cloud cloddie

On 12/6/2023 at 8:06 PM, Dirtcheap31 said:

When you win that page you thought would go much higher

On the opposite end, when you win that page you hoped would go much lower… 

On 11/19/2023 at 3:16 PM, KirbyCollector said:

STEAL OF THE AUCTION

Maybe a little low, but his NM pages without the NM are generally affordable. 

On 11/15/2023 at 2:58 PM, Hockeyflow33 said:

I had a bunch of pages and sketches that sold there in the spring and like a third of them ended up on ebay for insane prices...all are still there. 

Yup. There’s a lot better Valiant pieces at lower prices up on eBay, so best of luck to the seller on the flips. 

I guess Clink is prime flipper feeding grounds. Dazzler 16 page 8 sold 10.24.23 for 625. Now available for 1500. 
 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/145433299457?hash=item21dc800a01:g:7M4AAOSwzkJlUng2&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4Eg44RugPgEFie3mhTDmSFSoezTsgBXMWkzuT86hcf038TyV0jGStm4GCijt3LNNeCVkm%2FBgq5lRnYe%2F6IPhHAHDwKfYVb0x2Hua%2FXM1p%2BtB7dT91duGW9t%2Fclv0hLqy9EVy4Gi1wjQai9HqtFJV%2BqvEZp6pvcyYkcVVOvgOxAtcE18rxFdeuF%2F%2FTgSTHclW%2FFXR4wVSP1ZnnHyvGY0CxGweunH0bxpCw1L9sPtgAqgONXpYQI9VpxdXMj0Zwghp2hmLvFjQjD33JWoExBMdGWPbSCiqggnEOBfU3sYWO88N|tkp%3ABk9SR47ezb36Yg

A bunch of pages from Unity yearbook ended a week ago, 11.9.23 on Clink. Now up for sale on eBay. One example - pg 4 sold for 175. Now available for 750. 
 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/166438195557?hash=item26c07d5165:g:nRkAAOSwU05lVATq&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8IcJs5UK2pxrsIhoQiPesEk9VRJmoz5EHg59FyF7uDMXp9BhLK3DbhzdrhuOL1%2F0KO1bcoCFElAoX9dwUKrC16wmtogeUVnprbn9Y7tN2aJBy4oDPWHftPW1ZcA486KPdpvX9F3CSB2cUzsVpOIIP6NosgKqHU9S9ti9%2FyUecKxK95wjHXfmwAQVK9yIZsBKcrKyEvAP8iJAAxPc4TEF7jWT85tCHH5kZs2t7jUI9%2FdD%2BifeuH1ObmH3HyL7pC5n4qSEstHpQK8DNMHhc4kQ5WwJXos57n5Fi0thQelZMBvIaj5FA0eMc9r%2BafvzjxjQ2A%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR_aT9Lz6Yg

Bought one piece. Around market, maybe slightly higher. But it wasn’t one of the many recycled pieces, so I’m happy. A few others I’m eyeing that I might make offers on tmrw if nothing new I like is added. 

There are definitely some misses I regret not going harder for over the years, with many not being seen since auction. 
On the opposite end, there are times I’ve gone super hard and was surprised I didn’t win - only to see those pieces quickly turn up on dealer sites. In those situations, I’m glad I didn’t bid higher. Yes, I could’ve made the dealers pay up more, but I also could have won at a ridiculously inflated price. 

On 10/13/2023 at 8:51 PM, Unstoppablejayd said:

When they sell much cheaper then like items that’s what happens! 
 

half kidding above.. but I was talking to one of the bigger dealers who basically said to get inventory in this environment they all basically have to buy from auction as there just isn’t enough in the wild . 

Which is why I avoid most dealers. Lol

On 10/12/2023 at 7:01 PM, cloud cloddie said:

I’m always surprised when high ticket items ‘sell’ at auction and are back up so quick. Sold last year at HA for 144K. Wonder what the price is now?

Sorry. Forgot to add pic. 

I’m always surprised when high ticket items ‘sell’ at auction and are back up so quick. Sold last year at HA for 144K. Wonder what the price is now?

I don’t have an account so not sure on price, but here’s a Sienkiewicz one from Sotheby’s from this year…

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/hip-hop/epmd-bill-sienkiewicz

On 9/25/2023 at 7:15 AM, Will_K said:

Kind of disagree re: creating a single HA thread.  And can't really be "enforced".  However, a simple thing to improve all the HA topics... include HA's official "Auction #" and/or auction dates.

Yeah, it seems like every HA thread gets OT AF at some point. I like getting the reset of a new auction thread. Agree with putting the auction dates in the thread title. 

I have around 5 commissions that didn’t work for a variety of reasons. They’re in my miscellaneous itoya that I figure I’ll donate to a hero initiative auction at some point. Maybe someone else can appreciate them if I can’t. Or if I get super ornery as I age, I’ll just make a CAF folder for pieces that don’t work. 
So altruism or scorched earth. TBD. 

On 9/12/2023 at 11:19 AM, ZenAmako said:

I went to the charity art auction this year.  I've really only dabbled in original comic art and it seemed like there were some pretty hardcore collectors there.  A Thor piece by Walter Simonson (the cover of the Modern Masters book), which was presented by Simonson himself, sold for $20K.

 

 

It was not the published cover - it was a reinterpretation done for the auction. It was still awesome tho. 
 

On 9/7/2023 at 5:17 AM, jjonahjameson11 said:

 

also noticed a lot more items than usual with reserve prices.  Perhaps a hedge against another unscheduled shutdown? Decreased confidence in Clink’s performance? A weakening market?

Thoughts?

Flip protection. 

It was interesting seeing some of the pieces purchased not long ago, offered several times since, not even come close to the reserves. 

As long as my dog sitter gets back from Burning man. 

On 8/21/2023 at 9:18 PM, tth2 said:

Link? 

That’s the most combative one, but there are some other sales threads that aren’t very flattering. I remember there was a thread that had a lot of back and forth, but pretty sure it was scrubbed. 

On 8/20/2023 at 7:21 AM, The Voord said:

Bothers D 

Yeah, site may be back up, but so many links are f***ed still. Be careful where you click. 

Neither are particularly speedy. But apples to apples, I won stuff on CC June 5 and HA weekly June 7. HA arrived this past Monday the 26. I still have not gotten a shipping notice from CC. 

On 6/23/2023 at 12:41 PM, delekkerste said:

That 1st Legion page from New Mutants went nuts. Cool page, but...$93K?  

 

Yeah, I expected a healthy price between Sienkiewicz fans and first appearance chasers… but lord.