How many copies of the same book are you buying?

[ShadowTuga]

Title says all.

I'll start.
I'm getting one of both regular and pullbox variants and i'm chasing all the multiple printings. I know that are people buying 30 or more copies of the same book (rare variants chase, I bet).

Right now, I simply can't afford to pay more than 20 € for a comic that I already have, sometimes in doubles. That said, I'd love collecting them all, but I buy VALIANT for the same reason as most of you: the fantastic stories and characters. In the current economy, and coming from a country that's slowly going to be the next "Greece", paying 50 euros for a 20 page comic is still viewed as quite insane behaviour.

Not that i would not love to get my pawns on one...

[drmirage]

I buy one of every cover from my LCS.

Sometimes, if I see a 50% off deal on DCBS like this http://www.dcbservice.com/category.aspx?id=1&pid=390843" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; for $9.97 plus shipping.
I order one set.

HARBINGER (ONGOING) #6 SUAYAN CVR
X-O MANOWAR (ONGOING) #7
ARCHER & ARMSTRONG (NEW) #4 PEARSON CVR
BLOODSHOT (ONGOING) #5 LOZZI CVR
SHADOWMAN #1 ZIRCHER CVR

Its hard to beat five books for $9.97 plus shipping.

[FormerReader]

I buy one of every cover at my LCS and then I have bought several of the deals off of Paradise.

[caxiotis]

I have been buying four of each regular issue (one from two LCS's) and two from dcbservice. I only buy one of the incentive variant covers unless I can find them cheap.

I decided this week to only buy two of each reg cover as the cost is becoming too much.

[stp1503]

I've been buying 3 of each first issue and 2 of every issue after that but it is getting very expensive very quickly. I think I'm going to have to drop back to 1 issue very soon.

[grendeljd]

I've been *trying* to get one copy of every cover of each title so far if I really like it, OR if I catch a variant on sale for a good price.

[Deals so far; I got the XO #1 Aja for $7.50, XO #2 Lozzi for $10, XO 4 Kramer for $10, Harbinger 2 Braithwaite for $10, A&A #2 Zircher $12.50, & Bloodshot 2 Brase for $10]

I am not interested in buying 2nd/3rd/4th printings unless they are new covers & I like them. Also not going for the limited, double-sided blank sketch covers.

Of all the unique variants to date, I am currently missing a Harbinger #1 QR, the Bloodshot #1 Ribic, the A&A #1 Adams, the A&A #1 2nd print Henry, the XO #5 Zircher Ninjak cover & for some reason my shop didn't get any of the Harbinger #4 Braithwaite. Not sure if I'll pursue getting the 1:50's aggressively... I saw a Bloodshot #1 Ribic at a Con for $30 and I passed on it at the time [but I'm kicking myself for it].

I've also already committed to ordering all 4 covers for Shadowman #1 when that comes along.

*oh, and I did get a Gold XO #1 for free

[Daniel Jackson]

I've been buying two each on the regular priced issued, but I'll probably start cutting that back to one in the coming months. I haven't been picking up many variants other than the pullbox and a few others, but I only get one each of those.

[VEI Reborn]

I list what I buy in the online collection. Roughly 10-50 of each issue depending on how much I like it.

[SJS4]

Generally speaking I am buying 1 copy of each issue, although I have been buying variants in addition to the normal comics (mainly the #1's).

[caniac]

I've cut down. I now only get 1 of each regular issues/2nd, 3rd printings (unless I love the cover then I'll get 2-3), and only the 1:20/25s if I can find under $15 shipped, but honestly, I'm not really aggressively pursuing them anymore. For the 1:20s I have: Harby #1(8); XO #1(3), #2(2), #3(1); A&A #1(1), and Bloodshot #2(1). I most likely will get the 1:20 #1 for Shadowman when it comes out but I'm most excited about the Blackout Pullbox cover.

I feel that the 2nd, 3rd printings have the most upside...low print numbers at cover price.

[MarrowMan]

I usually only buy one copy of most Valiant's, but have multiples of the #1's first and 2nd prints. I have a few Variants, but not that many, certainly not a complete set.

[etos45]

I only buy the regular and pullbox (if available). The only reason I get both is because they are both in my box when I go to get my comics. If not for that, I would only buy the pullbox when it was available.

[ckb]

Too many?

[Mark Fuller]

I'm trying to get 1 each of each title, print and variant at the moment. I've never gone for variants and the like in my comic collecting before, but like the idea that I can be getting in on something from the start and keeping pace to build a complete collection.

Out of interest, what is the motivation for buying multiple copies of the same book/print/cover? I assume some of this is for resale purposes. Do you really expect there to be sustained demand to justify 50+ purchases?

[jmatt]

With the Paradise deals, I'd been getting 10 of every #1 plus variants. I've backed off a bit but when I'm in the LCS I find myself buying additional copies of the #2's, second prints, etc.

I don't buy any other comics so it's not too much of a budget strain. A having started reading VH1 just after Unity, I'm always kicking myself that I didn't find it sooner and get everything before prices on those back issues climbed dramatically.

None of it is for resale, just collector-itis I guess.

[Ramses818]

I buy at least 7 of each issue. I have all the variants, except for the black preview. On some issues I order more, like X-O
#5 I didn't feel like messing with anything so I pre- ordered 100 to get all the variants. I figured what the heck. I don't know how much longer I may continue on this because I am not a dealer and don't sell my stuff, so space is becoming a a issue..lol.

[Man Of The Atom]

Out of the regular and pullbox covers I buy 3. One to read and one of each cover to keep in nice condition.

But, I have like 25 copies of Bloodshot#2 and 30 of A&A#1 because I really wanted the A&A 1:100, which was finally delivered to my LCS on Friday (9/14/2012)

[tchalla8]

I buy at least 7 of each issue. I have all the variants, except for the black preview. On some issues I order more, like X-O
#5 I didn't feel like messing with anything so I pre- ordered 100 to get all the variants. I figured what the heck. I don't know how much longer I may continue on this because I am not a dealer and don't sell my stuff, so space is becoming a a issue..lol.

but obviously money is not

[pixierosa]

Not to be lame sauce here, but I've always just bought a book because of the story. The idea of collecting covers is a new one for me. That said, Valiant is not making it easy. There are some really great covers - the art has been outstanding. I still only buy one book and hope that what's in my pullbox is the cover I want - the LCS will work with me. However, if I could afford it, there are other covers I'd like to have.

In reality, if I really love the cover, I'd prefer having the original art to hang on my wall. Same goes with interior pages. Everything else is just a print, but yeah, I'd enjoy having the other covers to look at. In the meantime, the interweb makes it easy for me to gaze fondly upon covers I don't have but enjoy. I went thru an OCD collecting thing with Star Wars toys, so I'm trying to keep future collections pared down.

[Cyberstrike]

I buy one copy of every comic I buy and publisher should be grateful I do that.

I don't buy multiple copies with varient covers because they suck and they're a waste of my money, time, and trees.

[dbngaa]

I started out buying 2 of each issue, but that finally had to end and I sold off my duplicates. Now I buy 1 of everything, if I can afford it, but I'm not gonna cry if I miss out on a variant or have to wait a while. There have been, and are going to be, some really cool covers.

[Donovan]

I'm still on pace to buy one of each cover, EXCLUDING Golds. Golds are just crazy. At least with a variant, there's either different artwork, or only the artwork. I don't care if the title is just a different colour. I get the tradition of Golds for valiant, but they're just boring for me.

[bobby97801]

I buy one copy of every comic I buy and publisher should be grateful I do that.

I don't buy multiple copies with varient covers because they suck and they're a waste of my money, time, and trees.

Don't hold back.... tell us how you feel

[xodacia81]

I bought two copies of each of the two variants for the first issues. I then gave up the variants and went down to one copy of each book, as it is all the budget allows.

[Matesamo]

I grab one of each, why be greedy, lol.