Official announcements from the CPG staff
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Ronbatman Administrator Posts: 2530
10/22/2019
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In the database, we have been adding both versions to the site. So if you submit either as a variant with a good cover scan we will approve it. Submissions with no scans or bad scans will be deleted since they don't help accomplish the goal.
There are some weird things with Direct Edition and the Newsstand Edition.
In 1979, the direct edition was the more rare book. In that time period, direct edition was the variant. We often see these selling for the same price as newsstand issues. As knowledge gets out, these issues will become more desirable and thus worth more. (Based on what has happened to some of the later newsstand issues)
Around 1986, the number of both versions was about the same. The prices for both versions are about the same and should stay that way.
By 1990, the newsstand edition was the more rare book, especially in the higher grades. People have already figured this one out and seek those high-grade copies. It's not just newsstand issues that you should look for, it is late, high-grade Newsstand issues.
From a database perspective, our first goal is to get them into the system. Secondly, we want to work on organizing them in a way that shows the change in production numbers.
This will cause backlogs in the variant approval process as we work through thousands and thousands of books. Please be patient and remember that we are doing the best we can to satisfy as many people as possible. We've added 3550 comics per month to the site for the last 2 years. That's a lot of books especially when you consider that a Gold yearly member pays us about $1/week. So many people pay nothing for all this work.
Work with us and we will continue to be the #1 Comic Book Price Guide on the Planet.
Ron
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solarno Posts: 166
10/23/2019
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Huge thumbs up to the entire CPG team!
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kds_comics Posts: 686
10/23/2019
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Great explanation. Thanks - good job
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Defiant1 Posts: 720
10/26/2019
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Glad to see this being done.
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