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All true, just as many have said above. (Except for the "drink tray" part.) Coppers will be just like any other age (eventually). The same laws of attrition still apply - death and taxes and all that. Yes, there are a zillion IH181s and ASM300s in plastic, but so what? The number of collectors will continue to increase and the supply, although appearing to be somewhat stable, will continue to diminish over time. New "it" books will present themselves on an ongoing basis, and the rush to the entrance gates will continue (until some more historically important event intercedes.)

It's a gene we all share.

And, on any given day . . . a 9.6 becomes a 9.8

9.8's are for selling, and 9.6's are for keeping.

There is no "stigma" to a 9.6 book.

or not, this is just plain stoopid

You can make 100 posts overnight . . .

I've got this beauty over in the Copper/Modern forum: Subtle Violents (1991) #1 SDCC SPECIAL Cry for Dawn Sketch Cover by Linsner http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=7114903#Post7114903

Were they brand new releases or the copies of books returned by the stores/distributor and then dumped via Costco? Returns have the covers ripped off before being sent back by the newsstands, dont they? We're talking BA12 here, not Iron Man 12. The number of newsstand copies were considerably less. Tearing off 1/3 of the FC of remainders was a practice by some distributors prior to direct market sales. Some distributors would clip corners or mark them, others would do nothing and just trash them or box them up and leave them in the corner of some warehouse. Of course, direct market sales leftovers just went to the 10 cent box, as the retailer owned them and needed to get anything they could for them. Only speculating, but I imagine the Costco bricks came straight from the distributor, not returns from the newsstand. They were probably part of the (over) print runs that were neither sold nor distributed.

Will do kemosabe . . .

The Cerebus issue is worth hoarding . . .

More likely, women with disposable income . . . Anyhoo, 2nd prints are just as cool

It's a very broad market for Harley, maybe as broad as we have ever seen.

I don't think I have ever seen a slab where it's noted on the label? Jim from the research I've done I don't think there is any difference from the 1st, 2nd, 3rd prints judging from the cover, only on the inside first page it will say either "2nd print" or "3rd print" the 1st print of course wouldn't say anything. someone correct me if I'm wrong, which on these boards is never a problem. Exactly what I was suggesting...CGC doesn't even bother labelling them as such. Jim That is SO wrong - look at the census

Why stop at one?

I got some yella right here!

Great info, but what is the source for your first sentence? #129 and #130 https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.arts.comics.misc/ua52laz7cdg Okay...I'll show my stupidity publically, that list doesn't show how many units were actually sold. Jim Valiantman's got the numbers for Valiants . . .

Correctomundo. (main-stream publishers, that is )

(runs to box to check on B&RA #5 . . . )

Very nice (thumbs u I have to laugh though, didn't the original Overstreet notes on this issue mention Batgirl? (without even a nod to Harley Quinn?)

X-Force 2 is still not the 2nd appearance of Deadpool. I thought that was a dead dog already . . .

My currently listed copies of Superman: The Man of Steel #18 & 19 (Doomsday) are newsstand copies . . . should I put that in the title?