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Depending on the retailer and/or distributor, the distributor may have dealt with the unsold copies. Depending on the distributor, some of those copies may have never even made it to any retailer. As far as BA and early CA, I can vouch for that - where I worked, we returned unsold magazines with high cover prices, but comics at 20 to 35 cents cover price? It would cost as much to return as the credit.

I agree, except for the one comment - newsstand issues were always subject to a return policy. That's the only reason non-comic stores would take them.

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Yeah, but we see right through that garbage Hucksterism is rampant in all marketplaces.

Though aside from buying collections, or cherry-picking them (which I detest), or the randomass estate sale, just plain luck, or paying obscene amounts for graded copies, do you know a better way to find HQ raw comics?

You are aware of the Mile High II Collection are you not?

Excellent data, Greg - thanks for putting articles like this out there. Although I don't agree with some of the bases of the interpretations, I find the data analysis fascinating.

But I can't get by their first "fact": "Before the introduction of the direct market in the late-1970s, every comic book was a newsstand edition." Late 1970's is the best they could do???

or not.

Indeed!

Here's my copy . . .

No, no way.

More or less . . . but they'll put you behind bars for reselling it!

Back on track? The last page or so is krapola.

No, but the open market will like it!

Hit the road Jack . . .

Some BA sales over the last 3 months. Sold Jan 12, 2023 GIANT-SIZE SPIDER-MAN #5 July 1975 MAN-THING VF 8.0 OW MARVEL 68-Pages B/O $32.00 truegrime (496) 100% 1 bid +$8.75 shipping Sponsored Sold Jan 12, 2023 AMAZING ADVENTURES #35 March 1976 NM+ 9.6 W KILLRAVEN WARRIOR OF THE WORLDS B/O $32.00 truegrime (496) 100% 1 bid +$8.75 shipping Sponsored Sold Jan 7, 2023 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #199 MARVEL Dec 1979 VF/NM 9.0 OW MYSTERIO App DIRECT B/O $22.00 divadrabnud (2,008) 100% 2 bids +$8.00 shipping Sponsored Sold Dec 31, 2022 SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #24 MARVEL Nov 1978 VF/NM 9.0 First App HYPNO-HUSTLER B/O $65.00 truegrime (496) 100% 1 bid +$8.75 shipping View similar active items Sell one like this Sponsored Sold Dec 24, 2022 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #205 June 1980 NM+ 9.6 OWW BLACK CAT App (Felicia Hardy) B/O $44.00 divadrabnud (2,008) 100% or Best Offer +$8.75 shipping

All the eBay copies of both were snatched up on Tuesday. Dang - My last issue is #254.

Mine are newsstands.

20 zzutak - that's an average of 1 grade off each book - not too shabby! After reviewing the roster . . . that's some mighty stiff competition!

Once again, middle of the pack.

It's all about the book (apparently). And the clean and press sure helped on the grade too! Congrats!

Yes.

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