Re: DC Sales, October 2003

Paul O'Brien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in 
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:

> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Marc-Oliver 
> Frisch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes

>>Since I don't buy that in the slightest and think it would be pretty 
>>much pointless in most cases to run the numbers as presented, I'll 
>>shamelessly improvise and be the nightmare of any self-respecting 
>>number-cruncher: I've taken the liberty of bumping 10% off any estimate 
>>provided by icv2.com this month -- et voila, the numbers are right back 
>>where they should reasonably be. 

> While you're absolutely correct about the 10% correction, I think it's 
> worth stressing that historically ICV2 has always estimated low.  From 
> what I gather, the higher figures they've produced this month are 
> actually MORE likely to be correct.

I agree with Paul; the "new" ICv2.com numbers are probably more 
accurate. Back when I was doing independent comics sales estimates, 
ICv2.com's numbers tracked from 5% to 10% lower than what I calculated. And 
I regularly got comics pros commenting that _my_ estimates were low.

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