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On 6/24/2023 at 8:42 PM, Dirtcheap31 said:

From my understanding HA only covers if you ship fedex which for sad reasons like the above… again do not use usps for anything if value even if insured I have had to man loses on smaller items could not imagine using them for anything above 1k 

I learned that lesson with the post office like 15 years ago when I sold someone a complete set of hockey goalie equipment on ebay and didn't insure the package. Sure enough, USPS "lost" a massive bag of equipment worth like $3k and basically told me oh well, you didn't insure it. 

On 6/23/2023 at 11:53 PM, Carl Elvis said:

I imagine this would all have to be covered under USPS insurance, Heritage never received the package.

Comic Connect mailed me a label and said it would be covered under their own shipping insurance for the agreed upon appraisal price. Just curious how that would play out in real life as you would assume these auction houses have solid relationships with the insurance companies. Dealing with USPS insurance has been a nightmare for low dollar amounts. 

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? 

On 6/13/2023 at 4:34 PM, KirbyCollector said:

Inexpensive to whom?

Rick: "This is great! I'll still be able to buy the swank boxed mac and cheese at King Kullen after my latest purchase!"

Gene: "This is great! The monthy interest on my $4 million muni bond portfolio will easily cover my latest purchase!"

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.  

On 6/9/2023 at 7:32 PM, redrighthand said:

At the same time, I get the concept that continuing to tell these Punisher story's is fueling a Frank Castle attitude in people who should know better and realize that ultimately he's not the good guy, but he's taken to much of a cultural foothold and those values aren't going anywhere, I don't think.

 

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

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. 

On 4/29/2023 at 4:39 PM, Michael Browning said:

If anyone says they buy art and don’t look at it as an investment or say they don’t care if they get their money back when they resell it, they’re lying. Original art costs too much cash to not consider it an investment.

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. 

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

On 2/1/2023 at 12:57 AM, Crowzilla said:

That has always been my biggest beef with any of the Artists Rights laws. The money only flows one way, even though every buyer assumes 100% of the risk.

The lawyer quoted in the article gives a poor example of how mechanical (and other royalties) work. Comic artists receive payment for creating the art, and most receive royalties when the art is republished in TPBs, or if it's used as a poster, or made into prints, etc. Musicians receive royalties from when the song is played or sold/downloaded, that is their publishing royalty. But if Taylor Swift sells her original hand-written lyrics to a song she wrote, that ends her ownership of the physical copy of the lyrics. The new owner can sell it and never have to pay her a royalty. If he turns the physical lyrics into some sort of poster reproduction available for purchase, then yes, it needs to be licensed and royalties paid. Same with authors and filmmakers. If JK Rowling sells her hand-written Harry Potter --script, that is the end of her ownership and right to receive any money from it. You can't publish it, or make prints without paying her, but you can certainly sell the physical copy without owing anything.

The ARR law is a horrible one, and I hope it makes no inroads in the USA.

 

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. 

On 1/22/2023 at 7:11 PM, Brian Peck said:

Some people even vote for their own artwork. Which I will talk to Bill about fixing.

 

I definitely don't vote for my own artwork every year.

You can't check that can you? haha 

Any luck today?

On 1/5/2023 at 8:21 AM, PhilipB2k17 said:

By definition, the vast majority of new comic art is overpriced at dealer or rep sites. How do I know this? Because most of it just sits there for months, or years in some cases. 

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

On 1/4/2023 at 6:29 PM, hmendryk said:

I can't speak for timguerrero, but I once got an particularly egregious low ball offer for a piece by a current comic book artist. If the person making the offer had just done a google search for the artist they would have realized that their offer was half what the artist was selling their work for. Even if they thought the artists prices were too high surely it should have occurred to them that was likely what I paid.

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

On 11/13/2022 at 7:57 PM, John E. said:

With two hours to go, 541 out of 6,074 piece of art sold. Sheesh. Collectors really sat this one out. I’m interested to see what Bill saw on his side of the screen. 

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.