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Got my CAF Live Mystery Sketch in… Leo Sandler .. painted pretty happy with this

You may be joking about this but I have heard of a collector that will ask for a fee to let someone know where a piece they may want is….

Garney isn’t selling art anymore?

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I could be wrong.. if you know more fill me in!

I agree… I just pointed the blue lines out for all the bad feelings people have towards them , they seem to be garnering more love at auction than we have seen in the past.

900 blue lines???? Squishy?????

None of todays Byrnes felt “squishy”

Apples to oranges example… title splash vs interior half splash and again the X-men on the page look like X-men… the star jammers are “X-men adjacent characters “ it’s a full team shot of them and there is some action. Yes the disparity in price doesn’t equate to disparity in quality but to different animals . I would much rather the title splash personally

I thought it was an ok buy … yes half splash but rogue in a none rogue outfit - fury and kazar… I think people who want to spend up on lee Williams want X-men on there X-men pages… I actually thought the 248 page was the better buy but got dinged for green inks (I almost got it on a proxy bid lol)

Couple things in this… inks didn’t jive with the time period and the signature is also different from the time… so I thought there was something going on with it… maybe inked much later or not by bws? I spoke to a few collectors that had the same concerns

Made a whopper of a trade this week with a fellow boardie (and friend) smooth as silk … win win for both of us and went down with ease and a ton of respect on both sides. I can’t reiterate it enough explore trades where you can… that’s how you get what you really want!

I understand what you are saying… but i look at first appearance like I would look at any other significant story point.., Byrne X-men for instance one of the most sought after runs yet dark Phoenix saga gets a premium over proteus for instance… or silvestri X-men inferno gets a premium over run of the mill… kree/skrull war more then avg avengers .. etc etc … we love the art but we love the stories too that’s how we started with the art so premiums get added to the most loved stories and it should be the same for the introduction of the most beloved characters.

He is going to be in the movies and tv shows… don’t think this means anything

Brian you are such a tease! Your timing is terrible or I would be all over these

My one Card - not a marvel masterpiece but a jusko and I’m very happy to have it: https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1788967

Our angry friend tried to reunite it with its counter piece and failed… not sure if he is happy or sad from that happening

I agree it is a much more complex equation… just reacting to an over simplification that is trying to be pushed forward with contradictory data

I agree there is a correction on low end art happening as it was being pulled up by overzealous collectors who couldn’t source better pieces… but your CAL example holds no water as there were just as many “unsold” pieces at the height you speak of. Belaboring that point does reflect negatively on CAL as the metrics are similar to past events even without considering that there were no 6 figure pieces sold this time around.

One key word you over looked in my statement., marvel. That cover that was 1100 was not only uninspiring but also off brand.

I agree with you for the most part on card art… but I think the AA is not a great example as I thought 8100 was pretty fair considering his commissions start at 6500 now (excluding head sketches) . So 8100 for a published marvel piece seems right to me.

The 5500 unsold pieces in cal? Did you expect a sell out??? Lol… ten + percent of the art being sold (plus more that wasn’t marked sold which I know for a fact as my piece I bought still isn’t marked sold) is a fantastic mark. And over 1.2 million of sales that weekend with the top piece 27k (I could be off slightly as I’m working from memory) is astounding. Your hammering the Caf Live is baseless and actually does not support your sky is falling outlook.

Last call…mission is mostly accomplished …leaving these up for another day or so then back to lock down!

Xfactor page is now sold

X-men adventures on hold pending payment