timguerrero

I have a Finch Batman Dark Knight page showing Batman, a small Scarcrow and Superman's boots on sale in my CAF .

Batman The Dark Knight (2011) Issue 05 Page 10 David Finch

I'm also open to reasonable offers or trades.

Such wonderful art from Gary!

This is something that should worry Original Art Collectors as you might not be able to tell from an ebay auction if what you are purchasing is really Original Art or a print. I live outside the USA and sometimes OA gets sent to a friends house and I don't get it until 3 onths later to a year thus making it impossible for me to file a claim after such a long time since purchase has passed. Needless to say another thing to worry about when purchasing OA.

On 10/2/2018 at 10:26 AM, Oddball said:

I have covers the artist didn’t sign and I wouldn’t think of having it signed since the art goes from edge to edge.  Even if it didn’t, I prefer to keep the art exactly as it was when it left the artists hands and went through the production process.  It boggles my mind that people even get covers signed again after the artist had already signed it when he created it.  I remember a McFarlane cover where he signed three times for whatever reason, probably over a long period of time.  Looks ridiculous to me. But whatever floats your boat.

I have done it to be sure that what I have is really done by the artist. I had Adam Hughes resign a preliminary for a WW cover I bought as I wanted to be sure it was really made by him. I also like to get the writers to sign the artwork too just never like the defaced that Anacleto piece!

On 9/30/2018 at 10:28 PM, Sooners151 said:

I've used CamScanner a bunch and really like it,  but I just found a new one today.  Microsoft Office Lens.  What I like is it allows me to take a picture with my normal camera phone, then import that picture into the program to adjust distortion and borders and finally save it back into my phone gallery.  That way the photos are at full camera resolution vs. some scaling with CamScanner (unless you pay for the upgrade).  I can also use the photo editor on my phone vs. what's available in CamScanner.

I like Camscanner better than office lens as Office lens erased some lines from some art I scanned but CamScanner made it perfect

On 9/29/2018 at 11:34 AM, skrilla1212 said:

I went yesterday. Sorry no pics. The only art dealer/rep set up was Anthony's Comic Art. Many artists had there own work for sale, but his was the only "wall" or display.

Anthonys set up is noteworthy. He has portfolio after portfolio stacked up to rummage through like comic long boxes. It  makes me shudder on one hand as I watch the bending and soft corners sticking out, but on the other it's cool to give so much accessibility. 

I went to see if Ed Piskor had any X-Men Grand Design pages. He did not. Had some cool panel patches and he had the "cover" to one. The cover was made up of 4 different corner boxes from old x-men issues. He light boxed the actual art from Jim Lee, Paul Smith, etc, then inked over with some tweaks. They were cool, but being all separate and pricey I passed. Someone bought at least one.

Strange that no other dealers were set up in the show. I went in 2016 and I found Spencer Beck had set up and I couldn't leave without getting a David Finch Page from Batman Rebirth #1

On 7/30/2018 at 9:10 AM, subash said:

I would like to know whether SS books can be reholdered.Are there any reasons why CGC would refuse to reholder them --one of my books is chipped in one corner and I would like to reholder some simply because they are the old slabs and I would like new ones.Please share any experiences you may have had.Many thanks.

I reholdered a Wolverine Origins 3rd claw variant signed by Joe Quesada and they did it. I guess it really depends on the amount of damage to the slab and if it would be able to be opened and the book exchanged.

So essentially they made a Gemini Mailer for Original Art. Must be very heavy and provide appropriate protection!

Is it only for sale or would you consider trades?

It isn't signed? Did the guy you traded with acknowledge the provenance of the piece? I bought a Dell'Otto prelim directly from the artist rep and it was $400 but it also came signed by Dell'Otto be careful with fakes. I'm not saying this one looks like one but you never know.

21 hours ago, AnkurJ said:

Link doesn’t work 

It got me to the gallery were  2 of those pieces are shown.

The word grail as defined by the Merriam Webster dictionary: "the object of an extended or difficult quest", is there only one extended or difficult quest in life? I concur the word grail is not being inappropriately used.

Weird that Coollines had pricing on everything. I thought they didn't price stuff so that when a customer approached them they would measure them and price accordingly, lol! Who buys from them anyways? I know I don't. I contacted them about a trade so they gave me a price on what they were trading but when I asked them lets put a price on what I am offering they never got back to me! lol, figures.

*sigh* on those Sandman pages! One can only dream. I had to go back and look for that SS cover by Rogers! Its issue #1 but $25k? How much do you guys think would be a good price point for it? Nice cover!

20 minutes ago, artcollector9 said:

I don't mind showing my art. I don't think it 'hurts' it. In fact, people will sometimes say, 'hey I've looked at the piece for years-- I'd like to make an offer on it!'

 People want what they see. They can't do that if they can't see it!

 

Thank you for that comment! It just reinforces my preconceived notion of why I don't post the part of my collection that I am not willing to part with! I used to upload all of the art I purchased on CAF but I stopped after a trade.

I traded four pieces of art in my collection for a published painted cover I wanted. I was able to make that deal because a dealer contacted me informing that they really wanted one of those pieces in their collection. I regretted the trade as soon as I got the piece I was to receive. Since then I decided that I would not publish any of the art I own that I am not willing to part with.

I was even more bummed when I saw that even the piece the art dealer said he "wanted for his collection" was put up for sale for a price higher than the piece I obtained in the trade.

No more of that for me! I do share my art with a small group of art collectors that I am a part of and enjoy doing it there because I can feel safe that I won't be hounded to trade or sell my precious pieces. When I die, whoever gets my art (my daughter most probably, can share it, put it on Heritage or just throw it away if she wants) but for the meantime while I'm curating the pieces I won't share them on CAF.

Talking about CAF I hate the part were they ask you were you got your piece of art and the price you paid. I really don't think any one person or organization should have that information so I always write silly stuff there (like one million dollars!, lol)

Sent you a message through CAF

12 minutes ago, AnkurJ said:

After seeing that Art Adams cover in various venues for $10k plus, it wasn’t a surprise to see it go for $3k which is what it sold for a few years ago at clink.

What Adams cover?

On 9/1/2018 at 7:35 PM, Madman1138 said:

Was it 3 flat boxes thick inside and taped together on all 4 sides? The tape is important too, to keep it a solid and unbendable brick inside. 2 boxes or less, and especially if loose and not taped together, I have seen damaged but never the 3, done the way I describe. But I agree it isn't best compared to the foamcore method I use myself now, but for artists who don't put much thought or money into shipping it works great for.

It was only 2 boxes and the seller is now implying that I bent the art to get him to partially refund my payment. Lol, why would I bent the art I want for my own collection?

On 8/25/2018 at 11:47 AM, shadroch said:

Having multiple items allows you to sell a percentage of your collection. Owning a single key does not.

 

Maybe I guess everyone here makes valid points. I myself just collect what I like and like to trade up whenever I can.

On 8/29/2018 at 7:57 PM, Madman1138 said:

Unlike most, I am not a fan of masonite for shipping because it is heavy and because I have had both "worst case" scenarios where the boards were broken in half all the way across and the art was bent repeatedly across that spot to where it was a thick, raised, floppy crease all the way across the art, and another time where SOMEHOW the USPS managed to remove the art from the masonite package in route and literally lost the boards. The art was in a plastic top loader, taped inside 2 larger masonite boards, and taped all the way around the border. First they lost it, and when it was finally delivered almost 30 days later, it was just the art in the plastic top loader with the art and the eBay summary sheet, all horribly bent. (see pics below) My best guess is that their machine stripped the tape off a side or something and the art sleeve slid out and got bent, before they completely lost the wood panels. It was a cover I really wanted bad and when it first disappeared I put in a claim and a trace. I only got the art from inside because the summary sheet had my address, so even "without postage" they delivered it. But I still get email updates over 6 months later that they still have not located my package because they completely lost the wood with the label and it was never scanned again. 

So I ship it differently than most are recommending, and I had actually typed up something years ago that I send to artists, which I will paste below. 

I still use this basic system to package, but I upgraded it to use foamcore panels used to make signs for the interior package instead of other flat USPS boxes, as it is even more rigid and hard to bend and still extremely light. It makes for an even more "bulletproof" package. But whatever you use inside, the buffer around the edges is key to prevent damaged corners, since it is unbendable and nearly impossible to damage otherwise. That is really what the outer box is for, edge protection.

Hope that helps!

I just received a package that was packed with the priority boxes and the art was bent. I don't think that is the safest way to pack.

Its more different opinions of what the Claremont/Byrne run meant to the comic community. The only information about the book is that it features art from every issue of his run except for one book. I would have liked if it mentioned how many pages were featured from each issue but overall this book must be a great one! A definite must have for Byrne fans!

Are you keeping the stats off the art? I wouldbe sooo nervous to touch art this valuable!

23 hours ago, fsumavila said:

A Byrne/Austin page from the most iconic X-Men storyline ever? I'm surprised it's not higher

You can also see that it has no word ballons on it and most art from that time perios does so all art could be also more attractive.

27 minutes ago, Oddball said:

Its still $6.25 a month.  Give up one day of Starbucks or (Insert vice here) each month and you're good.

I really don't drink coffee and if I would, Starbucks would be the last place I would buy it from. I'd start with the coffee from my coffee plantation, lol.

20 hours ago, NicoV said:

You're right, it increased from $50 to $75/year on February 1, 2016. But it was already $50 when the premium membership appeared in June 1st, 2005. Which means that the price of CAF premium membership only increased once in 13 years! 

Unfortunately it's not the same story for comic art prices... 

I know it doesn't seem high for some people but I really don't use CAF much as I barely have 20% of my collection exhibited. I prefer to keep for myself the art I am not willing to trade or sell to avoid the temptation of doing so. As for the price of buying both Premium and Market Data that is the same as if you were to acquire them separately, nobody here thinks that when you buy more than 1 product (of only 2 offered by them) that a discount should be applied to entice more sales?  

20 hours ago, Jay Olie Espy said:

I recall that the price of membership in 2016 was $50, then it jumped to $75. Am I remembering wrong? 

Yeah, for budget collectors who spend $100-$250 on art $75 for CAF premium membership can mean the difference between buying a page or not. If my membership expires during a time that I’m saving up for a piece, I don’t renew until that piece is acquired. 

To @timguerrero : for what it’s worth, when you rip the band-aid of paying the $75, it stings for a day or two then you forget all about it. That $75 goes a long way throughout the year. It’s definitely worth it if you have a lot of art to move around in galleries. 

Again I have a lot of art to move around but I don't publish all of mine. Just mostly interested in publishing the art I would be willing to sell/trade. Basically it would mean that I would be using CAF as a vehicle to increase sales/trades and that they might be entitled to my patronage which as per my post I am thinking of providing but as an OA collector most of us should know that funds are limited when you collect OA, lol.

I wanted to ask if anybody here knows if Comic Art Fans Premium Membership ever offers a discount on their Premium Membership and Market Data Subscriber services during the year? I would like to become a patron but find the cost a little cost prohibitive as it will lower my OA available funds but would do it if a discount is offered during Christmas or at other times.