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Got my copy, the last Baker (alter ego #47) book and this new one mention Matt Baker work on 132 Flamingo Strips but i own num #133?

 

nice to see new Baker OA but mostly reprints from Alter Ego#47.

 

 

 

 

I wish more of the book could have been in color with a more quality card stock but Shaun Clancy made some awesome contributions to the book. He unearthed a lot of new information. It was some great detective work to find Matt Baker's best friends.

Joanna you also did a good job. Shaun did a nice job with those interviews, new info on Baker's personal life.

Got my copy, the last Baker (alter ego #47) book and this new one mention Matt Baker work on 132 Flamingo Strips but i own num #133?

nice to see new Baker OA but mostly reprints from Alter Ego#47.

I've never seen another Zago #4 with colors as rich as that one. Nice books, all.

 

I found this lot of random GA romance comics, which included a couple of real Baker gems...

^^nice lot. (thumbs u

this copy was purchase from a collection found in a attic; offwhite to white pgs, clean copy super vivid cover colors the only defect it was mouse chew bottom righ corner. Beautiful cover.

 

 

Guess the mouse wanted some cheesecake.

here another copy from the same collection, nice paper quality.

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this copy was purchase from a collection found in a attic; offwhite to white pgs, clean copy super vivid cover colors the only defect it was mouse chew bottom righ corner. Beautiful cover.

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sold my CGC 5.0 copy few years ago. :-(

 

I purchase a complete OA matt baker story with the money.

sold my CGC 5.0 copy few years ago. :-(

Ok,

 

Here it is with the brothers "D"

 

 

• Know that you are going to overpay for something going in. (You may be ok with that, but know that if you purchase a piece it will be over FMV)
   
  
• Know that they will price shop you, meaning that, even if you are prepared to over pay they may test to see how much you are wanting to over pay with a bait and switch. (That piece is 1000 --- you say ok deal ---- sorry I have another buyer that piece is now 1250 ----rinse repeat)
   
  
• Know that if you have art they want, some of these first two tactics will go away, BUT know that they will devalue your art so you will overpay anyway. Just might be less than with straight cash.
   
  
• Unless you absolutely have to have it, my advice to the newcomers is to avoid. Still if you absolutely have to have, you will get it in more ways than one.

 

^This

Nice tread will upload my collection.

November 9, 2011

 

Hi Don,

Thanks for asking about the scarce Marvel Magazine artwork.

 

Here is the list price:

 

splash page 1 - $1,850

 

Let me know if you are interested in this or any other art from our web site?

 

I can also work with time-payments or take art in trade.

Best,

Steve

 

October 23, 2012 (Same piece of art)

 

Hi Don,

 

Thanks for asking about my magazine art from his scarce

Silver-Age period.

 

Here is the list price:

- splash- art - $1,950

 

I also have other examples:

 

Best,

Steve Donnelly

 

I have edited out the specifics of which art it is and mind you $100 increase doesn't seem like much over one year until you consider that the original price is about 150% higher than it should be.

 

Here's a game we can play... Based on the prices, and info above, who do you think the artist is?

^same experience piece of art work Change from $500 to over 1k.

Hi,

 

I've recently become very interested in collecting published original art, along with more larger commissions.

 

I did some searching, poorly perhaps, but was just looking for general tips, advice, things that could be a benefit to a newer collector(other than to not start!). Things to stay away from, what to look for, the condition of the OA and how that is handled?

 

I've looked at covers to some more modern books, and not sure if there are any general thoughts on the OA for regular covers vs. variant covers? I've been looking mostly at covers, as I am drawn more to them, but is this a better investment over pages, or is it just based mostly on the content and artist? (While I love the art, at these prices, of course I look at longer term value).

 

How does independent OA compare versus Marvel or DC work, or does that not matter as much?

 

Basically, just wanted to learn from the experts a little, try to avoid any costly mistakes or learn the hard way on things. I've always loved the art, but not something I've ever collected and I've learned enough to know that I could always use a few tips.

 

Thanks for any help,

Frank

 

I will give you the steps I wished I had go through and have picked up along the way.

 

1. Join ComicArtFan.com This should be the very first thing you do. Once you join, search around to see what people own to get a sense of what sort of art grabs you.

2. Look at what is for sell. Check ComicArtFan, Heritage, Comiclink, Albert Moy, Romitaman, Anthony Synder, etc. There are links to most of the bigger art sellers on ComicArtFan.

3. Look at previous selling prices in the market analysis data section of ComicArtFan. It is pretty good to get a real rough idea of prices.

4. Don't settle, don't buy a piece to buy it. I did this early on and I have sold or am selling everything that fits into this category.

5. Be patient. Don't buy something you like, buy something you love. I haven't bought anything in over a year because I haven't found the right item.

6. When you find something you love, and you think "wow, that is way over priced, I will let it sit a while", don't! Try to negotiate a better price with the seller and buy it. Anytime I took the attitude that something was overpriced, I lost out on it because someone else loved I too and paid the price. (Daredevil 34 splash, still makes me cry today ... ).

7. Be nice to people. I have met a lot of great dealers and collectors and they have all been very helpful.

 

NO>>> do your homework; I will never pay over-price even if i love that particular OA. Alot of good advice on this thread. (thumbs u

i hope this book gets release on the Oct 17th hate to see another delay again.

 

 

Got an e-mail notice from Amazon today, book is delayed (again, and again...) until January 8th, 2013.

 

I spoke to the author at NYC. He said that the book is at the printers right now. They had found an artist who had worked with Matt Baker. They revised the original manuscript to include the new information that they received.

thanks for sharing that info, looks like going to be a epic book. cant wait (thumbs u

WOW 4,5,6 time delay.

i hope this book gets release on the Oct 17th hate to see another delay again.

Lets share Baker original art images.

Baker pencils, Colletta inks content pg