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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2021 14:57:33 GMT -5
I sold many duplicates last year, that were bought specifically for that purpose, At one point I had 65 copies of Batman Damned #1, that I got my hands on before the prices hit $75 per copy. It's cooled a bit now, but I'm down to just 3 copies.
Wheeling and dealing is how I subsidize my own personal purchases. If the hobby can help pay for itself, that's great.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 17, 2021 15:34:28 GMT -5
I have doubles of the 1980 New teens Titans issues # 1 and 2. When I first bought them they were the British variants with 2P on the cover. Since I'm an ugly American, I wanted the American copies. #2 ( first Deathstroke) costs me one dollar a few years ago because it was a water damaged copy.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 17, 2021 15:37:06 GMT -5
Sometimes when I see an issue for cheap even if I already own it , I pick it up . I saw Badger #1 for a dollar years ago so I got it. The same with Thor # 300. I bought 3 Legion of Super-Heroes #298 ( First Amethyst) at one time in a used book store. I had about 5 copies of Starslayer # 10 , first Grimjack appearance.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 17, 2021 18:05:16 GMT -5
How about more the merrier double covers?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2021 18:14:57 GMT -5
Have about 20 of those (double covers, not the book)
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 17, 2021 18:38:56 GMT -5
I had no idea I had it. It's like hitting the lottery. Except it’s not worth anything.
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Post by shaxper on Jan 19, 2021 9:57:36 GMT -5
I had no idea I had it. It's like hitting the lottery. Except it’s not worth anything. There are folks who obsessively collect and pay a lot more for double covers.
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Post by tartanphantom on Jan 19, 2021 22:41:49 GMT -5
I've got at least 8-10 copies of Airboy #5-- got 'em as part of a box lot, all excellent condition backstock issues. For what I paid for the lot, it averaged out to about 13 cents apiece. Didn't plan on having that many copies of one issue, it just turned out that way. Now they're going for 10-20 bucks apiece raw in decent condition-- just because of the Stevens cover.
There are many other books where I may have 2-3 copies, but this is one of a small handful where I have over 5 copies of the same book.
On McFarland's ASM run, I have double copies of all issues from 298 to 325. Bought all of those new off the racks, as I was a big fan of McFarland's work on that series, and I often bought double copies of favorite titles back in the '80's.
Others in the 5-plus copies category include both Starslayer #2 & #3-- found most of them in dollar bins where the shop owner likely had no idea what they were (1st & 2nd appearance of The Rocketeer)
The last one off the top of my head is Destroyer Duck #1, which has the first appearance of Groo The Wanderer. I've got 5 copies of that as well.
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Post by shaxper on Jan 20, 2021 11:04:06 GMT -5
tartanphantom, I had no idea about Starslayer #1. Just ordered two copies off ebay for a combined $22. Thanks!
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Post by Rob Allen on Jan 20, 2021 11:25:26 GMT -5
tartanphantom, I had no idea about Starslayer #1. Just ordered two copies off ebay for a combined $22. Thanks! Read his message again - the Rocketeer's debut was in Starslayer #2. Issue #1 just has a "coming attractions" ad for the character.
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Post by shaxper on Jan 20, 2021 11:35:44 GMT -5
tartanphantom, I had no idea about Starslayer #1. Just ordered two copies off ebay for a combined $22. Thanks! Read his message again - the Rocketeer's debut was in Starslayer #2. Issue #1 just has a "coming attractions" ad for the character. Typo. I meant #2. Thanks
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Post by Crimebuster on Jan 20, 2021 11:42:15 GMT -5
Starslayer #2 also features a full Rocketeer back cover announcing his debut. I think this aspect is overlooked by collectors. A lot of first appearances that don't feature the character on the cover get dinged by collectors, but this has a great one if you just flip the book over.
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Post by MDG on Jan 20, 2021 12:27:10 GMT -5
I actually have these issue in my box with the Rocketeer back covers facing front.
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Post by Crimebuster on Jan 20, 2021 13:10:32 GMT -5
Starslayer #2:
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Post by Crimebuster on Jan 20, 2021 13:15:14 GMT -5
I actually have about 10-15 copies of Starslayer #2. My LCS was doing a blowout sale a couple years ago and they had a whole longbox of Starslayer issues at absurdly cheap prices. I guess they figured after 35 years in the box nobody was going to buy them. I got most of the run, plus I grabbed all the copies of #2 and some extra #1 and #5 (second Groo). I also ended up with I think 6 copies of #10, which is the first appearance of Grimjack.
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