Pro tip: don't drop $300 on a first printing of a minor key issue

I got into hunting down old X-Men comics about 6 months ago and went way too hard too fast. Found a guy at a convention in Nashville selling a 1991 X-Force #1 first printing for $300 and thought I was getting a steal. Turned out there were like 5 million copies printed and my local shop has three of them in the dollar bin right now. I burned $300 cash on something I could have grabbed for a buck and a smile. Has anyone else overpaid for a 'rare' book that was actually just common as dirt?

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wesleyburns17d ago

Man, that stings. I did almost the exact same thing when I first started collecting, dropped like $200 on a "rare" variant cover of some 90s book only to find out later it was printed into the ground. You're not alone there, it's a rite of passage for sure. The 90s comics are a total minefield for this stuff, some of those print runs were insane. At least you learned the lesson and can laugh about it now, right?

robin_campbell3617d ago

Wait, @wesleyburns you actually paid $200 for a 90s variant? Ouch. I think I managed to get burned for like $60 on a foil cover of some random X-Men spin off before I figured it out. Those print runs were seriously insane, like they just kept printing until the presses melted.