Look at what the animation and 2nd print are selling for now. It’s doubtful that the market will switch to favoring the 2nd print over the animation. When is the last time a 2nd print overcame an incentive 1st print?
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When the 2nd print was first cover. Captain Marvel #17 2nd print.
‘When was the last time…’, could be said for just about everything in the collectibles market these days. These are unprecedented times.
And these Venom books have been ‘hot’ for a minute. Let’s give it some time to see where the character, and subsequently any book related to said character, goes.
That was also at a time where people weren’t buying 2nd printings for spec. The only way is if Dylan was on the cover. Plus the 2nd print probably has more copies than the incentive 1st print.
I could be totally wrong. I just don’t see a market shift happening. Black Widow 6 2nd print ratio will more than likely overcome the 1st print incentive. Her being on the cvr is a big help along with being a ratio.
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All it takes is one post, or one video, from any one of those YouTube pumper guys to change this markets opinion on any given modern book, imo. Let’s see where this ends up in 6+ months time. 
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That is definitely true. People can’t think for themselves, present company excluded.
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You both make a valid point. I guess the secret is to own both covers?
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Nah, the actual secret is to become a YouTube influencer, then it’s always whatever book YOU decide! Ez pz.
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I hope Ewing kills Dylan in the first arc he does so Eddie goes mad and makes Venom a villain again… that would be some entertaining reading that would make is such a delight once again!
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Just to add more data/facts to the discussion, 2nd print info:
Issue #9, 2nd print, 127 total graded
84 9.8s
28 9.6s
eBay data:
27 copies of the 1:10 currently for sale
8 9.8s, lowest price $1050
$250 raw
20 copies of the 2nd print currently for sale
5 9.8s, lowest price is $450
$75 raw
Seems to me the market will be making an adjustment towards the 2nd print
Comichron #s for 9:
December 2018 = 64049
January 2019 = 1749
February 2019 = 0
March 2019 = 809
April 2019 = 0
May 2019 = 0
Based on the above I’m speculating that the 809 copies are solely 2nd prints, and the 65,798 precious copies are 1st prints. I find it hard to believe that 1st prints didn’t sell out before the 809 ordered in March of 2019.
Seems to me the market will be making an adjustment towards the 2nd print at some point in the future.
I highly doubt less than 809 copies of the 1:10 exist. All numbers like to 2nd print being a much lower print run than the 1:10.
Probably need a new “always bet on…” meme for this, lol.
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If there’s that much difference in print run between the 1:10 and 2nd print, there could very well be a market correction.
Should I not have done this…?
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Sold a less than NM copy of issue 9 cover A this past week…so happens I used the funds to buy a NM copy of the 2nd print. So basically swapping fit out.
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I like how you reply to yourself while quoting yourself as well. Nerd!
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I’m my own best friend.
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Not a first cover. Opens order 2nd is the one to go with.
I got both. Being that there tons of 1st prints still on shelves, I’m taking a chance on the variant.