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I am sure Heritage will do the right thing and reduce the BP to 14% to help offset the additional cost to its customers.

anyone with a discerning eye can clearly see the Wong effect price bump here.

Drop $9k and I guarantee you'll never forget Paris. The looming black whole swallowing the 7th arrondissement, I am not so sure.

Its the OA version of a stock buy back.

Im usually in the OA threads. I wandered today.

She is a low life scammer. I had the misfortune of having to deal with her once.

when life gives you ebay coupons and there is no art of interest to buy, go for the coffee!

I got this one a few years back from that issue. Who doesn't love a retelling of a bad villain origin?

Snyder had 2 pages left up to a few days ago. He had them about $550 each or thereabouts. Both had Cyttorak in them. He had no idea and that had been the prices he had on them for quite a while. I thought about it for a minute but still thought it was too much. Today they are gone. Guess we will see them at auction soon. Not sure if all comic related upticks translate into comic art.

got this a little while back. richard dragon kung fu fighter #5. 1st app of lady shiva. not everyday you get a 1st app of a character and they are on the cover too!

Remember, you had to pay for this test cover, but if you need a car, the test drives are free. Enjoy your new piece. Nostalgia reigns supreme.

if paypal doesnt help you can reach out to your bank or cc. whichever you used to pull the funds from that went through paypal. they can help too.

What someone asks and what they will take if you put some serious cash in their face are 2 different things. He's asking $85-90k. He paid $59k 2 months ago. Do you really think is someone dropped $70-75k on the table at his booth he would turn it down? Anything is possible but my money would be on $old!

My newest pick up. Its awesome. Trust me. I am not monkeying around. At least that is the word on the street. http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1485902

Hi folks. As it goes with most of us, I just bought something sweet so I have the short time OA agita while I try to digest the cost of my new acquisition. A couple of days and some pepto and it goes away but in the mean time, I got a few pieces for sale. You can check them following the links below. Happy to deal direct and knock off 13% on any of the pieces. There are a nice assortment of covers, pages and splashes. Feel free to message me with any questions or to chat. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/223058365022?roken=cUgayN&soutkn=1JhA7Y http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/223058364157?roken=cUgayN&soutkn=T0nASf http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/223058363585?roken=cUgayN&soutkn=jagCje http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/223058363362?roken=cUgayN&soutkn=erUKjB http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/223058363099?roken=cUgayN&soutkn=NKgrcj http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/223058362699?roken=cUgayN&soutkn=bYH7kl http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/222896085854?roken=cUgayN&soutkn=uKXAGX James Cawley jcawley79@yahoo.com

A few days is more than enough. This too happened to me with a CAF member. He reached out and haggled ad nauseum. Finally when we agreed on a price, he would vanish for a week, then resurface and try to add and subtract pages from the deal. After this happened twice, I realized that there is something worse out there than an OA flipper. An OA flipper trying to sell your art to someone else before he even owns it to mitigate his risk and need to lay out any cash himself. A true scumbag if I ever saw one. Every time I see him pop up with a post of new art for sale, my blood boils in reflection for a few seconds.

Agreed. def not all will increase in value. 20 years from now when ready to sell some of the collection, I would rather be the guy with 200 published pages for sale vs the guy with 200 commissions for sale.

So I was at a relatives bday party tonight but fully aware and ready for CL as I was waiting for 1 piece. As you cannot save or track an item, alarms were set, the phone was fully charged and I was logged in. I thought I had thought of everything and was ready. Despite the bday distraction I would not miss the page. Now I am driving home and its 1 min to game time. Its ok im off the highway and on a side street. 30 seconds. Yes red light, I can focus. 5 seconds left. Its only at $400. Wow. Let me bid $777, no wait $802 just to be safe. More than double. The CL skin flints never go double last second. OK yeah your right $809 just for that extra few bucks of protection. 4 seconds.... bid enter, yes click.... "please log in". you have been logged out due to inactivity! FML FCL!!! I have been clicking and refreshing nonstop but their caveman website still logs you out. I know we all have horror stories. I thought I would share. To feel sorrow, loss and rage all at once. Someone made out like a bandit. First panel page of Quasar - Hulk 234 - Sal B. Hammer price $426. I wonder if its one of the regulars and we will see it on flip of the day for $1500 tom.

I already keep back 200 ft like I am behind a fire truck but this thread only reinforces what I already know. Stay away from commissions. Buy published art work that you enjoy. If and when you need to sell, it also appreciates in value whereas the commission is personal and much less marketable if put on the selling block. Also there is no agita or aggravation when buying published as there is no unknown completion date or worry of getting a piece.

Reach out to Steve Ditko and see if he would write Bill on your behalf.

For another $5k I’d rather get 2 Jim Lee Lake Como commissions. ???

When getting your OA professionally framed, do you leave the art in its mylar and acid free board or take it out when framing? Please feel free to elaborate on either side why you do what you do. thanks for the input.

Tips for dealing with them. pour a full glass of scotch. bang you head against the table 3 times. email them about a page similar to the one you really want. they will then give you prices on many pages of that artist/comic title. While the specific item you asked about will be marked 100% over FMV, the others which include the page you really want will range from 40-70% over FMV. If its a must have piece then go back and forth to get 10% more off. Bite your tongue/hold your nose and pay. take a shower.