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    Weiss Auctions Feb 14, 2018

    in Original Comic Art

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    6 hours ago, zhamlau said:

    What am I missing here? These prices seem normal/reasonable in the current market, a few good buys with a steal, a few heavy pays with one head scratcher. Do most people think these prices are to high?

     

    Yeah, I’m with you, it’s not like there’s an extra zero on everything 

    The Official Feb 22-24 Heritage Auction Thread

    in Original Comic Art

    Posted

    1 hour ago, jjonahjameson11 said:

    Now that the auction has started, I've finally taken the time to review the lots in their entirety, and noticed there's some really interesting Thor pieces up for grabs:

    What are your thoughts on the Thor pieces above? 

    In regard to Kirby, all I can say is he pretty much came up with the entire Marvel ensemble 

    Netflix Streaming

    in Original Comic Art

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    On January 4, 2018 at 1:40 AM, ESeffinga said:

    After seeing the whole thing, I can say it's nothing that folks that follow just about any art market fairly closely hasn't already surmised for themselves, but it is interesting hearing some of the major "fine art" players put it into their own words. I wish they'd delved a bit deeper in the topic, but then as they sort of get at... transparency is something many players in the art market are trying to avoid for obvious reasons. Digging deeper would have been really fascinating, but highly unlikely. In truth, I was surprised at how candid some of the folks interviewed actually were.

     

    I just wish there'd been more to it. I suppose for someone who isn't already deeply familiar with the inner workings of the art market, it might have been more revealing. I'd say it is great for folks just getting into art of any kind. There are economies of scale at play, but scale down millions into thousands, and many of the viewpoints expressed in the doc are very applicable to comic art.

     

     

    I pretty much agree with everything you say here here, it's also poorly put together......what's with the soundtrack!? Also I know a couple people in the film and they are exactly the opposite of how they portray themselves....which is kind of funny. It's also funny that every individual seems to have the perspective that they are the ones doing the "right" way and everyone else is ruining art.

    Comicconnect November 2017 auction

    in Original Comic Art

    Posted

    On 12/6/2017 at 5:36 PM, delekkerste said:

    I tend to think that the art depicting key moments from the series (many of which also made it to the TV show) will retain interest after the show goes off the air.  This is the biggest break-out hit that an indie comic series has ever had.  Sure, TMNT had some big movies and merchandising, but few cared about the comics after the first few years, and a lot of its success occurred in the pre-social media, pre-globalization era.  WD at this point is 14+ continuous years into the comic, while the TV show has been must-see water cooler fodder for years now (and spawning a fairly successful spin-off as well).  The merchandising, the memes, the blogs, the Tweets, the cosplay, the WD Escape, the contribution to the lexicon, the interviews and photoshoots of the cast and everything else that comes with being one of the biggest pop culture successes of a global, social media-mad era...all of which is to say that, yes, most pop culture is of its time and has a fleeting time in the spotlight, but, IMO, WD has achieved the kind of critical mass of success and, let's face it, importance when it comes to the history of comics (both indie and otherwise) and pop culture, that I think will keep its popularity/desirability largely intact long after the TV show ends. 

    I mean, FFS, people still want Cerebus art for being significant, even though it never enjoyed one iota of mainstream success...by the time it's all done, WD will have probably spanned at least two decades of comic success and been one of the most successful pop culture properties of all-time from its TV run.  Maybe there's a knee-jerk dip following cancellation, but, I think the good stuff remains valuable/relevant for a long time to come.  A-list is A-list.   

    Speaking of Cerebus 

    https://hyperallergic.com/415888/the-most-important-non-superhero-comic-youve-never-heard-of/

    (attempted) Flip of the Day!

    in Original Comic Art

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    “Flipping has long been a bit of a boogeyman for art dealers and many high-level collectors, as it can distort an artist’s market and disrupt the careful calibrations of pricing and placement that guide art career management. In a 2014 statement, however, Christie’s told the Timesthat, “The speculative art buyer, or ‘flipper,’ motivated purely by short-term investment potential, is the anomaly in our experience.”

    https://hyperallergic.com/412560/from-benefit-to-blockbuster-a-kerry-james-marshall-paintings-dramatic-flip/

     

    Official November 2017 heritage auction thread

    in Original Comic Art

    Posted

    6 hours ago, SquareChaos said:

    I see people making this statement more and more these days... wouldn't the proper thing be, for someone that feels this way, to simply tell the seller about the actual worth instead of making the purchase and then sharing some of whatever meat was left on the bone at a later date? The other side of the coin, I've never heard of a seller of a piece showing up to make a re-seller whole if the resell didn't go as planned.

    My personal perspective, I'm not likely to ever be in the situation as far as I can tell, but if I find myself there I'll have to figure it out in real time; I haven't settled this question in my own mind yet.

    I really haven’t settled it in my own head either, I have been on the losing end before (Much smaller potatoes) but enough to know that it sucks, and Im sure many others have been there. 

    Anyway I don’t know the whole story in this situation so I’ll just leave it there.

    Official November 2017 heritage auction thread

    in Original Comic Art

    Posted

    2 hours ago, SquareChaos said:

    I can definitely see that, because even the little I know about Peanuts art had me squinting at it. I half expected to see a thread about the listing here... but it never emerged.

     

    You just have to ask yourself why someone would do that, list it at a buy it now that suggests some idea of the worth, but refuses to send it to Heritage where - if the art is legit - they'd have cleared far, far more.

    I don’t think it was up long enough for many to see

    Yeah, it’s odd, but maybe someone just needed quick money....Heritage takes months to pay, or they don’t know about Heritage....it’s definitely odd

    Official November 2017 heritage auction thread

    in Original Comic Art

    Posted · Edited by suspense39

    21 minutes ago, stinkininkin said:

    Wow.  You said you'd seen the auction.  Were you tempted, knowing the Sunday alone, even with possible water damage would more than pay for price of the BIN? Of course, not everyone is liquid 25k at any given moment.

    Scott

    Yes I was very tempted but I didn’t have 25k, so there that, but I definitely thought about trying to get the money somehow.....and then it was gone.

    theres also the “ if the deal is too good” theory that always enters my head ....I get hesitant. 

    Official November 2017 heritage auction thread

    in Original Comic Art

    Posted

    18 minutes ago, stinkininkin said:

    I just looked at that eBay auction, and it's interesting to note that it mentions the Peanuts Sunday as an "ink mockup".  I assume that was just poor wording Mike, and that it was indeed the original?  Looks like perhaps there was some water damage on the left side (lots of ripples on the edges from what I can see).  Was it a bid auction or a buy it now for 25K?  No matter what, this was a great buy, especially after the results from this Heritage auction!

    Scott

    it was a BIN.....a little h2o damage doesn't make that much difference

    Official November 2017 heritage auction thread

    in Original Comic Art

    Posted

    9 hours ago, romitaman said:

    A local friend of mine just made a frickin KILLING on EBAY 3 weeks ago......He picked up 1 ebay lot which included a killer peanuts 1950s CHRISTMAS SUNDAY with ALL CHARACTERS present singing a Christmas song at school, with Linus telling Lucy he forgot his line...AND 5 more 50s DAILIES!!!!! and he bought em ALL FOR............ 24.5K.. ....The day he got em in and confirmed they were all real,...he shipped em all off to Heritage!!! LOL. (He offered me the sunday for 60k as i collect Christmas themed art..... but i passed.)

    I saw that lot on eBay, a steal before those results.....we will find out soon if these prices were a one off after a couple auctions.