Variant? posted by Udidar

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Is it really?

 

I am just wondering about variant comics. I see all the time at mycomicshop all these Mark Jeweller variants that they are trying to peddle for three or four hundred percent more then the normal version. Mark Jewellers is just an advertisement in the comic. Do people actually consider this a variant and if so does CGC note that when they are grading? I have no intention of going for them as I don't consider them to be variants. Just wondering what others think.

 

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[XXXPHOENIX]

I don't...

The only bronze age variants are the cents' in my opinion...

FEDERICO

[Brandon Shepherd]

I don't recall every seeing a book go for multiples because of this, this also lasted for 20 years, so this is not something uncommon. In my opinion, this is merely a side note that fills space on a CGC label.

[etanick]

I do consider them variant because...

 

like the cents variants, the MJ books are only offer at specific selected locations.

 

 

It is not as if they put out 10 copies with MJ, 10 copies of 30 cents and 400 copies of 25 cents at the same store like they are doing today with the variants at all the LCS.

 

[Lee K]

Is it really?

 

I am just wondering about variant comics. I see all the time at mycomicshop all these Mark Jeweller variants that they are trying to peddle for three or four hundred percent more then the normal version. Mark Jewellers is just an advertisement in the comic. Do people actually consider this a variant and if so does CGC note that when they are grading? I have no intention of going for them as I don't consider them to be variants. Just wondering what others think.

 

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CGC does note it on the label.The Mark Jewellers insert is on a fairly stiff piece of paper stock - so often the books are a little nicer.They are a fairly limited variant, as they only went in books that were to be sold at military bases at the exchange (at least that is my understanding)...so books from the Mildenhall collection are almost all Mark Jewellers books.Lee K

[gyro-1]

Hard to find in high grade as no one considered then colectable back when

And I dont think they were sold in big citys often

[etanick]

For those not familiar with this site...good reads for understanding the cents variants

 

http://mysite.verizon.net/psmerolle/35variantlist.htm

 

 

http://photos1.blogger.com/img/266/5455/640/620472-variant%20Distribution.jpg

[Triskelion]

Got a few Mark Jeweler Turoks from mycomicshop a year or so back and had them graded. Fairly fullfilling back then especially as I was in the midst of trying to complete my set. In hindsight I guess its all about priorities and budget, and just how far one would like to be a 'completist'.

 

(Personally, I prefer searching for cover price variants for some of my Dell and Gold Key Turoks; much more difficult to complete in mid-high grade from experience)