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Not a cover swipe but definitely a recognizable image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_the_Riveter#Images Betty and Veronica 269 variant cover pencils by Jeff Shultz, digitally colored/painted for publication.

Or... is actually one of the Dealmakers

Is Byrne still taking time away from commissions to work on his personal projects ?? Maybe try getting on his waiting list and get him to finish it off ?

Updated Terms of Service ?? Providing your SSN with all CGC submissions ? https://www.cgccomics.com/news/article/9253/

Getting a dealer to critique another dealer's stock?? I don't see it happening. You can also suggest replacing "stock" with "pricing"... also not going to happen. Maybe having dealers trying to sell you on badly damaged art... amateur art... less marketable artists?? On one hand, I don't think dealers want to stock art that they think will be a tough sell. On the other hand, it would be fun to watch. Maybe a reverse claim show ? People send scans to Bill "live" during the show, no advance info. And only the dealers can bid against each other to buy it. Noone in the chat can buy during the show. A little contrived with a shilling risk but maybe fun to watch.

Regardless of the dealers and art that are involved, I think you'd start to hear rumors of "shilling". Anyway, dealers seem to trade among themselves enough that the "buy" requirement can't be realistically enforced. Your proposed rules are too complex compared to how the chat can go crazy in a "regular" claim format. One of the concerns is that dealers have enough inventory to do these shows on a regular basis. Having 3 pieces of art in the same price range per round is a pretty high hurdle. Even if you take the same number of pieces in regular claim format and combine them in groups of three, the talking / discussing / debating about the choice can slow down the show. For better or worse, the regular claim format lets each piece stand on its own (vs in a group).

I was only casually interested in a few HA lots. But I was more focused on the Hakes auction which was also closing on June 30. I switched off between Hakes and Dueling Dealers. By the time I remembered about HA, the lots had already sold (no big loss).

Not that I was all THAT serious about buying comics. But I missed some HA comics auctions because I was actually focusing on HA's Wednesday comic art auctions.

If you haven't seen yet, you can see some pics by Lance Suarez on CAF: https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1739328

I wonder what happened with this. Well over a month since the first post.

Should probably check the homepage for their youtube channel and refresh. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0IbeNKt90AuBfo4kqNPdJw/videos They probably should've posted a link in advance.

Someone contacted me re: the same thing (ComicConnect's seemingly excessive shipping cost). He contacted CC and apparently the shipping cost was generated by the website and was incorrect. So he got an updated shipping cost. I suggest you also contact CC.

I think someone once commented that ComicConnect might be offered art to put up for auction but they'll buy it outright (and never auction it). I've never tried selling / auctioning via ComicConnect. ComicConnect does have extended bidding. Although I haven't thought about how that could affect sniping. I'm all for competing auctions, it might keep the premiums down.

19 bids and it sold for $ 155.00. To me, that means none of the bidders REALLY needed to own that piece. I wonder if it went through extended bidding after the "official" auction close.

Regardless of the "morality" of getting a sketch inked by another... or the aesthetics of the finished art, I hate seeing a penciled piece signed in pencil and it also being signed in ink by the inker. It's all too "literal" for me.

It was mentioned at the end of the last Dealmakers episode.

If noone has seen this already... Rubén DaCollector has entered the fray with his own claim sale. https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1737733

Because that may seem cheap by comparison the next time a page from that storyline sells ?

First world problems... the timing, budget, desirability, rarity, FMV, current prices vs probable final costs... There's no formula.

If you say so. Some Man-Thing 3 (1974 series) pages just hit the auction block. Get ready to rationalize the market comps. Keeping vague since this isn't the Marketplace. Not the consignor, won't be a bidder.

100% After the past couple days, the next show could be a doozy for sure.

J'onn J'onzz, Hawkman and Hawkgirl by Michael Netzer (formerly Nasser). This trio starred in a 3 issue backup story arc from Adventure Comics 449 to 451. The number of letters in "Adventure Comics" is divisible by 3. 449 + 450 + 451 is divisible by 3. I'm just sayin'.

Too soon ??

Got an e-mail today. Looks like previous "fan verified" 2019 badge buyers (i.e. supposedly non-scalpers) will have an opportunity to go to New York Comic Con 2021, October 7- 10. I guess this makes sense since the previous year's attendees could get badges in May and new attendees could get badges in June. It's late in the game to start from scratch. Do any "official" art dealers or previous years' dealers have any info ??

I don't have a YouTube account so I don't chime in (or buy) on any Comic Art Live shows. For me, Dueling Dealers has a certain level of entertainment value outside of the opportunities to buy art. I wouldn't say there's "chemistry". But DD definitely keeps you coming back for more. And it's been brought up a couple times that both dealers have sufficient inventory to carry the shows from one week to the next. I think having "guest" dealers is fun but it seems to be a lot of work (e.g. coming up with memes). To sum up, I think Dueling Dealers is fun to watch and it's not just about buying or selling art. It'll be tough to match.