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The Grand Nagus

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  1. So this is really years later since the topic got started but if you end up here like I did and you're interested and still reading...I agree with newshane "from an aesthetic standpoint, I think I actually prefer the direct editions. Who wants a barcode on the front cover of a comic?" And to expand further some direct edition have very specific art like this amazing spider-man #311 I just picked up google that cover. The issue has the numbers 311 written all Charlotte's web style. I'd rather see that when I look at my book than a bar code any day. I wouldn't know why ever little detail doesn't matter to any other particular collector but for me I pretty much only look for direct editions visually when I shop. Now if it's a bargain on a great book by all means buy that sucker. And like everyone else pretty much already said it doesn't have a huge impact on the price either way so you can't go wrong either way...although like some people said us ocd people all have particular traits mine are all geared towards the best copy artistically I want them to be as pretty as I can get them down to the smallest detail. I wouldn't buy variant covers just because they're more rare for rarities sake but if it has awesome variant cover art then hell yes. I've bought several of the same comics back in the hay day of variants but basically for me the covers just had to look awesome and I had to want to already collect the story line I never bought anything I didn't like reading. But for most collectors grade and the whiteness of the pages seems to be the foremost concern but then hell there's plenty of collectors that don't even read comics at all.
  2. Currently listed on ebay: $150 BIN Danger Girl #2 Smoking Gun Variant CGC grade 9.6 NM+ verification #1247550006 Just wanted to let everyone know it's on ebay if you're looking for this issue https://www.ebay.com/itm/202234521310?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649 Thanks for looking!