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Ehh, generally I’d say no. A print is exactly that - a print / copy of an original art piece. Sometimes they’re limited, sometimes remarked, but they’re still copies. But as always, buy what you like. Or can afford. A $150 print of Bernie Wrightson’s Frankenstein would probably make a lot of people happier than dropping a mil on the original.

I bought way more than I planned to last year, so was gonna try to take it easy this year. But since it looks like I’m not going to 5 of the 6 cons I planned on, I’m open to some quarantine buys. Just haven’t seen much I want.

Thanks for all the insight. Not my taste, but glad it will raise some solid funds, assuming the 0 feedback high bidder follows through.

Yeah, I got a commission and picked up a pre done piece at a con a bit ago. The pre done one had somebody’s info on the back, so I always assumed it was a request that wasn’t picked up from another con. No telling tho with all these stories.

I’m gonna be happy with whatever money is raised, but come somebody explain the price to me on this one? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Batman-DC-Comics-Original-Art-By-DAVID-CHOE-watercolor/202983323564?hash=item2f42bfb7ac:g:myQAAOSw2uhescxd

Well, Bill is the best. He’s offering remarks/inscriptions to the winners of his pieces in my auctions.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/mastershaman/m.html?item=283857234046&hash=item421735a87e%3Ag%3AlpEAAOSwbWpeogPy&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 Since the world’s kinda a mess right now, figure I’d do my part to make it less so. 4 auctions up on eBay, 100% of proceeds to various charities. Free shipping worldwide. IDW Mutants and Moon Knights... and Assassins... limited version with Kingpin sketch IDW Artist Select Series Demon Bear watercolor by Sienkiewicz Elektra sketch by Sienkiewicz John Byrne IDW Artist Select Series book with Dr Doom sketch thanks for looking!

Not really. I think the background of viruses probably turned some people off of crazy bidding.

Probably. He posted a pic on his Instagram, and there’re a ridiculous amount of comments complimenting Jim on it, even tho he clearly stated in the post it was Rafael’s. People don’t read.

Still looking

Don’t laud me too much. I’d never say never to breaking up a book. But getting something complete directly from an artist... there’s definitely a worth not quantifiable by dollar amount. And from one of my favorite artists on my favorite title...

Don’t see that happening. I was mainly interested in them because they were complete. I think Bill was happy I wanted to keep them all together, and he’s randomly found more prelims from the book and gotten up with me for that reason. It’s so rare to find any book complete, published or prelim, that I’d think it’d be a shame to break em up.

I’m generally not into prelims. But when I had the opportunity to buy the full prelims for a book last year (100+ pages) I took it. Probably paid more than I’d ever get back for them, but having a complete record of the process of how a book came together vs having a few of the published pages... I’m good with my choice.

Gotta agree. Bought a few pages from Dan at NYCC last year as well, and it was painfully obvious he was not 100%. Totally understand why this bugged you, but I find it mildly hysterical and would be happy to have those in the collection along with the more accurate versions.

They did a pretty good job of posting about it in the marketplace.

Interesting strategy. Most of this seller’s items have been sitting the last year or two unsold. https://www.ebay.com/sch/amazingcomicart/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from= Now most everything’s been relisted at twice the price.

I think I only have one page of published art that I don’t have the book to. My collecting is pretty much exclusively nostalgia driven, so if I didn’t care enough to keep the comic, I’ll probably not enjoy the art for very long.

You gonna be bringing some of this awesome stuff to Phoenix?

Probably. Seemed like what was happening during Pedigree’s ill fated auction attempts.

Can you guys maybe start a separate shill of the day thread and keep this one on sweet, sweet flippin?

Sold on eBay last week https://www.ebay.com/itm/Art-for-X-Men-238-page-18-Artist-Silvestri-/223885933629?hash=item3420a43c3d%3Ag%3AerkAAOSw7wZeMipB&nma=true&si=mgVy%2B9K%2Fl81Yg43m4v2pGNh%2BDS8%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Now available at probably 3-5x markup... https://www.comicartfans.com/ForSaleDetails.asp?ArtId=4219833

Liking fine ales in San Diego is just a Tuesday.

Yeah, not my collecting focus, just rang a bell on eBay since the pages were on Heritage for weeks and weeks. Not bad art at all, but I feel like they got what they were worth on Heritage. But best of luck to the seller.

Sold for $138 on 1.6.20 on Heritage... https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/michael-bair-nfl-pro-action-magazine-uncanny-x-men-4-unpublished-story-page-13-original-art-marvel-1994-/a/122001-11718.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Now on eBay with a starting bid of $250 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Michael-Bair-NFL-Pro-Action-Magazine-Uncanny-X-Men-4-Unpublished-Pg-13-Original/164078212729?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3Dfd2a597b0c9b469a84126f058ba1bb7c%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26mehot%3Dnone%26sd%3D164078212729%26itm%3D164078212729%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A4e8ae235-4db7-11ea-9ec0-74dbd18047c7|parentrq%3A3a4c0eae1700a16d1448c9a0ffdcea6c|iid%3A1 Between Heritage and eBay fees, seems like a hassle of a flip, if they can even get $250...

Which is accurate. I worked on commission, so now that I don’t, it’s more a matter of desire than ability.