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A restored copy rated 8.0 fetched $20,000 compared to $33,000 for an intact copy rated 6.5: the rating can never be read alone.
Read article →Two copies of the same number with the same note, claimed $24,995 and $10,975: a measured classification of the amounts requested, never the sales concluded.
Read article →A peak one hundred and fifty times lower than that of the 1960s, and a ranking composed solely of variants: what a recent “top” really measures.
Read article →Five out of six ads share the same rating: when the entire top of the market is 9.8, it is the cover and the circulation that make the difference.
Read article →Two tenths of a state point more than doubles the amount requested: on recent fascicles, only perfection stands out.
Read article →“# US 1 to 4”: the correspondence between the two numberings only exists in the wording of a seller, no one publishes it.
Read article →215 announcements noted on August 30, 2026, 37 numbers from 1 to 46, and titles bearing two or three numbers, none of which is marked. How to enter without making a mistake.
Read article →A clean cover third printing becomes a separate item, and nothing in a statement separates it from an alternate first printing cover.
Read article →Out of 192 advertisements noted on August 30, 2026, “Variant” appears 21 times and “Variant” 17 times. Why a translated ad title does not identify a copy.
Read article →A series launched in 2015 contains both single-digit numbers and an 800 number: the number no longer locates anything, only the volume does.
Read article →The word promises a whole, the object is one volume among several: ask for the total length before buying the first.
Read article →The German edition at $99.99 compared to $372.30 for the complete American edition, and a copy with fewer pages demanded more than an entire copy.
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