Overstreet & Price Variants

[cosmic-spider-man]

I thought it would be cool to start a thread with scans of any mention of Marvel Price Variants that appeared in Overstreet Price guides or any other Fan Magazine. So I started going through my old Overstreets to see what I could find and hear is the eairlest one I could find it came from the Overstreet Comics Price Bulletin no.1 from summer of 1986 not sure this was the first mention but it was the oldest I could find.

 

[cosmic-spider-man]

Not a Marvel Price Variant but I thought I would through it in anyway interesting how quick they discovered this comic. This came from the same book Overstreet Comics Price Bulletin no.1 from summer of 1986 and was the only other mention of price variants in that book.

 

[cosmic-spider-man]

the Next mention of Price Variants I find is in the Overstreet Comics Price Bulletin from Winter of 1987 and their are more in this one, first the Star Wars listing and boy the price sure went up since 86' .

 

[cosmic-spider-man]

Next is the DC 35 cent variants from the same Winter 1987 Overstreet Price Bulletin and this time they tell where they came from .

 

[joe_collector]

Whenever I look up 35-cent price variants in OS, I have a good laugh, as they're all listed at $3-$8 in NM, other than the big ones like IF 14 and SW 1.

 

I'd pay Guide for all of those, right here and now.

 

It's unbelieveable, especially since you see dealers posting MUCH higher prices in their Market Reports (and complaining about it), which Bob totally ignores. What a goof.

[cosmic-spider-man]

Whenever I look up 35-cent price variants in OS, I have a good laugh

 

Yes me too and just wait until I post my first X-Men listing it is a good one I will have it up shortly .

[cosmic-spider-man]

Also in the Overstreet Comics Price Bulletin from Winter of 1987 is the first mention of a Iron Fist #15 that I can find .

 

[cosmic-spider-man]

And the last price variant mentioned in the Overstreet Comics Price Bulletin from Winter of 1987 is the X-Men #98 & 99 and this is a good one wonder where they got this info . I will post some more later and welcome anyone else to post theirs .

 

[joe_collector]

I used to read OS and I kept seeing those "NOT RARE" comments beside all the 35-cent listings, as if Bob was worried people would catch on and not sell them to dealers for cover price.

[awe4one]

First instance I could find is OSPG #10 (1980)...

 

 

Jim

[cosmic-spider-man]

Thanks for posting that I did not have any overstreets that old. But their is a problem with this they auctally are talking about the Star Wars #1 35 cent Diamond price Reprint, As it says No Date or UPC symbol on cover . and the 35 cent variant has both.

I also find it Strange that they list #4 as low distribution in some areas as I just found out in another thread that Star Wars #4 may have been ordered in much larger numbers than even #1.

 

[cosmic-spider-man]

I might as well post a few more I found tonight in the OVERSTREET'S Price Update #10 from 1989 and their are still only 2 Marvel 35 cent variants and 2 30 cent variants listed 12 years after they came out .

 

Star Wars first and look at the price on this one now !

 

[cosmic-spider-man]

The only other Marvel 35 cent variant in this Overstreet's Price Update #10 from 1989 is the Iron Fist #15 and it has the Not Rare notation, while the Star Wars #1 says Rare .

 

[cosmic-spider-man]

And they finally got the X-Men #98 & 99 right at 30 cent in the OPU #10 from 1989 and that is it for variant mention in this book other than the DC 35 centers.

 

 

Their is that Not Rare notation again

 

 

[joe_collector]

Notice that Bobby added a big exclamation point to the "NOT RARE" bit, just in case anyone missed it the first time.

 

And they finally got the X-Men #98 & 99 right at 30 cent in the OPU #10 from 1989 and that is it for variant mention in this book other than the DC 35 centers.

 

 

Their is that Not Rare notation again

[Fan4Fan]

Maybe Mr. Overstreet doesn't have a complete variant collection yet and is hoping that by keeping the prices down he'll be able to score some copies.

 

My LCS maintains this is why he lists a Simon/Kirby Stuntman giveaway (which my LCS has/had) so abominably low.... a giveaway that there are only supposed to be a few known copies of.

[joe_collector]

Maybe Mr. Overstreet doesn't have a complete variant collection yet and is hoping that by keeping the prices down he'll be able to score some copies.

 

That was my theory back then as well. Otherwise, why continually scream "NOT RARE!!!" to the heavens?

[cosmic-spider-man]

Think maybe he had a few copy's of Star Wars #1 saved as it was listed as Rare and what a price for it back then $275 wow .

 

And what about the DC AMETHYST 35 centers they are listed as Scarce and they knew where these were sold

[cosmic-spider-man]

from the 1992 OVERSTREET Comic Book Price Guide #22 they now have 3 Marvel 35 cent variants listed and 4 30 cent ones. I will start with Star Wars again since it was the first one mentioned in Overstreet. I kind of think in that 1980 Overstreet #10 one awe4one posted they were in fact talking about the 35 cent variant because of the (1500 copies?) notation, I just think they had it confused with the reprint for some reason still would like to know how they came up with that number.

 

Price is up to $350 by 1992!

 

 

 

[cosmic-spider-man]

Iron Fist #15 is the next 35 cent variant found in the 1992 OVERSTREET Comic Book Price Guide #22. The price on this one has actually went down since 1989 and they got rid of the Not Rare notation and just combined it with the normal price edition