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Spider Man 28 Marshall Rogers:Was listed on ebay and was at $600 with just over a day to go. The seller posted frantically to potential bidders that he was being hounded by people telling him his cover wasn't real. They pointed to the fact that a picture of the back of the art showed a white backing that didn't appear to be consistent with the age of the art and that it had no stamp.The owner wanted everyone to know that the backing was actually the art sized envelope the art came in and that he wanted to show or add more pics but ebay wasn't allowing him to. Suddenly the auction ended...and a few weeks later I saw the same cover listed in the preview for C-LINK auction that just sold for $9600. 1) did someone get a great deal off the ebay seller privately and wisely sell for huge profit? Did the owner get wise and make bank? Did the hounding of bidders confused or otherwise coerce the buyer to end the auction early and sacrifice the piece out of frustration? Somebody knows. The Q and A dialog that ebay permits between the seller and potential bidders during auctions was how I saw this play out.

Sorry!! You are right. I knew that too. The great Tom Palmer of course. Austin over Byrne far superior of course. But I do love Tom Palmer also.

I get that. I'm not going to lie. Greedy flippers can get under my skin. I just don't want to be afraid to sell something because some one else will make more. I have a friend who get's really upset if a page he sells get's a quick flip. He takes it personally and it really takes joy away from him.

Tom Palmer is the inker not Austin. Sorry.

Discipline within the panels like no other artist I can think of. Movement and choreography. Well done to acquire this beauty.

Many thanks to Jack (signs twice) and Jack and Caroline Katz who's gourmet dish inspired Kirby's drawing as a thank you gift.

I have a prestigious Baller Award. Makes all the sweat and tears of OA collecting worth it.

Your page is magnificent. K I R B Y is the greatest, the absolute King of comics. Bill Everett on Namor and DD produced art too good for comics. When these 2 worked together on your page some sort of miracle took place. Thanks for sharing.

Austin over Byrne of course superior.

You are right. I knew that too. the great Tom Palmer of course.

It's crazy what prices we see sometimes. It's ridiculous of course. Still better to see the price. It's come up before about those sellers who encourage you to "inquire" about a price and than send you a greedy buy it now sucker price. I dislike the minimum bid auto decline process on these pages. The fella above who offered 10k maybe would pay more if he had some give and take with the seller. Auto decline is a dispassionate robot smack to the face. Still, even with the good, the bad, the ugly...OA collecting and all that comes with it is a blast! Truly respect all the comments and opinions on these threads. mike

Helped my brother buy this page from SS 1 shot 1982 Byrne/Austin. I love the Silver Surfer.

I hate them too. Sometimes I buy art that I believe I can sell or trade for a bit higher than what I paid. But there sits the page/price on the net because the lazy inconsiderate seller won't take it down. Gives the person I'm trying to deal with ammunition to argue with me. On the flip side/// I've seen pages for example that I'm trying to buy say $3000 and I do a search, to see it sold recently for $1500. Obviously that is a big help to me to decide whether I'm over paying. But I do hate dealers who won't remove sold pages anyway!!! Remember one thing..art is worth what some one is willing to pay for it. People get hung up on flipping art as a negative thing. It can be annoying especially as it's done by a few dealers rightfully scorched routinely on this site. However if you see a page with unlimited growth potential don't get hung up on, " I could've had it for $500 and now he wants to sell for $900," If you can see the future of that page paying off buy it! If not let it pass and don't get stressed out. All the best. I respect all the great opinions expressed here. mike

My brother owns this page above. I helped him get it about ten years ago for $450. I sold another page privately around the same time for $2500 with the Surfer flying on his board. This one shot artistically with a great story line is one of the best comics to come out in the early 1980's. These are hard to come by because collectors like me read the comic in 1982 and want just one page to keep for nostalgia. In the early 2000's I saw at least 10 pages sell on ebay all in $400-$700 range. Today Byrne FF pages are blistering hot. However this is not Fantastic Four and some people take note of that when considering the SS 1 shot. The good news is this. If you own this page?? It's a great one and you should try to keep it. If you are trying to buy it...I think these pages from SS 1 shot have superior art work by Byrne/Austin and have unlimited investment potential for the future. Fans remember this really is one of the great Surfer Comics. The one you posted did sell on ebay once I'm sure of it but I can't find that auction history. It's a cool page:-)

Ha ha ha I'll never let up on the brothers grim either. They bought something on Heritage a few moons ago for $600 and 9 months later my inquiry was an offer to sell to me at a generous mark up of only $4500. Hey anyone can ask whatever they want when they own something! I just can't be that guy that buys it though.

Best practice: keep a general idea of what pieces are going for that you are interested in. That is everything from ebay, auction houses and dealers. Than bid or buy accordingly. I've seen art bought and relisted (flipped) and the buyer loses. You usually make money if you buy something under the radar than sell privately. I do believe if you buy what you love, art for art sake, you won't lose. everything else is gambling/stock market ups and downs. Great forum everyone. I appreciate all the opinions here.

As stated SS 1 shot 1982. Estimate $4500

Hey Carlo, I saw probably 10 SS 4 cover recreations over the years. I didn't buy one back in the day because of that. However when they sell they seem to go over 2k so it's a favorite image for fans. I would buy one today just because I loved big John's Surfer work so much. Good luck Mike

Wonderful pages. K I R B Y !!!!!!

Simply the knockout acquisition of 2017.One of the most heart warming comic stories ever. Can't say enough about this. The art of course is great. Great job getting this one done at all costs:-)

One of my favorite covers ever. This was my first Treasury that my dad bought me.John you are such a classy guy. All the best wishes to you.

I'll keep my eyes and ears open and let you know if I find any H U L K Hostess ads. I think it's a worthy collector goal. Good luck.