Help ‹ Special Variant

Variants are a controversial issue for many collectors. While a specific difference may be important to some collectors, it may be negligible for others. On one hand, having all possible variants shown on Colnect could make our catalogs seem messy to collectors not interested in these variations. On the other hand, not including all possible variants would turn away collectors who are very interested in these variations. Following much debate in our community, we decided the best solution to all would be with marking some variants as special. By default, most Colnect members will NOT see these variants. However, members may simply check "Always show special variants" on the "My Account" page and see them.

Who decides which variants are special?

Our catalogs are built and maintained by volunteers. The Colnect community drafts guidelines and our editors try to follow them. If you are not an editor, please read "Collector Comments" to see how you can help.