John E.

On 10/12/2021 at 4:00 AM, EXPhysiker said:

Where can I find this? But maybe noone watches me.

First, are you a CAF premium member? If you are, you have to click on your dashboard icon. You’ll see a summary of your art stats, including something like “X members are watching your gallery.” The new function is a hyperlink right next to it that reads “see details.”

I noticed this too yesterday. I’ve always had around 14-16 members watching my gallery at any given time (I’m so popular). But when I noticed the function it said I had 51 members watching, then when I clicked on “Who’s watching” it said I had 71 members watching, complete with the date they started watching. Now today I’m back to 14. What gives? Was that a glitch or something?

On 10/11/2021 at 1:16 PM, Varanis said:

That's disappointing. Almost as disappointing as Cates' tweet seeming to imply he bought the original...

Maybe he thinks he did?

The “A Lonely Place of Dying” title page is qouite noice.

On 10/6/2021 at 10:25 AM, Bill C said:

But what is hate speech? Who are the people pushing that narrative, and how hateful and fascist are they themselves? And why are arguably more important whistleblowers in the news today being totally ignored by mainstream media, while this person is being pushed? And who really is this facebook whistleblower, and what is her past activism history?

Last I'll bother to say on the matter here, as we arent allowed to talk politics on the site. 

Remember that foreign agents used Facebook to disseminate false information to interfere with our democratic process, and quite successfully I might add, in their favor. The whistleblower’s report also shows the negative impact IG has on adolescent girls. It’s not just about hate speech. 

On 10/1/2021 at 8:41 PM, Will_K said:

ComicLink is weird in that they indicate in advance when bidding starts but not when it ends. 

How can I tell how long I have to break all my piggy banks ?

Aren’t their auctions like 30 days now? It’s pretty long. 

On 10/1/2021 at 8:29 PM, KPR Comics said:

Since when does the art forum require price?

I can’t give you a date but it’s been that way for years. 

On 9/30/2021 at 5:37 PM, Rick2you2 said:

Your collection is your own; your personal opinion is what matters. I have passed on pages with what I consider flaws, and bought pages because the “flaws” don’t bother me. The whole subject only matters if you think you might want to sell it later, in which case, pay attention to the artist and the title’s popularity. 

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There’s passing on just plain bad art especially from junk titles, and there’s a lot of that, and then there’s passing on so-so art from A-list artist and a-list titles. Had I bought them I would still have them, so it’s not about the money, but it sure would’ve been nice to know the art is worth multiples today! For sure I wish I was less an art critic that day and more of a shrewd collector, but it was my first year as a collector. 

I find it interesting that the last two posts dealt with lack of eye appeal (ghostlike outlines, paste-ups) as the motivator to sell or pass over, which resulted in regret. I have passed on art at great prices because the quality that you come to expect from the artist wasn’t there and boy do I regret it. Nowadays I’m more willing to overlook the flaws. 

On 9/29/2021 at 11:42 PM, BVladimirHarkonnen said:

Alfredo Alcala Star Wars Daily Comic Strip Original Art dated 12-17-80 (Sold on HA.com) for $264 on 7-7-2021

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/alfredo-alcala-star-wars-daily-comic-strip-original-art-dated-12-17-80-la-times-syndicate-1980-/a/322127-46011.s

Now in a frame for $1195

https://www.ebay.com/itm/255146822861?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

I see that it comes from Meier and Sons Gallery (famous here for their price hike on Spidey card art above) that have suddenly popped up on CAF spamming it with first edition books 😒

On 9/27/2021 at 3:31 PM, pestonaccio said:

This piece is outstanding. Can't imagine what you are going to buy if you have to sell this splash.

 

Good luck, Yoram!

Luca

 

 

These were my thoughts exactly!

GLWS Yoram!

On 9/22/2021 at 11:31 PM, Bronty said:

I suspect it’s Jim and not John wanting the price to be quiet.    What’s John supposed to do in that case?

On 9/23/2021 at 6:31 AM, J.Sid said:

Or the buyer.... who may want more Jim Lee art in the future.

The Torpedo press release thingy states that both identity and bid be kept private “at the buyer’s request.”

On 9/22/2021 at 11:09 PM, malvin said:

Was that cover actually auctioned? IIRC there was a news release saying it was going to be auctioned and never was. 

Malvin 

I believe it was withdrawn before the auction started. 

This is a bigger disappointment than the time when Comic Connect pulled the ASM 129 cover from auction 

On 9/16/2021 at 7:51 PM, tth2 said:

I was blown away by the price, and yet there seems to be a general sense of disappointment about the price?  Wow.

It also blew past what Albert Moy was willing to pay for it. 

On 9/14/2021 at 2:17 PM, grapeape said:

So for the love of Pete that fourth cover was a copy (all copies actually) because if ever there was a foreshadow of something bad happening with soup...... 

Even though I had a weird feeling of shenanigans  I still jumped and felt ill for about five seconds when John spilled the soup on the art. 😂 

Not 😎 cool guys I’m too old for those gags. Every con there is at least one insufficiently_thoughtful_person with a big gulp looking through a portfolio. I have to walk away...

🍇 🦍 ❌ 🥣 🖼 

 

 

 

I cringed just watching Jim lay down the art bare on the counter. I have been many a times crushed ruining important papers with invisible condensation left behind by a cold drink. 😵‍💫

On 9/13/2021 at 7:37 PM, vodou said:

If had to pick that garbage from HA for 38k or this for $50k...had to pick one or the other for those values (with a gun to my head)...I'd grab this one before it hit the floor. It's...decent?  

I was just telling a friend that I’m finally getting around to watching Iron Fist season 2 which has Typhoid Mary. Last week I was thinking, “Man, it’d be great to pick up a JRJr page with Typhoid Mary.” Cue lmao. Anywho, I’d choose this page over the other for the sexy TM shots. 

On 9/13/2021 at 12:39 PM, Bird said:

$50K with a stat! w00t w00t!

Where’s the stat? 

On 9/12/2021 at 2:16 PM, grapeape said:

It was not. 
 

 hell maybe your were. It’s hard keeping up with the true nature of this unruly band of mischief makers!

I still can imagine a scenario in this greed is good investment banker approach to comic art acquisition where the ‘bad guy’ obtains them then does the unthinkable and breaks them up.

Even if you were kidding.

 

I really was kidding and making merry mischief.

I guess it is possible that someone could break these up. I mean people cut trading card art right down the middle and sell it off that way. 
 

Was this issue one big gatefold or were they separate connecting covers? I don’t remember. 

On 9/12/2021 at 10:39 AM, Michael Browning said:

They make one large cover, so I doubt they will ever be broken up. And, why would you only want ONE part of the entire cover?

It was a joke guys. 

I have no interest in paying a premium for the complete set. I’d only be interested if Jim was willing to break it up. 

On 9/11/2021 at 10:55 PM, Peter L said:

I just started reviewing the prices tonight.  I think I have a good handle on the Alex Ross prices but almost $100,000 per cover for his treasuries really caught me off guard.  I am pretty sure this blows away the top prices of his other works and these are the highest prices his art ever sold for.  

Yup, I’d like to think I follow the Alex Ross market pretty closely and I’m not aware of any public sales of Ross that even comes this close. The world’s most expensive head shots.