r/MangaRarity

Hey everyone,

A few days ago I posted on another subreddit asking for help identifying a Weekly Shonen Champion magazine I had in my collection with my brother. With the community's help, I confirmed it was Weekly Shonen Champion #38, 1993.

Here's what's been bugging me ever since: I cannot find a single trace of this issue online. No photos (the only ones I've seen are mine), no auction history, no Mandarake listing, no eBay sale, nothing on Mercari Japan either. It's like this copy doesn't exist on the internet.

Recently, completely out of the blue, someone offered me 450 euros for it.

I have zero reference points to evaluate whether that's fair, low, or actually a steal for the buyer. No comps, no prior sales, nothing.

So I'm turning to this community because if anyone knows, it's you guys.

A few questions:

• Has anyone ever seen this specific issue documented or sold anywhere?
• How do you value something when there is literally no sales history and no comparable copies visible online?
• Does extreme scarcity (single known copy online) significantly drive up value for this era of Japanese magazines?

Not looking to sell here, just genuinely trying to understand what I have. Any help appreciated.

A week ago I went to a few Half-Price books in my area (my first time going to Half-Price books stores) looking for manga. At most of the locations there wasn’t much, but I did see a second English print of Food wars and Shaman King that weren’t too bad.

But then I stumbled upon this Spy X Family volume. Immediately I thought that there was no way this was a first print since the first printing came out in 2020 and it looked like it was in great condition. When I saw I was wrong I instantly bought it lol (for $6).

Have you ever found any cool manga at a discount store?

SAKAMOTO DAYS by Yuto Suzuki will be ending in the upcoming weeks, freeing a slot in the magazine for this new BLEACH series.

Just started collecting. How am I doing?

Just like everyone else I am trying to get ahold of a set of DB covers. Normally I buy zasshi only from Japan because it usually gets marked up like crazy once imported but I managed to pick up this DB cover here for $100. Condition is pretty decent. I know it is the most sought after cover but I was still surprised to get it here cheaper than I could find it in japan.

Found an English print of Dr Slump. I was surprised they even printed this in English considering it’s never been very popular in America.

My latest addition 🔥

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I'm trying to get my hands on the limited-edition holographic volumes of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z 🥲