I use to collect these because I thought the newsstand comics near my home were the original comics, so I stuck to them. These variations bring back sweet memories
I use to fish at the Salmon river (more like a creek), on the way back home from the corner store and catching 10 -14 inch trout, I kept the books in a back pack with a strong board, I remember one time my books got wet. I had 171 x-men 242, 241 of Amazing spider-man, I was so mad that I bought them again, . Sorry to bore you,
What I think a person should collect (if rarity and potential is the goal) are final issues of the Canadian newsstand variants. Like marvel two-in-one, the Thing, etc... The reason for this is the over all print runs would have been a lot lower given the fact that the sales aren't supporting these issues hence low print runs. Having said this, this would make those (cover price variants) last issues even rarer in the Canadian price variants.
If they decided to print a half or a third of the normal production run (market pending at the time) these variations will soon see the market of today as defined by Overstreet as scarce Today these Canadian variants are a lot easier to sell, and this is why I decided to hold on to them. Future potential is big.
We have to remember that these were not intended to be Cover price variations of a comic.
If you disagree then I ask, do you have any for sale for me to buy? and thank you.
Happy collecting,