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On 7/3/2022 at 12:23 PM, Kevin Boyd said:

He will be doing some signings at the Comic Sketch Art tables on Saturday and Sunday. He will have the VIP Backstage event Saturday after the movie and the Sunday sketch packages. So I suggest visiting them when you get to the convention as I think they ticket the table signings. 

Okay, thanks for replying and the info! 

As someone also working on complete issues, good luck!

On 6/27/2022 at 5:59 PM, Kevin Boyd said:

Joe Quesada has been announced.

Just to be a little more clear because people are contacting customer service and asking:

At Chicago and Boston, Joe Quesada is a paid autograph. You can get an autograph ticket, or you can buy a ticket for an autograph plus a remark (quick sketch). His agent will be on hand to direct if there are any additional requirements for graded items. 

If you are working with facilitators / and or agents, they have to take these fees into account when getting autographs at the events.

https://fanexpohq.com/fanexpoboston/comic-guest-special-event-packages/

For Frank Miller, is the only signing option in conjunction with his movie? Will there be options posted for getting 3 or 5 items signed without a sketch option? Thanks! 

On 6/13/2022 at 4:20 PM, vodou said:

That guy is going to make like $27 after what he paid for shipping/taxes and then add in ebay fees. 

Jason is very active on social media so if you message him he'll most likely respond 

On 6/3/2022 at 6:05 PM, Randall Dowling said:

I wouldn't collect these myself, but they're really no different than a photographer selling prints of their work.  And vintage photos do have collectible value (yes, I have purchased some of those).  I would think that the same rules would apply.  

For a photography comparison it would be like we all collected the negatives and someone was trying to sell us prints of the negative claiming it's the same thing

On 6/2/2022 at 9:41 AM, JadeGiant said:

This is worth it for me. These are more than just art, they are artifacts from the production of stories that we loved. The writers have just as much history with these pages as the artists and that part of owning the pages means a lot to some, including myself. Just make sure to specify where you want them to sign. 

I have a really cool splash page from Gordon of Gotham and brought it for Denny O'Neil to sign a few years ago and he started telling me all these stories about how much he loved writing about Jim Gordon and he really enjoyed that storyline. He talked to me for so long I felt bad for holding up the line haha 

Working on completing two separate issues. Until that happens I'll fill that hole in my heart with commissions and other art. If I'm ever able to track down those final pages I'm sure I'll find something else to work on getting. 

On 6/2/2022 at 4:02 PM, Xatari said:

I think people are in the hobby for a myriad of reasons. Certainly there are those looking to flip for a profit. I don’t blame them though. I used to flip comics for profit in order to buy what I was ultimately after. Now I have a lot of the art on my bucket list, but I don’t fault those who are in the building process. I look at it as it’s not for me to judge how someone spends their money. Certainly it hurts when I miss a piece, and I have even paid more when certain pieces resurface weeks later on a flip. I would have rather paid less on the initial sale, but someone was better at the hobby than me in that instance, so that’s on me. 

They're only better if the art sells. eBay is a walking graveyard of great art never to be sold because sellers have unrealistic expectations. 

On 6/2/2022 at 2:18 PM, grapeape said:

If you are willing to monitor those ten auctions and share with us the results, for better or worse, that would be very useful for the community.

Do they sell for more or less when you factor in ebay seller and listing fees?

They're all posted as Buy It Now's with double the price. 

There was a David Williams Batman piece I bought off of Heritage awhile ago for $63 and it sold on ComicConnect for $65. I saw it pop up for sale on Facebook right after the auction with a "make an offer" and since I regretted selling that piece, especially for what it sold for, I reached out thinking the buyer had remorse and offered him $100 and he said he wanted at least $300. 

If people want to flip that's totally fine but at least be realistic. Two auction house sales in the same ballpark tell you what the piece is worth. 

I had just over 100 pieces sell in the last ComicConnect auction and at least ten of them have popped up on ebay, that was surprising. 

Like others have said I thought the prices were very high so I didn't buy anything. I thought the commissions were also high and my experiences with those through the event has not been great. I'm still waiting on one from the event last Fall and the event last Spring I had to get a refund because the rep stopped replying to emails and I didn't get my money back until I brought it up in the Facebook groups, (these aren't CAF's fault). 

On 5/20/2022 at 4:24 PM, Peter L said:

What kind of pen would you use?

Just get a fine tip sharpie and have them sign outside the margins. If there are word balloons on the page sign away. I've had a bunch of pages signed by writers, asking them to sign outside the margins. I've found that getting pages signed by the creators opens them up to tell some really neat story because they like seeing the art again. 

On 5/21/2022 at 5:58 PM, Dokstarr said:

Looking to see if anyone has ran into this.

I purchased a couple of pieces off the CAF Live event this morning.

Everything seemed good - I covered the 4% paypal fee. I'd never traded or bought from the person before.

The seller is now hesitant to send because Paypal will only release $700 until the package is delivered. You can see the policy below - the seller must not use Paypal often to likely trigger the policy.

https://www.paypal.com/us/brc/article/funds-availability

 

Are there any other well known ways to pay but still have some coverage? I've only ever mailed checks to well known individuals (like Adam Hughes).

Venmo offers goods and services but PayPal will release the funds once the package is delivered so I don't know why you'd pay twice.

Updated with Sienkiewicz, Lim, Ottley and more. Some big names are getting out there this year!

On 5/4/2022 at 7:27 PM, lobrac said:

One buyer, two flips...

Keron Grant sold this on eBay for $395 best offer on April 30:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/234530974652?hash=item369b22abbc%3Ag%3AH-sAAOSwk9pia1ku&nma=true&si=XWRE1w32UOKptvEDlR1Yjeki9cI%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Now $1499.99 BIN:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/275299566073?hash=item40192201f9:g:-PMAAOSwDmlictai

And this one sold for a best offer less than $93:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/234500745851?hash=item3699556a7b%3Ag%3Aot8AAOSwF5ZhtRhW&nma=true&si=XWRE1w32UOKptvEDlR1Yjeki9cI%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Now $424.99 BIN (discounted from $499.99)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/224968503255?hash=item34612aefd7:g:OcMAAOSwVINicGl2

That seller has many Frank Miller sketches that have been listed for 5+ years. Very optimistic pricing to say the least 

https://www.buyfromcomicartists.com updated their home page with a master list of all the Free Comic Book Day signings in the US. Lots of big names like Roy Thomas, Rob Liefeld, Mike DeCarlo, Daniel Warren Johnson and more are making appearances this Saturday, May 7th and offer free signatures and sketches. 

If you know of any not on the site let me know and I'll get them added! 

On 4/15/2022 at 10:11 AM, Buzzetta said:

I had won the Tony Daniel Batman page from Batman and Robin Eternal and stopped by the Metro office to pick it up.   I had asked my Wise Man, @jaybuck43 as to what he thought the page would go for and I planned to outbid if necessary to take it home.  

Now, why did I do that? 

I like Tony Daniel's work.  I liked his pencils on Superman and I liked his Batman stuff.  I have always wanted a page where Batman is dangling someone off a roof or interrogating them.  To this day I remember 14 year old me getting goosebumps and cheering in the theater when Keaton's Batman held someone over a ledge and says, "I'm Batman" the audience.    This story had everything I was looking for in a page like this from the cinematic layout to the closeups on Batman as he cranks the intimidation factor up with each panel.  The published page tells a more complete story and if I decide to frame this, it might be with the comic page as well. 

So, what's it "worth" ?  It's worth whatever I was willing to pay.   I buy comic pages for the characters and not the artists.  If it looks "cool" I am willing to open the wallet regardless of the artist.  If it doesn't then I will pass no matter who the artist is. 

The one thing that was interesting was the massive explosion on art.  I had picked this up for $850 + tax.  In early 2020, I had picked up the Tony Daniel Superman double for $250 through Comiclink Auction. I understand why I paid what I did for the GI Joe 21 anniversary page a couple of months ago.  But I was a little surprised. 

Images are of the Batman page, the published page and the Superman double for reference. 

 

 

 

That was my page I bought directly from Tony and at the time it was one of the more expensive pages on his site. I'm glad it found a good home!