Marvel UK Price Variants 16 16

[gadzukes]

On 5/30/2022 at 10:27 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Send us a link would ya Gad, I can't find it. I'm dying to know what the label says 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/324788611000?hash=item4b9ee8e7b8:g:SPwAAOSwB-JhQLTA

[Get Marwood & I]

On 5/30/2022 at 3:33 PM, gadzukes said:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/324788611000?hash=item4b9ee8e7b8:g:SPwAAOSwB-JhQLTA

Good for them. 

[Get Marwood & I]

And talking of Marvel UK Price Variants...

[gadzukes]

On 5/30/2022 at 10:35 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Good for them. 

Imagine..... defacing the beauty of a UK variant.   Appalling.

[Get Marwood & I]

On 5/30/2022 at 3:37 PM, gadzukes said:

Imagine..... defacing the beauty of a UK variant.   Appalling.

Indeed.

And then imagine being the leading grading company that falls for it!

Probably...

[gadzukes]

On 5/30/2022 at 10:54 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Indeed.

And then imagine being the leading grading company that falls for it!

Probably...

I guess they didn't look at the indicia? 

[Get Marwood & I]

On 5/30/2022 at 4:26 PM, gadzukes said:

I guess they didn't look at the indicia? 

They say they did, on second inspection. They just neglected to take pictures to prove it, leaving the owner none the wiser and wondering why anyone would do that to a cents copy. It's a long story, buried somewhere in this thread. 

[Nilo2]

I honestly can't understand the historical stigma associated with "pence" price variants. I know that collectors are finally reevaluating these books but for the longest time, most collectors wouldn't touch them. Even if they did, it was at a very steep discount to the "cents" FMV values. This is mind boggling to me, considering the premiums that collectors have always paid for other price variants (i.e. Canadian, Australian). On top of that, if you factor in the scarcity of pence books in the market (4,450 U.S. copies vs. 85 Pence copies of ASM 1 in CGC census), collectors really should be prioritizing these variants over the normal cents copies. An investment no-brainer I.M.H.O.

[Get Marwood & I]

On 5/30/2022 at 6:30 PM, Nilo2 said:

I honestly can't understand the historical stigma associated with "pence" price variants. I know that collectors are finally reevaluating these books but for the longest time, most collectors wouldn't touch them. Even if they did, it was at a very steep discount to the "cents" FMV values. This is mind boggling to me, considering the premiums that collectors have always paid for other price variants (i.e. Canadian, Australian). On top of that, if you factor in the scarcity of pence books in the market (4,450 U.S. copies vs. 85 Pence copies of ASM 1 in CGC census), collectors really should be prioritizing these variants over the normal cents copies. An investment no-brainer I.M.H.O.

Yes. Many times have I speculated on this point....

Tide's a turning though, isn't it Nilo. 

[Nilo2]

It is indeed! @Get Marwood & I It's frankly about time.

Edited May 30, 2022 by Nilo2

[Get Marwood & I]

On 5/30/2022 at 6:55 PM, Nilo2 said:

It is indeed! @Get Marwood & I It's frankly about time.

Every dog has its day Nilo. And coincidentally, dogs describes the condition of most of my remaining copies 

[Kevin.J]

On 5/30/2022 at 3:19 PM, gadzukes said:

I saw this one on ebay and it made me wonder..... how many UK variants have been marked up to look like US copies?

This one is a particularly bad job.

 

I have shown this one before, its still the best example of a conversion I have found anyway, it would be tough to know if you didnt know  

The scanner shows it up more but it hand you would struggle.

 

Edited May 31, 2022 by Kevin.J

[Get Marwood & I]

On 5/31/2022 at 11:27 AM, Kevin.J said:

I have shown this one before, its still the best example of a conversion I have found anyway, it would be tough to know if you didnt know  

The scanner shows it up more but it hand you would struggle.

 

What did they do with the indicia, Kev - remind me. 

[Kevin.J]

On 5/31/2022 at 11:29 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

What did they do with the indicia, Kev - remind me. 

I think it was whited out, I think its a good job too, but you can see it up to the light though 

[gadzukes]

On 5/31/2022 at 6:27 AM, Kevin.J said:

I have shown this one before, its still the best example of a conversion I have found anyway, it would be tough to know if you didnt know  

The scanner shows it up more but it hand you would struggle.

 

Whoever did this has skills

[Get Marwood & I]

On 5/31/2022 at 7:27 PM, gadzukes said:

Whoever did this has skills

I will look for you.  I will find you.  And I will doctor your pence copy.

[Get Marwood & I]

Just sold at auction for £15 grand before 27% commission:

From the Black Coffee in Bed collection, no doubt...

 

[Still Only 35c]

On 6/2/2022 at 1:25 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Just sold at auction for £15 grand before 27% commission:

From the Black Coffee in Bed collection, no doubt...

 

Ouch with that staining - this one feels way overpaid.

[Get Marwood & I]

On 6/1/2022 at 4:28 PM, Every Day A Story said:

Ouch with that staining - this one feels way overpaid.

A candidate for the old clean and press, no doubt. Get that stain off and you could do well.

[Garystar]

Who sells a £15k comic and can’t be bothered to turn down a corner fold?