Hockeyflow33

Jeez sorry to hear. I sent 100+ pieces to ComicConnect in NYC last year and I was petrified of something similar happening and fought the urge to drive the pages in from Boston. As a practical matter, what happens now with Heritage? Do they pay you out on the appraised value you agreed to?

Inexpensive to everyone haha. I'd say most expensive piece would push $500 and everything else is under $300 with a bunch that will probably be in the $100 range

I have a bunch of inexpensive pieces I sent in for this auction so spend, spend, spend!

From a buyer perspective; - Make findings books easy, don't just put random books in boxes alphabetical and numerical make it easier for me to spend money. - Price appropriately, if you have ebay prices I'll just buy on ebay.

With a good writer he can definitely be a good guy. How many marvel characters kill people, it's way more than you think.

This is why reps exist. It always feels like that "I have people skills" scene from office space with how bad so many artists are with sales. Yours is easily the worst I've ever seen. I wish I knew who it was so I could avoid potentially giving them money although it seems like that won't be an issue.

Is anyone else preparing their CAF Live booth for this weekend, (first time for me), waiting for some of their pieces to end up here? Haha

With so much original art available for people to buy it must be cool as an artist to see your art skyrocket in price while also realizing a good amount of those profits yourself. I know Sean Murphy has talked in the past about how he's always happy to see people who buy his art make money since it makes the pages he's held on to more valuable as well.

Wholeheartedly agree. I buy what I like and most of my 500+ piece collection is between $200 and $500 so I'm not in the big pond but I don't know who like spending $300 for $50 worth of art. If I think a commission or page isn't worth close to what I'm paying I won't enjoy the piece knowing it's money out the window. I don't understand how never selling anything is a badge of honor. Unless you have unlimited space, collections need to be trimmed every now and then. I did a major culling last year of like 120 pieces and just sent another 40ish to auction this year. Tastes change and collections take new focuses so wanting your collectible to hold value is normal, it's part of what makes something collectible.

Nothing makes me question the authenticity of something more than a COA

I did laugh at all the recent AI bashing from artists who all have the exact same bland style

Lets start pushing forward that the owner of the original page receives a share of royalty money anytime it gets reprinted. That makes just as much sense as this nonsense going around.

If someone sells a piece of property, it's been sold, trying to attach stipulations later on is wrong. These people who keep claiming for older artists to make money off of new sales have nothing invested in the transaction and often times don't seem to be big collectors. They're also free to donate to artists, join their patreons or purchase commissions from them. I also don't see why the descendants of artist X should be entitled to anything.

I definitely don't vote for my own artwork every year. You can't check that can you? haha

Any luck today?

If there's one thing I can guarantee, a page or two will pop up right after you bought something really expensive haha

Haha correct. Some employ the excellent sales strategy of raising prices on unsold product.

I'd be curious what the artist's pages were selling for on the secondary market instead of what they were charging. So many modern artists and their reps are in candy land with prices and the auction houses bring some realism to the market.

Unless I'm missing something it's just a print or a photocopy of the page. I'd be surprised if it was worth anything.

I stay on top of posting mine for two reasons, (I've added probably 6-700 pieces). I think there are so few people in real life who appreciate the art at least a few people will online and then if there was ever a fire, hurricane or theft I would have visual proof of all the pieces I own to go with my spreadsheet for insurance purposes.

I do wish there was an affordably priced 13x19" model as so much of my art seems to be 12x18 or 13x19

I have 35 "saved" artworks from the weekend and only 3 sold with 1 being a purchase by me that was an offer of 80% of the list price. Most are way under $500 so I swim in the small fish pond and it will be interesting to see how the economy as a whole impacts these prices.

Same as others have said, prices are nuts. The commission prices, when they're posted, are optimistic to say the least.

Maybe today is the day...

Ask them to pack it with a bunch of extra protection. I don't know how the mail survives overseas because it doesn't seem to matter which European country it comes from, art is never protected with more than a flimsy piece of cardboard. Once you explain that the post office/fedex/ups beats the package most sellers seem to understand.