuu Owned by you in 9.6 raw. To answer your question, the database and server communicate back and forth all the time. Usually, any update for approved covers or issues owned takes less than 15 minutes to appear.
1/20/2020 Topic: Missing Title - Kelly Belle Police Detective Ronbatman Administrator	It's on the site now https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/kelly-belle-police-detective/pkrsby There are zero recent sales on eBay for this title so the value is cover price. If something sells we will adjust it.
1/21/2020 Topic: CPG Blog is Back Ronbatman Administrator	Collectibleshop, I like all of those ideas. Imcubillo, we are totally in favor of user-submitted content. We've had people submit articles in the past, Rob, Sean, and others. I enjoy adding content from others because the blog, the site, and the hobby isn't just for a few select people. Lately, I've been too busy to write (I miss writing). I do have a few rules and suggestions for potential writers. 1. You cannot mention or link to our competitors. 2. You can link to your website or social media in the signature line at the bottom. From a search engine point of view, this could help you grow an audience. 3. The article or post can only be submitted here. You cannot have it on your website and our website. We want everything we post to be original. 4. I reserve the right to edit the post for grammar or content. You can ask previous writers, I very rarely change their content. 5. Don't make the post about you, unless you're telling an epic story. 6. The blog is family-friendly so no nudity or harsh language. That's about it. You have a creative license to write about ANYTHING related to comics. Ron
1/21/2020 Topic: Push to Variant option Ronbatman Administrator	This is an admin-only feature so if you are a regular member this doesn't apply and you won't be able to see it. The data push from the original issue and the pull data on the variant side are designed to be different. If you know everything is the same between the original and the variant - you go to the variant and pull the data in. (The point of this is the b/w, sketch and color change variants with the same artist) If you know that the cover artist is different - you go to the original issue and push the data out. Does that make sense? It's brand new and I should have told you about it. My bad. Ron
1/23/2020 Topic: Selling my comics Ronbatman Administrator	The only way to know the value of your collection is to grade the books. I looked at the books you have in the system, you have some books that are extremely desirable for collectors. Daredevil 1 and 2 issues of the ASM 129 could potentially be worth $4000 depending on grade. I get weekly questions from people selling their collection. My answer is always the same. You have to balance work, time and money. The more work and time you put in, the more money you will get out. The quickest approach to selling will usually get you the lowest dollar amount. If your time is cheap then sell them yourself. If your time is in short supply sell them as a lot. Ron
1/23/2020 Topic: Bulk Edit grading? Ronbatman Administrator	There isn't a bulk edit. When you enter the book you can edit the grade, that's probably the easiest way. Going back into a book after entering it is doubling the time spent. Ron
1/23/2020 Topic: Missing issue Avatar Press Faust/777 The Wrath Pre Ronbatman Administrator	It's in the database. This is the title https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/faust777-the-wrath/yjrx Under the title you will see all the options, like issues, specials, trade paper back, hardback, etc. If you click on trade paper backs you will see this https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/faust777-the-wrath/1_trade_paper_back/siuynv
1/23/2020 Topic: Updating Comic Values Ronbatman Administrator	What would you guys like to know about the process?
1/24/2020 Topic: Updating Comic Values Ronbatman Administrator	Let me preface this by saying this is a new feature and we are still working through the details. We didn't know how this feature would be received. Sometimes we implement a feature and people kind of ignore it or don't use it much. Our character area on the details page is one of those features. Currently, I'm the only person looking at these suggestions which isn't ideal since I have several other responsibilities. One other person has access but he is busy with a million other tasks. Two weeks ago the number of value submissions was about the same as it is today, so I'm keeping up with the new submissions. To give you some perspective, we have one member who has submitted over 150 suggestions. Yesterday, I jumped around a bit so that's how it happened. Service level agreement - There isn't a service level agreement. We do not make any promises as to when a value submission will be reviewed. This is because we don't know how many submissions we will receive each day. Maybe later when we more fully understand how often people will use this, we can set a guideline in place. Update denied or accepted - Unless I type out a response you will not know. Some members have received notes from me on this. Like "don't use another price guide for a value suggestion" or "that book was a one of a kind book signed by Bob Kane and not the typical value point". Some value suggestions only affect the graded books or the lower-grade raw books therefore they don't appear on the "recent value changes" page. Allowing others to change the prices requires a tremendous amount of trust in that individual. We have a code of honesty and integrity that is required for this specific job. I am open to allowing our trusted admins the opportunity to change prices as well. I hope that helped your understanding.
1/25/2020 Topic: New Update to the App Coming Ronbatman Administrator	Scott, I haven't heard this complaint before. I've forwarded your issue to our app developers and to our in-house programmer to work on a solution. Sorry for the trouble.
1/25/2020 Topic: BattleBooks from 1999 Ronbatman Administrator	What's inside the Battlebooks? Is it a comic book story or just a game?
1/27/2020 Topic: a database issue oppose to a missing issue topic Ronbatman Administrator	The top issues was formerly the top 5 issues in your collection. We broadened it to the top 25 issues by publisher and for all publishers. The link at the bottom of that page shouldn't be there. We will get that removed. R
1/27/2020 Topic: The Next Crew #1 missing issue (Star Trek comic) Ronbatman Administrator	We need more information on this book to put it in the system. Can you open the book up and look at the indicia? What is the title? Who is the publisher? Malibu? Thanks
1/28/2020 Topic: New Update to the App Coming Ronbatman Administrator	The app is currently free and you've mentioned the best feature, the bar code scanner. It's nice when you don't have to type in the title of a book and then search for the issue. You will soon be addicted to it. Ron
1/28/2020 Topic: pending sales que issue Ronbatman Administrator	Clarc, I pulled up your account and you are currently a Bronze member on the site. You cannot list things for sale with that membership plan. If you would like to upgrade to silver or gold you can add things to the sales queue and sell things. Let me know if you need any help with that. Ron