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8 minutes ago, PhilipB2k17 said:

So...just wait a couple more years and it will be reduced to the correct price range.

Or Not...I still hear 'Old School' comic shop owners (& their employees) proudly declare that they do not want to discount or negotiate the price of a piece of original comic book art because, "I like looking at it" & "we'll just keep it in the back". An all-time classic yarn which is often thrown out is, "We can't. It's on CONSIGNMENT."

To be clear, I understand & agree with not 'having to' or 'wanting to' sell anything for less than the price you set. Regardless of when you first set that price. It's your store/inventory & by all means, please conduct business as you please.

In the case of My Comic Shop, several years ago, they added a disclaimer to their consignments cross-listed on eBay. It stated something to the effect of, 'this is a consignment item & we did not set the asking price'.

Apparently, the company was being blamed for setting 'disagreeable' [unreasonably high] asking prices. There was a thread about it somewhere...

Yes Sir.

My Comic Shop has had this piece on consignment for at least 2 years & when it was "first" listed [IIRC] the asking price was $30k, or slightly higher...

...True Story.

19 minutes ago, delekkerste said:

Basically pages that were bought at auction or from dealer sites in recent years

1 hour ago, Jaydogrules said:

Any idea on the grade ?

-J.

3.5-/3.5...

On 11/26/2019 at 3:58 PM, mxs7 said:

it was framed when Henry Huie owned it.

Mike

Yes indeed!

On 11/1/2019 at 1:31 PM, delekkerste said:

It's a cool piece, but, you'd need a whole wall to display it properly

After leaving BWS, unfinished, Artemis & Apollo was indeed displayed on a whole wall.

Once upon a time in Houston, Texas...

(Based on actual events...to protect the innocent[red balloons have been added])

Bernie Wrightson.

Once upon a time in San Diego, California...

BWS...aargh.

Some auction houses are too busy to notate inserts...auction description kindly refrained from mentioning the National Diamond Sales insert in this Marvel Spotlight 5. Thanks y'all!

Iron Man vs. The Mandarin

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Sunday, December 8, 2019

From 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the

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42 minutes ago, delekkerste said:

one may be better off with the Batman #251 or DKR #1 covers, but, the Frankie is the one I'd most like to see every day on my wall out of the three. 

Agreed.

Back around 2013, Mr. Young politely declined an all cash offer of ~$400K...($380k, all cash, IIRC)...Even Mr. Darabont couldn't, or wouldn't/didn't, pry it loose after 'decades' of interest.

Vintage BWS 'TAR'...Artemis and Apollo has long been viewed as a "failed" painting by the artist himself...It 'failed' again [to meet reserve] in 2016...Perhaps it is simply destined to be so, again, & again.

From my "Adventures in the Dollar Bins" episode yesterday...

Yesterday's pulls from the dollar boxes...

HOUSTON COLLECTORS' SHOWCASE

Sunday, November 3, 2019

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WIN a $100 SHOPPING SPREE with paid $5 admission. Drawing held at 3:30 p.m. Must be present to win!!

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Join us & spend the day BUYING, SELLING, & TRADING for the BEST available merch. in the city!!

Remember to bring in your vintage collections as vendors will be BUYING!! This is your BEST chance to get the BEST $$$ for your items!!

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Admission: $5 (Kids 10 & younger are FREE with paying Adult)

Vendors: 30 - 6 ft. tables available. Pre-pay with PayPal, $40 per table. For vendor tables or more information, please contact us at

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11 hours ago, visarspike said:

up !!

 

sale ends tommorrow

 

i'll put the current offers here, so if you're interested, you have until tommorrow night to make an offer

 

i don't know the value of these pages (although i have an idea on some, but i don't know if the value has changed these past years), so i guess the following offers will give you an idea for all those that asked me how much i'd want :

DD by mazzucchelli : 2000$

MCP cover : 1500$

lobo by bysley : 3000$

superman / spiderman by john buscema : 4000$

cap ameica by sal buscema : 2800$

paintings by sanjulian 3800$ each

wolverine bloody choices by buscema : 7000$

ASM 245 by romita jr : 2200$

FF splash by frenz : 700$ (??)

avengers splash by bagley : 1800$

iron man by tuska : 2500$

thanos by starlin : 4000$

 

thanks to everyone who contacted me so far, i'll contact all best offers on oct 17th

 

 

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