Is USM particularly hot or valued right now?

[Darthdiesel]

I agree that it was one in 4, but as JC said before some retailers didn't get them in that ratio. I think they also said one of those "while they last" deals...

[joe_collector]

Yeah but Darth, I also stated that some dealers got them in MORE than a 1-in-4 ratio, and had reams of them with their order. I have a feeling someone screwed up on distro, or Diamond used them to *reward* their bigger clients, on a far better ratio than Marvel.

[Darthdiesel]

I have a feeling someone screwed up on distro, or Diamond used them to *reward* their bigger clients, on a far better ratio than Marvel.

 

The Diamond Comics "maggia" sets the market again!!!

[Foolkiller]

I guess I way underestimated the number of copies of the white variant... well, I suppose my original response to this thread seems rediculous... that book can't be considered rare or even all that hard to find.

[Darthdiesel]

that book can't be considered rare or even all that hard to find

 

nope - about 50 copies on ebay a week so not really rare, but still expensive to buy...

[COI]

I would estimate the print run was somewhere in the 150,000-160,000 range, so I'm guessing around 40,000?

 

I also think JC and Darth are right about the inequal distribution. The guy who supplies me puts in huge month to month orders, much, much(!) more than the average dealer. When USM came out, he was offering 1 White cover to every collector who ordered a copy of USM #1. For those who ordered multiples(like me) he used the 1 in 4 ratio so that he would have enough to offer everyone a copy who pre-ordered(out of fairness). But the majority of his books go to "one copy" collectors, which means he must of had quite a lot of White covers to facilitate bulk buyers and collectors both. Next time I go in(likely this weekend) I'll ask him exactly how the White cover distribution worked.

[Smokinghawk]

I've read that it was limited to 2,000...BUT I've read that most often on Ebay, which means it's a selling point, not a true census. GCG lists less than a thousand slabbed.

 

A better investment might actually be that super-rape Batman 608 variant limited to only 500 copies.