I'm so tempted - full Albedo run

Post by **Maka** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 15:49 -0700

Hello UY collectors,

I'm so tempted by this auction to BIN. But I'm going to hold off until I talk to my partner. Maybe one of you will buy it now so I won't.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... Track=true

Peace,

maka

chickrockguitar · Post by **chickrockguitar** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 16:39 -0700

Wow... Now if Only had that kind of money laying around... lol.

estee · Post by **estee** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 18:09 -0700

Me too...arrgh...must resist...need money for...food!

But I'm curious...I hear a lot about blue covers, red covers and such for the very early Albedo issues. Now I loathe second printings, so which cover constitutes the first printings of the Usagi issues of Albedo?

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 20:19 -0700

...and I can't believe I just went for it!

What...have...I...done?

Quick! Someone reassure me that this was a good thing to do.

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 20:33 -0700

estee wrote:Me too...arrgh...must resist...need money for...food!

But I'm curious...I hear a lot about blue covers, red covers and such for the very early Albedo issues. Now I loathe second printings, so which cover constitutes the first printings of the Usagi issues of Albedo?

If I remember correctly, both the #0 and #1 in this auction are reprints. The rest are all originals.

Post by **Maka** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 23:31 -0700

shaxper wrote:...and I can't believe I just went for it!

What...have...I...done?

Quick! Someone reassure me that this was a good thing to do.

You go Shaxper! Congrats. And thanks for saving me.

Peace,

maka

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 23:48 -0700

But who will save me??

If you have a change of heart again, there's a slightly better copy ending tomorrow: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1

I'm assuming it'll end up around $500.

Thanks for sharing the link!

estee · Post by **estee** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 7:52 -0700

shaxper wrote:...and I can't believe I just went for it!

What...have...I...done?

Quick! Someone reassure me that this was a good thing to do.

Way to take one for the team, Shaxper!

Wew, now the rest of us can relax.

And thanks for the info on the reprints.

Stan Sakai · Post by **Stan Sakai** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 11:02 -0700

estee wrote:

But I'm curious...I hear a lot about blue covers, red covers and such for the very early Albedo issues. Now I loathe second printings, so which cover constitutes the first printings of the Usagi issues of Albedo?

If I remember correctly, Steve Gallacci had reprinted #0 a few times, and used a couple of diifferent inks for the covers. I think he gave me a second printing which I put in a drawer somewhere. As for Albedo #1, he printed all the insides, but only had enough money to print about 500 covers. He chose a dark red for these. When he got enough to print the rest of the covers, the printer used a bright red. At that time, it did not make any difference to anyone, least of all to Steve.

Now we come to Albedo #2 and the first appearance of Usagi. Steve had it in his mind to hand silk screen all the covers himself, front and back. I think it would have take 9 or 11 colors and screens. After a few, he concluded that would be an idiotic thing to do, and had them done by a professional printer who did it the traditional way of offset lithography. I've got a few of those silk screened covers in various stages of completion.

Usagi · Post by **Usagi** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 11:33 -0700

Wow! over $500 Oh my gosh.....I wish I could see $30 or evin $50 just laying around......eh, but even living back with the folks, I am broke...Congrats to you Oodles or Koodles!

Now you HAVE to tell us when they come in......

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 20:24 -0700

Stan Sakai wrote: I remember correctly, Steve Gallacci had reprinted #0 a few times, and used a couple of diifferent inks for the covers.

Here's the gospel according to an ebay seller: http://cgi.ebay.com/Albedo-0-6-Comic-Lo ... dZViewItem

And Albedo #1 seems to be doing well with either cover: http://cgi.ebay.com/Albedo-1-Bright-Red ... dZViewItem

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 20:30 -0700

Usagi wrote: Wow! over $500 Oh my gosh.....I wish I could see $30 or evin $50 just laying around......eh, but even living back with the folks, I am broke...Congrats to you Oodles or Koodles!

Now you HAVE to tell us when they come in......

Thanks, and of course I will!

And if $500 seemed steep, check out this final bid price: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1

<u>NOW</u> I feel good about taking the buy it now

Usagi · Post by **Usagi** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:57 -0700

.....Do you know how many SHAMROCKS I could buy with that?? - Wait!- I could go to School in Dublin for that price and eat for months there!