Ironmandrd

I like Sal B. a lot--especially his three runs on Avengers and his early Hulk.  And his later stuff did not diminish in quality that much from his earlier stuff. 

I'm looking for Sal Buscema Avengers pages - especially from Avengers #129 through #132 -- and George Perez pages from Avengers #143 showing Kang, from Avengers #149.showing Thor.and from Avengers #162. 

Thanks for looking!

Surprised so few are actually answering question.

I consigned a few pieces and was happy with the overall results.

On 1/30/2020 at 3:08 PM, jjonahjameson11 said:

I’ve sold two pieces of artwork for more than expected and also picked up a piece for well below FMV.  So far, so good for me 👍🏻

Did you find that there was a lot of late bidding on your items?

It passed so quickly that I didn't vote.  I like seeing all the things I missed during the year.

Reading these posts reminds me of losing a BWS Iron Man page on Ebay a few years ago where I was the high bidder for a good period of time (but at less than FMV) - but the seller was lured into canceling the auction and selling it privately without letting me know she was taking private offers.  I reported her to Ebay.

On 12/12/2019 at 11:17 AM, MagnusX said:

For me the surprise was the result of 2 Fantastic Four covers,
# 326 by Ron Frenz $ 7,800
# 359 by Paul Ryan $ 6,900
Strong prices for early  90's material
and not so strong artists...

What did the FF #326 cover sell for last time around?  (Wasn't it in a CLink auction about 2+ years ago?)

4 hours ago, glendgold said:

Are we talking ROI?  YES WE ARE! Long term investment MIGHT JUST PAY OFF: https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/jack-kirby-and-joe-sinnott-fantastic-four-83-story-page-8-inhumans-original-art-marvel-1969-/a/7212-94119.s?type=wantlistid-370433!creatorid-cewl!linkclicked-image!emailid-11252019-112202.230AM-474638-370433!itemid-7212_80001!wlem

 

Here's another attempt to quick flip:

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/panel-pages/don-heck-and-frank-giacoia-avengers-28-goliath-original-art-marvel-1966-/a/7212-95221.s?ic2=myconsignmentspage-lotlinks-12202013&tab=MyConsignment-112816

15 minutes ago, Carlo M said:

. . .  I found very surprising that both Sal's Cap and Kane's Thor covers ended up higher than the Avengers cover by Kirby.

+1.  That Avengers 158 may have been the best long term "bargain" in the entire Platinum session.

3 hours ago, delekkerste said:

I think it comes down to managing expectations, and being realistic about what kind of collection one can build relative to one's budget and opportunity set.  

Right.  And one unknown that you have to put aside is what pieces are out there that you would want in an ideal world and which of them, if any, ever becomes available.  Otherwise you could never really be satisfied with your collection as you'd be thinking about all the great pieces you'd love to have but that are nowhere to be found or otherwise unavailable.

Why isn't Marvel and DC trying to establish a kids book line to compete more directly with Scholastic?

Any other noteworthy stuff get newly posted? 

From the HA description:

"It seems that Miller himself inked the page sometime after that point. "

That leaves a lot of leeway.  Hopefully Frank can recall approximately when he inked it. 

Heading into the homestretch and looks like a lot of pieces still below FMV.

1 minute ago, Bronty said:

Since you're the captain of the BWS Conan Trendspotting Club, what did you think of the #11 cover result?   Seemed strong?  Hasn't it been for sale for a long time with no takers?

Gene may know better but I don't believe this cover made the rounds.

1 hour ago, Bronty said:

defenders 9 102k

The Cap #137 at $96k by Sal B may be the even crazier result.  And what about that Heck Avengers splash for $96k?  That'; more than Heck Avengers covers have sold for in the past and way more than any previous Heck Avengers splash.

There seem to be some differences in condition of the Kirby Thing pin-up from the pic someone posted of it at SDCC and the pic in the auction--eg creases not shown in the auction

3 hours ago, grapeape said:

This had a $5000 sticker at the Con. They should honor that no? I took it as a fixed price item when I looked at it in person.

So that picture is before they realized their mistake and then put a $5k sticker on it?

40 minutes ago, Pete Marino said:

Maybe i'm strange, but I believe if you own something, you can price it however you want.  and we get to choose to buy it or not.  What I dislike is that there's a lack of disclosure on exactly what you may be buying and if it's been tampered with at all.

Be honest with what i'm buying and i'm a big boy, i can make my decision.  Lie / withhold and there's an issue.

well that's a whole different kettle of fish and one that the Bros are unfortunately guilty of (as covered by multiple threads).

I agree--I don't care how a price is portrayed (post-it vs printed), as long as something is actually priced and doesn't fluctuate based on who is asking. 

Dos Bros. obviously use post-its so they can make a change on the fly if they have to.

7 hours ago, Bird said:

You just have to trust, after doing some research of course. I think my first trade was with Federico overseas and we both just sent the art at the same time. I have done trades since then and always shipped at the same time as the other person.

I'll finish that for you

"with each providing shipping/tracking info to the other"

My reaction on seeing that Boris Gor painting was a bit different---my first thought was to think of which Boris Gor painting of his I'd like to own!  I read a bunch of books of that crazy series in my teens and early 20s (and would often skip over whole sections that were too tediously into John Norman's theories and social commentary) but generally enjoyed the covers, including the Boris ones (even the chessier ones) even if some were a bit more obvious than others. 

Of the Boris ones (I think he only did 8 of the reprints)  Priest Kings of Gor had a cool alien.  Raiders of Gor had one of the few illustrations of the protagonist clearly from the front (a bit better than Outlaw of Gore which also had a slave girl and salve captor on it).  But I wouldn't buy say Captives of Gor unless I was looking for that type of good girl (bad girl?) art (which I'[m not).

By the way, owning Boris Gor is risky based on HA archives.  Nomads sold for $11.3k in 2007 then only $9.5k in 2015.  Outlasw sold for $10k in 2009 then only $7.5k in 2016.

Oh, and I'm 95% in Gene's camp on the preceding discussion (I would say 100% but I'm sure there's SOMETHING I didn't quite agree with ). 

so $75.6k with the juice for the Cockrum X-Men splash---what do X-Men collectors think?