Squeezy McSphincter

I found this board because I got a bad feeling about a deal and Googled their name, so these kinds of threads definitely do help the uninformed.

On 5/24/2017 at 10:09 AM, Bubb Rubb said:

My first submission!  25 moderns, no FT.

Received 5/8
Verified 5/8
SFG 5/24

Graded 5/25

Shipped 6/1

23 hours ago, SquareChaos said:

Mark me down as 'moderately addicted'. I think I'm too calculated to be 'crazy addicted', I exhibit too much self control 

Even though I primarily collect modern art - both out of a sense of aesthetics and simple affordability - I've never felt comfortable allocating as many resources to it as I could, and I have yet to make an actual impulse purchase. I set limits for myself, and so far, manage to stand by them. As a 'for instance', just today a number of great Tradd Moore pages went up on Felix's site, including one of my top two from the issue in question... but I didn't pull the trigger. It was small potatoes compared to the deep waters some of you guys swim in, but it was outside of my comfort zone on price when discussing a brand new page (even though I love just about everything Tradd has ever done, and I'm happy to see him getting the recognition he deserves). So, while I might regret it later - that page is long gone now - that is an example of why I don't think I can really pick 'crazy addicted'... even though I spend way too much time on these message boards.

I'm in this camp.  I read the boards every day, but purchases have been minimal.  This is mainly due to school, kids, and a first house all hitting nearly simultaneously, while also having narrow interests and being generally conservative with money.  It's also partly because don't believe in the valuations on a lot of what's out there--I can't afford the high end stuff that may retain its value over the long term.  Gene's comment about spending your kids money also rings true with me, which influenced buying a rental house instead of art during the last quarterly auctions (plus I could get the house with no money down while Heritage didn't go with that plan).

The bright side is that I'm going through my comics for the first time in over 20 years and that should generate a nice chunk of cash to blow on art.

He just changed his ID to sandmancometh, so you must have got his attention.

23 minutes ago, revat said:

and that is why you fail and will always fail. 

You find it rewarding to throw some water on grease fires in your kitchen (which generally doesn't help much, if at all), meanwhile you don't understand that your whole house is on fire and is burning down, and will be completely gone before you know it.  Youth disappears in a flash.

PSA: throwing water on a grease fire will only spread the fire.  If you have a grease fire, your best bet is to cover it somehow.  With a lid or baking soda, for example.

albertmoy.com

Word on the street is that he's liquidating the collection to pry BA12 from the hands of the billionaire comic art collecting circle.

My first submission!  25 moderns, no FT.

Received 5/8
Verified 5/8
SFG 5/24

I've never cared much for anything Valiant puts out, but, yes, that is incredible.

Can someone confirm that the Goseki Kojima piece was actually a Lone Wolf & Cub-related item, as described in the listing?  My understanding is that it's a noodle ad.  I'd love to get something from him, but didn't bite this time (which I may regret since they aren't common).

9 hours ago, vodou said:

• Avoid galleries located in shopping malls, tourist areas, and airports. For some reason, which I have yet to figure out, the average person only thinks about buying art on vacation. Although I'm sure there are exceptions, many galleries take advantage of that.

Funny observation, but I've been in a resort for the last 13 years and there's been an inordinate number of galleries around the whole time.

What are the odds that, in 10-20 years or so, the Fritz pieces are worth even close to what as paid for them yesterday?  I'm pretty ignorant of the market, but won't most Fritz fans be aged out by then?  I guess you only need two people with rabid interest and a pile of disposable cash, but that should be a tough ask by then despite the quality of the material.  The pool of interested buyers must already be fairly small.

I cannot believe that you guys are doing this to yourselves again.

Great, thanks for the feedback!

Hi Folks,

It'd be great if I could get some kind of estimate on this book.  There's a fair bit of restoration on it--something that I have basically no experience with.

Here are links to larger scans for anyone interested:

http://imgur.com/a/W3ZT0

http://imgur.com/a/5gSu8

Thanks in advance!

Cougrcrumby  is coming back as an invalid ID for me.

I spent a lot more time reading comics than I did playing D&D, but TSR's art takes up a lot of shelf space in my mind.  I only had one Dragon magazine (I still can't believe someone bought it for me).  I read it to death and stared at the cover a lot.  I look forward to losing an auction for it one day!

I just made my first submission, and didn't see the credit being applied either.  I am assuming that they'll apply it when the charge goes through.  If not, then I'm sure a call/email will sort it out.

They do mention the credit it the FAQ, though it's a little vague whether my assumption was correct or not.  https://www.cgccomics.com/faq/index.asp#membershipFAQ10

There's a Bob Kane attributed sketch on HA, finishing next weekend.  Robin has a cat's nose.  The inscription looks to be written with a different marker than what's seen on the rest of the page.

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/bob-kane-batman-and-robin-sketch-original-art-1968-/a/121719-11113.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

It doesn't look like you're going to get the answers you're hoping for on the board.  Perhaps a therapist might be able to offer some independent perspective on the issue?

3 hours ago, SquareChaos said:

Anyone ever try reporting their auctions? Assuming people here are certain that they're misrepresenting pieces? I have no idea what eBay does in such a situation.

Someone on the boards (I can't remember who) a few months or a year ago really got on this.  A few posters started reporting obvious fakes, but ebay mostly ignored them.  I'm guessing that if ebay starts policing forgeries then they may open themselves up to liability when fakes get through, though that is just a guess.

You've had a great few months, Michael.  Congratulations on the nice pickup.

Thanks for mentioning CCE.  I'm close to Vancouver and anticipate selling more stuff over the next year or so, so the savings will be appreciated.  Kind of incredible that CP's rates are so out of line with USPS that this business model exists.

It's pretty tough to beat a strip with Bill, especially with those gams in the second one!

Every time I see this thread update I know something is either priced to not sell or a bagholder is on the road to losing some money.