Moon Knight (1980) 1 newsstand vs non-newsstand 1 1

[Cornelius The First]

Curious on thoughts concerning value from a book from 1980. I know this book is hot right now, I see a ton of direct and much less newsstand, especially in 9.8. I also have a direct, got lucky and snagged this one up for around $20 raw, so I’m in a good place regardless. I’ve heard varied thoughts on newsstand. Thanks in advance! 

[Mercury Man]

As someone who originally owned one in 1980 and multiple copies since, I am not sure the newstand commands any premium, but I should have probably paid more attention. 

[MAR1979]

In general if I had the newsstand as a child I seek the newsstand now. Same too goes for direct sale. 

From what I've noticed the last few years, I'm no expert just my own observation, is 1979-1985 (inside the era I collect most) newsstand copies sometimes command higher prices than direct sales. Seems to me the effect is more pronounced on Marvel than DC.  As for myself it's more of a deal with Marvel as the direct sales covers are different from my memories if I had the newsstand back in the day.  With DC only the UPC area is differs and at least as of now I do not usually seek out DC newsstand copies even if I had those as a child - DC Presents 26, Fury of Firestorm #1 and Batman and the Outsiders #1 being my only personal exceptions as those 3 only seemed off to me without the UPC code and I've really no idea why...

 

 

Edited February 7, 2021 by MAR1979