I was wondering if any knowledgeable turtle heads could spell out how to tell the differences between all of the different printings. In the auction above I can't see a difference in the color between 1st and 3rd print.
Is there a way to tell just by the cover the difference between 1st, 2nd and 3rd? Are there ways people try to alter later printings to try to pass them off as first prints?
Pictures would be great, but any useful information would be greatly appreciated.
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Look at the little splotch of blood on the sword in the middle T in "turTles." This is a first print. The splotch is black.
Now look at the same area on a third print. It has extra splotches and they're red.
First and second prints are the same. You can't tell one from the other by looking at the front cover. Third print has these extra splotches which are a tell. You can also tell by the amount of red in the building at the bottom, but this is the easiest sure fire way to tell it.
So, in this case would CGC be libel for the mistake since the dealer who currently is offering the book appears to have purchased the book from someone else on eBay who listed it as a first printing based on CGC's label?
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Originally Posted By: comiconxion
So, in this case would CGC be libel for the mistake since the dealer who currently is offering the book appears to have purchased the book from someone else on eBay who listed it as a first printing based on CGC's label?
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After doing a search on google images, I found more copies of what I've always though to be 3rd prints in cgc slabs without a printing notation. I'm perplexed as to why I'm seeing this. Is it possible there is a variation in the first printing?
It has me questioning the method I explained in my prior post. One of the TMNT experts needs to chime in on the topic.
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Originally Posted By: aggr1103
Originally Posted By: comiconxion
So, in this case would CGC be libel for the mistake since the dealer who currently is offering the book appears to have purchased the book from someone else on eBay who listed it as a first printing based on CGC's label?
