Hi All,

I was hoping someone might be able to tell me or give some insight as to why the Wee Warrior Vampire Queen estimated value is higher for the 6th vs 5th ...  just curious as to why.  I realize the estimated value can be out of whack , but regardless of being up to date has a significant price difference that has my head scratching.  Thanks!

mbassoc2003 explained it perfectly.

Some additional commentary.  The Acaeum valuations are also based upon the number of sales, so if there are very few sales, the resulting valuations might not be entirely accurate, as there haven't been a lot of copies sold.  Condition is also a factor, as the valuations are extrapolated from what the actual conditions are.

Here's the breakdown in the number of sales recorded for PotVQ:

1st: 25
2nd: 20
3rd: 6
4th: 1
5th: 9
6th: 5

Based on the number of recorded sales, the 4th printing *appears* to be the hardest printing to find.  Since the only documented sale was in 2005, the valuations for a 4th print are likely inaccurate.  This same issue can occur with any rarer items that don't have a recent sales history.

stratochamp wrote in Wee Warrior Vampire Queen 5th vs 6th:There shouldn't even be a listing for the "4th print" as it is listed. A singular slightly different photocopy that anybody could have printed off should not have a distinguishing printing. The Acaeum had become the accepted source for 1e (and prior) collecting and is almost always right, but there are a few items that have become ingrained that should change. This is one of them.

I agree with your commentary.  It's doubtful that this was an actual printing, especially since there haven't been any additional copies discovered, at least as far as we're aware.  What would be more plausible is that it was a 3rd print that was missing some content, which was photocopied to complete one or more copies.  There could have also simply been a photocopier issue during the 3rd print run.

The Wee Warrior products seemed to suffer from printing and assembly issues quite a bit, which is perhaps understandable, considering how they were produced.