Collecting difficulties
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- xodacia81
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Collecting difficulties
I've been wondering this for a while now, but how many other people are like me, in that they can locate the "harder" issues but often, the "regular" ones seem to elude them? I'm talkling about finding the lower prints and or variants, but that finding simple things like Bloodshot # 5, Solar # 36, Magnus # 37 or XO #23 become hunts that end up with you guys finding other issues...in fact, every issue but those you've found? I mention the above because I had trouble finding all of them, and have yet to get Solar # 36. If I did, I'd have everything in Solar through #55. I'm just curious-how many others have had trouble finding those simple issues? Honestly, I laugh at my own misfortune. If I didn't, I'd cry. Anybody else have stories like this they'd want to share?
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Oh man. That sounds like when I spent 4 dollars for a late issue of XO, at a convention, only to find it not 10 minutes later in good condition in the 50 cent bin of another stall that had just finished putting up the bins. Yes, I bought it, and yes, I kept both copies. I don't mind doubles, but I do mind paying too much.
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Re: Collecting difficulties
Sometimes all you have to do is post on VF.com.xodacia81 wrote:I've been wondering this for a while now, but how many other people are like me, in that they can locate the "harder" issues but often, the "regular" ones seem to elude them? I'm talkling about finding the lower prints and or variants, but that finding simple things like Bloodshot # 5, Solar # 36, Magnus # 37 or XO #23 become hunts that end up with you guys finding other issues...in fact, every issue but those you've found? I mention the above because I had trouble finding all of them, and have yet to get Solar # 36. If I did, I'd have everything in Solar through #55. I'm just curious-how many others have had trouble finding those simple issues? Honestly, I laugh at my own misfortune. If I didn't, I'd cry. Anybody else have stories like this they'd want to share?
I have extras of Bloodshot 5, Solar 36 and Magnus 37 if you want them. Your's for the price of shipping.
PM me if interested. Maybe you like the thrill of the hunt...
You're on your own for X-O 23. I only have one copy.
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It is kinda funny how one goes to track down, say, Bloodshot: Last Stand, finds two mint copies, but if they were looking for it, could not find a simple issue like Solar 36. I definitinly feel ya, Leon. If my budget allowed, I'd probably already have a few double sets. I may be in luck, however, as one of the shops in my area has a 70% off sale this weekend, while another is having 50% off backissues, plus reduced-5,10,15%-discounts off backissues. Normally, the guy gives you 10,20 and 30% off depending how much one purchases. So, knowing the one store has some of what I need and knowing the other is going to look in the archives to see if they do have some of the ones I'm looking for-they already looked for Rai 0-5, with no dice-I may clean up.