Originally Posted by
Aaron
I've found that there really is no standard in the long run. The comic book stores aren't paying extra for the variants; they're just purchasing larger quantities of the standard print run in order to get them, and many shops would have bought those quantities anyway. But, from searching around and talking with my local guy, the best practice I can see is that if it is a 1:25, then you should pay no more than $25 (during the initial month it is released), and the same with the 1:50. Pay no more than $50. After the print run is out for the variants, however, then the prices can raise. The sketch variant for #2, for example, is tougher to find--especially at shops. I've generally seen it running in the $150-$200 range. But then I got one on ebay the other day for $70. It is twenty more than the 1:50 would normally call for, but the market is still higher, so it was a good deal. Savvy?