Ironmandrd

Yes, of course. But who else is talking about anything else? No one is saying that JB influenced 1950s pulp covers or 1970s sci fi covers etc. But BTW, those Print Ad advertising execs on Madison Ave would probably think his fluid style make him a superstar compared to others (not that I know much about print ad superstars from the 60s-80s )

I do believe there are several collectors for whom he is their actual favorite over all others. And this - "Good, competent craftsman, for better, or for worse." - seems to really devalue his skill and contributions to Marvel (including to a lesser extent his effect on future artists--which may not be as profound as others I grant you). And there is too huge a conceptual drop-off from not being a ton of collector's GOAT to being just a "good, competent craftsman." I can recall a packed large college classroom on Long Island to hear him speak at a science fiction convention (IIRC in the late 80s)--hardly the reception for a run of the mill artist.

I'm in the JB fan club but I agree that the fact that he was so prolific in the end tends to hurt him in the eyes of some. But there are still a large number of very memorable, well done covers, splashes and well-executed panel pages. And I'd take even middling work by JB over a ton of other artists. On the flipside, as no longer a new collector, I try to only collect what I view as the most nostalgic or highest quality JB I can find (and then mostly limited to Avengers and some miscellaneous non-Avengers pieces).

Thanks. Hmm, I went down that back row once but only saw artists and a few oddball dealers (misc toys, loose comics and star trek novels). It was a bit crowded so I must have walked right by.

Thanks for this. I was at the show too but somehow missed Comics Superworld --where were they located?

When I read this my first thought was how many of my most coveted/expensive/nostalgic pieces came from private deals vs auction houses--I'd estimate around 90% came from private transactions (that includes private dealer purchases).

What about cognitive dissonance?

Also surprised at JR JR Wolverine 20 wrap around cover from 2004 - $21462! Large with great character inclusion but still.

And $43,777 for the FF #112 page 1 title splash!

FF #111 end page went for over $15k--wow

90 minutes to go

Not a bidder as out of my niche but really love that FF 112 splash

HA’s Saturday OA session has started

Agree--especially on the Conan #97.

Platinum Session starting at 12pm Central Time today!

Crazy story. Just horrible. I find it hard to believe that Paypal is a closed part of this and cannpt do anything because of a technicality. From OP's perspective there was no valid return--so if it's not under the original dispute, why can't OP open up another dispute? And absolutely, calling Paypal and getting past the first Rep would be essential.

Thanks--fixed that.

Top 5 so far Bid/Bid with BP Frazetta Famous Funnies #209 cover - $130k/$156k Gibbons WAtchman #1 cover - $110k/$132k Ditko ST 117 splash - $75k/$90k Bolland KJ page - $26k/$31.2k Romita Sr. ASM Annual #7 cover - $16k/$19.2k Adams Mutants/X-Men related poster - $16k/$19.2k

"First Rule of HA Consignment Club---You do not talk about HA Consignment Club."

I can think of several examples where a collector consigned more than $20k and paid a seller's commission.

Bidding has started

I don't know which shows for 2019 but the Artist's Choice used to do several shows a year --and they would bring a ton of art -- it was nice being able to go through all those stacks. Almost every time I would end up buying something.

Not sure how we got on this specific point again (yes, unfortunately often "the realm of mental mas-...bation"). But everybody's right to some degree on this one. Yes, there are the "grail today, gone tomorrow" folks. Yes, for the right exorbitant price, collectors may sell a piece that they otherwise wouldn't have sold or wouldn't have thought they'd sell. And yes, the exceptions apply as well. Certain (many?) collectors have a small number of pieces that for various reasons they really would not sell today, tomorrow or on the future even if they were offered "realistic crazy money" (meaning a high multiple of value but it's unrealistic to use numbers that have no basis in reality (eg, see also Gene's post above)---no Russian Oligarch is ever showing up at your house to offer you a $1 million for your $25k cover/splash--so let's try to differentiate theory/fantasy from reality--even 10x FMV only comes along once in a blue moon). And as a further explanation to the "everything has a price" view: for the handful of pieces in my own collection that I literally would never sell, it's not a question of how much profit I am passing up or how much over FMV I would get, the comparison is how much money would it take for me not to be unhappy about not owning the piece for the next 5, 10, 15 years. And the answer is that for certain HIGHLY NOSTALGIC pieces, my peace of mind, like the commercial, is "priceless." And by the way, as Gene also states, a better comparison is multiples from FMV not multiples from what was paid. Heck, I have paid 10X cost a number of times--no problem. On the flipside, this year I paid someone more than 8X their cost --but their cost was what they just paid the week before in an auction (which therefore arguably was FMV)--this one hurt somewhat.

And if I'm reading these posts correctly, that's not taking into what the CLink consignor (who is either the 2007 buyer or a later buyer) netted. So that extends the difference to 10% plus or minus "a few percent" Unfortunately, the only way this worked out well or "okay" for the consignor was if he bought the art from the 2007 buyer (or a later owner) for at least about 10% plus "a few percent" less than the 2007 buyer paid. Or am I misreading?

I've got my eye on a few pieces for tonight and eager to see how things play out. I feel bad for the UK and other Euro collectors where the ComicLink auction starts at 1am/2am and continues through to about 5am/6am. Causes them to not necessarily be very invested and/or ignore the auction and/or put in proxy bids.