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I was outbid - if the winner breaks it up, let me know!
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On 5/22/2024 at 8:09 AM, Unstoppablejayd said:
Funny you mention this… I was talking to a buddy about this sorta. That we are getting to reliant on key words and miss stuff we would like because we don’t dig anymore .
key words are nice but not everything hits them
After the key words I go through every piece but yours was sold by the time I go there!
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On 5/21/2024 at 6:38 AM, JC25427N said:
Doozy!
I saw this one but wasn't a key word for me so it was already gone, nice pickup!
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CAL - I need some more purchase requests so posting here:
Comicartfans :: Comic Art Live :: Booth :: Art for the Ages
Search feature is great so no excuse not to look for your wants...
Mark
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It feels a bit slower than past years, where I usually am juggling buying and selling - pick up a handful and sell more than a handful but not so this time
Buying - made an offer on a nice piece and contemplating an expensive one - one I had on my short list did sell which was good to see and saved me some $
Selling - below is my booth, I generally reduced price on pieces that have been available in the past - and have some nice fresh stuff (at least I liked it enough to buy it) - my buyers so far are from Europe.
Comicartfans :: Comic Art Live :: Booth :: Art for the Ages
I was going to dig around and add some more on Sunday...
Maybe Como has distracted some serious collectors?
Search feature is great so no excuse not to look for your wants!
Mark
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On 4/7/2024 at 10:48 PM, MyNameIsLegion said:
jesus christ, that went on forever, they sold everything but the Kitch.....
oh wait...
Funny one!!! Agree with all - super long, I made it for ~ 8 hours on and off and then proxy bid - overall, I feel the market is holding up rather well!
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I was the top bidder!
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On 2/9/2024 at 7:21 AM, PhilipB2k17 said:
I'm just expressing my preference. I see the merit in motivating people to unearth nice pieces from the black hole on CAF for others to enjoy. But, to me, if you've been holding onto a piece for 10 years, or five years, only to drop it on CAF in December so you can get a Thor's Hammer, I don't know if I agree with that. But, whatever. I don't have any way of policing it, or proving my point.
I agree - look a lot of veterans could win this thing if they can pull from their secret pile from 20 years ago - heck, I might have a piece or two myself but that is just not cricket!
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I'm on the 'you should have acquired it in the contest year' side but also, agree it can only be the honor system...easy enough to say should have been acquired in the year - if people want to cheat then I am sad but not shocked.
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On 2/5/2024 at 9:26 AM, CGC Mike said:
Here's more from our Database Specialist.
<<twoseezy
Hi all!
Similar to Wonder Woman, Joker, Catwoman, (Sensation #1, DC #40 and #122 respectively), and many other great characters, the below books should be given the designation “first cover appearance of _____”
1. Strange Tales #118 - Dr. Strange
Depicted in the bottom 1/4 of the book with his name displayed prominently. He is also holding the Eye of Agamotto, a key item in the character’s mythos. More than a floating head that is for sure!
2. New Gods #2 - Darkseid
Depicted with his name displayed prominently. He is at the forefront and drawn larger than any of the posse of characters behind him. Much more than a tiny floating head.>>
After consulting with the other graders, the wording we have now added to the Key Comments for these two books are: "1st Dr. Strange on cover." and "1st Darkseid on cover.", respectively.
<<mtlevy1
Conan 58 1st Belit
(You can remove 1st Belit from Conan GS 1 - it only mentions her name - the tiny woman is not Belit, it is Valeria - if you can't admit the error then go Belot cameo if you must)
Compare this to Hulk 180/181 if you doubt that Beloit's 1st App is Conan 58>>
Again, after consulting with the other graders and doing some research, we have changed Giant-Size Conan #1 to say "1st appearance of Belit in cameo." and Conan #58 to state "1st full appearance of Belit."
Cool to see changes made!
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On 2/2/2024 at 2:44 PM, Mmehdy said:Tashen having an insane sale on the Big Frazetta book...only $99 this weekend....my highest recommentation
I bought $500 worth of Taschen books... including this one...hope I can sneak them in the house without the wife seeing the massive box...
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So much easier to enter than years ago!
My entries artists - Bolland, Edlund, Matania, McLusky (Bond), and Miller
Mark Levy's Comic Art Gallery - Submitted for Best Of 2023 (comicartfans.com)
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I have this as a column in my Excel art catalog - and every once in a while,I will go pick up some of the ones where I don't have the published art.
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I remember being at a prominent collector's home, decades ago, and gently asking him if he had other significant wealth given he had ~$1M of art lying around - it seemed a little irresponsible/risky to have so much art without other wealth - but he had a lot of art and not much else - believe it worked out fine given price trends on his focus.
As others said, if you are fortunate enough to have your first $XM, I guess the rest can be art. In any case, I I am working to reduce my % art but it is tough as I love this stuff so much - but I have been selling at CAL to reduce my percentage.
When interest rates are low on cash equivalents having a lot of art doesn't have such an obvious opportunity cost - but when you can get cash on your cash, it is a bit tougher to forego those earnings.
Still looking for 1971 Smith/Everett Astonishing Tales 6 page 6 - 1977 Rogers/Austin Detective - and 1977 Nova 11 pages!
Mark
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Looks like most Mark Schultz Xenozoic Tales ever - and a lot of interesting stuff!
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Just received a Buscema Nova 2 page from Gene - Great transaction and packaged to survive a Tornado!
Buy with confidence!
Mark