WTTB
I've told my variant fever story a few times. I had finished a Bronze run and posted it on the boards and Flying D commented, "and the variants" + in some OCD comic book collecting genes and poof 8 years later (might be more, as I've only really moved them up in collecting focus in the last 2-3 years) here I am. The flying one has assisted with the addiction as have others on these boards though, its like aiding and abetting drug seeking behavior.
C of C 22 and 23 are nice gets. I think the Marvel variants are an interesting niche in that they check the box for a few things: nostalgia (right in the middle of the Bronze Age), true collectible, meaning they were part of a neat historical anomaly at Marvel and not MANUFACTURED to have different print runs - they are variants because they were not intended to be variants and of course the final incentive, some of them are truly rare.
I will say one thing to the OP, your dilemma will be that you have to be patient, yet you will also have to throw patience and caution to the wind (WWT #15 )on more than one occasion.
Oh and with extreme thank you's to Tim (wormboy). Magic Number = 11. Can we begin to observe RULE #3 soon