Foolkiller

I will take the ASM 2

I prefer the panel page. It has a marquee action sequence and it's very well drawn. The splash is nice too, but no villain really, so probably a close tie since Colan is more associated with DD than spidey, though with Spidey in the action sequence is impressive. The pin up does nothing for me. The rendering and images themselves are just ok, and not particularly well drawn.

Ankur -- As someone who is somewhat new to art and willing to spend very high sums of money for the right piece(s) I guess my feeling is that I'm not sure there's a right answer to the idea of 'not overpaying' and the 'rules' or 'guidances' you're suggesting. First, what is any piece of art actually worth -- it's all made up. At some point or other, most of the major collectors holding great pieces have 'overpaid' and sometimes significantly. This is also true in fine art, but in speaking to many of the folks who have historically developed over time, they were all told they were crazy to pay x at one time or another. Second, I have no problem paying aggressive for the pieces I like and this had led to things being offered that I'm not sure would otherwise be offered. Frankly, I don't care if someone thinks I 'overpaid' because this is the only one like it -- so I can't say well it's 'overvalued' except to say it's beyond my own personal analysis. Third, there are disagreements all the time in pricing. An example is one where you were recently shopping a piece that was offered to me at roughly half of what you were selling it for. Does that make you wrong or 'over valued'? Maybe, maybe not. Same with other pieces you've actively promoted. Now when other guys talk and say you're crazy for pricing that high or you're overvaluing it significantly, it may or may not be true. Should everyone stand their ground with you? Of course not, if it's something you really want. There's a tremendous amount of subjectivity in art. Valuation is very difficult to tell -- and while it's true there are some examples the other way where we could go to extremes, most art is priced in some sort of etherial gray area which makes it absolutely impossible to determine who should be walking away and who shouldn't. If there's a piece I want, I have a price I want to pay. Just because you have some idea of what it's worth on the market doesn't mean I or anyone else should be following it. And I say that the same for your pricing of art -- you price plenty of pieces others are very critical of, and I don't think they're right and you're wrong.

I actually agree with you Terry (as it pertains to the Covid-19 or otherwise. Sure Planned Parenthood will be calling you soon to thank you for your support too as that's what a legion of women have been saying for decades.

I'll take the ASM 17

I'll take the ASM 27

I'll take the ASM 23

I'll take the ASM 11

No I'm comparing his cost of goods to anyone else. You're characterizing it as a surcharge, and I would not. He's saying he believes the cost of the book is x. that's what's happened at auction. The two are the same regardless of the fees because of the reflected or reported cost of the book is the same. I don't have an issue with it, and I think it's certainly your right to not buy comics from dealers or auction houses or whatever.

It's already factored into the price, there's no surcharge on top -- a dealer has the ability to incorporate it already. At auction, they separate it. It's not 'undisclosed', it's factored into the price, same as every other product that exists. They factor in the whole cost of goods and the profits their shareholders often demand.

It's somewhat semantics. When I purchase a piece of art I don't think of it as two prices. George (GP) does record from whatever the vendor, the total purchase price including the fees, BP or whatever. Now you may or may not feel that's 'accurate' but I as a buyer have no problem with it. You pay what you pay and that's the number. The data tells me what other folks paid. I incorporated the fees into what I was willing to pay. BPs are standard at every auction house I've ever participated in, and the number I paid including the BP is how I value the whole book. if I saw the book on another site, I'd be willing to pay that same amount which included the BP factored in. So in the example, I'm willing to pay 5k whether on Heritage, Comiclink, Ebay, highgradecomics.com etc.

speaking of Dupcak of the wine world... https://www.theguardian.com/global/2016/sep/11/the-great-wine-fraud-a-vintage-swindle

I was looking for some bigger pieces and just didn't see anything that caught my eye that was priced at a number I felt was reasonable. I tried to negotiate on a couple of pieces but while getting close, just couldn't narrow the gap. That said, I didn't find it all that frustrating because the best pieces seem to be moved privately or at auction, so it's ok to just wait. I saw a couple of neat things that were 10k or better, but nothing that really grabbed me. I guess when you don't spend 50 or 100k, there's always another opportunity waiting for you somewhere. I heard from a few other collectors and it did seem that the bigger pieces were a lot of things that have been around the block or available. I think the market takes care of the pricing, so if it's 'too high' you just move on, but I would have been happy to pay for pieces I really wanted, even if they were 'above market'.

I think eventually most of the books are going to be offered on the boards -- I know Richard well and I think he has other stuff going on, wants to invoice folks and collect himself a bit. I do think this collection is being sold here primarily.

I feel you on that.

well comic donna found the rule. The rule was made to prevent confusion. It may be obvious to you, but it's not to everyone else. In either event, these threads get very competitive, and if you post an I'll take it without reference to a book, the seller can't know what you're referring to, so -- when you're talking about it in the legal world, vagueness doesn't help your cause in a sales/purchasing context.

nik -- there were other unsold books in the thread. as someone else mentioned some where here, they actually thought you were taking another book. A naked I'll take it doesn't refer to anything. It wouldn't be fair to Thoth who quoted the book (or said what book) and give it to you afterwards. In general, then everyone would edit after the fact. When you post the icon, you could be referring literally to any unsold book, not simply the last one. I think the resolution made by Richard is fair.

nik -- you forgot to say what book...

I think these will be better.

These are good books Andy -- I think Richard has some really good stuff coming, stuff not even in the pics.

Folks, Richard may seem like a relatively new seller, but he definitely has experience grading, buying and selling. I can't recommend Richard highly enough to buy from and I can tell you the books he is going to offer are very much the real deal and you can trust his accuracy in how to grade.

How is that any different than someone who only offers one book for sale? The fact that they are advertising that they're going to sell more later in the day? On top of that what about the people who say, well if these sell, I'll list more. There's not one way to run a sales threat, and when you offer a book for sale, you're conforming to the rules. It can be one or more than one and unless there's a rule that says otherwise, I think it's perfectly acceptable.

I'll take the ASM 8

I'll take the ASM 9

I'll take it