$10,000 on a chance? 0

[PeterPark]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Captain-America-comics-no-1-/313555036194?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

 

This can't be, right? Did anyone else stumble upon this?

[vheflin]

It's a repro

[vheflin]

On 7/27/2021 at 1:45 PM, vheflin said:

It's a repro

A slightly overpriced repro, that is.

[PeterPark]

On 7/27/2021 at 1:48 PM, vheflin said:

A slightly overpriced repro, that is.

What's the giveaway?

[vheflin]

On 7/27/2021 at 3:15 PM, PeterPark said:

What's the giveaway?

It looks plastic and waxy dull, like movie CGI.

[Yorick]

The cover looks wrong (and those shiny staples), but the interior looks pretty real.  Would a repo try and reprint the yellowish page toning (hard to see if the paper is glossy or newsprint)?  And if so, then the repo would need to be printed larger scale to be able to crop off any white edges.

[Mmehdy]

any idea if a reprint where it came from? could this be some type of counterfeit or something. I am confused?

[Mmehdy]

I do not know if this was a clue to this mystery but look at the inside cover bottom on the publishing information ...it says " V2. No 1....so this appears to be a second edition or authorized printing? Why would the  1941 original say V2.????

Edited July 27, 2021 by Mmehdy

[Nic8612]

On 7/27/2021 at 4:27 PM, Mmehdy said:

I do not know if this was a clue to this mystery but look at the inside cover bottom on the publishing information ...it says " V2. No 1....so this appears to be a second edition or authorized printing? Why would the  1941 original say V2.????

It actually says "Vol. 2, No. 1, March 1941"

 

[Mmehdy]

On 7/27/2021 at 1:44 PM, Nic8612 said:

It actually says "Vol. 2, No. 1, March 1941"

 

agreed, by should it say Vol 1 No1?... for the 1941 version, also I agree the staples....

Edited July 27, 2021 by Mmehdy

[Nic8612]

On 7/27/2021 at 4:48 PM, Mmehdy said:

agreed, by should it say Vol 1 No1?

Nope, that's the correct indica according to GCD

 

https://www.comics.org/issue/1313/

[andy49]

has the look of those $99 fakes on ebay

 

 

[DanCooper]

Could be the book that was included in an 80th anniversary set:

https://www.foliosociety.com/usa/captain-america.html

[goldust40]

Low feedback seller has immaculate copy of Cap 1 that he inherited, apparently, and opts not to do any research on the book to determine its value (that would require at least three clicks on Heritage or any other auction site, to be fair).

It has a bad smell though, so it's obviously authentic.

[LDarkseid1]

Knew that was a reprint the moment I saw it.

[cheetah]

Auction already taken down

[rjpb]

On 7/27/2021 at 2:33 PM, goldust40 said:

 

It has a bad smell though, so it's obviously authentic.

A fishy smell to be accurate.

[comicginger1789]

The giveaway for me was the slight pun in the listing….about replying in a “timely” manner.

Edited July 27, 2021 by comicginger1789

[pemart1966]

On 7/27/2021 at 5:10 PM, andy49 said:

has the look of those $99 fakes on ebay

 

 

has the look of those $99 $10,000 fakes on ebay

Edited July 27, 2021 by pemart1966

[pemart1966]

On 7/27/2021 at 5:49 PM, cheetah said:

Auction already taken down

I just saw it now as "SOLD"...

Edited July 27, 2021 by pemart1966