artdealer

So very inaccurate and misleading.

l’ve taken the liberty to reach out to the seller to let him know.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/275501448649?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l3160&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=acfa339625d84127a8673f4d7dc51730&bu=43188601270&ut=RU&exe=0&ext=0&osub=-1~1&crd=20221016042004&segname=11021

On 10/8/2022 at 7:52 AM, KirbyCollector said:

Russ Manning SW Sundays priced HIGHER than some of the recent Al Williamson Hakes results? Good luck with that

Good luck with most of those prices  

On 10/8/2022 at 8:33 AM, tth2 said:

The original Robert Peak painting used for the poster for the James Bond movie "Thunderball" sold for $275k on Heritage.  Also, an illustration by Garth Williams from "Charlotte's Web" went for $21,250.

 

Nope, not Bob Peak. 
Robert McGinnis  

On 10/7/2022 at 10:54 PM, tth2 said:

Define "irritating cryptic posts".

Once again, if I thought it was anyones business how I know what Terry has, I would have said as much.

On 10/7/2022 at 3:05 PM, Logan510 said:

How am I supposed to define that? I heard this from someone who is friends with him and has known him for decades.

How about "a lot" 

Well, you could say 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 7/8, 

400 pages, 275 pages, 350 pages. 
Not a difficult question. 

And regardless who you heard it from, despite knowing Terry for “decades”, the number is probably incorrect. 

On 10/7/2022 at 1:33 PM, Logan510 said:

He did keep the vast majority. There was a time several years ago that he brought them to John Byrne's house so JB could sign them, I remember pictures being posted on Byrne's forum of the visit. I thought it was in preperation to sell them but I guess that wasn't the case. I was told by someone who knows him personally that he was saving them for his "retirement". but he's 70 and the market is pretty hot. He must be well off if he couldn't use a 7 figure payoff.

Define “vast majority”.

On 10/6/2022 at 9:34 AM, grapeape said:

That can be our new thread Mitch.Suggestions on ways to get Terry Austin to Become a CGC Boardie and Post His Collection!! We could help choose his thumb nail photo.

 

That will never happen.

On 10/6/2022 at 5:41 AM, drdonaldblake1 said:

Terry Austin ever come on these boards?

No. 

On 10/5/2022 at 7:16 PM, zhamlau said:

I’ve heard the same thing. Someone on here crapped on that idea but I don’t remember any specifics as to why it was wrong. Terry sold a few pages but overall the story is he kept the strong majority of it.

On 10/5/2022 at 7:16 PM, zhamlau said:

I’ve heard the same thing. Someone on here crapped on that idea but I don’t remember any specifics as to why it was wrong. Terry sold a few pages but overall the story is he kept the strong majority of it.

I think I was the one who “crapped” on that idea.

But only because I know more than virtually anyone, and have proof.

On 10/5/2022 at 5:50 PM, J.Sid said:

Legend has it he still has pretty much ALL of his X-Men pages.

That’s all it is, is legend  

The P.T. Barnum School of Art Dealing. 

On 9/17/2022 at 2:24 PM, jjonahjameson11 said:

You are so confusing that it’s dizzying trying to understand your point.

firstly, original art is a one of a kind item.  Trying to use the sale of a Byrne Xmen page from 2002 with the sale of a different Byrne Xmen page that sold in 2022 for 14x the 2002 page is folly.

but then to say that an Anderson Hawkman page, which didn’t even keep up with inflation during this same period will climb higher (assume you meant to say it will increase in price by x times faster than the Byrne Xmen) is ludicrous.

the Byrne Xmen pages will always be in demand, with fierce competition driving prices ever higher.

By comparison, not so much for Anderson Hawkman pages

And, unfortunately, Silver Age and Bronze Marvel art will always sell for more than Silver Age and Bronze DC art

I've just updated the website with new originals including...

Frank Miller - Sin City originals never offered before 

Will Eisner - Originals from the Spirit and various Graphic Novels.

Alex Toth - A selection of Sketch Pages

Will Elder - Goodman Beaver art

Pete Poplaski - Superman and Batman Dailies cover layouts.

Any questions? Please email me at mitkowitz@hvc.rr.com or call at 845-399-7312

Thanks for looking.

Always looking for consignments!!

Best,
Mitch Itkowitz
Graphic Collectibles

On 9/10/2022 at 9:25 AM, jjonahjameson11 said:

Yes, his words of wisdom can fill a city-sized septic tank

Or a very small spittoon. 

On 9/9/2022 at 11:48 PM, lobrac said:

Bechara has stated numerous times over the years that comic art only goes up. So there may be some basis for a class auction lawsuit here.

But very little of what he spouts means anything.

On 9/8/2022 at 10:21 AM, Michael Browning said:

I thought they were very light, too. I was watching several pages and none hit the results I figured.

I will say that a lot of pieces on C-link last night went high quickly, stayed that way and then didn’t move much in the end, which surprised me, especially the Thanos Quest pages.

Why does no one bring up the fact that 2 auctions ended the day before the big Heritage auction? 

I suspect the prices at C-link reflect that. 

Too much art offered at one time, prices will suffer for the earlier auction, especially when up against Heritage. 
 

But everyone can go back to “the sky is falling” scenario. 
 

M

Closed

On 8/31/2022 at 7:07 AM, Rick2you2 said:

Not really surprised. This is just another version of "market making", like shilling at public auctions.

On one piece I am watching, something odd is going on. There is very little public history of how much a particular artist's work sells for (I've bought privately, so I know). There were also about half a dozen pages of the artist's work listed for sale. All of a sudden, after sitting around in some cases for years, they all vanished. Then, some covers start coming up for auction. Very strange "coincidence". I'm thinking someone didn't want the public looking at low prices to gauge comparables, and bought or somehow manuevered them off the market in the hope the pieces would rise higher without comparables to consider. Is that possible? Has that happened before?

More than you think. 

Bumpity bump bump!

On 8/30/2022 at 9:39 AM, jaybuck43 said:

I know for a fact he is lying.  He has had this piece for almost a decade at this point.

(It looks much nicer in person, this is a copy from the fanzene it was published in).  I passed on it at $1,500, I passed on it at $2,500, and I passed on it this weekend at $6,500

He has had the Infantino Detective splash longer than a decade. 

On 8/30/2022 at 8:08 AM, kbmcvay said:

I think Mr. Mustache is blatantly lying here. He raises prices on things on his website all the time and unless every single one of those things was gifted to him they were bought. By him.

Of course Mr. Mustache does. 
Every one does, except me. 😁

On 8/26/2022 at 4:12 PM, Unstoppablejayd said:

AHHH_ i thought you retired from the big shows.. not fun little easy ones, 

Not fun for me.

Many other things I would rather do than sit in a crummy hotel on a nice Sunday.

On 8/26/2022 at 11:54 AM, Unstoppablejayd said:

Mitch you should come out to do one of these jersey shows! 

I’ve done one a couple years ago. That was enough for me. 
Besides I’m retired from exhibiting at shows. 

On 8/26/2022 at 7:34 AM, kbmcvay said: Bechara is basically a Donnely Brother with a mustache so his pricing will be firm.

Quite possibly the best and funniest post I’ve read on here in a while.