cstojano

Curious how people describe the difference between Creepy and Eerie to a non-expert.

With every passing comment I get this sense of heavy hitters -ing on this piece to kill competition...I mean no one seriously interested would be talking this piece up right. The more you all deny, the more I believe

I'd love to get the cover and splash to the Conan the Barbarian movie adaptation, the cover being the piece that got me into collecting comic art to begin with. The splash sold several times on Heritage and I did make an offer on it through them (and actually got a response, which was nice). Cannot believe the whole book sold for so cheaply originally. PS: yes I have low standards for grails in this hobby. But these are realistic grails for me not pie in the sky Frazetta covers.

This thread makes me realize I am using rationales from other hobbies to collect OA. This is seeming like a bad idea because people are a lot pickier than I would have expected.

And it doesn't take many auction cycles to see most of the online dealers with decent websites bidding at the same auctions as all of the collectors. The floor is set.

And here I was hoping you were selling that Blade Runner cover you posted on CAF

I wondered if Y2K stuff would one day be collectible. In addition, I wish I had started (well not really) buying pumpkin spice everything five years ago and saving it in mint condition. I think we are near peak pumpkin spice.

Many "antique" shops seem to offer the wine bottle the owner (or some consignor) just polished off last week, so the HD bucket could well be Americana some day.

I always remember my childhood as a time of major cultural events, the true blockbusters. That really doesn't seem to happen anymore for reasons you point out - short shelf life. It will be interesting to see what happens with Harry Potterdom because that seems to be the closest equivalent to a generation wide milestone for millennials, much like Star Wars was for the kids of the 70s.

I think all of this means the Acheulean hand axe is the best investment in the history of humans. 2500 a pop may not sound like a lot, but after a million years little else from that time still holds value (besides one's physical remains).

I have no business replying because I have no real history with this material, so in that sense I have no real sense of the historical place of much of this material. BUT the Elvgren and Nagel pieces do nothing for me. That McGinnis Casino Royale piece, on the other hand, stopped me in my tracks and I have no interest in James Bond as a property.

low end, 150 with museum glass, simple black frame and 1-2 mats. high end 300 with museum acrylic, premium frame, 2-3 mats. My marker is a series of animation cels I have had framed ALL exactly the same with the exact same materials because I want them to all look identical on the wall. These are 10X13. Despite the varying coupons and deals Michaels offers they always come in around 100 (and never the exact same price for some reason). edit: I should add you can spend way more than 300 if you go all "Louvre" on the frame, but at that size piece the art wouldn't handle the frame size.

http://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/ripleys-brought-home-monumental-goodies/ What, no Star Lord helmet for them?

To confirm they are showing the entire collection not just the next auction's lots?

Yeah I think there needs to be a clear distinction between the "of the moment" themed sales (like the Lost one mentioned, and they have done many more) and things that have already seasoned. To be honest I am surprised there is any market at all for some of this stuff. Looking at propstore's closed sales reveals a whole list of single franchise themed sales that I wouldn't think would draw much interest.

I can only imagine institutional buyers here. But yeah how this outperforms a y-wing, well I think my Star Wars bias is showing.

I'd be a shame if the Governor eyeball pages were split.

Did you see the prices realized? The Star Lord mask actually was the most expensive item in the auction, 181k+/-

It seems silly, but my observations suggest that just framing some of this art for presentation would apparently drive sales. I think some of this early concept work needs to be coaxed to attractiveness. In terms of markets, however, I wonder how Bonhams came up with a low to mid 7 figure estimate for Robby the Robot. https://www.awn.com/news/robby-robot-sell-bonhams

I am learning this is something of an odd and idiosyncratic world. Coming from my collecting history perspective, concept art and originals would command a premium, but it doesn't seem to work that way really. Oddly, many of the 3D props I find to be rather cheap looking and of course there are tremendous issues with conservation and display. As much as I like some of the costumes, to display such a thing on a mannequin wouldn't really work for me. But then I don't get a storyboard copy "used in the film" really being of such interest either. Also, it only takes a few minutes of browsing prop collecting boards to come away with a healthy dose of skepticism for the authenticity of some of these items. For example, a production clapperboard is often matched to "behind the scenes" photos to establish authenticity. But if you can see said idiosyncratic damage and wear in the photograph what's to prevent someone else from doing the same and faking it. The entire concept of screen matched seems somewhat dubious as a result. Concept art, however, I would venture to say that much of this has not seen the light of day before its offering.

The other thing I noted was how cagey they are with running bids to just under reserve to try to entice a real bidder. Lot 447 sold for 1200, and I don't think these prices include the bp.

I won one of the Ron Cobb sword designs for Conan the Barbarian, my first prop store purchase. The Star Lord mask was indeed making waves in the postmortem dissections. And McQuarrie (like Frazetta) can scribble on a piece of paper and have it sell for hundreds. I would have liked to win one of the the Norman Reynolds Raiders of the Lost Ark pieces, but had already spent money and suffered the inevitable adrenaline dump that I experience during auctions. My resolve failed.

Do the Sunday auctions take a hiatus in the fall? The prelim listings go from Sept 25 to Jan 8th. Wasn't sure if this was a glitch or not.

Also an opportunity to pick up an elusive Island of Dr. Moreau page I know nothing about this book but man there are a lot of page being offered as well.

Ah thanks, that piece has been there forever, but also sold for 15k at the last CL auction. Unclear if its still for sale or not.