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So the Bros priced as the Bros would, it seems...

Info is in the OA Marketplace section: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/491266-dealmakers-of-comic-art-new-thrilling-comic-art-claims/?tab=comments#comment-11828274

Dr. Jekyll is not to be left unattended!! The horror, the horror...

Wow, I'd call the dude a psychopath, but psychopaths don't deserve that...

And/or to the Hero Initiative!

True story... I once told one of the Bros at a con, "I have to ask my wife" upon hearing a price. I didn't do this to be a punk but to gather my thoughts away from the scrum (didn't actually ask my wife, who would've killed me merely for asking). Way early in my OA collecting days -- now that I know what I know, it tickles me so.

The zingers are strong on the boards today.

Count me in, too. I'm there for the prices... any price... I don't care if it's a My Little Pony twice-up for 500k.

Store is a cr*pshoot with no meaningful advance notice. Secondary market -- comicartfans.com, dealers, and occasionally ebay.

More Artgerm original art on its way here...

5-6 pieces. Consigning to HA for the first time ever. Don't @ me. No cap... just kiddin'. Well, am serious about the consignment part.

Moebius Surfer, yummm...

Big private sales proponent here. Two of my best covers I got (around or under then-FMV) via negotiations on NFS works. Unlike many of us here, some CAFers don't keep too abreast of their collections or the market, and don't realize until asked that they'd actually prefer to cash out at a given time for whatever reason(s). Polite persistence is key. I doubt I would've forked over the $$$ to win either cover in a hypothetical auction (supercharged environment) today.

I can see myself parting with a Matt Baker page some day given this Frazetta-esque strip result: https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/matt-baker-flamingo-daily-comic-strip-116-original-art-dated-6-23-52-phoenix-features-1952-/a/7244-95040.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

@grapeapeLucky son of a gun. Mine just drooled on me for Father's Day!

In hindsight, very glad I started collecting 3-4 years ago... I don't care that it wasn't earlier in the 90s or 80s or whatevs. 3-4 years made a difference. }:-)

Frazetta apes painting 400k+ result is somethin' else considering it wouldn't fall in the top-50 by the maestro. Respect.

114k for 1st Sabrina story, holy... knew it'd go high, didn't think 6 figures high.

Purchased two non-HA pieces outright to prevent myself from doing something crazy...

Tradd watch continues... going forward if anyone gets any hint of what Marvel series he's tackling next, we're all ears. Picked up my first two, both Ghost Rider pages. His work has me interested in black 1969 Dodge Chargers now, uh oh. https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1732143 https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1732142

Any other boardies got some? Kevin Nowlan, May 2021 Hero Initiative Coaster Sketch (Moon Knight #32 Cover after Carl Potts) https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1735753

VCC returns in ~10 min... https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/forum/59-virtual-comic-convention-vcc-expo-center/

VCC is baaack ! Starting in 10 min. : ) https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/forum/59-virtual-comic-convention-vcc-expo-center/

NSFW, so I'll forgo showing the art here... Luis Royo, part of his Secret Desires trading card set: https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1734958

Does anyone else do this -- occasionally approach prices/costs for anything via the lens of OA prices? Like if I'm debating over the price of something totally unrelated to art, I'll just rationalize it by saying, "Oh, that's barely half the price of a ____ page. C'mon ya wimp."