Ryan.

Not in my experience

They were commission illustrations. No restrictions on what they will accept as far as I know. They don't offer any pricing guidance on art since each piece is unique. It's the first time I've sent art to them to consign and all three sold quickly and at prices higher than I believe I would have gotten selling elsewhere.

Same.

Yep. I take CGC's page quality designations as a general advisory rather than scripture.

Of the last six consignments I sold, two were rare Golden Age romance books, three were original art pieces, and one was a rare TMNT comic signed and sketched by Eastman & Laird, so GPA doesn't apply. I tend to buy and stuff like that instead of the normal superhero carp with lots of sales history. Maybe I left money on the table but when there's no comparables to establish baseline prices that's not really knowable. In the event that I did send in GPA heavy stuff I would price above recent sales and take offers. For particularly hot books I would price aggressively.

Buzzkills.

My last three consignments have all sold within hours of me posting them, including one tonight that sold within minutes. I wonder if traffic has increased on MCS lately

Mycomicshop.

Auctions end tonight.

Thanks. It's not a huge issue. Any time I've rejected a direct offer I just consign the book instead. At this point I run probably 95% of my comic transactions, buying and selling, through MCS via all the various methods.

Probably.

No, it's not an isolated incident. It happens regularly enough to be a trend, though almost always with rare books, such as tough Golden Age. My impression is that when there isn't a ton of high visibility market data their buyers just take a shot in the dark.

I've sold directly to them many times as well. Sometimes their offer price is more than fair, and occasionally above current market, making the decision very easy to accept the offer. However, there are times that their best offer amounts are so low it's comical. Like getting an offer for $60 for a book that might have recent sales in the thousands. Those moments can be a little vexing but when the offer is right MCS is extremely easy to direct transact with.

Weekend bump. That double remarked Tales book is looking awfully cheap right now.

Sadako already sold. Feel free to shoot an offer for the other piece.

Kamen Rider Illustration by Peach Momoko. Watercolor and ink with some blue line pencil on shikishi board. 9 1/2" x 10 3/4". SOLD

Sadako Yamamura (The Ring) Illustration by Peach Momoko. Watercolor and ink on shikishi board. 9 1/2" x 10 3/4". SOLD

Seven.

I was thinking it would go to Steve Lavigne.

Not surprised but it's still kind of a downer. End of an era. I've bought pieces of their back stock here and there over the years. I wonder what they will do with whatever was remaining in their warehouse. This does underscore how unlikely it is that Pete ever does a signing for CGC. He has simply moved on from TMNT.

Portsmouth Mini-Con print signed by Kevin Eastman Portsmouth Mini-Con Signed Print by Kevin Eastman (mycomicshop.com)

"Original Four" print signed by Kevin Eastman Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Signed Print by Kevin Eastman (mycomicshop.com)

First Turtle mini-print signed by Kevin Eastman The First Turtle Signed Mini-Print Sticker by Kevin Eastman (mycomicshop.com)

Tales of the TMNT 55 signed and remarked Dan Berger and artist Jim Lawson. These later Tales of the TMNT issues can be a bit tough to find. Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2004 Mirage) 55 VG/FN 5.0 (mycomicshop.com)