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Please remove this and place in Marketplace.
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And That 70’s Show was a realistic view of the 1970’s.
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A Softening Art Market Has Hit Last Years Auction Stars
Rick2you2 replied to Stefanomjr's topic in Original Comic Art
I don’t think I would call this a star, but a Phantom Stranger cover to issue 33 by Aparo was just put up for auction in Heritage after selling in March, 2020 for $22,800. It is a very good cover, but that price was out of line, I think, for the times. That’s also about 10 times what a very good panel page should cost. Over or under now? (although, it would not surprise me if it has potential price protection by others if the price isn’t high enough.) I am not in for it, by the way. I have enough other pieces. -
Nice film clip of the Bronx in the 1970’s.
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When You See a Piece For Sale From Someone You Won't Buy From...
Rick2you2 replied to Dr. Balls's topic in Original Comic Art
He will pay the price by serving time. That’s enough for me. Everyone is entitled to be rehabilitated. It’s not like he’s a swindler who is a potential repeater. -
Drawing by Charles M. Schulz, is it authentic or fake??
Rick2you2 replied to javiersanchez's topic in Original Comic Art
You don’t need much expertise on this one. Look how unsteady Snoopy’s muzzle is drawn, for starters. By the way, stay away from Bob Kane art as well. -
Top Tier Comic Art is Far From It's Eventual
Rick2you2 replied to grapeape's topic in Original Comic Art
Some people better have a lot of money on hand, because if we ever do hit a severe economic recession, they will be among the first casualties. -
My guess is that it is humidity damage, as I had a similar look many years ago to some of my pieces. They were stored in the basement, and a sump pump went out. When I went downstairs about 3-4 days later, there was about 2-3 feet of standing water. The whole place was humid. The art was above the waterline, but I remember picking up an Aparo page and watching blackish drops of water running off it like tears. Among other things, I lost a Spirit page while others were just damaged, like my Adams cover. This is fixable but it can cost you.
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Top Tier Comic Art is Far From It's Eventual
Rick2you2 replied to grapeape's topic in Original Comic Art
As I mentioned before, prices are “sticky downward” (an old economics phrase). Best bet is to win at auction, where pricing is a little more flexible unless someone has put in a price protection bid on their own stuff. -
When You See a Piece For Sale From Someone You Won't Buy From...
Rick2you2 replied to Dr. Balls's topic in Original Comic Art
I would, too, although his pricing isn’t too flexible. -
Top Tier Comic Art is Far From It's Eventual
Rick2you2 replied to grapeape's topic in Original Comic Art
The biggest problem with crossing over to appreciation like fine art, I think, is the pricing structure. Objectively, there is a lot of good work on less than popular subjects, and while that also affects fine art, I can’t imagine it is as profound. No one reads fine art as a kid. I have said this before, but IMO, romance comics would have a bigger audience among the general public than among the comic collecting readers, if only because so many of them are unintentionally funny. One of these days, I expect someone will figure out how to use cheap original art as decoupage. -
When You See a Piece For Sale From Someone You Won't Buy From...
Rick2you2 replied to Dr. Balls's topic in Original Comic Art
Batman? -
Top Tier Comic Art is Far From It's Eventual
Rick2you2 replied to grapeape's topic in Original Comic Art
I have made this point before in different contexts, but everything is relative, Sure those V-12 Packards from the 1930’s have gone up, but relative to older Ferrari’s? Not so much. And then there are still unsung bargains out there, like the late 1960’s Toronado’s or even the Studebaker Hawk GT’s of the early 1960’s which deserve better fan attention. By the 1990’s, I lost a lot of interest in reading these books. Too many retreads of old story lines but in newer, better packages. The art, overall, is often better by the 1990’s, but I have no particular nostalgia for virtually any of it. And no, I don’t think empowerment of women was a driving force. More equality with men, but let’s face: people liked seeing images of Power Girl for reasons having less to do with her attitude than her attributes. And then, you hit the biggest problems: demographics and sales. Fewer buyers means less nostalgia, higher prices and competition from video games, among other things, reduced them. So you are left with a smaller potential art collectors market among fans who are less likely to be rabid fans—even if the art is often objectively better IMO. Result: relative to older stuff, and factoring in inflation, is a lower top end. Not Tulipmania, but not the “old days” either. -
Top Tier Comic Art is Far From It's Eventual
Rick2you2 replied to grapeape's topic in Original Comic Art
It loses its sell potential. That’s what happened to Persian rugs, another art form with a narrow market. Top tier pricing occasionally went down after the 1980’s, but mostly it froze because sellers didn’t want to suffer a loss (or wounded pride). Run of the mill stuff sank like a rock with some losing over 3/4’s “value”. If you love a piece by all means buy it, but don’t assume youngsters will too. -
Top Tier Comic Art is Far From It's Eventual
Rick2you2 replied to grapeape's topic in Original Comic Art
“Hold value” isn’t necessarily the same as “hold price.” People who bought something and then see demand plummet are not likely going to be out there selling at a reduced price, unless they must, because they “remember when….” Prices, in other words, are “sticky downwards” which leaves them with the same collectors who slowly adjust to new realities. But “value”, with a vigorous buy/sell market, is different. What people read in their teens and twenties should have a heyday when they are in their late 40’s and 50’s into their early 60’s. As to the art itself, I expect demand to drop for Golden Age, Atomic Age and Silver Age stuff in that order because the people who read them are older and/or dead. Some exceptions for special pieces, like early BM or Capt’n America should hold up. Then, Bronze Age will drop. It depends how long of a time line you are thinking about. I would expect that for most Silver Age, 10 years at most, with show declines in demand and top end pricing. But, people who buy Peanuts, or other strips which still are rerun, will probably see increases. Don’t be surprised if Garfield one day becomes hot. -
When You See a Piece For Sale From Someone You Won't Buy From...
Rick2you2 replied to Dr. Balls's topic in Original Comic Art
Over easy with a side of bacon. -
When You See a Piece For Sale From Someone You Won't Buy From...
Rick2you2 replied to Dr. Balls's topic in Original Comic Art
You should have offered a choice of tomato or grilled onion so that buyers who liked one candidate or the other could express their support or disdain. -
Good luck. I mean it.
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When You See a Piece For Sale From Someone You Won't Buy From...
Rick2you2 replied to Dr. Balls's topic in Original Comic Art
But, it can’t and doesn’t, in restricted markets. They can be restricted in ways like patent protection, or cable TV, which is only now cracking a bit with streaming, but not if you still want cable. The market only listens to its customer base to gain a market advantage. And with OA, every product is unique. I’m not sure what the reference to tax laws is. -
Perhaps you are undervaluing the market?
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There used to be a Fresca Black Cherry high was terrific, but the new one is meh.
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Corrected it for you. I think it’s awful. And I didn’t care for New Coke, either.
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When You See a Piece For Sale From Someone You Won't Buy From...
Rick2you2 replied to Dr. Balls's topic in Original Comic Art
Use a straw man. Let someone else buy it for you and reimburse him. -
When You See a Piece For Sale From Someone You Won't Buy From...
Rick2you2 replied to Dr. Balls's topic in Original Comic Art
The US entered into treaties with the USSR, and they did some good. Even if someone is “bad”, I think you have to weigh the pro’s and con’s. Of course, if it isn’t that major, that’s another factor. -
Has anyone started a restoration thread showing off their before and after, as well as explaining what they needed to do?