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Dammit, what's the process for a recount? haha 

I like this category. As one of the collectors that likes to keep pieces under $300 it can help show collectors it's not always about the five-figure splash pages 

Ordered a commission from May 2020's CAF Con and I still don't have a piece and the replies, when they're received, don't really give you any info. 

45 minutes ago, Ecclectica said:

I thought that by 1998, all Marvel comics had switched to digital lettering, but maybe I'm wrong... In comparision, DC still put lettering on pages in 1998 ; they made the switch later.

Anyway, there are others pages on CAF from that issue which don't have lettering too :

https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1017553

https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=220087

 

Yea, I'm certainly no expert haha. I know I have a few GL pages from around that time and I want to say into early/mid 2000s that still have their lettering on the physical page so I was assuming it was similar for Marvel but there will definitely be people who know better than me

There are people who will know far better than I but wouldn't the original page from this issue of Spectacular Spider-Man also have the lettering on the page? It was released in 1998 which I always believed was still prior to digital lettering.

The image is definitely from issue 259. 

Even though he's not really involved in comics anymore, or was a ton to begin with, I think Kevin Smith is the biggest and best ambassador for comics in terms of a large appeal and audience 

I enjoyed this one and like the last one I purchased some art from board members I probably wouldn't have otherwise. I didn't end up buying a commission as I'm still waiting on one I ordered from the spring event and the rep isn't inspiring confidence that I'll ever get it. 

Not sure how feasible this is but a "Make Offer" option would be a great addition if possible. There were a few pieces I was interested in but the price was so high it wasn't worth sending a message.

I'm glad this will sit unsold on ebay for years instead of being in the collection of someone who would enjoy it

Looking to buy pages from Batman - Issue 595. Scott McDaniel did the pencils with Aaron Sowd on inks. Any leads besides the pages already on CAF would be greatly appreciated, thanks! 

On 7/10/2020 at 1:49 PM, vodou said:

This is all true. And I'll add something that very few talk about, sometimes the first offer is the only offer you'll get and your counter results in "seeya, it's now off-market". A variation on that is counters are not necessarily chained to anything that came before. Example:

Ben - I'd take 5k for this.

Alan - Hmm, how about 3900?

Ben - Naw. Now it's 7k.

A couple months ago I sent a message to a guy who has had a $280 page on ebay for years and years that he continually lists as an auction. I sent him a very polite message with "hey any chance you would take $200 plus shipping for this page? I've been wanting this page for a long time" and sent over a screen shot of a best offer email I sent in 2016. He replied with "Oh thanks for alerting me I had this for sale too cheap" and then raised the price.

It's one of those pages I've been meaning to buy for a long time and I actually would have just paid what he was asking when I sent the message but out of principle I won't anymore

If cons ever come back you can talk to Al Milgrom about all the fantastic stuff he has.

I also had a very bad experience with him at NYCC last year as well. He's someone whose work I loved as a kid and had never had the chance to meet him before so I was excited to get a bunch of books signed and maybe buy some art. As others mentioned there was clearly some issues going on that wouldn't be kind to speculate about.

The first day I saw him he mentioned how he had difficulties getting in on time from some sort of train delay and then his airbnb had cancelled on him without telling him so he had to scramble for a room the night before so I chalked up the subpar experience meeting him to him having a very long prior night and a bad day, happens to us all. 

On day two he had a ton of art pages all labeled with prices on the top corner but Spencer's people said they weren't collecting the money, only Dan was, and he kept going missing so I waited over an hour for him to come back. Most of the pages were way above what I wanted to pay or characters I don't care about but he did have one old X-Men page he inked for $275, not expensive by any means but I try and stay under $300 so it was already at my ceiling that I feel comfortable spending on a page. He then told me it was $1,000 and I obviously balked. He then said $700 and I said no, I can't do more than $300. He then tried haggling at $100 to $50 increments until he came down to $300. As a sales guy I don't mind negotiating but the whole experience left me grossed out. If you have prices marked on everything you should be honoring them, unless it's some crazy and obvious mix up. 

I watched Dan do this to a whole bunch of other collectors as well who just paid whatever price he wanted which seemed crazy to me.

To top it off I'm a big signed book guy but only try and do a five or so at a time. He was my last stop before leaving the con after seeing him several other times over multiple days. I had already given him a ton of money for signatures, ($5 each). So I had two books left and he signed them, I only had $20s left and he said he didn't have change so I said to him, go enjoy a beer on me and keep the other $10. He thanked me and put the money into his super full wallet with a ton of $5 and $10 bills. Obviously he knew how much money he had and I left annoyed thinking I guess you need that $10 more than me. 

Everything about it rubbed me the wrong way and on the rare occasion these things happen, I always hold out hope it's just someone going through something or they're having a bad day. He only got me for $10 so I can't even imagine how pissed you are.

I've spoken with Bob from Comicazi in Somerville about this in the past and he's said there's a bunch of people in the area interested in doing this. 

1 hour ago, Kevin Boyd said:

You should be getting an email with the specifics within 24 hours. It's taking place on Saturday starting at 11:30 and running until around 1:30.

Awesome, thanks Kevin!

Do you know when the Silvestri ticketed event details will be going out? 

Oh nice! I’m in for a paid option if you can do one. So much better than waiting in line! 

Any chance of a package for McFarlane signatures like the Silvestri one? Is McFarlane doing open signings all weekend? 

21 hours ago, Kevin Boyd said:

That's it. Comics guest list is finalized, unless there are cancellations or schedule changes. 

Thanks!

It’s Tuesday! Haha

Is there another batch of comic creators being announced before the con? Just trying to finalize the budget.