Or Purchasing an Original

Alex Ross

Or Purchasing an Original

Fat Jack's in Center City Philadelphia is my LCS. The week before Christmas had some spectacular copies of Avengers Invaders with artwork rendered by Alex Ross. At $700 a pop they are outside my current budget. The shop doesn't own then outright but are selling them on consignment. I would be tempted even more if I could purchase one and send it in for CGC to grade but the dreaded Qualified label stops me.

Of course if I could find out how they were acquired I might be interested in sending Alex Ross my own blank cover of a book, then have that book sent to CGC for grading giving myself the desired yellow label, but at what cost?

The book itself would cost only five dollars. Proper bags and boards to protect the book would be a maximum of two dollars. I would guess the artwork would be anywhere between $250 to $1500 depending on the desired details. If I choose the same type of art I would guesstimate $500. Then to ship the book to Alex Ross and subsequently to CGC would be another $35 dollars. Grading and return shipping would be $100, I would be fast tracking the book. This total of $642 could be tallied into my budget. This of course doesn't include the time it would take to get this all together.

The artwork that is hanging on the walls are indeed worth the asking price especially considering the two pieces I do own are Gyclee's and not originals.

If you're interested you can call 215-963-0788 and ask for Eric. If Eric is not available you can ask for Brendan. Let them know you found out about them through me and they will package them up safely and ship them to you after payment is rendered. They will accept money order or check, a check would have to clear before shipping. Of course if you decide to get them graded please remember you will get the dreadful green label.

Thanks for Reading

Tnerb

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