Xatari

Man, that Hulk 181… I keep coming back. 😂

@malvin knows the owner has not claimed his piece as the published version and has privately communicated this with him. Malvin also knows this piece is nostalgic for the owner who was happy to share his new acquisition as a badge of pride. They communicated via private correspondence. This idea of having to keep fighting an ongoing battle is a moot point. Rather than stay silent about this, if Malvin just acknowledged this took place in his private conversation with the owner it would help deescalate this thread. Moreover, Malvin, if you really felt this was a burden you didn't want to carry, you could either have bought the other piece or sell your own as others have shared. Further, mentions of grooming, gambling, and suicide followed by insults of another piece in this collector's portfolio are beyond too far. Grow up.

Did you read his original post? Also, I don’t see this type of lengthy discussion around other pieces in this price range. It just feels it is time to move on. Malvin and the owner already communicated directly and worked this out. Not sure why it keeps being perpetuated.

A new collector posted a piece he was excited about and several from the community jumped all over his post saying he was positioning it as something he wasn't. He never claimed his was the published version and simply pasted what the auction description stated. I know we all are quick to opine about art in the hobby, but we also tend to eat our young. I reached out and suggested if he was unhappy with his purchase based on the description that he should contact Comic Link. He likes the piece as it has nostalgia for him. Friends, we are talking about a $1500 piece, not a Secret Wars 8 page at $3MM+. I don't know many sub $2k pieces that warrant three pages of forum thread and continued replies on his FB thread (until he deleted it) or CAF (which continues to receive replies). I can see why he would feel on the defensive. Maybe time to move on.

Hey @malvin I do not know if the new owner is on these boards, but he has become friend of mine over the past few months and just got into the hobby. I assured him you and others who had commented had no ill intent and have excellent reputations in the hobby. I do think the Comic Link listing was misleading, and it definitely lends a negative experience for a new collector excited to land a nostalgic piece. I've been there myself as have many others who have chimed in. Such a bummer when that happens, especially early on. Best to just have empathy and move on while we use the experience to make new friends through the process. I feel for both of you in the situation.

I just saw this at the Marvel Exhibit in Basel, Switzerland. Pretty amazing piece.

Hi all, These items are #offeredelsewhere and are currently live on Heritage for their upcoming Signature/Platinum auctions. We are talking a wide variety of pages including several major keys like Marvel Spotlight #5 (Ghost Rider), X-Men #49 (Mesmero and Polaris), and Vengeance of Bane #1 (Bane). Please take a look at the link below and use the Track button to keep an eye on any pieces in which you may be interested. I don’t sell pieces from my collection often, but recently picked up two big pieces I’ve been after for years and need to pay off. I’ve only ever opened up my vault to this degree on one other occasion when considering a real estate purchase. I hope you enjoy the selections! https://comics.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?dept=1938&mode=live&auction_name=7369&consignor_no=110&type=friend-consignorlive-notice

eBay honestly has the best fee structure on higher end art but just doesn’t seem to get the eyeballs or sales. It’s too bad.

Excellent scanner and incredible price. If anyone is in the market, pick this one up.

Yes, I saw that too. There are two Jim Cheung pieces that show the same image for both in the catalog, but online has them correct. One is a DPS from Young Avengers #12, and the other is a single interior page.

I think one can use an application and still want more from it. I never said I won’t buy on Clink. Quite the contrary. I buy from them. I would just never sell big ticket items with them. I want Comic Link to do well. I want competition in the market to elevate the experience for us all. The difference I see with Comic Link vs their competition is their ownership refuses to listen and act on end user feedback.

My insider knowledge is simply this, I have personally missed over 10 pieces this year on which I would have likely been a bidder had stronger reminders been in place. When auction houses are after my money, “the squeaky wheel gets the grease”. Josh’s brilliance? Could be, but I think it’s not big picture thinking. Clink generates a higher bid count for their pieces because they refuse to have a tracking system so as users have mentioned they manually track by placing a bid. In the end, if you are truly interested in research on this matter, you may hypothesize how many bids are viable contenders for the piece vs how many are simply voyeurs.

I think you nailed it. Page 8 was a much superior page in my opinion. Great portrayal with Kingpin and Daredevil. The other page didn't have the same strength of DD images either. Congrats on the sale!

I definitely know many in the hobby have adapted to the system in place. That said, the fact that you have to place a legally binding bid to track an item is archaic when a basic item tracker can be implemented. We can go back and forth on workarounds, but that is truly what they are... workarounds to a lazy and inadequate platform creating a subpar experience for the end user. This shows up in the disparity between CLink hammer prices and Heritage hammer prices. Also, these auction shareholders should want to get as many people watching and engaged as possible. It's the reason emotional bidding happens at Heritage and can run up auctions well beyond what most would consider market value. Heritage sends me text reminders on my phone when an auction I have tracked is about to come up. Heck, even Comic Connect reps actually call me on the phone and remind me an auction is taking place later in the day. For the prices of some of these pieces, those types of things are differentiators. It signals to me these platforms have worked to earn my business if I decide to sell a piece. I wouldn't be able to pinpoint the annual figure of missed opportunity as I don't have insider knowledge to Comic Link's internal conversations, but I am part of a relatively large group of collectors (20+). I won't speak for my fellow group members, but the consensus in our conversations tends to be Comic Link is the place to buy and Heritage is the place to sell. Our group is primarily consistent collectors with few pieces selling and lots of buying, but there are times when pieces need to be sold to fund other acquisitions. I know the general amount of money spent by the typical collector in our crew, so when it does come time to sell, I can say with confidence that it would be a substantial miss for Comic Link given our small sample size alone.

I keep hoping they introduce Dylan Brock in the movies who has played a big role in Venom story over the last 5+ years. Dylan is the son of Anne and Eddie.