Hey all. Sorry for not seeing this post earlier and yours too, Karice. While the forums are popular and excellent places to post stuff and look for info, I would also recommend various Facebook groups. I understand some of you may choose not to use FB, and that is your business, but I would highly recommend the following FB groups as good places to look for and ask for information. You don't have to use the rest of FB, you can just check out these groups and then log off. The administrators (full disclosure, I am one of the admins for one of the groups) are pretty good at keeping it bullshit free and just to the topic (GNR) at hand. No politics, nonsense, etc.
First up is #GnFnR Fanspot #NotInThisLifeTime. Likely the biggest GNR group on there, a place for all things GNR related.
Then you have Guns N Roses Merchandise/Memorabilia. A great group for collecting.
Then there is Guns n'roses collectors. This is the group that I am one of the admins for. It ain't perfect, but really great for just focusing on GNR collecting, as well as GNR side projects.
Anyhow, I digress. Back to the issue at hand. The Appetite rape cover w/ the 1988 Deadpool sticker is sure as shit not the original pressing. It is the 2nd pressing. Still desirable of course. Here is the 1st edition, and the hype sticker (black oval sticker) you want to look for:
https://www.troccolitm.com/12AppUSOrig.html?1198049411198
Also, at the same time that was pressed, they also pressed the cross cover, since they know they would run into trouble with the other cover. Here is a cross cover with the oval hype sticker:
https://www.troccolitm.com/12AppCrossOrigSS.html
And the 2nd pressing rape cover with Deadpool hype sticker:
https://www.troccolitm.com/apporgss.html?1163931680718
And the cross cover with the Deadpool hype sticker:
https://www.troccolitm.com/appcensti.html?1163931196593
As for worth, that is up to each individual person, and of course, also dependent on condition and possible other factors (is it signed?; is it a promo?). That being said, in my opinion, if you found either sealed and in great condition, I think $400 is a fair price. I think $1500 is crazy unless signed perhaps.