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glarimer Posts: 54
1/19/2022
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After recently returning to collecting, and being a bit stunned specifically by how things have changed with variant covers compared to my youth (I only had Newsstand and Direct editions to deal with), I'm curious what people's thoughts are on Trade vs Virgin variants. I understand the valuation differences based on rarity and all that, but beyond the business side of it ... what do people think of one vs the other?
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glorkar Posts: 578
1/19/2022
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For me it's about the art. If there are different images on the two, I'll grab the one that appeals to me the most. If they are the same image but one doesn't have the trade dress, I'll usually opt for the cheaper of the two.
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Xvipah73 Posts: 273
1/20/2022
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For me I get virgin's when I really like the art. That way the title, etc.. isn't blocking it out.
Otherwise I stick with Trade's or minimal's mostly, easier to catalog/keep track of when everything is on the cover 
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glorkar Posts: 578
1/20/2022
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And if you really want to make things confusing, don't forget about minimal trade covers. They still have the title and issue number and all that, but it's significantly smaller and tucked off to the side.
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claydwilli Posts: 60
1/21/2022
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Agreed, it's all about the art. I enjoy it when there's some really cool cover available, but I gotta say I annoys me when you see a comic coming out and there's 10 or 15 covers, just seems silly. Give us 1 standard, and one cool variant and call it a day.
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