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On 8/31/2021 at 2:49 PM, innocuous said:

Looks like full steam ahead. Here is the latest I received in email today on Covid policy...

 

Bout time and good for them. 

On 8/28/2021 at 10:32 AM, Unovis said:

The page is multiple thousands and is the best page in the book. <rant>That is why the #%%# penciller/inker and their rep sold it outside of the deal I had in place to buy the full issue. All three did not care about that deal.</rant> 20 years later I am still trying to piece together the full issue but with the market as it now the page is super expensive. I don't think it is going for more than expected, unlike the other story in this thread, just that I am not sure if it is worth being a completist unless doing so would increase the overall value. If can get the last piece I will never break it up. If cannot I am not sure what I will do with other pages.

If the page is going for market and you can afford it, why not? If this is the last and best page of a book you’ve been trying to put back together, seems like a no brainer. Otherwise, keep the pages you want, sell the rest, and move on. To put it bluntly, sound like this is your s**t or get off the pot moment. 

Does anybody know if there’s an option of having something framed shipped frameless? There are a few pieces I’m eyeing that I have no desire for the frames, or to pay framed shipping costs. 

A grand seems… aspirational. I’d only expect to see that price on that page in the flip of the day thread. 

On 7/25/2021 at 11:38 AM, Twanj said:

I remember seeing it, don't know if it was discussed here.

I take it the person is the owner of HA?

Don’t think the person is from heritage, but not sure. A friend asked me if I knew anything about it because it apparently happened close to me. Googled and this is what came up. 

I don’t recall this being discussed here. Anybody know anything about this art theft?
https://www.ha.com/information/partial-list-of-stolen-artwork.s

On 7/25/2021 at 9:39 AM, lobrac said:

Sold for $515 on eBay on July 9:

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/174824888623?hash=item28b460192f%3Ag%3Ag94AAOSwOUxg37EZ&nma=true&si=CTePp5FQry15Ny2ZPwIFKI7xFtc%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

Now $3000 on CAF:

 

https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1745225&GSub=217623

 

#noshame

Another seller in the flipper hall of fame. 

On 7/25/2021 at 9:18 AM, Timely said:

Then I would say reread the story. The entire first half of the series culminates on this page! After this page the entire focus and storyline changes from Warlocks plan to the secondary one and all the “gods” and entities come in. Before this page it was your basic superheroes in the fight. Definitely a pivotal moment!

I’ve read it several times, thanks. I think the page before and after this one are way better. Different strokes, man. You think this is a culmination page, I think it’s a breather page. 

On 7/25/2021 at 9:06 AM, Timely said:

None of those are key pages in the book. All are nice, but I think the seller priced it based on art AND story content.

The page that sold for 31k was artistically average too (nice), but it went for that amount because it was well advertised as the page before Thanos snaps his fingers. Key page to the storyline and the movies.

I get the price justifications (as much as I can) but this 33K page is not one that sticks out to me for art OR story. 

On 7/25/2021 at 7:23 AM, G.A.tor said:

So you think it’s a 6-7k page?

These all sold in the last month or two for under $10K . Taste is subjective, but I’m not seeing much to make this page worth 4-5x. So I’d agree with the 6-7  

Today in “dealers” “influencing” the market, we have an excalibur cover that sold on CLink  3/2/21 for $2988. 
https://www.comiclink.com/Auctions/item.asp?back=%2FComicTrack%2FAuctions%2Fbids.asp%3Freturning%3D1%26pg%3D2&id=1461760

Now available for $5500. 
https://www.comicartfans.com/ForSaleDetails.asp?ArtId=6735003

On 7/24/2021 at 1:39 PM, Verbow said:

The line gets further blurred because those same dealers are also on the auction sites - and if they overpay who cares?   They’re establishing a new “baseline” they’ll profit from down the road 

Yeah, ‘influencer’ is a generous term for some of those guys. 

On 7/24/2021 at 11:29 AM, Bird said:

meh, I only bought 2 

thanks for the heads up 

For sure. Been meaning to pick up the Marvel cover ones for a while, so I just got both of those. 

Just a heads up that a bunch of artists editions are on sale for comic con at home…

https://sdcc.idwpublishing.com/?utm_source=CONSUMER&utm_campaign=0e017bf46e-COMICCONATHOME-2021-02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9953d39781-0e017bf46e-83383009&goal=0_9953d39781-0e017bf46e-83383009&mc_cid=0e017bf46e&mc_eid=0636aa1080

Saw this page posted the other day. Thought ‘deal makers gonna deal make’, laughed, and moved on. 

You’re hired, and we’ll expect this now after every claim show. 

Or you can do a voiceover recap of the actual show, MST3 style. That would actually make DM palatable. 

10 minutes ago, NicoV said:

https://comicarttracker.com/faq-en/comicarttracker/how-can-i-see-past-sale-prices

Of course it won't work if the art is directly listed "sold" / "on hold", or if its status changes before ComicArtTracker indexes it.

Gotcha. Yeah the piece I was searching for might have been listed directly as hold/sold, so probably why I couldn’t find it. Thx

1 hour ago, NicoV said:

Google ComicArtTracker is your best friend!  $25,000

How do you see prices on stuff that’s sold? Tried on something last month and couldn’t figure it out

59 minutes ago, exitmusicblue said:

Again, it's still progress.  We should applaud and encourage further such normal behavior.

1 hour ago, Lago32 said:

The issue with this and the other OA claim shows is that 95% of the material that is offered by the various dealers (across all price points) is C or B-level "inventory" art. 

I think it’s generous to call what was shown today B or C level. 
B/C doesn’t bother me, because a lot of what I collect, I doubt a lot of people would consider A. I just don’t understand the idea of starting the show with Bechara walking the floor, showing all those covers and big ticket items… then offering what was offered. You’d think they’d want to hype at least some of the great art you’re supposedly missing out on at the LA art show. 

1 hour ago, vodou said:

Sure! And let's get scans of originals in here too, if people want to share  

Cover count?

1 hour ago, grapeape said:

I hadn’t planned on going. But to see this live and in person.... grape ape might have to put on a fresh pair o fruit of the looms and make the drive.

I’ll watch if it’s gonna be streamed, but there’s very little that makes me want to go to LA. This is definitely not one of them. 

On 6/23/2021 at 5:37 PM, Matches_Malone said:

The Bros' are going to be on the next DM show.  It will be interesting. 

I thought you were joking. How would one of these shows even work with Los Bros pricing!? It would not surprise me if it ended up having more views than any previous claim show, simply from people watching the spectacle.