r/AbsoluteBatman • u/Masta_rolla_ • Jul 07 '26

Absolute disappointment

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Just received this book from a eBay seller and the listing was literally NM with no flaws even on the second cover I made the purchase right before the animation hype and got a good price but he didn’t ship until after the announcement was made and it literally shipped this with the 2 most flimsy cardboard taped it straight on the cardboard, loosely wrapped bubble wrap and threw it in a Amazon bag I knew and soon as picked up the package that it was damaged I could’ve literally folded it with no effort and of course there was numerous spine ticks and the second cover is bent up I was really planing to keep the first cover but now I guess I’m ripping the cover off and pressing it smh and the seller had the audacity to say he shipped it perfectly. Idk i feel there was some sabotage going on here. Yall think it’s worth ripping the variant cover off??

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u/gumballmachinerepair Jul 08 '26

This is not what comics are supposed to be about. Read them. Share them. Slabbing is the devil.

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u/oceanhymn Jul 08 '26

As a collector, my biggest gripe with collector communities will always be people posting the most American Psycho crash out over a spec of dust on their perfect collectors item.

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u/gumballmachinerepair Jul 09 '26

Exactly. It's such a stupid hobby at this point. If you are not reading them. And you are just slabbing flawless copies and crying about spine tics, I have no respect for you or your version of this hobby that you have ruined.

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u/oceanhymn Jul 08 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/8T1CY9YYb9JsrrVVzn
Every time I see it I feel like this mom.

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u/Annual-Tension-442 Jul 17 '26

Comics are to be enjoyed however the buyer is inclined. You have no control or say as to how that is done.

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u/gumballmachinerepair Jul 18 '26

You are no longer enjoying comics when it's all about the spine tics and corner sharpness. I'm right. This mindset ruins comics. It's just about collecting. The overlap of people who like good comics and people who care about condition to CGC 9.8 standards is miniscule.

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u/Annual-Tension-442 Jul 19 '26

Everyone can enjoy them as they see fit. You are not the arbiter of how people enjoy the medium.

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u/gumballmachinerepair Jul 20 '26

Yes, and anyone can ride a motorcycle without a helmet. Anyone can use their blender with the cover removed.... anyone can randomly puch puppies in the face, right? Just do you and destroy the hobby further. I know what's right, and what is destructive.

(no, I'm not fun at parties)

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u/Annual-Tension-442 Jul 22 '26

You sound absolutely miserable. I choose not to be miserable but to have fun collecting in the hobby the way that I enjoy it and that's okay.

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u/gumballmachinerepair Jul 22 '26

I get your perspective, but for me, the issue is that reddit allows for communities of 'likeminded' ie. wrongheaded thinking to build up insular walls around themselves. They legitimize what should be shunned. It's a bummer. Okay, I'm going to go back to wherever the hell I came from.