Panelfan1

425k for tintin page

link to tintin

added this bombshells cover - by Terry Dodson featuring Batwoman.  Now - I am not a big fan of the classic Batwoman, but love the costume on this bombshells version  -which takes its design from the game of baseball.

see it on CAF

13 hours ago, Mr. Machismo said:

Capullo Batman #1 of course XD

I think if you convert to some 3rd world currency(Canadian dollar - eh?) it may already have crossed the million threshold.

any opinions on the kirby thor? it is from a later period -but was it a bargain at less than $35k? will it show up on  a dealer site or flipper page any time soon?

for my part - lost out on the MOKF cover. No nostalgia on that one - which is why I didnt go higher -but it had cool action and that giant dr.doom face added to the mood. Also lost out on the DR.Who cover- which was a very cool piece. Just more than I ever thought I would want to spend on tv adaptation artwork.

with respect to the ms. marvel cover - I loved that one too -but the main figure was small and not too detailed. The rest of the background was wonderful and if ms.marvel herself was more finished looking - the cover may have gone even higher.

2 hours ago, The Voord said:

Can't really opt for anything here as I'm focussed on the art, not necessarily on the decade it appeared.  Having said that, I've had a lot of 1950s and 60s art pass through my hands over the years, so those two decades are evenly balanced for me (and you only get one choice).

ha ha. that's the problem with poles.  can' have all options or they get too long.

if you are using other - tell us what it is here in the comments.

Also - feel free to let us know if you are active in many areas of art collecting. 

when it comes to comic art - I mostly go for superheroes - but have a minor interest in 80s Indy titles - which you might classify as humour or fantasy.

this is the 2nd part of the poll - here you can state your subject of interest.

this is part one of 2 part poll. the focus here is on time period of art that you collect the most or are most passionate about.  obiously you may collect art from many periods - but asking here what is your #1 focus

there is a second poll asking about the type of art you collect the most. check it out.

so can anyone explain if they have online bidding? And how it' set up/one can use it?

2 hours ago, GreatEscape said:

Saw Deadpool 2 last night, great movie, lots of fun!     Here's my vintage Rob Liefeld New Mutants #91 (1990) team splash with a huge Cable image bursting off the page.  For Liefeld fans, it’s a definitive Cable--  the grimace, big gun, small head, pads everywhere and no feet!

 

Cable splash

 

Was the guy who played cable a good match? Still have to go see it.

1 hour ago, jjonahjameson11 said:

Yeah, I wasn’t able to complete my thoughts, but everyone thought this way, then as a consigner I’d be better off to consign to HA in the US and pocket more money.

So with regards to US auctions:

- with Clink the seller gets 90% of the hammer price.  And at heritage the seller gets at most 84% the final(with juice) price if they negotiated a zero % seller fee - or appox 68% of the final hammer (with juice) if they are paying the full seller fee.

Example.

If an item sells for $100 at Clink - seller gets $90.

If an item sells for $100 ($84 + 19%) the seller who negotiated zero fees gets $84. The seller who still has to pay a 19% seller fee only ends up with $68.

That' $90 the seller gets at  clink vs $68 at HA.

So if my example is accurate - it comes down to this - can HA by virtue of what it does get much higher ending prices for the same items? If yes - they need to do so by a good margin to overcome the fact that they have so many fees.

Feel free to correct any errors

Thanks for the pics @AnkurJ.   Do you know - was the alien worlds, asm 299 etc.. in that pic just for show? Or were they priced? And if so - do recall any of the prices?

Also - who is the vendor in the 4th image? Are they on Caf?

4 hours ago, Phantalien said:

How much was each piece that your friend bought?  If they were really inexpensive and he really likes it then I don't blame him.

I didn' ask - but I got the sense they were under 100 each .

5 hours ago, The Voord said:

Over the 35 years I've been collecting OA I'd often gone the route of having (many) multiple examples by the same artist.

At one time I owned over 150 GARTH daily strips by Frank Bellamy (UK artist), as one example of a heavy collecting focus.  Fact was, I had access (at the time) to cherry-pick all the best  examples from the majority of originals being held by the artist's son at affordable prices and I got carried away with my spending habits.

Along the way, I eventually came to the realization that too much of one thing tends to dilute your interest (in the sense that I was leaning towards hoarding and that I was seldom looking at strips I'd amassed).  

I guess it all boils down to how you, as an individual collector, want to shape your collection and what works best for you.  Different strokes and all that . . .

For myself, nowadays I mostly prefer diversity (though there are exceptions . . . a couple of storylines I'd like to complete, for example).  Generally, a few good examples of one thing works best for me and keeps it fresh.

Currently I'm at over 40 original Movie Poster paintings with my present collecting focus.  More examples than I original planned to acquire but prices were surprisingly affordable for the most part (so difficult to pass on).  I'm now slowing down on that collecting interest, becoming very picky on new additions, as I don't want to go the route of overkill . . . again.

I think with the 40 paintings- if it' not all the same guy - then its not too much.  It' Like having 40 different comic pages.

first off - huge congrats on this collecting goal/milestone. Now the question - are you happy with just one? or is this the start of a greater obsession?

1 hour ago, Bronty said:

That NM 98 page is already 45k; gasp choke

not sure what the gasp choke is for?for sure Liefeld art is not for everyone -but Deadpool is a modern phenom and this is his first appearance - and it is already almost 30 years old.  no one needs to be surprised.  

Had a fun conversation with a friend the other day.  He told me he recently picked up 65 pages by the same artist. The most I have by one artist is 12 pieces, and personally I feel that it's  already too much. 1st off - I feel greedy because I am hoarding to some extent and 2nd - when the time comes that I need to sell or my family sells - there may be too many piecess by the same artist to unload. All my eggs in one basket so to speak.  Having told him this, he confided back that he has hundreds of pieces by another artist and that he would gladly buy more if he could - even though this artist and the run he did is not high value.  I mentioned Spidey is my favorite and that I couldnt afford to buy tons of that.  He brought up Mike Burney and his Amazing Spiderman collection.  As a fan - He went after it when others didn't. Now a lot of the best stuff is tied up in one spot. 

Anyhow - what are your opinions on this? What is too many? Is there such a thing even? Any other related thoughts?

Just added - Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez dps from Superman Vs Wonder Woman.  Back in the late 90s and early 2000s I tried to find work by this artist- but it semeed hard to come by.  Lately I have been very lucky to find some pieces I really enjoy - including this fun yet silly fight scene between two DC icons.  Check out the final Super pose.  If that were reversed and it was WW - it would be sexist! Just saying (because as a comic fan - I am not bothered by polital correctness).

CAR LINK to the art

22 hours ago, BCarter27 said:

Thanks so much! This was a lot of fun and we're honored to have been invited to share our collection.

Loved the back and forth in the spotlight. Sounds like you guys are in tune with each other and your collecting.

2 hours ago, First Upgrade said:

Transformers: The Movie #1, Cover

Signed by Don Perlin (breakdowns?)...

Inking credits, Ian Akin & Brian Garvey

Holy moly!

Hi

If you have an Elvira cover that you want to sell- from the 1980s DC run - please contact me.  Not looking for interiors or non-DC runs.  

Cheers

D.

6 hours ago, O. said:

Is there something special about that page/issue? I didn't think Wyman DD commanded such high prices!

 

Nothing special to me. I just like dd.  And was curious about it because of his eBay presence doing sketches

One of the pieces I was following by didnt end up winning was a Marvel Age cover by  Lee Weeks. it Featured Deadpool and Cable and seemed to do not bad. Considering the movie is around the corner -who knows if the price was affected by that or not.  Marvel Age was essential an advertising magazine for Marvel -but as a kid I collected it religiously because it was priced very cheaply and before the internet - it was a great source for marvel news.  ended at $2100.

the other piece - I didn't track but seemed to be over $700 on auction night was a daredevil page by MC Wymen. MC is a regular seller of commissions on ebay - so it was interesting to see one of his pages for sale. I think he's still got it. If anyone knows what the page closed for or has an image of the page  - please post a reply.