romitaman

Thanks for the help earlier...on the 2 thors and maroto pieces......it was very much appreciated!

Just curious if anyone can figure out these 3:

i've tried without success to figure these out online........

signature on the surfer piece?

also picked up this Nick Percival crazy female clown killer clown babe piece...I wasn't sure if it could be from a  2000 AD?

and this falcon pinup with artist initials "DB" 1994 in the rocks below his feet

Our esteemed list here is always great at helping....so any help is greatly appreciated...Thanks

Mike

18 hours ago, delekkerste said:

Probably the same person(s) who was expecting $46K on that ASM #365 cover at CLink. 

ASM interior and cover art by just about any artist (pre-400) is BY FAR the most sought after art in our ENTIRE HOBBY!!!!

Dont you know that by now Gene!!!! .........................

No comments on the Delbo DC backup Story selling for over 10k???? (that one shocked me)

HELLO AGAIN FELLOW ART COLLECTORS!

YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD ART DEALER here, hoping everyone reading this is doing well this first week of March! 

Always remember folks.....We offer more quality Silver, Bronze, and Copper Age Marvel and DC comic art than ANYONE in the hobby.......

OK.....We had a nice update on February 27th With 125 NEW pieces of art for sale .....

We are going super strong again with 91 more nice covers, pinups, splashes, and pages added FOR SALE...With some HIGHER END ART by the likes of:

Sal Buscema
John Cassaday
Ernie Chan
Gene Colan
Jeffrey Jones
Jack Kirby
Ray Lago
Bob Layton
Chris Marrinan
Irv Novick
Paulo Siqueira
Wally Wood

We now have 642 "ALL NEW" pieces of great art added to the ROMITAMAN WEBSITE in just the past 60 days, so please check them out!

We "ALWAYS" work time payments better than ANYONE in the hobby,
so PLEASE don't hesitate to contact us if you are interested in ANY ARTWORK on our website!

All of our new art can be seen by clicking this link right below!

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So Check out "ALL" of these VERY DETAILED, "COLOR" SCANS which we ALWAYS "HAND SCAN" individually to get the best image possible for you!

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We are always working hard so we can meet all of your art collecting
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Here are the 91 new pieces of artwork added to our website in this newest update:


'Island Girl' - Oil And Mixed Media Painting On Thick Board (Very Large) NEW 3/4
Jeffrey Jones (painter)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $7500

'Mill on the River' Large Landscape Painting (1960s)NEW 3/4
Luis Dominguez (painter)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $400

Action Comics #900 p 48 SPLASH (DOOMSDAY & 4 SUPERMEN!) 2011 NEW 3/4
Jesus Merino (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Splash Page
Price: $850

Adventures of Spider-Man #4 p 16 (1996) NEW 3/4
Alex Saviuk (penciller)
Rob Stull (inker)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $275

Batman Adventures #31 p 1 SPLASH (1994) NEW 3/4
Rick Burchett (inker)
Dev Madan (penciller)
Art Type: Splash Page
Price: $500

Batman Incredibly Detailed Pinup (HAND DRAWN LOGO TOO!) NEW 3/4
Paulo Siqueira (all)
Art Type: Pinup
On Hold

Batman Pinup NEW 3/4
Whilce Portacio (all)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $350

Batman Pinup (2009) NEW 3/4
Nicola Scott (all)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $200

Batman Strikes #17 p 9 (BATMAN BATTLES RIDDLER!) 2005 NEW 3/4
Terry Beatty (inker)
Christopher Jones (penciller)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $250

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #137 p 14 (Batman, James Gordon, Bat-Signal!) 2000 NEW 3/4
Paul Gulacy (penciller)
Jimmy Palmiotti (inker)
Art Type: Interior Page
On Hold

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #137 p 16 (Batman & James Gordon!) 2000 NEW 3/4
Paul Gulacy (penciller)
Jimmy Palmiotti (inker)
Art Type: Interior Page
On Hold

Black Cat Mixed Media PinupNEW 3/4
Ray Lago (all)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $1700

Cable Pinup NEW 3/4
Reilly Brown (all)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $100

Captain America Pinup NEW 3/4
Stuart Immonen (all)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $225

Captain America Pinup (2009) NEW 3/4
Allen Bellman (all)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $300

Comedian Bloody Badge Pinup NEW 3/4
Dave Gibbons (all)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $350

Comics' Greatest World: Ghost p 15 (1993) NEW 3/4
Adam Hughes (penciller)
Mark Farmer (inker)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $550

Conan Fully Inked Large Pinup (1975) NEW 3/4
George Perez (all)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $500

Conan the Adventurer #12 p 7 (SWEET CONAN PAGE!) 1995 NEW 3/4
Rafael Kayanan (penciller)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $550

Creepy #71 LARGE Cover Recreation (2008) NEW 3/4
Ken Kelly (all)
Art Type: Cover
Price: $900

Daredevil Penciled Chapter 4 p 1 Splash Page NEW 3/4
Gene Colan (all)
Art Type: Splash Page
Price: $1500

Daredevil Pinup (2004) NEW 3/4
John Romita Jr. (all)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $150

Deadpool Mixed Media Pinup NEW 3/4
Reilly Brown (all)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $300

Doc Savage: Curse of the Fire God #3 p 24 SPLASH (1995) NEW 3/4
Pat Broderick (penciller)
Art Type: Splash Page
Price: $300

Fantastic Four #81 p 19 (1968) NEW 3/4
Jack Kirby (penciller)
Joe Sinnott (inker)
Art Type: Interior Page
On Hold

Flash #229 p 1 SPLASH (FLASH SEES IRIS'S GRAVE!) 2005 NEW 3/4
Val Semeiks (penciller)
John Livesay (inker)
Art Type: Splash Page
Price: $400

Gambit mixed Media Pinup (2009) NEW 3/4
Tim Sale (all)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $500

Green Arrow Detailed Pinup (2011) NEW 3/4
David Finch (all)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $800

Green Lantern #62 p 20 (1968) NEW 3/4
Sid Greene (inker)
Jack Sparling (penciller)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $750

Green Lantern Corps #8 p 20 (R'amey Holl Battles Monster!) 2006 NEW 3/4
Patrick Gleason (penciller)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $125

Hawkeye Pinup (2011) NEW 3/4
Ben Templesmith (all)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $200

Hellboy Pinup NEW 3/4
Mike Mignola (all)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $300

House of Secrets #113 p 1 SPLASH (VAMPIRES CORNER A MAN!) 1973 NEW 3/4
Nestor Redondo (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Splash Page
Price: $750

Incredible Hulk Pinup NEW 3/4
Herb Trimpe (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $500

Incredible Hulk Pinup Drawn On Post Card NEW 3/4
Herb Trimpe (all)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $300

Iron Man #32 p 18 (1970)NEW 3/4
George Tuska (penciller)
Mike Esposito (inker)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $750

Jimmy Olsen #118 p 4 (Jimmy Olsen Gets Robin Hood & Little John To Stop Crooks!) 1968 NEW 3/4
Pete Costanza (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $250

Jimmy Olsen #118 p 5 SPLASH (Jimmy Olsen, Don Quixote, D'Artagnan, Captain Ahab Stop Crooks!) 1968 NEW 3/4
Pete Costanza (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Splash Page
Price: $400

Jimmy Olsen #118 p 7 (PLAYING CARDS - KINGS & JACKS COME TO LIFE to Stop Crooks!) 1968 NEW 3/4
Pete Costanza (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $350

Jimmy Olsen #118 p 8 (THE JOLLY GREEN GIANT COMES TO LIFE to Stop Crooks!) 1968 NEW 3/4
Pete Costanza (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $350

Jon Sable Freelance #17 p 25 (1984) NEW 3/4
Mike Grell (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $250

Jon Sable Freelance #18 p 24 (1984) NEW 3/4
Mike Grell (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $250

Kamandi #32 p 1 SPLASH (Kamandi & Beast-Men!) 1975 NEW 3/4
Jack Kirby (penciller)
D. Bruce Berry (inker)
Art Type: Splash Page
Price: $5000

Kamandi #32 p 2 (Kamandi, Ben Boxer, Beast-Men!) 1975 NEW 3/4
Jack Kirby (penciller)
D. Bruce Berry (inker)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $2800

Kidnapped #1 p 11 (2009)NEW 3/4
Mario Gully (penciller)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $100

Kull #2 p 23 (1975) NEW 3/4
Jess Jodloman (all)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $400

Marvel Spotlight #26 p 14 'THE SCARECROW' (1975)NEW 3/4
Ruben Yandoc (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $300

New Avengers: Hero Exchange #1 p 5 SPLASH (2010) NEW 3/4
Scott Koblish (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Splash Page
Price: $600

Our Army at War #207 (Almost Complete Story - Minus p 3) 1969 NEW 3/4
Ed Robbins (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Full Story
Price: $550

Our Army at War #207 (Complete 4 Page Story!) 1969 NEW 3/4
Sid Greene (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Full Story
Price: $650

Para Troop #2 Cover (Max & Carmen!) 1998 NEW 3/4
Eddy Newell (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Cover
Price: $600

Pep #370 SPLASH (1980)NEW 3/4
Dan DeCarlo (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $450

Phantom Devil, Hero Hand Colored Pinup (2014) NEW 3/4
Paul Ryan (all)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $600

Rat Creature Pinup NEW 3/4
Tristan "T-REX" Jones (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $200

Rogue Pinup Over Michael Golden Lightbox (2008)NEW 3/4
Joe Rubinstein (all)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $250

ROM #32 p 1 SPLASH ('EARLY' ROGUE, MYSTIQUE, & DESTINY BATTLE HYBRID!) 1982 NEW 3/4
Sal Buscema (penciller)
Joe Sinnott (inker)
Art Type: Splash Page
Price: $4500

ROM #32 p 17 (ROM & 'EARLY' ROGUE BATTLE HYBRID!) 1982 NEW 3/4
Sal Buscema (penciller)
Joe Sinnott (inker)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $2000

ROM #32 p 19 (ROM, HYBRID, EARLY MYSTIQUE BATTLE!) 1982 NEW 3/4
Sal Buscema (penciller)
Joe Sinnott (inker)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $2000

RORSCHACH Pinup NEW 3/4
Dave Gibbons (all)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $500

Sandman #2 p 1 SPLASH (1974) NEW 3/4
Ernie Chan (penciller)
Mike Royer (inker)
Art Type: Splash Page
Price: $2500

Sandman #2 p 12 (SANDMAN IN EVERY PANEL!) 1974 NEW 3/4
Ernie Chan (penciller)
Mike Royer (inker)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $600

Sandman #2 p 13 (SANDMAN BATTLE IN EVERY PANEL!) 1974 NEW 3/4
Ernie Chan (penciller)
Mike Royer (inker)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $600

Sandman #2 p 16 (SANDMAN BATTLES DR. SPIDER IN EVERY PANEL!) 1974 NEW 3/4
Ernie Chan (penciller)
Mike Royer (inker)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $650

Sexy Bikini Clad Hero Babe Page 3 NEW 3/4
Jack Sparling (penciller)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $350

Spectacular Spider-Man #208 p 3 (SPIDER-MAN & THE SHROUD BATTLING!) 1993 NEW 3/4
Sal Buscema (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $650

Spectacular Spider-Man #208 p15 (SPIDER-MAN & THE SHROUD BATTLING!) 1993 NEW 3/4
Sal Buscema (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $650

Spectacular Spider-Man #208 p17 (SPIDER-MAN & THE SHROUD BATTLING!) 1993 NEW 3/4
Sal Buscema (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $850

Spectacular Spider-Man #208 p18 (SPIDER-MAN & THE SHROUD BATTLING!) 1993 NEW 3/4
Sal Buscema (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $850

Spider-Man #25 p 19 SPLASH (COVER SCENE..WOW!) 1992 NEW 3/4
Chris Marrinan (penciller)
Art Type: Splash Page
Price: $1800

Spider-Man Head Pinup (2001) NEW 3/4
John Romita Sr. (all)
Art Type: Pinup
On Hold

Spider-Man Pinup NEW 3/4
Stuart Immonen (all)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $200

Stan Lee Pinup (2012) NEW 3/4
David Mack (all)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $400

Star Trek #7 p 23 (1980) NEW 3/4
Klaus Janson (inker)
Mike Nasser (penciller)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $450

Superboy #180 p 6 (1971)NEW 3/4
Bob Brown (layouts)
Murphy Anderson (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $350

Superboy #188 p 6 (1972)NEW 3/4
Bob Brown (layouts)
Murphy Anderson (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $350

Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #222 p 1 SPLASH (1976) NEW 3/4
Bob Layton (inker)
Mike Nasser (penciller)
Art Type: Splash Page
Price: $2800

Superman #260 p 2 (1972)NEW 3/4
Bob Brown (layouts)
Dave Cockrum (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $300

Superman for All Seasons #4 p 18 (THANKSGIVING DINNER AT THE KENTS!) 1998 NEW 3/4
Tim Sale (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $800

Swamp Thing #41 p 10 (1983) NEW 3/4
Alfredo Alcala (inker)
Steven Bissette (penciller)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $750

The Shadow / Green Hornet: Dark Nights #5 Cover NEW 3/4
John Cassaday (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Cover
Price: $1100

The Tenth #6 p 10 (1998)NEW 3/4
Tony Daniel (penciller)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $175

THOR Incredibly Detailed Pinup (2010) NEW 3/4
Joe Sinnott (all)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $400

Titans Giant #1 Cover (WOW!!!) NEW 3/4
Paulo Siqueira (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Cover
Price: $2500

Warheads: Black Dawn #2 Cover (1993) NEW 3/4
Charlie Adlard (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Cover
Price: $850

Web of Spider-Man #119 p 16 (1994) NEW 3/4
Steven Butler (penciller)
Randy Emberlin (inker)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $275

Wizard King Trilogy p 28 (Large Art) NEW 3/4
Wally Wood (pencils and inks)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $1800

Wonder Woman #175 p 6 HALF SPLASH (SILVER AGE, WONDER WOMAN BATTLES MR. GARGOYLE'S GANG!) 1967 NEW 3/4
Irv Novick (penciller)
Mike Esposito (inker)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $2000

Wonder Woman #175 p 7 (SILVER AGE, WONDER WOMAN BATTLES MR. GARGOYLE'S GANG!) 1967NEW 3/4
Irv Novick (penciller)
Mike Esposito (inker)
Art Type: Interior Page
Price: $2000

Wonder Woman Kneeling Painting (Large) NEW 3/4
Joe Chiodo (painter)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $1200

Wonder Woman Pinup (2013) NEW 3/4
Nicola Scott (all)
Art Type: Pinup
Price: $200

X-Men: Liberators #2 p 17 SPLASH (WOLVERINE BATTLE COVER SCENE!) 1998 NEW 3/4
Phil Jimenez (penciller)
Keith Aiken (inker)
Art Type: Splash Page
Sold

**** We will be having ANOTHER KEY update VERY SOON as we keep getting in more and more new artwork to offer.
so STAY TUNED AND CHECK OUT OUR SITE OFTEN!!!*******
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and now for my....... THINGS I THINK ABOUT.............................

Only in This Stupid World ......

Only in This Stupid World ...... do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.

Only in This Stupid World .....do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet Coke.

Only in This Stupid World .....do banks leave vault doors open and then chain the pens to the counters..

Only in This Stupid World ......do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage.

Only in This Stupid World ..........do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight..

Only in This Stupid World ....do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering.

EVER WONDER ... Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?

Why don't you ever see the headline 'Psychic Wins Lottery'?

Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word?

Why is it that Doctors call what they do 'practice'?

Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dish washing liquid made with real lemons?

Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?

Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?

Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?

Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?

Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?

You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?!

Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?

Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?

I like this one!!! If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?

If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?

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for purchase or for time payment options, contact us privately at mikeburkey@aol.com for a speedy reply back!

We are ALWAYS looking to BUY AND TRADE FOR ANY and ALL ART, so give us a
shout out if you EVER have art you want to sell or trade!

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We will be having another great art update soon with some A LOT MORE silver and bronze age art included so keep looking! :) 

Till Next time ..........ENJOY the beginning of MARCH and KEEP CHECKING OUR WEBSITE DAILY AS NEW ART GETS ADDED ALL THE TIME UNTIL OUR NEXT UPDATE! :)

Take Care!

Mike Burkey

contact us anytime at: mikeburkey@aol.com 

www.romitaman.com

6 hours ago, jjonahjameson11 said:

Ending tonight.

nice page.. i missed out on winningf it...

11 hours ago, wurstisart said:

Create a chat where you can call each other out and be happy if the others post get deleted. Right on !

And let’s keep this one about “flip of the day”.

in case you've been living under a rock for the past 4 years.... 50 plus poster per day "VODOU" here continually posts his BS on just about every post I previously make on nearly every topic i post on this CGC board about Comic art... He cant help himself...... so you are barking up the wrong tree here..... Maybe you should email him privately (or publicly) and ask him when he is going to grow up.

On 2/20/2020 at 7:01 PM, robert frey said:

i think that is a recreation and not the original cover even.

Sorry Robert...but you are incorrect here.

AnkurJ...i'm not exactly sure where this bragging about CASH post of yours came from? 

but if it makes you feel better, you can call my bank if you want know where all my "cash" is.....LOL

whatever your area code is that you kept texting me from, bottom line is......you acknowledged it was you when I asked if it was you, asking me questions about comic art like you were my buddy...while posting on these very boards at the same time to the contrary.

It's pretty clear now that i'm asking nicely for you to please text others AND contact others from now on when you want to know art values and when you have comic art questions......

That's best for us both going forward...and I hope you will agree.

Thanks

romitaman

RON!!!!

I've been telling people for the past 20 years that KYLE HOTZ is one of the most under rated and under-appreciated artists in our ENTIRE HOBBY!!!!! 

How he doesnt have steady work in our hobby on a great horror book or "ANY" title is beyond me...

He draws very similar to KELLEY JONES and i may be wrong but i think they used to share a studio, and if not, they did work closely together on many projects.... but i love kyle Hotz's art and if only he had gotten the "WALKING DEAD" art  gig way back when...WOW would everyone really know him a lot better today!!!!

30 minutes ago, Rick2you2 said:

Can someone please fill in some dealer’s names in the “underpriced” quadrants?

Well they are all "out of business"...... LOL

The main one who comes to mind for me mostly would be Al Czarnecki!

I Think his business was called "A OK ENTERPRISES" back in the day....great guy Al was! 

had he kept 1/100th of what he was selling for john and Sal Buscema he'd be a multi-millionaire today!!!

( i heard a rumor Al was a custodian somewhere now.....i hope that rumor is not true..as Again..Al was a great guy and deserved better!)

On 2/17/2020 at 8:04 AM, AnkurJ said:

Mike

I have zero interest in trying to “bring you down.” I choose no longer to deal with you and many others in this hobby due to the fact that you feel your actions are excusable. Whether I speak to you here or at a show, I would hardly expect an honest answer. All things are taken with a grain of salt.

That being said, newcomers in the hobby should know the truth of all that has happened. Thank you for confirming it again here so we don’t have to dig up old threads, some of which are long gone.

Actually Ankur..... it was "I" who chose many years ago.......to stop dealing with YOU!

If what you state above is TRUE Ankur,....... then "PLEASE" STOP texting me from your 609 area code phone number (as you've been doing for the past several years) 

 pretending to be someone else, and  asking me for information with your multiple questions about comic art, and

When i notice the (609) area code when you text me,  I ask bluntly if this is ANKUR who is texting me ...and  you always say...."YES!" 

i really don't think its in good taste to share with the group your Captain America #36 and Captain America #74 stories where you were caught on these very CGC boards selling books with problems and blatantly lying about their condition... So i wont cut and paste the links for all "newcomers in the hobby" to see what reputation you ACTUALLY have in our hobby....

I'll just use "YOUR EXACT QUOTE"  from your CAP #36 thread when you were caught lying:......................

"I believe it's a forum rule that making negative remarks in another's sales thread are not allowed and is considered poor taste. If you have a question about the book, send me a PM."

18 minutes ago, NC101 said:

It looks to me like a bubble that's been forming since around 2010-2012 or so. I don't blame you alone for that happening, I think you probably share responsibility, particularly because I do think you have high status in this hobby. Flipping contributes to bubbles, especially when it becomes the norm. I phrased what I wrote about shilling as a hypothetical because I don't know the extent to which you use/used shilling, so I don't know the extent of the effect on the market. As far as when the market starts to go downhill, my guess is within the next two years, but that's a guess. If that's the case, I'd say you're a talented prognosticator. In any case, my original intent wasn't so much to assign blame as it was to point out to you a possible reason that you take so much s### in this thread.

I hardly call this taking S#### NC...It's more about 2 guys right now who have posted for many YEARS about one incident they have very little facts to back up, yet they use this exact forum as their way they can feel bigger by trying to bring me down. Both of these guys would never come up to me at a show or call me on a phone and voice these issues directly to me for honest answers, but they will do it here for everyone to read so they can get some people to side with them.........It's ok and I know the situation, as that's what a chat board is all about.

On 2/14/2020 at 9:07 PM, vodou said:

Even though he keeps telling us that's exactly what he's doing? (PS -we all know that's BS.) I don't need to quote him here, ya'll can just go back through the last five pages and read for yourselves

huh???

mr mike voodoo......you say i've posted here that I buy art to sell for the same price i pay?.......... i really said that?  

I "have said"  in the past (and I will ALWAYS say today and in the future) that I ALWAYS trade and/or sell OLDER inventory...at value for value to get new inventory in to keep things fresh so I have more art to offer customers.

I feel this is a good business practice for me.......  that doesn't mean its good for others...as every dealer or collector has their own way the conduct business..... I never tell anyone what they should and shouldnt do..

But i know mr mike voodoo, you like telling EVERYONE your way of thinking on an almost daily basis ......its sort of your mantra here to tell other what to do... and so be it..... as this is a chat board.....

and it seems that since you post more than anyone here......You probably get enough people believing you know what's really going on in our entire hobby..........and good for you......

I will now leave here to put a LOT LOT more FRESH art to flip on my website, (at exactly what i paid for it according to mr mike)..or.... Do I  massively overprice it so i can burst our art bubble (according to a previous post)

........either way.....I'll do my best to figure it out........Happy Art Collecting folks!!!! 

ROMITAMAN 

On 2/12/2020 at 7:14 PM, NC101 said:

I think one thing people may be reacting to, I know I am, is your apparently flippant attitude (and you may not intend it that way, I just know that that's how it comes across to me). I think you're right that you, along with anybody else, have the right to flip. It's perfectly legal and plenty of people do it. You've also very rightly pointed out that you wouldn't be able to flip without people on the other end who are willing to buy. The thing is, that activity, like all activity, doesn't occur in a vacuum. It does have consequences, much as you may or may not like it to. 

If there is a bubble and it bursts, flipping will have played a significant role in that. While that may be fine and well for those who have been profiting off the bubble all along, it's going to leave a lot of collectors with very devalued collections. I personally don't care if people who create a bubble then lose by it, and I'll be happy to buy work off them at much lower prices if the opportunity arises, but I don't think that that's the majority of collectors (maybe I'm wrong). If there is a bubble, and especially if there is a recession in the next couple of years which it looks more and more as though there might be, then when that bubble bursts I imagine there will be plenty of people who are still paying off work that they suddenly can't afford. I imagine there will be plenty of people who suddenly need to sell work they've bought, losing quite a bit of money on the transaction that they may not be able to afford to lose. And all the other problems that come along with a sudden devaluation of your assets.

Like I said, you've rightly pointed out that in any transaction it takes two to tango. But if there is a crash at some point (which I personally think there will be), you won't be able to rightly claim you don't bear any responsibility for that. Not just from flipping in itself, but also from encouraging a climate that makes it seem harmless. Like it or not, your actions have consequences, which I'm sure you know but it still bears repeating.

All that being said, I don't get the impression that this thread is intended to shame, just to cast humorous glances at what might seem like increasingly ludicrous activity.

YES NC101.... this "40 year" bubble you speak of above  will burst at some point..I have no doubt it will one day.

You can blame me if you want, for that happening....i'm a decent part of the market as i probably (and albert) sell more silver and bronze and copper age art than anyone..

 So directly or indirectly i'd be part of whatever happens people decide to sell and unload while other people decide to not buy anymore..

I'd say people's income or lack of income globally in their jobs would be more of a reason people stop buying comic art anymore.

it seems you re giving me very high status in our hobby (which I do appreciate) for you to say i'm responsible in some way for the day our market falters.

I will take that responsibility you want me to take as a badge of honor...as when that day happens i will most assuredly lose more than anyone reading this, for what art i have in my collection.

20 years ago I told a close art friend who has been in the hobby 15 years before I got in,  that 2025 would be when our market starts to go downhill...this was BEFORE the Marvel movies started coming out.....

now I feel it will be closer to around 2040 if and when things start to pan out when guys my age and a little younger start to seriously sell off their collections.....but like any market...stock or whatever.....time will tell.

flippant attitude Mike...LOL

10 minutes ago, vodou said:

Wrong forum

(and you can keep 'em!)

nope........ correct forum.....but thanks again MR. MIKE....for reminding us all of your opinion.........again..and again...and again....LOL

Like Mitch.......I'm falling out of love with selling art at conventions.

Before the internet came about...selling and buying art at conventions was ESSENTIAL!!!!  Now...not so much.

I stopped doing the comic-art cons in NJ as i just don't like driving 16 hours round trip and paying for hotels gas and  table fees and travel....... for a 6 hour show.

I told Dan and Joe that  if they made the show a 2 day show (in the spring at least) i'd start going back as i personally feel collectors from Europe an the west coast will make the trip for a 2 day show to work on more deals and not be pressed into that 6 hour only window to doing a deal that sometimes may be take an extra day or 2 to work out if its a bigger art deal....

(This is just my personal opinion and maybe i'm wrong..and that's ok.)

I'm thinking about winding down doing san diego con but I love seeing alot of my west coast friends and friends from europe and asia  so for now i'll keep doing San Diego for now.

As I get older I just enjoy relaxing in the comfort of my own home and scanning art and putting it on my website to sell as its so much more convenient with ZERO hassle. and no fear of art getting stolen or damaged.

i just got my contract for new york comic con this year (October 8-11) and 3 booths now cost over $6600.00!!!

2 booths at san diego are $6000.00 now also!

As silly as this might sound.....if people ever wanted to have a "MIDWEST COMIC ART CON" AT MY HOME IN OHIO with a 10-15 booth show at my house (in 2 rooms) i could probably accommodate!!

DEALER TABLES  WOULD BE FREE..... AND ADMISSION IS FREE..... and i have a golf course right near my home with 50 - 70 parking spaces!!! 

13 minutes ago, vodou said:

LOL. Caught overpaying again. Bad habit. Keep it up and you'll be out of business, agree:

Or maybe it just doesn't matter if you're a...

 

Anyone who thinks a Curt Swan 37 year old superman full splash with large images of superman and Clark Kent battling is horribly overpriced at 1500 (with negotiations lower always possible)....

I got some pogo strips to offer you for  2000 a daily....A STEAL I TELL YA...!!!! 

and I agree with "Mr Mike above...... overpaying is a bad habit.... and puts any business eventually..... out of business.... 

On 2/10/2020 at 5:30 PM, Matches_Malone said:

Kudo's to him. He is an art dealer. 

Just for the record......

I did NOT buy this Curt Swan Superman splash where Superman is getting punched out by Clark Kent, on EBAY......

I got it from a collector privately at double what it sold for on Ebay...But HEY... Thanks for letting me know where it came from....

AND PLEASE......EVERYONE.... keep checking out my website and find your flip of the day and keep posting it..I love this and its quite informative!

ROMITAMAN (dot com)  

4 hours ago, lobrac said:

Fugly Conan of the Day!

Jusko SSOC 137 cover painting, $3300 on Comiclink:

https://comiclink.com/itemdetail.asp?back=%2Fsearch.asp%3Fwhere%3Dsell%26title%3Djusko%26GO%3DGO%26ItemType%3DCA&id=1365662

Now $6500. Still fugly.

http://www.romitaman.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=23649&ArtistId=1307

YIKES!!!!!  I've been found out yet again as a secondary FLIPPER!

.....I Got this Jusko Painting in a deal just last week from a collector in Europe as part of a huge art deal we did...... (i gotta get on him now as this was valued at 6-7k in our deal.) LOL

I Never knew it was in comic link before....... but now i see it was.......

This auction doesnt state when it was...do you have that info lobrac?

As i said previously..I do art deals nearly EVERY DAY........So thanks so much for this info lobrac!!!

very much appreciated!

ROMITAMAN

14 hours ago, RS88 said:

Hahaha hey, free is free!

 

RS...email me privately your mailing address...i'll send you something!!! (seriously)

22 hours ago, RS88 said:

Hey Mike,

I gotta say I really appreciate the site and the effort you put into your marketing and business.  This hobby can get scary when you are dealing in the high figures and not everyone has a network to go hunt pieces - you are a de facto escrow service that is a huge relief when things are moving around,

I check your site EVERY day - and you’ve been very approachable to any kind of deal or offer. Things can get so stale, but you keep the hobby moving.

You got my vote and recommendation.  If people don’t want to pay, don’t pay,  I think your market valuing is very good.

Thanks RS..that is very kind of you to say... (i'm honestly not sure who you are...... but thanks for the post!)

Honestly...... i love this hobby more than people realize.. Meeting John Romita and becoming close friends with him is the absolute top highlight of my entire life!

I'm blessed that I've been able to turn my art collecting into a business that I love doing.

meeting people online, on the phone, I cherish it all every day!......and the only 2 shows i do each year now I love also (san Diego and new york)

And even more than that....Virtually every close friend i have today...... I met through this great hobby. 

Mike

PS..I am going to The Naples comic-Con show  Italy in late April as a guest for their AMAZING SPIDERMAN (50th Anniversary of Spiderman comics coming to Italy)

I'm loaning them several high end ASM pieces of art from Steve Ditko, John Romita Sr, John Buscema, Gil Kane, Ross Andru, Kieth Pollard, John Byrne, Romita Jr, Ron Frenz, McFarlane and others for their show display and i'm excited to do it and meet many European art fans i have and haven't met before as this will be my very first time going to Europe!

If anyone wants to see any particular art who may attend the show please contact me privately and i'm happy to show art to fellow art fans there!

15 hours ago, vodou said:

No no Mr. Mike...you don't need to, but rarely do you miss an opportunity to promote..yourself

So we understand how nice it is to be handed the opportunity, and like when the circus comes to town -the big ones with lots of clowns, your comments have everyone leaving with a huge smile on their face

For actual cash not trade? Please confirm, because there is a difference

Now that's just pure daytime tv pitch and arguably should be over in Marketplace. You get dinged for this slop every time Mike, are you slow or just hoping you won't get reported this time?

Not my name (or handle spelling ). I've always thought "Mike" just sounded stupid, like some hen-pecked neighborhood pushover hiding out by the grill moving the burgers around. Still do.

Did I? I don't recollect. Show me.

 

yes the art art is selling for actual cash (zero trade)

(he is making time payments.... As I always offer very fair time payments to customers)

I'm  sorry to sadden you but no market place is happening here......

i could have left my website url in my past post which would have made you a tad salty, but i chose not to as that would not be "cool" as i was thinking very much about your feelings Mr Mike!

but thanks for the extra post sales pitch ...much appreciated!

ROMITAMAN