Hi everyone! Fun convo! This is my first post.
I understand where everyone is coming from based on their perspectives. Here’s my POV.
I love and own Tradd’s art. I was also lucky enough to buy a DS page. It is probably my one and done and is NFS forever. Therefore, take my opinion with a massive grain of salt.
Based on what I observe in the market, I think these prices will hold. As Felix noted in his drop email, Tradd’s Silver Surfer Black pages sell for as much as $30k in private deals. This is true. There are multiple well-funded buyers and the inventory held by collectors who would sell at that price level seems to be drying up. If you are a serious collector of Tradd’s work, the prices in this sale seem reasonable, with many stunning pages sold under $10,000. In my opinion, Tradd leveled up from SSB and the art is better.
So, are these pages tulip bulbs? My best guess in the near to medium term is no. In the long term we’re all dead. I honestly don’t care if the price drops over any time frame. I love my page for the artwork. This is going on my wall. I will only break glass in case of an emergency.
Can we also give the rep and the artist some credit for providing less expensive opportunities for fans of his work? The first page of Dr. Strange was an abstract masterpiece and was sold for only $2,000. There was a beautiful DPS landscape with Doc in it (18x24!) that sold for $8,000. There were sketch covers at $200. All of these could’ve been priced higher.
People don’t seem to have a problem with paying collectors or dealers big money for crudely drawn nostalgia pages by lesser artists than Tradd. Wouldn’t you rather see a great artist get paid really well for superb and innovative work? Tradd or Trimpe? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Your call bro…
Many of these are points that have probably been made or considered. Apologies if I am being redundant or annoying. Best wishes and happy collecting!
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