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That’s a fair point to make Bird••• How about it Mike? Start a new topic on 2019 your perspective on OA as a collector and a dealer. Or whatever you find relevant. I for one would enjoy that

The thread SDCC 2019-Original Art pics Below 3 images from that SDCC Which image will trigger the hijackers on this thread? G O

Also kudos to ThothAmon for finding that issue so quickly. Very nice of you to do that.

Mike is a board member as well as an OA Dealer. I would have zero problem answering an inquiry and certainly would not expect compensation. I have asked Mike numerous OA questions and when he had the knowledge (almost always) he shared it without handing me a bill. I truly like this board when dealers and collectors share info and opinions. It can even be entertaining when some members hijack a thread and take it off course....I take the board warts and all. grapeape-mike in the sunny southern cal

Thank you. I’m sorry this happened to you. I hope eBay will help you to make this right. Good luck

Art is a precious commodity for the soul. I think of Charlie thinking of selling his golden ticket- his uncle tells him essentially money comes and goes. A golden ticket—-or one of a kind art—-now that’s something to cherish.

A Fakezetta...sorry, Rob is the expert. I hope you scored big on the known artists.

I will never in anyway or any reason cut, trim, alter a piece of art. A professionally restored stat, maybe even removal of mold or warped pages, tape etc. legit as long as disclosed. When you buy a drawing dedicated to Tom and your name is Nick, change your name to Nick otherwise leave it alone. I saw a magnificent drawing where the black and white image was left alone but the name dedicated was darkened out with a solid block of black marker. Bad look. Buy a larger portfolio to suit all possibilities. I would not recommend white out, or trimming. On a DPS or wrap around cover I would not cut/separate the pieces. Brian Peck and I are in agreement on word balloons. I've never done it but I know a collector that recreated word balloons having professional copies of the comic made, cutting them out and gluing them to there proper place on the art. He researched the type of adhesive that would have been used for the time period and used that. Grading condition of art. Here is the only grade I have ever acknowledged concerning a piece of art. Grade= ONE OF A KIND, THE ONE AND ONLY The rest is rubbish. Don't get me wrong beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In comics I knew guys that would not buy them if they had any writing on the cover marking arrival to the comic shops. Others accepted them and it had no effect on how they graded. There's simply no such thing as a very good piece of art or a fair piece of art. Descriptions are fine as the imperfections that come with something that was meant to be discarded help a person fully know what they are getting. I remember someone telling me, maybe John Romita? that the artists would put their coffee cups on the pages they were working on. I accept the art just the way it comes.

Tatis is a phenomenal young player...Pete is likely to see more walks, pitching around him. 50 is possible. He would have to fall apart completely not to be RoY.

My window was 1996-2004. I bought at prices i'm comfortable with. With very few exceptions I won't get caught buying over FMV today. I don't want the market to collapse. Accept a cooling period and some correction. Sure? There's enough for everybody to enjoy. Bronty you always make thoughtful points. There's tons of information out there and on the boards. It's up to us to make use of the correct information.

Thanks Twanj

Freaking love Pete Alonso. Still waiting for his home run to come down in Minnesota. Go Mets!!

I'm a huge Mets fans. Love Greg Jefferies. Wow look how many cards lol.

RickyBobby I truly understand why you are chapped. I saw this on Friday at $5000 and some have suggested seeing the same price on preview night. I liked it too however I thought for sure it was inked by someone other than Kirby. A rep said he believed it was all Kirby and I let it be. Glen Gold who I trust on Kirby and on original art in general says Alcala worked on the piece. I'm with you so sorry you had your heart set at that price. I truly believe it was an error. Did you pick up anything cool you want to share?

I think that's what took place and I feel sorry for Ricky. I hear it was 5k on preview night and I saw the page on Friday afternoon listed at 5k.

I took my pic at about 4:30 on Friday at SDCC. The 5k sticker was on the display.

What a beautiful way to look at this possibility.

Hey I hope didn't spoil the moment. Great piece of art. I swear I was trying to be unobtrusive and discreet. The "bodyguards" reaction made it chaos for 4 seconds. I'm glad you enjoyed the show.

Intelligent assessment of reality. In one way or another we members are saying the same thing. I think..... when I buy I want a great deal when I sell I don’t want to lose money. Inherently these are luxury items as you say and they come with the trappings of potential risk. —there are pieces bought to flip or saved for permanent NFS collection —we want the market to stay healthy •••the chat board is great ••¥ this is all good info with shared experiences good and bad. If an individual or dealer has what I want, I’m going to find a way to get it done. Even if I have to hold my nose. But it has to be for a grail. The best art that I have was obtained from 1996-2004. Folks can put any price they want. They can “take this one home” if not motivated to deal and sell. We collectors reserve the right to exercise our common sense to not chase. Better to search on and earn the next great thing.

Very good point. The issue of trade is something we haven’t factored in. Some of these bloated prices could be protection against being locked into a low trade value. Having a crazy valuation or undisclosed price gives you room to “come down” or neutralize valuation items being offered in trade to get a deal done.

Very solid point. I do agree this is an approach some collectors are using.

This had a $5000 sticker at the Con. They should honor that no? I took it as a fixed price item when I looked at it in person.

One of my favorite covers!

Some dealers are choking this market by hoarding and playing no listed price games. Best way to buy is to make a deal privately (but factor market data that is out there) or auction with a company that respects you. You have to push...make HA or any other auctioneer earn their commission when you're selling. When you buy don't spend F U money unless it's for your private collection. I saw mountains of art with no prices. Sad. Very few pieces deserve the inquire B S. Used to be that would be for something extraordinary like the ASM 299 cover mentioned in the thread. Now it's for interior pages with moderate content on the page? Let the market work please dealers. Mike B is one of the best because he always lists prices. Now there are times where Mike leaves meat on the bone for the buyer and there are times where he eats all the left overs. His model is sound however as collectors paying attention can gauge what Mike is doing price wise and over time can make a little bit if they want/have to sell. Mike influences the market but he also keeps art moving through the pipeline. It's good for market health. Then there are those that choke the market...I won't name the dealer but a splash page listed for 24k on his site a few years back never sold. I was surprised to see it at the Con because he had taken it down from the site. How much? I asked. 85k was the dead pan response. So there are a few who play a game: buy it now or get punished down the road. They simply have a crazed notion that the piece they have listed and unsold for years is "flying up in price." They continue to move the price up. I say let the market decide on some of this inventory so we can have a healthy collector market into the future. It's bottle necking the inventory. We're going to wind up with a ton of over priced material that will crash down on most collectors. Those that came in late will have to figure out how they were left holding the bag. It's like buying a $300k house in Southern California for $600k because that's what everybody is asking. Eventually it's a long way down and should you have to sell,,,,,ouch.