timguerrero

3 hours ago, Panelfan1 said:

Check caf. 2 pieces were posted for sale in past couple of weeks

 

Some Y art For Sale

I posted 2 covers for sale but actually I am only selling one of them. You can choose the one you like best.

13 hours ago, TMNT said:

It sounds like he may want to sell. And we know in the comic world, the higher the grade the higher the realized price generally. For someone coming over brand new from slabs, I think it's a fair question. And considering all the threads here in the OA section talking doom and gloom for future generations, when someone does come expressing any interest in OA, even if its just to sell a piece, I think as a community we'd be better served treating them a bit more kindly (not speaking to you specifically just the general tone I've seen at times like this...)

In comics, there is concern about tanning, trimming, defects of any kind...for someone coming over to OA from that, I can see how that might be a concern when you see a page in hand. I mean, say you have a couple OA pages from the same book. Similar content on both. Once page has coffee stains, massive amounts of whiteout. The other is clean. All else being equal, most would take the clean, the "higher grade" if you will. And if you are brand new to OA, maybe you see a service like that validating what you are seeing is an actual, original piece of art and the condition. In truth, nowadays with quite a bit of art pencils here, inks there, blue lines here, digital there, acrylics, water colors, markers, prelim, un-used, paste over, twice up, etc. etc.... I can see where it could get rather confusing. As it stands, in order to get into OA (or any fine art market) you have to put in the work to know what you're looking at.

And it's that sheer volume of work that people must do I personally think is perhaps the single biggest barrier to entry outside of cost. People want it easy and fast in this day and age. You look at a slabbed booked, see a "9.8 WHITE 1st print Aug 1990 1st Gambit" and know exactly what you are looking at. With art...?

I don't want nor need my art slabbed. I've done the work. But that doesn't mean I don't think there's an opportunity, whether it's slabbing or not, towards making things a bit easier to understand.  

The OA world does not work like the slab world, you don't have a GPA or a GoCollect where you can look up pricing for one specific piece. Items are one of a kind and as you yourself express there is nothing easy when dealing with one of a kind items. What any and all OA collectors SHOULD do is study it as much as can be studied and due diligence is necessary in order to have a certain threshold understanding of it. Like all else things are worth what a person is willing to pay for it. Thinks like paying CAF's market data pricing can help figure out and give a ballpark figure what things COULD be worth.

When I started collecting art almost 10 years ago I made a lot of mistakes buying whatever I saw and not being specific in my collecting goals. What I personally did was read a lot, as much as I could. I got all the books I could find on OA. I even purchased a several editions of a price guide that was put out (which is in no way accurate). Not until this month did I join this OA forum to keep expanding my knowledge even further. I think nobody ever ceases to learn in this vast expanding world. To the original poster I wish you luck in this new endeavor you are taking on!

I think that slabbing would not be recommended for OA as off gassing could be an issue with the art. I myself don't expose any art to direct sunlight even with UV protection as I seek to preserve the art as much as it can be preserved but many others feel differently in regards to this issue.

Never purchased from them but if you paid with Paypal you should be alright. If nothing arrives or no communication is answered you can ask Paypal for your money back .

I concur with most answers here. Something will eventually come up just watch auctions and CAF and OA groups. Something new you want always comes up!

22 hours ago, malvin said:

you should create a poll...

but mine are just in mylar sleeves

Malvin

What type of mylar sleeves? Do you also use acid free backing boards? Were are you purchasing them?

On 8/6/2018 at 10:06 AM, Panelfan1 said:

Yeah - that's what it appears.  They own most if not all that stuff.

Vicent owns it?

On 8/5/2018 at 1:50 PM, GreatEscape said:

As a former collector of vintage world maps and historical manuscripts, I focus on storage materials to balance archival protection and presentation:   4-Mil Mylars (12.5" x 18.5") from E Gerber + 1/8" thick Archival Acid-free foam board (12.25" x 18.25") from MatboardandMore.com + Archival 1" mounting corners from Lineco.  This protects all four corners of art from damage, plus the foam board is light yet rigid.  

  

 Custom sticker on top to keep everything secure and stored ~20 pieces in a large (18" x 24") ziplock bag to keep moisture out.  I found this works for standard, twice-up, DPS and even larger art sizes.

Cost effective too with total materials cost of around $3 for standard 11x17 to $18 for poster size 24 x 30.

 

 

Is the custom sticker also of the archival kind?

Are you still interested in purchasing the page/s?

I was also recommended the Office Lens app and I used it for some comics but haven't tried it on OA, will download the 2 recommended here and see the results. Would any of those apps be able to get a 600 dpi resolution? I use my scanner but for bigger sized items I have had to learn to use Photoshop to stitch art together but they never fit perfectly!

1 minute ago, malvin said:

I think he means an art portfolio for DPS art

Malvin

1 minute ago, malvin said:

I think he means an art portfolio for DPS art

Malvin

I meant to ask which one are those. I have 18x24 Itoyas but the dimensions are 18" width and 24" height meaning that to properly see a DPS I'd have to turn it around. Are there other Itoyas that have a 24" width and an 18" height that upon opening them you already see the DPS in all its glorious beauty without having to turn it around?

On 8/1/2018 at 9:12 AM, JadeGiant said:

Same here - that's why I asked for interior drawer dimensions - I need to see how the portfolios will fit and if the DPS port will squeeze in there

What is the DPS port if I may ask?

As far as Silver Surfer goes nobody can top Jack Kirby because its his character people! But then there have been a lot of great artist on the character. John Buscema, Marshall Rogers, Ron Lim and Mike Allred. Their all good I would evaluate pages that I could acquire page by page to determine which would be the best if I were in the market for some but the current pricing takes it off my budget.

Romita 100 cover will command a good price tag and definitely worth it as long as no foul play takes place.