emme_jay

On 2/12/2019 at 4:30 AM, The Voord said:

I was thinking more in terms of a small drawing in relation to the overall size of the paper..  Now that you've provided overall dimensions, no, it's not as large as I thought it *might* have been.  In any case, now that you've located Russ and Doc Dave on the internet - they ought to provide you with better information, based on their Frazetta expertise.

Keep us posted on any feedback you get.

Thanks for your help. I will.

On 2/10/2019 at 1:39 PM, The Voord said:

If I were you, I'd consult Russ Cochran.  He brought a lot of these sketches directly to the market directly from Fritz.

How would I go about finding him?

17 hours ago, The Voord said:

I'm looking at the photo the OP posted and it looks pristine on a large sheet of paper.

The size is 10½ in. × 7¼ in. Is that considered a large sheet of paper?

On 2/2/2019 at 11:56 AM, aokartman said:

On 2/2/2019 at 5:11 AM, ESeffinga said:

 

My wife gets this question frequently.  How long did it take you to paint that?  She does realistic still life oil painting.  Her answer is usually tempered by a reflection on how long she has worked to get this good, but ultimately buyers really want to know, actually how long?  She now acknowledges her workplace schedules to collectors as best she can just to satisfy their curiosity.  It is a place where a conversation can then continue, since everyone uses their time in a personal way.  David



It would never occur to me too ask someone how long it takes to paint/create something. Then to try to equate the price with the amount of hours it took?  

On 2/2/2019 at 11:37 AM, batman_fan said:

On 2/2/2019 at 11:34 AM, JadeGiant said:

I think I agree. 

 

I shared the post as a recent asking price for a Frazetta sketch, not necessarily that it was the same, etc. 

It definitely helps to have a point of reference. I expect my drawing isn't worth nearly that much. 

5 hours ago, James J Johnson said:

you're referring to the reddish pink coloration that permeates through to the inside from the red inks on the outside of the covers, no. In my opinion, it's not from pressing. I've seen that many times on books straight out of being stored since the 40s/50s (original owner collections).

Yes, that was what I was referring to. This was the only comic in the collection of about 40 golden age comics that had this issue. I thought maybe he did something different to this one.

Armed with fresh knowledge about pressing and cleaning, I reinspected the comics now in my possession and noticed that a few of them may have been cleaned and/or pressed. As you can see in the pics, It looks like some color bled from front and back cover through to their respective inside pages. Was this a failed attempt at cleaning?  I thought it was weird that only the red color bled through. How does it affect the grade? The back cover looks as blurry and faded in person as it does in the picture.

  So far, I've had 18 comics graded. One golden age comic came back with an amateur restoration grading. I had no clue it was restored. I can't even see it.  The majority of the other comics I sent out in the first batch we're silver age, so maybe they were in better condition, not needing restoration. Before I have anymore comics graded (all golden age), should I get a black light to see if restoration has been done? Since restoration seems to be taboo, I'm not sure if it would be worth them getting graded and encapsulated.

Thanks in advance for your input!

7 hours ago, ESeffinga said:

But I’d only sell if I could set eyes on and have folks that’d know set eyes on it as well. The rest is conjecture.

Ok, message me your address. I'll ship it right out for you to inspect. 

Also, what makes you think CBCS didn't have an expert look at it? How else do companies get signatures and artwork authenticated? I've had dozens of signatures authenticated from this collection. There are in-house people who are hired to authenticate signatures. 

7 hours ago, ESeffinga said:

So a low res scan posted on here doesn’t mean a ton. 

I originally did a super high res scan, 1200 dpi, but I was afraid it would look distorted on the message boards.

3 hours ago, MGS said:

Zanadu did close last year (R.I.P.), but I believe the owner, Perry, is still active online.  It’s a real long shot that this drawing came through the store, but I guess you could try contacting him at zanadu@zanaducomics.com.

Mike

Thanks. I don't know how much my brother went in there after the early 90s, but it couldn't hurt to ask.

1 hour ago, vodou said:

OP try to find something, a receipt, anything that 'helps' sell this. Otherwise, newbs will bid/buy, thinking it's a deal, but old-timers (because they know) will pass right by

Ugh. He had a lot of receipts and notes inserted in books. He had (and I still have) thousands of books. I know I tossed a lot of them. Guess I'll do some more digging. He made a lot of comic purchases through a shop called Zanadu Comics in Seattle. I just checked and they closed in 2018. I'm pretty sure I'd remember a receipt for this drawing. 

My sister also left half of my brother's belongings in his apartment when the movers came to move the boxes that I spent three days packing. It still makes me sick to think about. 

17 minutes ago, JadeGiant said:

33 minutes ago, comicwiz said:

 

I agree. Based on the backstory, it sounds like you most likely have a legitimate Fraz sketch. Do your diligence and list at a big auction house and I would think you will do well. 

I don't think I meet the requirements to auction it at Heritage. I'll check out Hakes.

43 minutes ago, vodou said:

Provenance, which it appears you do not have, would be very valuable. The CBCS aspect is essentially worthless (sorry).

A good chunk of my brother's comic books are Frazetta related. The provenance is he had more than a few collections of comics, books, artwork, records, concert posters, movie posters, etc.  I had books signed by Ray Bradbury, Walt Disney, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Ernest Hemingway, he even had a letter from friggin' Charles Dickens in his collection.  All signatures were authenticated before the books were auctioned off. If you need the name and phone number of the auction house, I'll be more than happy to provide it. 

Say what you want about CBCS but Beckett's is a very trustworthy source for signature authentication and I have no reason to believe they got this one wrong. But hey, you do you, Debbie Downer.

1 hour ago, ESeffinga said:

Broody Conan is a plus, but there isn’t any of that Fraz motion or curvy ladies that IMO bring the primo sketch dollars.

I have come across items he had hidden in his book collection. I've been through all of them more than once, Hoping to make another discovery. Curvy lady sketch would be clutch.

1 hour ago, ESeffinga said:

Well this thread got interesting. I was expecting some 90s spandex hero marker doodle to be the topic.

2 hours ago, faust1104 said:

How does one know that this is genuine/authentic?

I had the signature verified by CBCS. Their thought process was if the signature was authentic, the art would be as well.

10 hours ago, stinkininkin said:

There are many guys on this message board who could easily give you an estimate, and a fairly accurate one.  Take a pic and post it here and take the average estimates you get back as a pretty solid barometer of what you have.  

I have a small original ink sketch by a comic artist that was part of my brother's comic collection. I really wish I knew how he got it. Probably an interesting story. 

I'd like to keep it for sentimental reasons but it should be framed and on display by someone who'd appreciate it daily. I have it locked up for safe keeping. No one is enjoying  or has enjoyed it for at least 30 years.

How do I go about getting it appraised without sending it out? No way am I putting it in the mail for someone to inspect. I absolutely do not want an auction house/site to assign it a value. I feel appraising and sales shouldn't be done at the same place. It's such a conflict of interest. 

2 minutes ago, comicquant said:

If you did it would essentially roll the back half of the book out past the front cover and would stick out probably 1/4

Ah, that makes sense. I have a few that are cut similarly to the one I posted. So if the all the pages line up, it is cut properly and isn't a roll. Thank you!

I'm still sort of new at this. I didn't even know pressing was a thing until a few weeks ago. I wasn't sure if realigning the spine would make a significant enough improvement in grade. I realized book-in-hand inspection is the best way to determine if it is a good candidate. I think it is but I don't know if I'm a good enough judge yet. I would also be getting is graded and slabbed so I can eventually sell it. Thanks in advance!

11 hours ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

@emme_jay welcome to the Boards 

Hope you can meet your goals

 

 

Thank you!

On 1/6/2019 at 2:38 PM, Bomber-Bob said:

To be honest, they can probably see this was your first submission = you are not a regular customer (yet). If you were a regular customer, they may be more inclined to give you that credit but, for all they know, you are a one and done. 

First submission or not, it shouldn't matter. What are the chances of getting repeat business with their convoluted, time consuming solution? 

They admitted it was their mistake yet  you have to bend over backwards to get it resolved? Yeah, sorry. That's the opposite of customer service 101.