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Little Giant Comics says HELLO
First Upgrade replied to Little Giant Comics's topic in Comics General
I want one...not one of the variant comics, an original mosaic[by Matt Dimasi]... -
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How big is the pool of buyers for six-figure O/A?
First Upgrade replied to ShallowDan's topic in Original Comic Art
One would incorrectly assume that Heritage Auctions hires 'Experts'. Much less 'Pokemon Experts'... -
GColan's IM & SM #1 cover gone on hold at Romitaman
First Upgrade replied to Carlo M's topic in Original Comic Art
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McFarlane ASM 299 Cover comes to auction
First Upgrade replied to grapeape's topic in Original Comic Art
Absolutely my favorite statement/comment regarding the recently ended HA Signature Auction... -
I concur Sir. The message is authentic.
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McFarlane ASM 299 Cover comes to auction
First Upgrade replied to grapeape's topic in Original Comic Art
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McFarlane ASM 299 Cover comes to auction
First Upgrade replied to grapeape's topic in Original Comic Art
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First Upgrade reacted to a post in a topic: The McSpidey DPS Rankings...
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Undoubtedly, at least 'some' of, the 'younger' buyers [not to be mistaken for 'art collectors', whatever the BLEEP that means] are 'seeing' aesthetic & monetary values in McFarlane's Amazing Spider-Man/Spider-Man original art work(s) which can & have been partially influenced by generational 'constructs' or context. Nevertheless, there have also existed some 'older' buyers whom have had, & may still do, the ability to 'see' aesthetic & monetary value in bidding or buying McFarlane's ASM/Spider-Man work. For example, the father of Jeff Nason. His father once purchased multiple examples of McFarlane's ASM/Spider-Man work 'back in the day' for young Jeff. A pair of which recently sold in the most recent HA Signature Auction. With a few assumptions/modifications, on a scale of 1-10, where 10 is the 'Best' & 1 is the 'Worst', my rankings are as follows: Spider-Man issue 1 = 10 Spider-Man issue 11 = 9 Spider-Man issue 8 = 8.5 Spider-Man issue 6 = 8.0 Spider-Man issue 7 = 7.5 Spider-Man issue 3 = 7 Spider-Man issue 14 = 6 Spider-Man issue 16 = 5 Spider-Man issue 4 = 4 Spider-Man issue 5 = 3 Spider-Man issue 2 = 2 Spider-Man issue 10 = 1
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Repped Artist Websites (best / worst)
First Upgrade replied to sfilosa's topic in Original Comic Art
To be continued... -
The 12 McSpidey "Double Page Spreads", sorted from "Best" to "Worst"... Spider-Man issue 1 - "Best" Spider-Man issue 11 Spider-Man issue 8 Spider-Man issue 6 Spider-Man issue 7 Spider-Man issue 3 Spider-Man issue 14 Spider-Man issue 16 Spider-Man issue 4 Spider-Man issue 5 Spider-Man issue 2 Spider-Man issue 10 - "Worst" In that order, I would also set their valuations from highest to lowest. If the auction were to take place during 2021, then I guesstimate the Spider-Man #1 DPS to sell for no less than $250,000... (No offence to those who do not discuss "numbers".)
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McFarlane ASM 299 Cover comes to auction
First Upgrade replied to grapeape's topic in Original Comic Art
8 days...leaning towards "Reserve Not Met"... -
OA stream of consciousness thread
First Upgrade replied to exitmusicblue's topic in Original Comic Art
Along with one link to the newest Donnelly Bros. Live Meet & Greet episode, we're provided with links to a dozen different "creators'" podcasts & YouTube videos... -
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OA stream of consciousness thread
First Upgrade replied to exitmusicblue's topic in Original Comic Art
Show of hands...who else here would try to watch/listen to the first few minutes of a Donnelly Bros. podcast/YouTube vid.?? -
The 'talking heads' have kindly reminded all of us 'collectors' that "this is like one data point" & "it doesn't quite work [that way]"... So, to paraphrase, the recent $120k sale of the ASM 328 page is not a reliable data point for collectors to use when attempting to valuate their Mcfarlane Spider-Man art work. Be mindful of sudden "knee-jerk reactions" when valuating your examples based on this result, leave pricing and sales to the 'professionals', & please do not try this at home. [Ironically, many 'dealers' reference the most recent Heritage Auctions sales results when explaining their asking price for an example of original comic book art by the same artist. Sometimes the 'comp' is also from the same comic book series & timeframe, when available.]
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'The Scarecrow' comission has gone missing...allegedly, and more... https://www.instagram.com/p/B_0zb6iHAP7/?igshid=1jo5jxjs5fjh6