Has anyone seen a newsstand like this? 0

[BrntWS6]

I have looked at it through a magnifying glass and it does not appear to be marker.  Is this normal?  Never seen anything like it.  Was hoping to send it to cgc.

Edited March 29, 2021 by BrntWS6

[shadroch]

Yes, it is not that uncommon.  It's printed on.   In the early days, of the direct market, Marvel sent the same books to everyone, but some retailers cheated by returning books they purchased as non-refundable. Thus they printed some with a line thru the box and sent those to direct buyers

Another possibility is it was part of a multipack and the upc was disabled so the cashier didn't ring up forty cents instead of the upc on the multipack.

Edited March 29, 2021 by shadroch

[valiantman]

That's a direct edition

https://www.newsstand101.com/

Edited March 29, 2021 by valiantman

[BrntWS6]

2 minutes ago, valiantman said:

That's a direct edition

Good to know, thanks

[valiantman]

2 minutes ago, BrntWS6 said:

5 minutes ago, valiantman said:

That's a direct edition

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Good to know, thanks

Think of the "slash" through the barcode as "not"...  like newsstand vs. newsstand 

Edited March 29, 2021 by valiantman