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MIL0S

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    Worst flips that have happened to you….

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    I wouldn't consider dumping a disappointing commission a 'flip', that's just trying to recover something to keep it from being a total loss.  To me flipping is buying something with the intent to sell it for a profit which is almost never possible with a commission.  Whether or not you'll be happy with a commission is always a gamble, and that's if you even get your piece in a timely manner or at all!   The cost used to be low enough to take the risk but with most commissions starting at several hundred dollars I've lost my appetite for them and I've sold several unsatisfactory ones for well below what I paid. The only instance I can think of where it was possible to flip a commission was when Adam Hughes was charging $400 for con sketches and people were immediately flipping them on ebay for much more. In that case he was undercharging but most artists prices now are way too high in my opinion. Why gamble on an overpriced commission when you can often buy a published page by the artist where you know exactly what your are getting for less? Someone on these boards put it best, commissions are the 'new car' of the OA hobby, they depreciate the minute you 'drive it off the lot'... 

    Artists Editions discussion

    in Original Comic Art

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    poor packaging rant: I just received an AE I purchased on ebay and I was dismayed to see the seller shipped it by just slapping postage on the IDW box... the box absorbed some damage and fortunately the book was ok but it could have easily been banged up worse. seems like it would be common sense to put it inside an oversized box and protect it but I guess common sense ain't so common anymore... 

    The Official Commission Collecting Thread

    in Original Comic Art

    Posted · Edited by MIL0S
    typo

    On 3/14/2021 at 2:14 PM, Webhead2018 said:

    He retired doing cons. But he still doing at home commissions thru his rep. I scored one of his slots during his con retirement in 2019. This piece I got was from a sketch op thru his rep and from a fb group working with Perez rep. Same with the jrjr piece.

    can you clarify about the JRJR piece, was that through Spencer Beck/theartistschoice.com or some facebook group?

    Help, ID the artist/signature?

    in Original Comic Art

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    About seven years ago I attended a construction industry convention (CONEXPO-CON/AGG) in Las Vegas where the Toshiba booth had an artist doing caricatures. Although there’s a good chance the artist has nothing to do with comics I would still like to identify the artist if possible.
     

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    A Little Love for Master Doodler Roy Krenkel

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    There are some fantastic pieces posted in this thread! I was introduced to RGK via the great IDW Father of Heroic Fantasy book which made me want more Krenkel so I picked up The Art of Roy G. Krenkel, Cities and Scenes, and some issues of Illustration Magazine.  
     

    What other modern artists can evoke a similar feel in their work to Krenkel? I think these Tim Vigil illustrations have a Krenkel vibe:

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