Kryptic1

From the Nov 2023 Comic Art Live to the Panel Page preview for next week’s CAL.  Buy now and you can mark it up another 4X in 6 months!

On 3/24/2024 at 4:19 PM, grapeape said:

 

I stole the DeLorean from that nerd Marty McFly. All I need now is an almanac with results for this years NCAA Men's 🏀 tournament winner. That'll put me over the top for the Ditko 6ft poster art! 💰--- Sincerly,

BIFF

You just had a shot at one on Thursday!

Another rough result from the Comiclink auction.  72% loss in six months.

Nearly a 60% loss in less than a year:

On 2/26/2024 at 11:54 AM, szav said:

All the Garfield detractors in this thread are going to regret the day they passed up all these $360 Garfield daily strips when they can no longer be had for any less than $380.

The Garfield cabal is forming right before our eyes!

On 2/21/2024 at 4:10 PM, grapeape said:

Which auction was this slated for? 

The ComicConnect auction that starts next week.

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/1030968?tzf=1

I thought the 3 Bagley Spider-Man pages on Sunday were cheap given how expensive his Spidey art has gotten.  On the other hand, this Superboy cover selling for $40k is absolutely insane.  I realize there are some crazy Legion collectors out there, but even $10k for this seems like too much.

On 7/13/2023 at 5:22 PM, Kryptic1 said:

Bill: “Two dealers will present art that is either new to the market or priced to sell”

Mike & Anthony: LOL

This one came back to Heritage again.  I’m guessing the next step is back to Dueling Dealers for $6k?

Wow, $102k for the Quesada Daredevil cover.  At this rate, Mandel is going to have enough money for another X-Wing by the end of the auction.

It was briefly up for sale in the CAF classifieds for $2,750 a few months ago.  I don’t know if the seller took it down and sent it to Heritage or if it’s going to be a really profitable flip for someone.

The older DC art did poorly.  The Justice League 29 splash sold for $50,400 in the Jan 2021 Heritage auction vs. $36k today.  The Hawkman 3 cover and Brave and the Bold 35 splash each sold for $36k in the November 2019 auction vs. $36k and $28,800 today.  Hawkman is definitely on the wrong side of the generational shift.

I’ll take Wonder Woman 72 & 90 at 20% off

And Killing Joke copy B

On 12/2/2023 at 9:41 PM, buttock said:

That's the same Superman 1 that was sold recently, no? 

Yes, it sold for $2.6M at Comicconnect in Dec ‘21.  The All Star 8 sold for $1.6M at Heritage in June ‘22.

The few times I’ve gone well above my normal price range I’ve found that my enjoyment of the art doesn’t increase in proportion to the cost.  It would be tough for me to find a piece I would enjoy more than five smaller pieces for the same price.

The published cover matches the art Dino sold.  It looks like the Heritage piece is the original and the other was created from stats to change the position of the rocket and the Huntress image and then some of the background was redrawn.

On 11/23/2023 at 7:07 AM, Rick2you2 said:

So long as dealers have stock purchased at low prices, and particularly if they are only part-time, it could be a very long wait.

Yeah, most of the dealers don’t have much overhead so even a large drop in volume won’t trigger a fire sale, but I wonder if they continue to bid as actively in auctions.  If they do, they could end up with more inventory they can’t sell.  If they don’t, auctions end lower and it further widens the enormous gap between auction prices and dealer prices.

On 11/19/2023 at 5:30 PM, KirbyCollector said:

Surprised it is crickets in here... maybe some buyer fatigue after all? 

I think it’s a lack of interesting art in today’s session.  Heritage really padded out this auction with a lot of low-end art and they were still 150 lots short of what they had in last November’s auction.  Sellers seem to be holding out and hoping for a stronger market to sell in.

On 11/18/2023 at 10:56 PM, Mmehdy said:

Barks  Duck painting was about 25K off,..should be around 100K

Same painting sold at Heritage in 2010 for $89,625

On 11/12/2023 at 10:45 AM, Sean- said:

That’s one of the Bro’s, so you should expect a markup of at least 10X.

On 1/5/2023 at 11:45 PM, Kryptic1 said:

Wonder Woman 171 cover sold for $10k at Comic Art Live 11/2022

Now at Panel Page for $22,500

https://www.panelpageart.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=2918

Following up on this since it just sold at Heritage.  Nice pricing job by the original seller.  Not so much by the later dealer or consignor.