grapeape

On 10/6/2023 at 4:35 PM, Michael Browning said:

Does anyone believe that there are any John Buscema pencils underneath the Dan Adkins inks? Wasn't this around the time Adkins was doing those look-alike drawings for collectors where he would draw a commission in the style of, say, Buscema? Am I misremembering?

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/illustrations/john-buscema-and-dan-adkins-silver-surfer-illustration-original-art-1999-/a/7345-52060.s?type=bidnotice-tracked-dailystatus

I don't believe it. I can tell you with certainty that only Dan Adkins is on these pieces and also the other ones you referenced from black line. Dan confirmed this on a surfer piece I bought from him 20 years ago.

I traded that piece at an $200 value making it 100% clear it was not original Buscema underneath. and then saw it flipped at something called the Vault in UK for $1200 a month later. I had paid Dan $80 for an 11x17 and traded it as a Dan Adkins, making it clear it was Adkins only.

When it sold in the UK for $1200, it was auctioned as of it was John and Adkins. :-(

These are nice but I sure wouldn't pay too much for them.

On 9/25/2023 at 6:00 AM, batman_fan said:

Only losers collect vinyl, 8-tracks is where its at.

Proof that this ape knows that what

P-Nutz says here is righteous.

On 9/25/2023 at 6:00 AM, batman_fan said:

Only losers collect vinyl, 8-tracks is where its at.

you da*n right..... 

On 9/21/2023 at 4:36 AM, grapeape said:

A very rare Amazing Spider-Man AF 15 Cover sketched in Gold and Silver signed by Stan Lee. Plus some other cool art waiting for you to take home. Good luck.

Auction #322339 at the following link: https://comics.HA.com/c/search.zx?saleNo=322339&collection=70&FC=0&type=friend-consignorlive-notice

I was checking the HA archives I found one sale from January 2022 for just short of $1000. Please check out this and my other auction pieces by following the link. Auction ends TODAY, 9/27.

On 9/23/2023 at 4:39 AM, delekkerste said:

LOL, Heritage has a rare turquoise lettering copy of Zeppelin's first LP up for auction later today. Current bid is $4,125 including BP. 

#LedZeppelinRookie

Before Zeppelin, there was........

On 9/22/2023 at 12:52 PM, delekkerste said:

A bunch of third-party grading companies for records popped up almost overnight over the past year or so. DJ Steve Aoki is backing one of them although Heritage seems to have struck up some kind of partnership with a fellow Texas-based grading company. Here's a slabbed, sealed record up for auction at Heritage this week. 

For sealed records, they grade the cover and the shrink wrap to come up with the overall grade.

For opened records, they grade the record, cover, inner sleeve and labels to come up with the overall grade. 

I have actually been collecting mostly sealed records for the past 2-3 years. For me, it's primarily a nostalgia thing, though, after the videogame pump and then the VHS market pump, I became metaphysically certain that it was only a matter of time before they got to records, cassettes and CDs and I was proven correct. 

I'm actually sending in my first batch of records to be graded this weekend! I have audiophile friends who are snobby about not being able to play sealed and/or graded records, but, you could make the same argument for slabbed comics, toys, videogames, VHS, etc. where the original product can no longer be used as intended; it's really only trading cards where there is no meaningful loss of functionality after slabbing.  

What would Barry say?

On 9/22/2023 at 11:11 AM, delekkerste said:

If you weren't aware, the latest collectible to get the backward-baseball cap wearing speculator pump is graded record albums. 

The pumpers are actually referring to debut albums as things like "the Black Sabbath rookie".  

I wish I was joking. 

Any Jim Page birther covers out there?

ENDS TODAY. A very rare Amazing Spider-Man AF 15 Cover sketched in Gold and Silver signed by Stan Lee. Plus some other cool art waiting for you to take home. Good luck.

Auction #322339 at the following link: https://comics.HA.com/c/search.zx?saleNo=322339&collection=70&FC=0&type=friend-consignorlive-notice

On 9/18/2023 at 12:56 PM, MOStateSuperman said:

While I don't know if alcohol was involved here, what other remotely passable excuse could there be? 

 

Did the con take place on Saint Patrick's Day? 🍀 

On 8/22/2023 at 5:37 PM, jjonahjameson11 said:

One of the highlights of the auction?  

😂 this went for $2000 ? Give or take 😆 jeez. Listen. Back in 1998 I cornered writer Mark Waid and asked him for a sketch. I wouldn't take no for an answer. I thought it would make for a good natured memory.

mark was a great sport. And the words he wrote came from him.

If interested in art done by a writer I'm your man. 😉 let's talk cheddar. Who's got the moola in the coola?

I watched it. Dave's slow process really got to some publishers, ha ha. You can't argue with his genius though. Sad the way illness slowly took a way the vibrance of a really cool dude. Died way too soon.

On 9/12/2023 at 2:35 PM, KirbyCollector said:

Jacking up an auction to a level beyond all known comparables comes straight out of the "I have so much money, look at me" playbook, and isn't indicative of anyone who really cares about OA or our community. I hope the consignor takes a bath on this and then moves on from OA.

It could be you're right. But auctions make some of us do crazy things. I remember back in 2002 a friend called me in a panic. "I went crazy and did something stupid," he said. There was an ebay auction for a Ditko or Romita piece, I can't remember which. My friend looked at the page for days and in a moment of deranged fantastical thinking, he imagined himself a rich man and bid $16,000, which made him the high bidder. This man was responsible, worked hard, and paid his bills on time. That being said, he did not have that money in the bank if he won the auction. He'd only been collecting for a few years, and desire put his finger on the keyboard. I was really upset with him. We had to figure out how to cancel the bid in time.

I don't know who won the BB Hawkman. Was it a cash flashing snob who is about to get their comeupance? Maybe. Was it a flipper? Sure jumped in at the wrong time pal. Or was it a huge art loving collector with a desire bigger than his wallet? I'm guessing most of you would say, "good, he deserves to take a bath too." I'm just saying, when you want something, it can tempt you to go beyond your means.

On 9/7/2023 at 4:58 AM, mstrange said:

Does anyone know if the Original Artwork for the cover of Venus #19 has sold in auction or publicly?  Does it exist?? 

 

Bill Everett. Exceptional.

On 9/10/2023 at 6:40 AM, KirbyCollector said:

Only $26K or so short of breakeven (once you factor in taxes and shipping for the original sale) with a week left to go...

These B&B pages with Hawkman are some of the most beautiful pages drawn. It's difficult to fathom making a financial commitment like this and then slapping it back up for auction so soon. I'm sure it could be of personal necessity, but surely one could not tire of something so beautiful so quickly?

Back? The Weapon X stuff performed quite well. I wouldn't have guessed the trajectory on this one but more power to him.

On 8/22/2023 at 5:37 PM, jjonahjameson11 said:

One of the highlights of the auction?  

The drawings good, but you rarely see a Stan Lee signature. Should bring about spirited bidding. 

Jack with Neal Adams.

Kirby or Moebius ?

https://twitter.com/KirbyKrackleArt/status/1695990420533072054?s=20

On 8/27/2023 at 8:12 AM, Hockeyflow33 said:

I come across this all the time in my work and it's incredibly sad how often this happens and watching all the vultures come in and pick away at her and whatever money she has, which is often times just a home. I'm talking regular, middle-class families too where family members are just absolutely horrible to each other. It's a very sad part of life that most people don't see and most of these older folks will put blind faith into everyone and so often it does not work out for them. 

Bank management 20 years.

Same scenarios. 😢 

On 8/26/2023 at 10:30 AM, alxjhnsn said:

Interesting article in the New York Times on how the value of art and the taxes due on the sale are hidden in the fine art market. Could our OA market do something similar?

Alex thank you for bringing relative, thought provoking info to the board. I love your collection, so much different from me but wonderful. 
   I also am thinking of Lee Benaka and Vodou. Lee with the flip thread and his archives of OA. Vodou with many on point article links. Alex, always to the rescue when a boardie asks a question that can be answered by following Alex's link. 
     
 This article really triggered a lot of feelings. On the one hand I'm disgusted by the continued links to wealthy families and Nazi purloined art. Than I'm thinking of how skillfully these "estates" hide art and use its perceived wealth to borrow and invest in other wealth building schemes. Can't really say much about the government involvement because I'm not taking the hook. I also don't want to goad some of you in to trouble. Read the article 😠 

The most chilling is seeing an unprotected, uninformed wife completely defenseless because the husband never thought he would die.            My "wealth" is a drop in their champion horses feed bucket. But I'm making sure my wife knows what to do and how to act if I drop dead.

Finally, I loathe the way our collectibles are taxed. 28% + 4% and state taxes give or take? Cost basis can only help so much. I'm glad I don't have the problems some of these wealthy folks have. I don't envy or hate the rich at all. What I'm saying is money is their 24/7 job in the examples given. The families are brutal to each other. It did feel like organized crime in the examples.

I'm on the floor playing with my niece and reading books. Life is short. Don't take on the ugly. Embrace the light.

This is a hobby for me. I'm not trading in my soul for it. 

On 8/25/2023 at 9:24 AM, IceHole said:

I'm sure the term "grading" is misused here and "encapsulating" is what was meant...under some sort of CGC Signature Series like you would see at conventions for sketches and like the JSC prelim pic I attached.  Those do not have grades attached.

This kinda talk always takes me to the TV series "Pawn Stars" were Rick is looking at a page of original art, but refuses to buy because there is no "letter of authenticity" attached...so how would he know if it's the real deal sorta thing.  Solely a intro problem for the non collector that an encapsulation option would help.   This is why I wanted these prelims encapsulated...the average joe wouldn't understand the prelim aspect of the artist job.  These loose pieces of art may get lost as scribbles in peoples collections...where I thought the encapsulation with CGC would help keep them from getting lost in my collection.  When I leave them to my wife and kids, I'd like them to not think I was a midnight doodler and padding my collection!  Some prelims are wild scribbles, so keeping the artist name attached with encapsulation is helpful.  Now this submission is from the artist, so no expert needed.  There is an absurdity to actually "grading" the art...but I can see submitting original art to cgc, from artists, at conventions for encapsulation...where current art would be left in your grubby little hands for play folks.

For the benefit of your heirs:

Be your art in frames or in portfolio, attach or place written information explaining all the key elements behind each original art piece.The artist(s) names, published or other, price you paid and current FMV should be updated like insurance policies. If you purchased from an auction house or dealer, print out the description page from the website related to that piece of art. Your heirs can refer to that info God forbid something happens to you.

In this way, your heirs don't have to be experts or rely on unsolicited "helpers" like the real estate agents contacting property owners in Hawaii right now.😡

encapsulation of art, respectfully, serves no real value to collectors, only to fee collectors.

On 8/23/2023 at 8:43 AM, alxjhnsn said:

I wouldn't buy one; I'd buy the comic.

If he can make money selling them, I wish him the best.

I'm very grateful that he has the disclaimer - hope it's not cut off when placed on eBay.

+1