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Grant Turner

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    Financial Issues or More Inventory?

    in Original Comic Art

    Posted · Edited by Grant Turner

    It seems as if we are at a proverbial line in the sand.

    on one hand, long term collectors; saying “that’s not the FMV, based on my history and knowledge”

    on the other, sellers; saying “it’s the new normal”, based on current trends, and a little prognostication.

    I think within the next two or three big auctions we’ll have a better idea who’s right.

     

    (as an example to John E, I’m watching something on eBay.  Its a page from a key Marvel Bronze Age #1 that doesn’t feature the title character.  The book is the first appearance of another Marvel luminary, one of my favorites, but he doesn’t appear, he’s just mentioned.  I’m tempted to go for it just for that reason, but it’s about 2x-3x what I think it should be worth.  Seller has already marked it down once. Now I just wait to see if he’ll go lower still)

     

    Are you content with your collection?

    in Original Comic Art

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    On 5/25/2022 at 12:07 PM, delekkerste said:

    Very happy. I mean, sure, there are things that I still would love to own, things I know that I will never get at this point, things I wish I had bought or bought more of, things I wish I hadn't sold, etc. But, all-in-all, I'm extremely happy with my collection and am very content with what I have.

    I consider anything I get these days - which is a dozen pieces so far in 2022, more than what I bought in 2020 & 2021 combined - as just gravy at this point. And, the current prices make it a lot easier to just say "Nah, I don't need ________ that badly" and to make me more appreciative of the pieces I already own. 2c 

    That’s me too! It’s all gravy now!

    (and you’re spot on. With prices as they are, it’s much easier to look and admire than look and desire)

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    Are you content with your collection?

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    About 8 years ago I sold my comic book collection to devote my full attention to comic art.  

    I managed to raise about some decent money and used it to pretty good effect.  I acquired some great pieces, and some pieces I liked but didn’t love.  Those pages I used to trade up. Some trades I made huge gains, some were loses, but I was able to continue to refine and grow the collection and now have about 2x what I started with in art.

    But flash forward to the present, and the truth is, I love everything I have.  I no longer have anything I’d want to offer up for a trade.  

    And now here’s the thing.  With no trade options, and not being independently wealthy, I now have anywhere between $500- $2500 I would be willing/able to spend on art. As the hobby gets pricier and pricier, that might, but 9 times out of 10, probably won’t, be enough to get the pieces I want (I collect Silver and Bronze Age Marvel).

    Obviously, deals are still out there, but I’ll need to be vigilant and more than a little lucky to keep my collection growing.

    All that to say, I’m actually content with what I’ve amassed. I’ve got some real cool first appearance pages. Pages by all of my favorite artists. It’s a small but mighty collection.

    What about you guys? As you find yourself priced out of the hobby are you happy with what you’ve got?  
     

    (here’s a link to my CAF page If you want to see what I’ve got)

    https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=130820

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    Comic Art Live - anyone buy anything?

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    I bought a Ditko Daredevil 235 page featuring Mr Hyde, that I felt was reasonably priced (and I’ve been wanting a Ditko, Marvel, pre 90’s page for my collection)

    the page right before it in the book, featuring the same characters and almost identical in layout and design, sold on heritage a month ago for twice what I paid for mine, so I think the seller was being fair

    so I’m pretty happy!A34A907E-ADB7-4659-BFA7-CBB5907E5EF8.jpeg.99e50146eb70fdbb8de4128d35a7f166.jpeg

    Heritage April Auction

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    There is obviously a Spider-Man premium, but this seems to be the highest priced Ayers solo panel page ever, and there’s still 9 days to go.  
    Technically only spider’s 8th appearance so probably a steal even at that price

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    Comiclink winter auction

    in Original Comic Art

    Posted · Edited by Grant Turner

    I had a 20k+ item I debated about selling on comiclink.  I just worried it wouldn’t clear $25k and after fees I’d end up around 22k

    i opted for heritage and it sold for 32, and they waived sellers fees so I cleared 25k

    still not sure if I was right, but that was my thought process.  A similar page (maybe even a better page same artist, same era) sold last week right at 25k (on CLink)

    but then I sold several $500-$5000 pieces on CLink’s last auction, and they all performed where I was hoping with the lower sellers fee netting me 10% more.

    so, all that to say, price point may be an issue, timing is likely an issue, and other non controllables.

    maybe if I have another 20k+ page I go back to heritage, but CLink certainly won my respect this last time around

    (although it took to the literal last second for every page to trip its target!)

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    The OFFICIAL "This week in your ORIGINAL ART collection?"

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    Luke Cage Hero for Hire 2 pg 20 by Tuska and Graham

    Got this in from the last big Heritage auction.

    I’ve been hunting for a page from this book (particularly one with Claire, in her first appearance) for some time! I was really happy to pick it up, and for less than I was prepared to go for it!

    lovely early Luke Cage A053FF79-4891-4F47-A08D-66D856384395.jpeg.59a635175b30b65fbac8ecdcd45f017c.jpeg

    Jan Heritage Auction putting up some nice artwork

    in Original Comic Art

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    On a positive note, I just won a page that I’ve wanted, from a book where I’ve seen other pages, on dealer websites, go for more than 1000-1500 more (I know all pages aren’t created equally, but I was prepared to spend $2,500 and got it for $1,500)

    so there are still opportunities out there, but man it requires patience!

    (probably didn’t hurt that it was late in the day on Sunday too…)

    First appearance page?

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    I’ve seen many use the distinction “birth page” for the very first page the character appears vs “first appearance page” which is a page from the book where the character first appears 

    yours sounds to be a definite first appearance page.  Whether it’s the birth page could be debated