Vick93

Imo any Stan Lee signature made near the end of his life should be avoided like a bad omen. The way he was abused for financial gains by his manager and presumably others in his last year or so makes me feel like he would regret every forced signature made to make those greedy holes richer.

That's a thorough search indeed. I've done something similar over the years but no finds either.

Okay I see what you're saying. I believe this is grouped under the "blurred" or "fuzzy" error that was reported in that valiant archive link, since the blurring ink effect is also seen in the top rai title banner, but am not too sure about that.

Lol quarantine certainly opens up more free-time

Yea I'm definitely one collector who sees this as a more attractive error. Would be nice to grab one but no luck thus far

It should have been jumping in value, but unfortunately the movie wasn't so hot. Bad writing and camera work really killed the hype once it released imo. Not enough bloodshot (vin diesel) screen time either. Of course covid 19 causing mass theater shutdown doesn't help. Hopefully the sequel still happens but who knows.

Tbh I wouldn't think so, but with the popularity of the glossy variant it seems even minor differences can be more desirable. Personally I dig the look of this variant, it adds a kind of third dimensional effect to the silhouette.

With the Bloodshot movie out right now, I figured it was time to re-introduce this particular error of Rai 0. Based on information and images on the valiant archive website, it features the black silhouette on cover with a sort of "white shadow" along every left edge of the silhouette. Especially prominent in his gun, where there is a white inner line as opposed to red and white. For images and more details check the link http://valiantarchive.com/valiant/rai0glossy.php. I heard about this error years ago, but to this day have not seen one in the wild or online. Just wondering if anyone in the forums can confirm ever owning or seeing a copy (besides the one in link).

What customers? I'm not a dealer. I'm a buyer. I pay more for high grade newsstand because I remember the newsstand. I remember being in the grocery store with my parents as a pre-teen and seeing bent-to-heck comics. I know the unsold copies got sent back, shredded and recycled. Why would I tell sellers that I will pay more for something that I could get for the same price if I just shut up? Because I'm not the one telling them. The market is. To win newsstand books, I have to bid higher than other buyers of newsstand books. Sometimes I win. Sometimes they outbid me. Either way, newsstand matters. I grant you that if it matters to you, then whether or not you pay more for them works for you. I am one for whom it does not matter, and I will not pay more. ALL of my collector friends feel the same way. We have seen newsstand versions go for less than direct versions in BIN and auctions. Since the track record is spotty at best, why pay more when it probably does not matter in the end? I'm not telling you not to do it. I'm saying that enough don't do it so as to render any real long term price difference negligible to non-existent. I apologize if my differing opinion offends you. But sometimes a little perspective from the other side of the coin can be a good thing. Notice how I am not poo-pooing yours, or trying to get personal about things. -J. Several years after this thread first started, it is really apparent that newsstand does matter. It is obvious that there will always be collectors who want newsstand variants. More and more as time goes on. They may want them in high grade, but so does every comic collector lol. If you went out and bought a bunch of high grade key newsstands back when this thread started, you'd be laughing all the way to the bank in 2020. I came into this hobby too late ... but there's still opportunity out here