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    The Spreadsheet

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    4 hours ago, Varanis said:

    I use CAF for all of this. Perhaps it's odd, but I do keep a spreadsheet of pieces I don't own that I may have future interest in or just want to know where they're located. That lets me add links to the dealer or CAF page and take notes. I find markets and provenance fascinating, so I find it fun.

    Ah, I like this idea. I keep a pretty tight mental tally on some grail pieces, but a spreadsheet would be useful for others. 

    The Spreadsheet

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    51 minutes ago, Rick2you2 said:

    Spreadsheet? I don’t think I know who the artists are on some of the things I bought. I generally buy what I like, and that’s it; but I do take photo’s of the images and now use a shorthand code for the artist’s name and source (usually).

    <head explodes from anarchy>

    The Spreadsheet

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    Posted · Edited by dichotomy

    One piece of advice I wish I had gotten as my collection started to grow, and certainly when I ordered my second portfolio, was to start and maintain a spreadsheet.

     

    I gather there are at least a few other collectors that do this, but I wonder if it is as widespread as it ought to be (imho).

     

    I started a spreadsheet when I started to think about separate insurance for the collection, and once I started and implemented a rule that a piece cannot be framed or put into a portfolio UNTIL I enter the details into the spreadsheet, it has been easy to maintain.

     

    However, I still haven’t fully entered everything I bought before I started it, particularly in the heady first year of collecting, between cons/ebay/online. Most of it is archived in emails, but the con pieces are the ones you want to record asap because there is often no written record of how many benjamins you handed over to someone in a crowded line.

     

    Having it organized in a spreadsheet is much more convenient, and also gives me access to DATA!

     

    I track TITLE / DATE PURCHASED / MARKETPLACE / ARTIST(S) / PRICE / DATE SOLD / HISTORY / PHOTO / NOTES

     

    TITLE - Self explanatory

    DATE PURCHASED - I’ve settled on the day that I physically receive the art, but I can definitely see the value in adding DATE(S) PAID and changing this value to DATE RECEIVED. Particularly with commissions…

    MARKETPLACE - This is the Where and Who (if not direct from artist).

    ARTIST(S) - I try to include everyone I know has touched the piece.

    PRICE - SUM this column for a thoughtful pause about your life and choices. Also, for me this is a single amount that represents the amount I put in. I round up and down at my discretion. Buyer's premium is included, when applicable. 

    DATE SOLD - Date I mail it out and I also record the amount in this column. I very rarely sell so this works for me, but I suppose someone who trades more would want more details (when payment was received, how payment was received etc)

    HISTORY - One of the most important elements for me. As much information as I can gather about who owned the piece before me.

    PHOTO - Not strictly necessary, and does make the spreadsheet file much larger.

    NOTES - Any other details, like medium of the piece, artist sent a signed print too, on multiple boards etc.

     

    It’s by no means perfect. One column I’d add is DATE OF CREATION - it would be interesting to see what the average age of my collection is, value of collection by era etc.

     

    I know of one other board member who tracks some CAF stats as well, such as number of likes and comments. I’d be curious to see what others like to record.

    Original Art- sequential pages of sequential storytelling

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    Here's a sequence from Absolute Carnage: Immortal Hulk by Filipe Andrade. I picked up a few when the art was released but also managed to track down 2 more pages. Sorry, scrolls from bottom up the way the pics posted. But you can see how the sequence really comes to life when seen together. My page 18 was pretty useless until I managed to get 19 and then one can see the artistry and control of the panels much better. 

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    Silver Surfer Black #3 Original Art Edition Volume

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    Posted · Edited by dichotomy
    Weird box

    If anyone liked this and was on the fence about reading the books, do yourself a favor and pick up the trade. The 'Treasury' edition is absolutely fantastic. Well priced at your LCS. Great printing, feels fantastic in your hands,and VERY easy on the old eyes. Get this puppy in front of the Eisner committee and Moore/Stewart will be polishing their well deserved trophies in no time. 

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    Wolverine #85 cover that was on eBay

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    18 hours ago, grapeape said:

     

    How can eBay be taken seriously if a winning bid is not honored. Imagine HA letting an auction come to conclusion and then saying sorry, no sale....

    Shenanigans.

    As a relative newcomer to the hobby, honestly I don’t take eBay seriously. I know there’s gold to be had, but I don’t like the system. So far I can live with it. I’d rather buy off CAF from someone with a healthy gallery and lots of interactions. 

    Best of 2019 - Discussion Thread

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    9 hours ago, Brian Peck said:

    A friendly reminder....

    I want to remind everyone Best of 2019 is ONLY for original artwork acquired in 2019. 

    Any entry must NOT be actively for sale. Artists are also NOT ALLOWED to enter their own artworks.
     
    I have already come across an artist posting their own artwork for Best of. I have asked him to remove it.
     
     

     

    Next year maybe there could be 2 additional categories - one for active students to submit one piece and one for active working artists to submit one piece. Up and comers, as it were. 

    Who are some newer and/or lesser-known artists that you're into?

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    I’ll second Pepe Larraz. Ben Oliver is another artist with a great touch - both Pepe and Ben have produced some killer commissions as I’ve seen on CAF. Also relatively new is my favorite, Tradd Moore, an artist often missed by collectors not reading modern books. Truly, his art has to be seen in person to really be appreciated. I heard such good thing that I paid a relatively small sum to buy a page from a series a knew nothing about, and from the moment I saw it I was hooked. And the more I found out the more I was just gobsmacked by his art. From the House of Felix. 

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    Lee Bermejo

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    Damned is very odd - I noted that Brian, who usually doesn’t charge much, if anything to sign, was asking a lot for a Damned signature. Same thing for Bermejo. I wouldn’t be surprised if he has kept the pages, given the hype. I’ve been told the oomph value is because of the bat-wang. Regardless, I enjoyed Luthor more, and recently a page popped up on CAF so I picked it up and it became my first new art arrival of 2020. Luthor #3, pg. 6

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    Infinity Gauntlet is heading into TDKR and Killing Joke territory

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    Posted · Edited by dichotomy
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    22 hours ago, O. said:

    Just sold for $9.6k on HA; new auction record for a non-Thanos panel page.

     

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    This is a really nice page. It would be epic when paired with the next page. I think Perez will retain a premium over Lim. Future hipsters will see to it. I think I got one of those underpriced pages from Albert. Early in my career (so not long ago) and one of the best buys I ever made. Picked up a  page with a Thano panel very reasonable from HA and sold it within a year for 150% to a very nice collector, knowing full well that it will continue to appreciate. As a reader from that era IG definitely holds a special place, but definitely not on a pedestal. Haven’t read any Infinity stuff except IG and perfectly happy to leave it at that. Really wish Nebula had grabbed the gauntlet in the MCU...

     

    PS Also worth noting that A LOT of IG OA is with a single collector. I believe they have around 40 pages?