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I finally realized how much cash I blew on variant cover speculation
Bought 15 copies of a 'hot' X-Men #1 variant at $40 each because a podcast said it would triple in value, but now it's selling for cover price. Lost about $500 sitting on a short box of identical comics nobody wants. What's the dumbest spec buy you ever made that actually tanked?
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hunt.rowan29d ago
Oof, that's rough. I bought like ten copies of a "first appearance" of some random symbiote dog in a Venom comic. Paid $25 each because the hype was insane. They're basically worthless now, I use them as coasters.
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lisa83929d ago
At least you got some use out of them. My bad buys just take up space.
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Coasters is a good idea, honestly. I had a stack of those 90s chromium covers that were supposed to be the next big thing. I ended up using a bunch as shims to level out a wobbly table leg in my garage. Felt like a better use than trying to sell them for a dollar at a con.
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