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Comic book collecting with a foreign variant focus
rakehell replied to Define999's topic in Comics General
Six Euros, quatre-vingt-dix-neuf cent(inmes), actually. -
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Comic book collecting with a foreign variant focus
rakehell replied to Define999's topic in Comics General
Looks even better in my hand than it did on the screen. -
Comic book collecting with a foreign variant focus
rakehell replied to Define999's topic in Comics General
Picked up an interesting little thingy - A recent French HB Spidey anthology. Odd thing about the interior, they've done the covers as straight copies of the originals - but the story pages are in French - Still, for a quid, I ain't arguin'. -
Some help understanding "variant" books
rakehell replied to lowball's topic in Newbie Comic Collecting Questions
All the price variants I mention were printed in the US. Any foreign book would (should ) have its country of origin on the label. As a slight diversion from your question, UK pence price variants have historically been viewed as less preferable by many collectors, including in the UK. This often inspired some "creative" mangling of UKPPV books to make them look like cents copies. Many a "9d" were blacked out, excised, or otherwise obscured & no one would then know the book wasn't a US cents original. If I remember right, there are even a couple of graded coverless AF15s that might be pencies. Not sure where I heard that... Check out these threads: There are loads more. Happy reading! -
Some help understanding "variant" books
rakehell replied to lowball's topic in Newbie Comic Collecting Questions
Short answer: maybe. One thing that my good friend Marwood left out of his comprehensive explanation, specifically to do with UK pence variants, is that the price variant is (usually) only apparent on the cover. The inside pages of these books all came from the same pile as the US cents copies & therefore (usually) have the same indicia showing a price in cents. The clue, then, would be to check the indicia on whatever book you're unsure about. If the cover says "9d", but the indicia says "12c", you have a UK pence price variant. Likewise, if your book has a cover price of "75c", but the indicia says it should be "60c", you have a Canadian price variant. If the cover price matches the indicia, you have a standard US book. Hope this makes sense. -
Got this saved in my watch list. Ewan's prices are pretty steep, but he manages to get hold of some good stuff.
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Also especially nice as it's one of the few instances where you can collect an entire run in UKPPV.
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Funko pops to pitch 30M of inventory into a landfill!
rakehell replied to Robot Man's topic in Comics General
Yep. Like all my other investment ideas. Now, if they started grading Beanie Babies... -
Funko pops to pitch 30M of inventory into a landfill!
rakehell replied to Robot Man's topic in Comics General
I wonder... If I get one of those flat enough, will CGC slab it? -
Can we all agree that Marvel Whitmans are not a thing?
rakehell replied to bellrules's topic in Bronze Age Comic Books
Just to further confuse the issue & no doubt irritate someone, there was a UK pence variant printed in the first run as well - So three changes in the print run. -
Comic book collecting with a foreign variant focus
rakehell replied to Define999's topic in Comics General
Jinkies, Velma, but they're lovely. Didn't know I wanted them until I saw them. Then, of course, I had to have them. Now, of course, I need all 20-whatever issues. -
Comic book collecting with a foreign variant focus
rakehell replied to Define999's topic in Comics General
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That's what I thought when the parcel hit the doormat. Just over a buck apiece.
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It's humid in here.
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