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On 11/9/2021 at 7:48 PM, ExNihilo said:

Acrylic is more resistant to shattering.  Living in an earthquake zone, I always get acrylic just as an extra precaution.  Obviously, the best thing to do is to hang art such that it won't fall when the walls shake, but it's always good to be prepared just in case.

On 11/9/2021 at 2:13 PM, Webhead2018 said:

What's the different from museum glass and acrylic glass?

It's good to know that there are varying levels of acrylic. So, if you really want to compare museum glass to something, you'd compare it to museum acrylic.

Like ExNihilo said, museum acrylic is shatter resistant. It's also more resistant to static as well, as well as being more resistant to scratches as well.

It's also lighter in weight.

However, the major drawback is that it simply isn't as clear, and much more reflective from my experience (I have a half dozen pieces using a mix of both museum acrylic and museum glass).

On 12/4/2021 at 5:11 AM, Taylor G said:

I hope everyone is using archival materials for backing and matting.  I've received framed art that used cardboard for backing (with lots of foxing as a result), and seen plenty of art damaged by incompetent glueing that had to be undone at great expense.  I've wondered if the sorry state of that $1M Wrightson Frankenstein plate was the result of several years of $50 framing.

Even if you're just keeping your art in portfolios, using archival corners to attach it to (acid-free) backing boards can prevent the corners getting damaged in the portfolio, and can give the portfolio a nice "book" appearance like a personalized artists edition.  Of course, you should also store the pages in mylar, those polypropylene portfolios are not archival, no matter what they claim in their promotional materials.

I did this very thing with my 11x17 portfolio. All the pieces that were not 11x17, I mounted them to sheets of archival paper to keep them from sliding around.

On 12/3/2021 at 9:25 AM, Varanis said:

Thank you! This is incredibly helpful and really puts me at ease. I’ve asked around before and everyone has assured me they’re fine, but the words “gummed” and “water” keep making me anxious. Particularly since some of the pieces are on thinner paper and not Bristol board. I assume when you say they’re reversible with a tiny bit of water, it really is a very minuscule amount?

If it's on much thinner paper, I might advise to use one of the other options. I don't think the amount of water it takes to activate/deactivate the adhesive is enough to buckle the paper, but I can't be certain not knowing the paper, and i'm certainly not a professional.

Since professional framing is so god damn expensive, these is kind of my intermediate step to get the pieces I have presentable until I decide to finally get them professional framed.

LINECO makes great archival products, and I honestly wouldn't be concerned at all with those hinges. They're acid free and archival quality, and they're reversible with just a tiny bit of water.

I've actually did some due diligence researching hinges and ended up using those same exact hinges to mount a large (and very heavy) Takashi Murakami print.

However, if you're still not swayed, you can possibly ask her to use some of these other LINECO products.

These photo corners will prevent the art from touching any adhesive, and similar to the hinges, they're archival and acid-free (though saying them both might be redundant). My only issue with them is that if you're not careful sliding in the corners into those mounts, the corners can catch on the "sleeve" and it couple split and/or ding the corners.

https://www.amazon.com/Lineco-Acid-Free-Non-Yellowing-Scrapbooking-Displaying/dp/B004BNF7JG/?th=1

My favorite DIY option is these

https://www.amazon.com/Lineco-L533-4015-Strips-1-25Inx-Multicolor/dp/B002US00PK/

I've found a way to use them backwards so that they secure the art to the mat board, but are hidden from view. Let me get pics.

On 11/28/2021 at 6:21 PM, Rick2you2 said:

How bad are Edison bulbs? For art not near windows, but on occasion, turned on for lighting and accent? For pen and ink, prints and guashes, primarily, including ink washes? 

Well, they now have LED Edison bulbs that look and light similar to the older style incandescents. So, if you went with the LED variety you should be plenty safe.

Though I do think people probably overthink lighting. Just go with LEDs, and if you have any type of glazing over your art that blocks UV light, you're completely safe.

On 11/10/2021 at 8:15 AM, Hockeyflow33 said:

You can just create a gallery with a random username. Nothing requires you to use your real name 

Lol, pretty much this.

On 9/28/2021 at 9:43 PM, AnkurJ said:

So the facilitator took a cut from the the commission itself, and to sell it for you? Wow....

Yeah, but frankly i'm surprised they sold it for as much as they did. I wouldn't have been able to come close had I tried to sell it privately.

There were two other Batman's done in this batch and they were all abysmal. 

On 9/28/2021 at 5:50 PM, Timely said:

That’s not the $1500 commission piece, this is!

Ha, thanks for clarifying for me.

And yes, that image that you like above is what I was hoping for. You live and you learn. 

I really love Gerald Parel's art, and so I jumped on his commission list ( $1500 ) for an A3 figure.

IMO, it didn't deliver. I actually hated it for the price I paid. So, I had the facilitator sell it for $1250. They took a 20% cut of the sale, so I ended up losing $500 and getting $1000 back. Lesson learned.

Later it sells on HA for $480 (which includes the BP) lol.

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/gerald-parel-batman-specialty-illustration-original-art-undated-/a/122108-17838.s

On 9/23/2021 at 4:48 PM, NicoV said:

Yet another proof that you should not believe anything on social media without checking... 

It was CLEARLY a joke. Whoever actually believed that is a buffoon.

On 9/23/2021 at 2:52 PM, Will_K said:

I tried to find the story on thr.com.  Maybe the story got pulled because... "fake news" ??

it's 100% fake, I know the guy who created that image.

On 9/21/2021 at 6:16 AM, Rick2you2 said:

And, you still have to pay $9.95 for shipping in the US.

For a rat like this seller, I wouldn't have any faith in his shipping.

This is a good one:

GREG CAPULLO - BATMAN #15
SOLD FOR $15,257

on 8.31.2021

Buy it now for $50k!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/174919201576

33k for that FM DKR Commission?

Are you kidding me??  ARE YOU KIDDING ME

On 9/7/2021 at 4:28 PM, Bronty said:

That's one of the nice things about art right?    No BS with condition, crack and regrade, restoration, whatever else.    Just the item, one of a kind and ready to enjoy without further manipulation (mostly anyways).

OMFFFFFFFFFFFFG.

Mega Man X is one of the hands down BEST GAMES ever.

On 9/6/2021 at 6:07 PM, cstojano said:

Not sure if this has been discussed within these 71 pages of comments, but people like me with interests but no deep historical knowledge, ie the uninformed newbie type of collector, simply write off entire inventories as overpriced when you see someone consistently flip pieces like this. I mean, some of these prices may be good, some bad - hard to tell for people who aren't constantly monitoring the market. But seeing CAF galleries and dealer websites filling with the last round's auction wins just makes me move on. I must be in the minority here, but I basically assume I am being taken by the repeat offenders. 

On 9/6/2021 at 11:48 PM, Xatari said:

I think one of the best things you can do is connect with a group of like-minded folks whom you trust to walk through the hobby together.  I have been in about a year and a half or so, and it has greatly helped me navigate so much of the jungle.  

OA is much more fragmented as a hobby than something like comics or cards.  You are also dealing with 1 of 1's for everything, so it can really be tricky.  Happy to connect via PM if you ever need help or want to bounce an idea off someone.

I also think that you simply just need to make sure you do your due diligence. There is so much publicly accessible market data that can help you determine that current value of things. You don't NEED to have marketplace data that CAF can provide you with a certain membership type.

All that said, i think we're derailing this thread a bit.

Tim Sale - Long Halloween #4 pg 19.

Sold on August 25 2021 - Asking price was $10k - Original seller - Kevin Stawieray

Now for sale as of September 5 2021 - Asking price $15k - New seller - Steve Lipsky

https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1754431&GSub=74002

If you take the cost of the yearly membership and divide it by HOW MANY TIMES I INSTINCTIVELY ENTER THAT URL INTO MY ADDRESS BOX EVEN SOMETIMES WHEN I AM ALREADY ON THE GOD DAMNED PAGE, it'll be the bargain of a lifetime.

I used to only keep a 11x17 portfolio for smaller sketches and commissions. For all the items that were too for that space, I would take an 11x17 sheet of paper and mount the art using framing corners right in the middle so that the paper. Perhaps you could do something similiar?

On 8/13/2021 at 10:33 PM, AnkurJ said:

Tetris

Man Ankur, I love the art and I love how they're framed, but good god your walls give me anxiety!

On 8/13/2021 at 4:38 AM, EXPhysiker said:

I redesigned my wall at my home office. Love the symmetric clean look. Will change the right four pieces to Batman pieces in the future. Also have to change the suspension from the top two left frames. The are older ones with a slightly different dimension. Now I have to think about the white wall on the left. This is even bigger. 

Great wall, Jens! Particularly love that Sharpe piece.