Unstoppablejayd

I have been thinking about this for a week or so.. and with my 2nd full year of OA collecting behind me i finally think I am getting the hang of it... Goals for me 1) Be disciplined... think before you buy. Sleep on it before making a decision unless you are sure 2) Continue My X-men plan.. lots of artists to still check off my list of everyone who worked at least three consecutive issues on the main title.. but Jim Lee is time.. I need an uncanny page this year 3) Be selective with modern art.. good subjects with great art and A pages only 4) trust my instincts and do not be afraid to stretch a little for something I love.. do not be a slave to comps the way the market is going it will quickly catch up and I may not get another shot. 5) Finally a couple artists I would like to add representation to my collection from Sam Kieth, Bernie Wrightson and George Perez.

Art related positives from 2020?? OK I have a few @AnkurJ Helped me get a piece I wanted real bad by facilitating a trade with his own stuff to acquire the piece and then sell it to me at a fantastic price! Bought a couple beauties of pieces off of these here boards for very fair prices thank you @Unca Ben and @Infamouspure22 and one other that their screen name escapes me at the moment Made a great trade with @romitaman ! thank you Mike! Anthony Snyder has hooked me up with a few great deals this year.. he always takes care of the locals! Paolo at cadence helped me get a page I wanted before it was even published!! And finally thank you to the new Hobby friends I have made in 2020 and the boardies who are always here to help!

I ordered a couple pieces at the end of November and received them the end of December. I think this thread pops up around this time every year.. Cadence has holiday sales on all their artists at that time.. they sell an immense amount of stuff at that time and get backed up shipping.. personally I would prefer the sales continue even if it means waiting a bit longer for my art... just my 2 cents.. I also think the USPS is a mess right now and that is amplifying the problem.

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Holy ! Not only did my gift giver @Old_Man_Adam personally drop my mystery box off (who knew he was local) he packed it full of so much goodness! What an amazing assortment of goodies!! This is above and beyond generous and should keep me busy for quite some time! Thank you Adam and a pleasure meeting you!

Published Extraordianary X-men 12 page 14 Humberto Ramos

Unpublished magneto by Rafa Sandoval

Published - Wolverine Black White and Blood issue 1 page 6 by Josh Cassara with hand painted reds by Cassara

One of my favorite OA threads of the year!

It is possible it was less attended.. but I think it was difficult to read..as there was a line to get in from the time I go there until when I left. So I think it seemed like attendance was off because of controlled admission.

It is not that I am not concerned with what is going on.. but what I am saying is that the comic shows JP runs and the NJ art con were both very well done from a safety stand point and as far as I know there were no issues. I was at the comic art con in NJ and the attendance seemed just about the same as it was pre pandemic.

Agree 100% on this.. I was speaking on the 5-10k range being a tough find.

I would take one for sure on the High end of the tier it is in.. like I stated earlier I paid 4k for a lovely page of Scott and Madelyn in no costume sharing a quiet moment.. I love the page and to be honest i was very happy to get it - I admit I have only been collecting for 2 years and it is only the second page I have ever seen offered for sale in any format of that run. With JRJR first run pages breaking 4k at auction over the last few pages - I firmly believe that the small revered smith run on uncanny for a costumed main character some action would be much more likely to break 10k then stay under.

If you have not seen this yet- Anthony Snyder is having a small art show himself In NJ. it looks interesting so I figured I would share. He is having it in conjunction with the people who have Comic shows here which have been very well done during the pandemic so i do not have to many worries about safety. I will be going so I hope to see other collectors too! https://www.comicartfans.com/article.asp?NID=9168

Lol- I know I paid 4k for nothing near an A level page last year..

If anyone is selling an A level Paul Smith page for 5-10k let me know. I will take it.. maybe multiple! Thanks

Where are Paul Smith X-men pages now?

My last three pieces for 2020- I was able to work out a trade with Anthony Snyder for this Humberto Ramos ASM 9 Splash/2nd print cover. Happy to have an ASM Cover in the collection. and in a separate trade I acquired this Adi Granov Silk Spectre and Marcos To Venomized Wolverine- took over a month to get down from Canada but really happy to add a Granov. I have not posted my 2021 collecting goals yet but one of them is to streamline my collection and try to add quality over quantity and I think both of these trades are a good start! Happy New Year everyone!

Baller!!

Mine also hit the mail today!

Thank you so much to the organizers.. the gifters the pickers and peanut gallery!! One of my favorite events on the boards!

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