Multiple Copies of a Book 11 11

[D2]

This is the only double I have. 
And I have this double because I was looking for an SS copy for so long, that my wife found one at the same time, ironically, and we both bought it. 
 

Usually I would have a copy of a book, like a blue label, and when I would upgrade, I would sell the old book to fund the new book. 
 

I respect people that have many copies of a book, I just look at it and want to cash in for something else to diversify my collection. 
That being said though, my collection is super small, so diversifying is easy. 

[KirbyTown]

On 7/14/2022 at 10:11 AM, D2 said:

I have this double because I was looking for an SS copy for so long, that my wife found one at the same time, ironically, and we both bought it. 

O. Henry vibes

[MR SigS]

All I need is Peter to be shoved in front of a subway train without his Spidey-Sense being triggered being in a scene in the next film. Is that asking so much?

 

[valiantman]

On 7/14/2022 at 3:24 PM, MR SigS said:

All I need is Peter to be shoved in front of a subway train without his Spidey-Sense being triggered being in a scene in the next film. Is that asking so much?

Make sure it's a dude in a pink polyester suit who does the shoving. 

[MR SigS]

On 7/14/2022 at 2:32 PM, valiantman said:

Make sure it's a dude in a pink polyester suit who does the shoving. 

It's the MCU. No guarantee their Venom will be a dude.

And even if it is, well... It's the MCU.

EDIT- Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Edited July 14, 2022 by MR SigS

[Ltpink2002]

Used to have six nice  Hulk 181.  Just hard to say NO to cool books

 

 

[serling1978]

On 1/16/2022 at 10:36 PM, Math Teacher said:

It looks like I am one of the few people who doesn't have multiple books in his collection. Who knew?

I'm with you in the no multiples boat. Well other than bad record keeping as others have said which results in me buying multiple copies by accident.  But that's only for run fillers. I always remember if I already own a key book or not. 

For me collecting is about having a wide variety of titles and most importantly having large complete runs, primarily of the original Marvel series. 

[Krismusic]

I only have a few multiple copies when I get my key the need for a second copy kind of diminishes unless it’s a super favourite or book I really want.

for me personally the doubles I have are because of bad record keeping and a d’oh moment or when presented with two raw copies of asm2 and can’t decide which one to take so I took both  with intention of grading both and seeing which one grades slightly higher as they both are very close in condition… but umm yeah I should probably look at grading them eventually it’s been many years already haha… 

[D2]

On 7/14/2022 at 1:21 PM, KirbyTown said:

O. Henry vibes

This reference went over my head

 

[KirbyTown]

On 7/15/2022 at 11:16 AM, D2 said:

This reference went over my head

 

Just a writer whose thing was writing short stories with twists. An oft assigned reading in schools was "The Gift of the Magi". The plot wasn't particularly exciting, but it was tangentially similar to the situation you described.

[Ltpink2002]

Had these two

 

Edited July 15, 2022 by Ltpink2002

[Toz]

I have multiple copies of Dave Stevens books and once bought 10 copies of the Pumpkin cover just because it's so cool.I will buy DS covers everytime I find them in the wild.I think having more than one copy kinda goes with the territory for several different reasons,most of which have been answered here.

 

[D2]

On 7/15/2022 at 1:14 PM, Ice Cream Bunny said:

Think EC Comics "snap" endings or M. Knight Shallamallama movies.

"What a twist!" - Robot Chicken.

This kind of sounds like my type of read!

The twist within a twist though, what is better than that?

I see dead people…

We are all dead people.

[Kramerica]

On 7/14/2022 at 4:31 PM, MR SigS said:

It's the MCU. No guarantee their Venom will be a dude.

And even if it is, well... It's the MCU.

EDIT- Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Those Hulk vs Thing's in your sig (pun intended!) are amazing. Never seen them until now! I think I like the Pollard one the best but they are all outstanding.

[wormboy]

I’ll collect multiples of books I love, but only if something is different: direct, newsstand, pedigree, double cover, Mark Jewelers, etc.

[lizards2]

On 7/16/2022 at 8:02 PM, wormboy said:

I’ll collect multiples of books I love, but only if something is different: direct, newsstand, pedigree, double cover, Mark Jewelers, etc.

I do that with Charltons, but it is for their shifting registrations, colors, and a variety of other QP issues. And, some of them even have pence versions....,

[Norrin_Radd]

Two-Face approves of having two copies of his comics.

 

[skybolt]

[MattTheDuck]

On 7/17/2022 at 7:53 AM, Norinn Radd said:

Two-Face approves of having two copies of his comics.

 

They should be 9.8 and 0.5 though

[Ltpink2002]