Matches_Malone

On 5/30/2024 at 12:59 PM, g-man said:

Just saw the Link just posted the cover to FEAR #20...I think I saw it somewhere for like $40-50K. Wonder what it will go for? 

GIL KANE FEAR #20 COVER ART - 1ST MORBIUS IN TITLE!, in ComicLINK.Com Auctions's ART FOR SALE Comic Art Gallery Room (comicartfans.com)

I remember when Burkey had it for 12K or 15K about a decade ago.

On 5/15/2024 at 8:09 AM, grapeape said:

Yes but that's blackout drunk posting for sale.... where anything can happen. I guarantee you, same piece, same price, listed while sober.... doesn't sell.

I've been doing it the opposite way. I buy collectibles when I'm black-out drunk.  To be fair...I've made some pretty good choices.

On 5/14/2024 at 12:39 PM, Mephisto said:

Correct. There’s really only one buyer at that level so I laugh when I hear people talk about how much that stuff now brings. I guess that just illustrates the whole it only takes one buyer argument for people to put 🦇 💩 prices on things they are okay keeping.

Awesome piece. Congrats on the sale.  Who said bad things only happen when you get black-out drunk? 

On 5/13/2024 at 1:36 PM, Mephisto said:

A few years ago put a piece up for sale on CAF for a really inflated price of 50K as I didn't really want to let the piece go but figured why not. A few weeks later I got blackout drunk with a few people and listed it on CLink one Saturday night for 69K...a price I don't even remember entering but an indication of the amount I had been drinking. I wake up the next morning to an email that the piece had sold (buyer did pay for it).   

Was that the Thanos painting by any chance?

On 5/12/2024 at 6:49 PM, Rick2you2 said:

Anyone know what the highest prices paid were yet? A lot of expensive stuff seems to remain unsold.

Which means they will try to sell them at a higher price the next time around.

On 5/12/2024 at 6:49 PM, Rick2you2 said:

Anyone know what the highest prices paid were yet? A lot of expensive stuff seems to remain unsold.

Top Six. But Im sure prices were negotiated to a lesser amount. 

I bought some and sold some. Pretty good thus far.  

I had it around $15K as well. But not surprised it went for the amount it did. Beautiful and well recognized image

On 4/22/2024 at 11:27 AM, -m said:

Do you know how they got the “used comic” look, maybe digital??. Looks great with the effect across MKs cape.

Oh No!!!...I can see certain dealers doing this!  See...published piece.

Another great auction with incredible pieces that I didn’t even know were still in existence. It almost feels like “a change of the guard" is happening in front of our eyes.

On 4/11/2024 at 11:30 AM, PhilipB2k17 said:

I really want to see that Famous Funnies #212 cover prelim by Frazetta. The image is not posted yet

On 4/8/2024 at 10:42 AM, Bronty said:

And its the same with respect to the BC stuff that was on HA.    a #1 page went for 5k.  

So circling back to this pencil piece, if a pencil piece does as much as a #1 page, we have to say it did pretty well. 

Not if you bought it for $8k 

On 4/8/2024 at 9:51 AM, Bronty said:

OK, that's good to know, but I still think 4-5k is pretty good value when you look at what his other battle chasers stuff has auctioned for.

The 8-10k buy just seems like it was an overreach to me.

The market is setting the price for Madureira Battle Chasers material. Without any public offering until recently, we could only base it on the dealer's ask.  The recent hammered results are remarkably less than what was initially asked for on these specific pieces. There is always going to be a Red Monika tax. 

On 4/7/2024 at 9:30 PM, Bronty said:

Pencil only, no backgrounds, etc?   Seems pretty decent to me.    An aggressive prior ask doesn't mean the auction price wasn't solid IMO.

 I believe it sold for $8K or $10K on Kwan's site. That is a significant loss for whoever bought it before. 

The Red Monika Battle Chaser's piece was listed for a whole lot more on the dealers website. I think the seller took a big hit. Considering the hammer prices for Battle Chaser's pieces at the most recent ComicLink auction, it seems there's not a whole ton love for them.

Tom Grummett TT63...is that low? I feel like it is...but I don't follow that market.

Jon Bogdanove  Superman: The Man of Steel #21 Cover hammered at $38.4K  Didn't see that coming.

On 4/6/2024 at 10:03 AM, tth2 said:

IMO, it's because it just didn't look that good in B&W.  In color, it's much more impressive.  Still, I thought it would go higher just because it's Moore and Totleben.

I had it pegged between $6000 and $8000 because of Moore and Totleben as well. Totleben is a master artist.

John Totleben Miracleman 16 orgy page was a bargain IMO. Alan Moore tends to go higher for this kinda stuff. 

Jill Thompson Sandman #49 Story Page 20 @ $66K.  Very Very Strong.

On 4/5/2024 at 4:55 PM, PhilipB2k17 said:

I don't get this one. You could by 3 good Hellboy covers for that. It's really cool, and all, but if you're going to spend that kind of money on a Mignola, you want Hellboy. Just my opinion, FWIW. 

Mignola Dracula material doesn't come up often. Same as his Batman-related material.  Still $144K 

The Rob Liefeld pieces seemed considerably low as well. 

I still own that shirt.