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[darkstar]

He's not a red herring though...

[fastballspecial]

I hate to bring this up, but it is news worthy.

 

No one discussing the Marvel discounting of variants again?

 

Seems like if you know a comic shop and you want a Marvel variant cheaper, I would cozy up to one sometime soon.

 

Marvel Discounting Again

Edited January 10, 2017 by Fastballspecial

[1Cool]

I hate to bring this up, but it is news worthy.

 

No one discussing the Marvel discounting of variants again?

 

Seems like if you know a comic shop and you want a Marvel variant cheaper, I would cozy up to one sometime soon.

 

Marvel Discounting Again

 

Not to entice a print run discussion but this seems like a terrible idea to me for modern variant collectors. If Marvel has storage rooms full of unclaimed variants that they are willing to sell then won't the books claimed the "fair" way have their value cut? I guess if Marvel hyper inflates the prices of these new variants that shouldn't effect much.

[Carl Elvis]

I agree, sounds like Marvel's variant market is about to get flooded.

[Jaydogrules]

I hate to bring this up, but it is news worthy.

 

No one discussing the Marvel discounting of variants again?

 

Seems like if you know a comic shop and you want a Marvel variant cheaper, I would cozy up to one sometime soon.

 

Marvel Discounting Again

 

These look like the same ones that were sold last summer.

 

Mostly non-ratio based and/or low 1:10s that tempted few retailers.

 

In other words, the same excess inventory, unordered drek that you always see in these things.

 

-J.

 

[fastballspecial]

I hate to bring this up, but it is news worthy.

 

No one discussing the Marvel discounting of variants again?

 

Seems like if you know a comic shop and you want a Marvel variant cheaper, I would cozy up to one sometime soon.

 

Marvel Discounting Again

 

These look like the same ones that were sold last summer.

 

Mostly non-ratio based and/or low 1:10s that tempted few retailers.

 

In other words, the same excess inventory, unordered drek that you always see in these things.

 

-J.

 

Not that I am really disagreeing, but I thought it was fair to at least point this out.

 

 UPDATE: Here’s a few more… Marvel is unloading a total of 1110 variants. Many other issues meet or exceed the 1:25 criteria

[fastballspecial]

Here is how a hot artist can change a book.

 

Tomb Raider 33

For years I couldnt keep that Bikini cover in my store for more then a day or two.

Last Week I found a TR33 Hughes and the Daniel TR33 Bikini cover. Which sold the first day?

 

Thats right the Hughes TR33. For years I used to look at them in disgust and pass them buy. Amazing how an artist can change that.

 

[UltraMaximus]

We looked, it's a majority of percentile variants nobody wanted, all the goods were gone in minutes of Diamond sending out the email,

 

And it is still a bunch of Secret Wars variants leftover from last years sale.

 

Conspiracy theorists, begone. Drinking that BC kool aid is bad for your health.

[Jaydogrules]

We looked, it's a majority of percentile variants nobody wanted, all the goods were gone in minutes of Diamond sending out the email,

 

And it is still a bunch of Secret Wars variants leftover from last years sale.

 

Conspiracy theorists, begone. Drinking that BC kool aid is bad for your health.

 

That's what I saw as well.

 

I'm gathering whatever remaining doesn't sell here is the sort of stuff that ends up in five below packs at the end of the line.

 

-J.

[jsilverjanet]

[ygogolak]

I agree, sounds like Marvel's variant market is about to get flooded.

 

....with a lot of garbage variants nobody wanted in the first place. If they are sought after people would have bought most by now. There might by 3-5 of a hot variant that they did not previously have accounted for.

[the blob]

I am curious, what do they sell them to dealers for in this situation?

 

looks like stuff my LCS might put out at cover price.

[ygogolak]

I am curious, what do they sell them to dealers for in this situation?

 

looks like stuff my LCS might put out at cover price.

 

As low as $0.25.

[revat]

I agree, sounds like Marvel's variant market is about to get flooded.

 

....with a lot of garbage variants nobody wanted in the first place. If they are sought after people would have bought most by now. There might by 3-5 of a hot variant that they did not previously have accounted for.

I am curious, what do they sell them to dealers for in this situation?

 

looks like stuff my LCS might put out at cover price.

 

I agree, there's at least a chance that there are some in there that some customers (or possibly retailers) didn't buy some of them initially because they didn't want to pay above cover, but would consider at a reduced price.

 

Or possibly that a book or creator has gotten hotter in the time since the book was initially released

[ygogolak]

I agree, sounds like Marvel's variant market is about to get flooded.

 

....with a lot of garbage variants nobody wanted in the first place. If they are sought after people would have bought most by now. There might by 3-5 of a hot variant that they did not previously have accounted for.

I am curious, what do they sell them to dealers for in this situation?

 

looks like stuff my LCS might put out at cover price.

 

I agree, there's at least a chance that there are some in there that some customers (or possibly retailers) didn't buy some of them initially because they didn't want to pay above cover, but would consider at a reduced price.

 

Or possibly that a book or creator has gotten hotter in the time since the book was initially released

 

That is typically the case. I remember someone saying they got some of the Dell 'Otto Original Sin variants last time.

[Jaydogrules]

I agree, sounds like Marvel's variant market is about to get flooded.

 

....with a lot of garbage variants nobody wanted in the first place. If they are sought after people would have bought most by now. There might by 3-5 of a hot variant that they did not previously have accounted for.

I am curious, what do they sell them to dealers for in this situation?

 

looks like stuff my LCS might put out at cover price.

 

I agree, there's at least a chance that there are some in there that some customers (or possibly retailers) didn't buy some of them initially because they didn't want to pay above cover, but would consider at a reduced price.

 

Or possibly that a book or creator has gotten hotter in the time since the book was initially released

 

That is typically the case. I remember someone saying they got some of the Dell 'Otto Original Sin variants last time.

 

None of the Dell'otto's were offered. Copies of the 1:25 of a couple of the other issues were though.

 

The only two books of note that were offered in any of these that were worth anything were the Ramos variant to ASM 4 and the variant to Ultimate Fallout 4.

 

-J.

[UltraMaximus]

Deadpool #2 1:100 Hip Hop was $2.00 in last years sale, and all went to one retailer whom sold me 2 9.8 candidates because he's a nice guy.

[Alondo]

I gotta admit that I was hoping one of those Venom Space Knight #11 Sandoval variants would fall into my lap. I feel like he is killing it with his renditions of Venom lately.

[the blob]

Deadpool #2 1:100 Hip Hop was $2.00 in last years sale, and all went to one retailer whom sold me 2 9.8 candidates because he's a nice guy.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Deadpool-2-1-100-hip-hop-variant-cover-Vanilla-Ice-hip-hop-Mike-Hawthorne-/192038936265?hash=item2cb6699ec9:g:gC8AAOSwa~BYO4dt

 

Why did they have any left over and why unload them for $2??

[UltraMaximus]

Deadpool #2 1:100 Hip Hop was $2.00 in last years sale, and all went to one retailer whom sold me 2 9.8 candidates because he's a nice guy.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Deadpool-2-1-100-hip-hop-variant-cover-Vanilla-Ice-hip-hop-Mike-Hawthorne-/192038936265?hash=item2cb6699ec9:g:gC8AAOSwa~BYO4dt

 

Why did they have any left over and why unload them for $2??

It was less than 20 copies, Diamond doesn't mark up incentives, and the distribution of #2 was HALF of #1.