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“# 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.
Read article →A reason that the market names, therefore recognizes, without paying for it: three to five dollars for a clearly identified entry point.
Read article →Sur onze annonces couvrant neuf numéros, seuls les deux numéros proposés en double portent un suffixe « (1) » / « (2) ». C'est un compteur d'exemplaires, pas une notation.
Read article →“Album 3 = volumes 6 + 7”: one ad in five gives this information, and it is the only one that makes the object identifiable.
Read article →77 advertisements under a French name with no phonetic connection to the original: searching for the reference name alone does not show half of the market.
Read article →Four out of five advertisements highlight the appearance of a character who is not that of the request: the dominant motif is chosen by the sellers.
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