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An eBay seller currently has the above slabbed issue of a facsimile of The Beano #1, given away with The Sunday Post in 1998, at an asking price of £500. It's printed on 'glossy' paper, has only 24 pages out of the original 28, and part of the top of masthead mascot Peanut's hair has been cut off.
First of all, I can't believe that anyone would be so optimistic (or opportunistic) as to ask for such a ludicrous price, never mind anyone actually being stupid enough to pay it. I recently showed you a far superior facsimile of this comic going for a mere £13.20, which has the complete 28 pages, unlike this one.
How anyone can ask for £500 and not be aware of the damage to their credibility as a seller is beyond me. It also speaks volumes as to how he regards potential buyers if he really thinks anyone would ever pay it, given the fact that it's hardly rare. In fact, I've got around a dozen of them, still in the poly bags they came in inside The Sunday Post.
And he's such an unpleasant seller. The way he answers his neutral and negative feedback is a disgrace, and eBay should ban him at once. We can only live in hope. (And no, as far as I recall, I've never bought anything from him.)
