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Here's my standard answer on this topic. I think it's useful especially the last line.

Here's my standard information on how to price OA. It's generic so it may or may not be useful.

Here's my standard answer on pricing comic art. It might be useful.

That is a wonderful get. Congratulations to the max! Getting all the pieces is wonderful.

Two new pieces on the walls - Kenzie by David Petersen is in the den and The Shadow and Margo Lane is in the Study on the south wall. All the pictures can be seen here.

We feel much the same way. Did you read the link? It was a long search to finally get a painted piece. You can see pictures of all of the pieces that we failed to get along the way.

I find all of that fascinating. There's always something to say about an item you buy within a hobby. (Less to say about toilet paper and toothpaste, I guess).

I hear one guy grabs them all! Can you believe that?

Nice Year!

Yes, Willy (Henry Gauthier-Villars) a famous French writer, used ghosts for most of his books. His most famous ghost was his wife, Colette. The recent movie about Colette was fascinating if you want something to watch.

Some neat stuff, but I have to buy a new roof!

+1. A better (from my POV) answer would be, "We make significant efforts to identify our offers correctly. If clarifications are provided before the auction, we will include them. If there is a question after the auction closes, we have a customer service policy to address it." BTW, the Vast Unpaid Research Department here on the CGC OA board is generally quite happy to offer opinions for creator identification or authenticity.

Maybe, but it was posted on the CAF on 20 June 2018, not long after we returned from Heroescon 2018.

There does seem to be a trend. I'm sure we can work it out eventually.

What a wonderful trove. Where did you find it all. Due to the fire, there's not as much around as there should be. I'd love to find a nice Sunday.

I'm glad that I'm not the only Stan Lynde Rick O'Shay fan. Here are mine: https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerydetailsearch.asp?artist=Stan+Lynde&GCat=10225. I was lucky enough to get him to do a commission of Rick and his family at Christmas. It's amazing. I love his use of watercolor and the shadows and the lights on the tree. Beautiful.

@Stefanomjr, you did put these in the Lowry gallery of your CAF, right? Posting them here doesn't count.

Re: 'Tec 62 Saw that. Yeah, it's pretty nice.

Here are my nominees: BEST OF 2018: BUDGET EDITION NOMINEES Unpublished Commission Sugar and Spike #100 Chris Giarrusso $250ish One of my sub-themes consists of creating covers to the non-existent S&S 100. The first series ran to 98 when his eye problems made it to hard to draw. While the book resumed overseas, it stopped there for decades until DC released number 99, as DC Silver Age Classics Sugar and Spike 99. In order to amend that failure and to honor Sheldon Mayer, I’ve had a few variant covers created for the book should it ever need one. ☺ Unpublished Commission The Three Mouseketeers Andy Runton $40 I have a sketchbook – just started this year – that will have other artists drawing Sheldon Mayer’s characters. Folks like: Sugar and Spike, Scribbly & Co., the Three Mouseketeers, Black Orchid, etc. Andy nailed this one. Unpublished Cover Sugar and Spike Preliminary Cover Sheldon Mayer $30 Sheldon's granddaughter, Chelle, sold this on eBay. Nobody bid except for me. I think it's really cute. Unpublished Commission Owly & Friends Andy Runton $40 Andy’s work is wonderful and you should read Owly. Okay, look at the pictures; there are no words. This belongs to my wife and she has it and some other coaster art in a stand on her desk. Unpublished Commission Wallace the Brave Will Henry $0 Read Wallace the Brave, you’ll be glad that you did. Unpublished Commission Thea at Rest Daniel Warren Johnson $100 I first saw Daniel’s work on his book Extremity. It’s moving and thoughtful and a rocking good read. This is one of the leads, Thea. She lost an extremity in extreme circumstances and the impact resonates through the book. Check it out. Unpublished Commission Katy Keene Dan Parent $100 Bill Woggon (50s,60s,70s) and John Sterling Lucas (80s) thrilled my daughters with their work on Katy Keene. Dan Parent shows that the can handle our beautiful model without issue. This is from my youngest daughter’s sketchbook. Unpublished Commission Cap Stubbs and Tippee Edwina Dumm $60 for the pair Just wonderful strips that people don’t hear much about these days. It ran for a really long time, too, 48 years. Read all about it here.

@BCarter27, your taste is my taste love those. Let me know when you want to get rid of the SiP, 'Tec, and Superman pieces. Sheesh! @Brian Peck, you aren't any kinder to me. The Sprang and Schultz pieces really stand out even in that crowd. This year is going to be very hard; that's a good thing.

There's some great stuff there - really like the Jones Catwoman page. Thanks for adding to this thread. It's fun to read why people like what they post. (Oh, I like the Archie-verse pieces, too.)

One of my favorite threads on these boards consists of reading why people posted what they did. Here are mine. I look forward to yours. BEST OF NOMINEES (CAF LOWRY) Unpublished Commission Li’l Legion Yale Stewart In this, one of my all-time favorite commissions, we see the LSH as 8 year olds in a park. All of the SA LSH members (not counting traitors) appear except one that I forgot first joined in Adventure Comics (Chemical King). You really need to click the link, read the description, and look at the Additional Images where I provide the reference that I sent to Yale. You’ll also see a commission that he did for someone else that inspired mine. It was a gift from Kathy for our 35th wedding anniversary. Unpublished Commission Mouse Guard - Kenzie David Petersen Kathy and I are fans of David’s art and we’ve tried for several years to get a painted piece. We finally got lucky in 2018 at Heroescon. David prepared two pieces one for auction and one to sell for the same amount after the auction. We got the latter which is fine since it’s the one we liked better! Read more about our long search and see the pieces that we missed on in the link. Unpublished Commission The Shadow and Margo Lane Michael Kaluta I first saw Michael’s work in the Shadow. I was hooked. Later, I read Starstruck and the art blew me away. When he and Elaine Lee decided to do a new Starstruck story on Kickstarter and offer perks, I was in! It took five years, but exceed my expectations. Click the link to read all about it. Unpublished Commission Sugar and Spike #100 Chris Giarusso One of my sub-themes consists of creating covers to the non-existent S&S 100. The first series ran to 98 when his eye problems made it to hard to draw. While the book resumed overseas, it stopped there for decades until DC released number 99, as DC Silver Age Classics Sugar and Spike 99. In order to amend that failure and to honor Sheldon Mayer, I’ve had a few variant covers created for the book should it ever need one. ☺ Unpublished Commission Ruse’s Simon and Emma Butch Guice I first really noticed Butch’s art on Ruse though I’d enjoyed it in other books. His look for the Ruse analog of London was spectacular and Emma and Simon were fully formed. Wonderful stuff. At the time CrossGen sold the OA for the artists, but I was too poor to buy any. When Dynamite decided to reprint Butch and Bill Mantlo’s Swords of the Swashbucklers to raise money for Bill’s care, I had to participate. When I saw that a commission by Butch was available, I snagged one. It took a while, but it’s perfect. He recreated Simon and Emma as they appear on the first issue – my favorite cover. HONORABLE MENTIONS Unpublished Commission Scrooge McDuck & Donald Duck Don Rosa I first met Don in the page of the RBCC and then lost track of him for decades. When I next discovered him he had completed his career drawing Disney’s ducks and was generally considered Carl Bark’s best successor. I got a copy of The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck and was blown away by the story and the art. I’ve wanted a commission ever since. This one came up in B&W on eBay and Kathy got it for me. Don offered to color it at Heroescon 2018 and I, of course, said yes. Published Interior Panel Page Anthro #1 Pg 13 Howie Post Anthro was a favorite book of mine even it it lasted only a few issues. I thought the story was terrific and I loved the art. Howie Post was still alive and drawing when I started collecting comic art, but I didn’t realize it so I don’t have a commission from him. When this page from the first issue came up (after the book sold intact), I grabbed it. It’s a pretty darned good example of the book.

I keep really accurate spreadsheet featuring source, costs, etc. I've even added an equation to help me rank my collection. Yes, I've applied the Andy Robbins method to my collection and have every piece ranked from 1 to 200+. I may add that as a topic for discussion. Andy goes further than I plan. He culls the bottom 10% each year and reinvests the money. That's a good idea if you aren't too compulsive.

He's on Facebook a lot. https://www.facebook.com/howard.v.chaykin

A late arriving Christmas present - LSH vs. Universo by John Watson I became familiar with John's work through Aidan Lacy's Re-Legion series (a CAF gallery worth a visit) and through a painting in Miki Annamanthadoo's collection. Kathy had him create a painting for me based on a list of characters of interest (villains and heroes) and SA costumes.