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    The OFFICIAL "This week in your ORIGINAL ART collection?"

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    7 hours ago, Final Pages said:

    This is my first post on these forums. In 2019/2020 I decided to start selling my comic book collection in the hopes of converting proceeds into original art. I knocked off two of my wish lists this year, a Ryan Stegman Venom cover and a Charlie Adlard Walking Dead cover (with Zombies!).

     

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    Welcome to the dark side.  Way to kick-start your collecting with two fantastic pieces!

    Sleeper Comic Link auctions ending tomorrow night!

    in Original Comic Art

    Posted · Edited by GreatEscape

    Amazing “Triple Auction” last night with ComicConnect, ComicLink and Heritage Weekly auctions going on concurrently.  Unique opportunity to compare platforms side-by-side-by side.  

    ComicConnect orders lots alphabetically by artist first name (others order by artist last names) plus extended bidding so much harder to track lot closings relative to other platforms.  I like how you can watch price updates real time (no need to refresh like ComicLink). The extended bidding approach seemed more calm and purposeful than others.  I was unable to view auction results (only for tracked lots) unlike other two platforms.  

    Heritage bidding is the fastest and easiest with single “Bid” button, no need to type values or two-step confirms. Seeing bid pricing with buyer premiums included is very helpful compared to ComicConnect where you have to add 15% in your head (for select lots only).  ComicLink has no BPs of course  

    ComicLink bidding in comparison is the most Darwinian....enter max bid and then your fate is instantly known, won or lost.  Hardest to snipe because if your bid is too low you get “error” then have to figure out new price level than type in higher bid and two-step confirm.  However, I like the precise timing esp with multiple auctions because you know Lot X will close at exactly 9:12pm and 25 seconds. 

    Realized prices were generally strong across all platforms (to the delight of sellers).  
     

     

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    Sam Grainger was one heck of an Artist

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    Posted · Edited by GreatEscape

    Count me in as a big Sam Grainger fan!  I'm proud to own one of his best covers, the classic Nick Fury #14 "Day in the Life" with Herb Trimpe pencils and Sam Grainger inks.  A memorable image dripping with 1960s swagger and Steranko-inspired aesthetics.  If Sam had a Mount Rushmore tribute, I'd think this would be on it.  (thumbsu

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    Part 2: A-Level Panel Page Valuations by Artist/Run

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    2 hours ago, sfilosa said:

    I know we all thing (as I do) that prices are going crazy. That said, you made a comment regarding no boundaries, and implied that quality didn't matter.

    By know means am I disagreeing with you, but could you point out a few example (preferably in the Silver/Bronze/80's range) of pieces you thought the pricing was way off based on quality. I think we all get surprised on some new art that goes through the roof, but I'm more interest in hearing from you (or anyone else), what they thought was extremely expensive for a piece that was "not quality".  

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    I'm still trying to grasp what's happening in the marketplace and certainly not one to criticize record prices-- heck, a good portion of my collection were top of market purchases over the years--  but the Wonder Woman #231 (1977) cover selling for $25k blew away my expectations and comparable prices.   Mike Nasser and Vince Colletta don't normally realize prices anywhere close, and surely not together. During the past 3 years, the next highest WW covers sold by HA would be $22k (Perez), $10.8k (Bolland), $9k (Infantino) and $8k (Sekowsky).  During same period, Nasser covers sold for $16k (ASM) and $9k (Defenders), both those also reflect a Marvel premium to DC art.   Nasser's highest priced piece among CAF-tracked dealers is $2800 for a Superboy title splash.  Any thoughts / insights would be appreciated as I'm looking to buy a WW cover (preferably Buckler 70s or Perez 80s) sometime soon.  Thx

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    (attempted) Flip of the Day!

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    Posted · Edited by GreatEscape

    22 hours ago, AnkurJ said:

    This was expected. Maybe not so quickly.

    Dino here with my 2c.  I just wanted to offer noteworthy/quality pieces at great values across a spectrum of affordable price points....I was happy all my pieces sold but do admit my pricing approach wasn't fully caught up to today's frothy market.  I hoped pieces would go to collectors who appreciate them but I couldn't exclude dealers as they are collectors too and the DD format is by nature democratic... "first claim, first served".  While I see no difference between a collector flipping and a dealer reselling for profit, the 2-3x pricing less than a week later is more in-your-face than usual but everyone agrees that current owners can do as they please.  I might suggest that "known" dealers have to wait until the recap round, but ultimately Bill sets the ground rules that we (amateur dealers, collectors) must follow.

    Bottom line, dealers are in business to find "flip' and mark-up opportunities, each dealer has a unique "formula".  Anyone can do the research and math, this dealer focuses on many artists I collect, typically marks-up 50% on recent Heritage/Clink auctions (several examples), 50-150% on private buys (like mine) and wider range on for consignments based on current owner's price expectations.  Success requires finding buyers at these high mark-ups and he has numerous past sales to prove he's quite good at it.  He's also well connected, works hard to find quality stuff from artists/titles that I happened to offer up.  Finally, no one paid faster that Glen so he's just as quick on payments as he is on claims. 

    Recently, Heritage sold TWO of my auction wins via "Make an offer" for 50% and 80% more than I paid before the art arrived at my home-- is that any different than a dealer?  (shrug)   Granted, I got to share in the resale but the overall effect to the end buyer is the same.  So, I'm not quite sure how I should feel about the quick dealer mark-ups but probably in no position to cast stones. 

     

    April HA 2021

    in Original Comic Art

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    38 minutes ago, Brian Peck said:

    Couldn't believe the prices for today, saturday is usually the lower end artwork.

    Early Garfields for $3K to $6K

    Avengers #50 all by Buscema for $7800

     

    I expect one Sat lot to possibly exceed $20k.  

    April HA 2021

    in Original Comic Art

    Posted · Edited by GreatEscape

    19 hours ago, Brian Peck said:

    Only in an auction. A number of the pages sit in dealers sites for 1/3 what they then go for in HA.

    Similar, there are pieces in every collection that would/could blow up 50-100% over “recent” sales at auction.  Auction fever spurs higher and higher prices in an already strong market.

    April HA 2021

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    11 hours ago, Foolkiller said:

    I'm the buyer on this -- I'm a huge Murphy fan and a huge fan of his MIS run, so I was willing to go up for it, there's not a lot of really good splashes on the market from this title.  I have another splash that isn't as good but I did acquire recently for much less.  

    Congrats B! That’s a great splash from a gotta-have comic for MIS and Anderson fans.  

    April HA 2021

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    3 hours ago, mtlevy1 said:

    I thought there were some strong prices in the international auction....

    Agree, plus the 25% BP makes it tougher for bidders.   I bid on the Michel Vaillant F1 page ($13,750) and the Bianchi Spidey 20 cover ( $6875) but lost on both lots.  C’est la vie.