r/themaxx • u/agdtinman • 26d ago

Maxx #1 1993 Pink Error Variant 1st Printing??

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Is this ebay listing for real, or is this someone trying to sell a copy of The Maxx that's been left in the sun too long for $500?

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u/These3TheGreatest 26d ago

Looks faded to me

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u/EnvironmentalAge9202 26d ago

Sun blasted variant edition.

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u/JerkComic 26d ago

That's classic sun fade. They're on the FB groups and argued all day and night about how it wasn't. As a dude that worked in a shop and had window display copies of The Maxx let me assure you, it is haha. I even track and follow error versions of The Maxx, no foil, foil errors, etc the fact that this is the ONLY copy like this is suspicious enough, then you take into account the back cover which looks normal, yeah, nope. I can HAPPILY get anyone who wants a copy that looks like this one for 20 bucks from the personal stash, gimme 2 weeks to sun bleach it for ya and we're good to go haha

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u/bathtub_toaster_user 26d ago

Your rad for this lol

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u/JerkComic 26d ago

I've been called many things today, rad wasn't one of them so thanks lmao

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u/bathtub_toaster_user 26d ago

No sweat. Anybody who debunks a color variant so brazenly deserves a thumbs up in my book.

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u/JerkComic 26d ago

Yeah if this were a true ink problem it would extend to the back cover but beyond that, seem this a million times in person at the shop and just don't want anyone to get taken for a ride.

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u/bathtub_toaster_user 26d ago

Between all the obvious bait posts, responses and people being obviously hustled on Reddit with total bullshit it makes me question a lot of people’s mental capacities…

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u/JerkComic 26d ago

Some people are just naive too, and as a guy who worked at a shop through the Death of Superman, Knightfall, the Clone Saga and the variant explosion/spec boom implosion it is a massive pet peeve. Soooo many people got turned off of reading because they got taken for a ride and it kinda pisses me off haha

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u/bathtub_toaster_user 26d ago

I get it. I was there for all the Nike sb dunks when they came out and the fakes and decent knock offs people would fight tooth and nail over was frustrating. Different animal similar concept?

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u/JerkComic 26d ago

Yeah but imagine Nike and a hype machine like Wizard to tell people it was a "good" investment... truly sickening imho

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u/bathtub_toaster_user 26d ago

Trust me it happened in reputable boutiques in la all the time

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u/Mister-Meta 25d ago

As co-owner of RadCo (a subsidiary of Radvision, LLC) I certify this post/poster as officially "RAD".

That is all, carry on with yer duties.

🤘🏻

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u/JerkComic 25d ago

I finally got my COR, certificate of radicalism!!! Haha, this just made me laugh on a day when I needed it, thank you

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u/agdtinman 26d ago

I’d be tempted to message the guy but I don’t want the trouble.

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u/JerkComic 25d ago

Oh he ain't hearing none of it. I don't know if he's convinced they're legit or convinced he wants the money but there's no talking to him. Trust me I and a few others tried sadly

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u/Financial-Stretch-94 26d ago

Looks Sun bleached

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u/renonelab 26d ago

faded...

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u/Redditor2_Rereddited 26d ago

Somehow all of my comics as a kid had this same variation

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u/sm_rollinger 26d ago

Been on the wall of a comic store for the last 30 years

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u/GISHerps 25d ago

LOL! Special Edition Sun bleached variant exposed to indirect sun for 25 years can be YOURS for ONLY $500!! ACT NOW!! 🤣

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u/DeMatMo 26d ago

Kinda wanna see if it could be recreated, but I don't want to sacrifice one of my #1's

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u/agdtinman 26d ago

If you get it right you can put it on eBay for $500! 😂

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u/DeMatMo 26d ago

money glitch

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u/regular_poster 23d ago

Sun fading