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On 5/10/2024 at 5:22 PM, Hepcat said:
You're just a youngster in my book then!
Truthfully I never concern myself about the comic "market" or its "health". I merely look at the prices of the comics on my Most Wanted List and far too often wince.
Heh. Well, either you or my mirror are lying to me! 😁
That’s the best way to view it.
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On 5/10/2024 at 3:27 PM, Hepcat said:
What I find troubling is your conflating "health" with "rising prices".
Along with a good trend line, and maybe not the demographic disaster some see. I’m not sure why prices rising, along with my other points, would trouble you as to defining a healthier market than maybe some think, (In my opinion, which is important to remember here), but sorry if that bothers you. I’m a long time collector with a lot of cellectibles, just so you know. And 47. (Old) 😁
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On 5/10/2024 at 1:55 PM, 1Cool said:
I appreciate your dedication to accuracy and agree 13 is more than 6 but for a group of over 200 responders it's only a blip. I don't have a clue what most of what the rest of your statement means but I think you are saying the market is strong and will remain strong. I'd think you are probably correct for the next 10 - 15 years but I don't like the outlook after that time frame.
I've been to dozens and dozens of comic cons all over the eastern US and I will have to say the graph reflects very accurately the ages of people I see actually buying comics when I'm at the cons (sounds a bit low if you are talking about traditional run collectors). Younger buyers are out there but 20% of the market sounds about right to me.
The rest of the statement is just related to a slowly growing trend line being a good thing. The 21-22 blip was just that, a blip related to a strong external factor, imo. I see a healthy market.
As for accuracy, I’d disagree that the difference between 6 and 13 out of a sample of 200 is insignificant, but agree to disagree. No stress, just logging my .02. 😁
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On 5/10/2024 at 12:11 PM, 1Cool said:
50 and still rocking. I'm not surprised by the chart other than the 55 - 59 year olds beating out the 50 - 54 year olds for top spot. You guys are the quiet majority since it seems like everyone I meet at Cons lately is in the 50 - 53 year old bracket. Kind of sad there are more over 70 year olds coming around then people under 35
Most of us where under 35 when we started coming to the boards so it's not like younger people don't buy books - I know we did. Times change and what is important will always change generation to generation.
There are more than twice as many under 35 than there are over 70 here. Considering the demographics of forums, I’m surprised to see such a strong bell curve, with most respondents under 55 who are still striving for financial maturity. Personally, I think that points to a healthy market, and pushes the heat death of our hobby out a few more years.
Someone posted some graphs in the comic price trend thread, and that looked good to me, too. I read a lot of worry about collapse from the 21-22 highs, but a median trend line ignoring that bump still looked to be rising slowly, which also indicates some health left, imo.
Much like the stock market and economy, we all have so much access nowadays, I believe the Happiness Quotient and general sentiment have become even stronger market indicators. Sometimes, we do the damage to ourselves. 😉
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On 4/16/2024 at 12:43 PM, KirbyCollector said:Funny how times change. In 1990 if you wanted to buy a piece of art for $250,000, you got into a suit and tie and traveled to an auction being held in a mansion located in NY, London or Paris where you were served champagne and treated with class. Now you bid online dressed in a t-shirt and shorts while toggling back and forth between cat videos and PornHub while drinking a Mountain Dew you bought at the Shop Rite. We've lost something as a society, I think.
You wear shorts? Well, let’s all look at Mr Fancypants here! Do you put your pinky in the air when you press bid, too? Sheesh.
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On 4/7/2024 at 1:37 PM, Noob19 said:
Looking for a Rom panel page with the Spaceknight featured in at least one or two panels. Doesn’t need to be splashy or a significant story moment. It’s not a grail or anything for me, just trying to hit the nostalgia button. Pls msg me if you have one available.
If you check out comic art tracker, there are actually a few pages on the market right now. Pretty nice ones, too. Good luck!
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On 4/7/2024 at 3:34 PM, cloud cloddie said:
Basically this. Seems he doesn’t want to accept he might’ve overpaid for a piece that isn’t what it was described as. And he might be too new to the hobby to understand auction houses are often not accurate.
Regardless, I like your piece better. Mostly because whatever that pocket thing is on Blue Beetle’s waist, it looks like b**ls on his piece. I thought it was nsfw at first. 👀
Look like those berries grew without any twig, too…👀
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On 3/11/2024 at 4:55 PM, grapeape said:
I think the drops Felix orchestrates for his artists is brilliant. The model works for him. I'm not sure many other dealers can do it like Felix. The problem for me is when I heard Felix was dropping a whole book, I just didn't have time to figure out how the drop works. I didn't get a page from this great series. I wish you well. I probably made a huge mistake after those drops by posting a thread on CGC specifically praising the art. Conjecture over valuations soared, and as I tried to by a page in the $4500 range, people didn't want to sell or I was outpaced by other collectors with deep pockets.
I wish you well. I think I need to see one of the SSB pages go through Heritage to properly see what the market will value the pages at. You were smart (and maybe lucky?) to get this page. Good luck.
Actually, I was not one of the lucky ones that got it from Felix’s original drop. I had to pay a premium to get it from another person’s collection, because they almost never show up in auction or for sale. Privately, these sell for $30k+ between collectors. I’m trying to put one on the market that is attainable by dropping the price, and offering a trade plus cash option.
Edit to add: And my wife would hotly contest that smart stuff😁 Also, thanks for the well-wishes.
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On 3/11/2024 at 3:26 PM, drdroom said:
I was presenting this as a ridiculous no-brainer: panel page with no one on it vs DPS featuring title character at lower price!? But maybe I'm missing something. The 2001 page has Kirby's variation on the famous bone-to-spacecraft cut--does that seem valuable? I'm just really trying to understand this result ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
My guess is that it’s a fresh to market situation. That DPS was on a dealers site for quite a while at a much higher price (a little more than double its sale price). I was present at a couple conventions where I happened to notice that it was shown (shopped?) to a couple other dealers, too. Maybe that got them to not bid, making the market lighter? Just guesses, but I think those put downward pressure on that piece. I’ve noticed a couple other dealer pages that had similar prices and discussions, so maybe that’s a thing?
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On 3/4/2024 at 11:56 AM, The Voord said:
I just e-mailed Josh at C-link to inform him of the good news and to suggest he alters the description to reflect what it is he's actually auctioning-off. He's just acknowledged my e-mail, so hopefully a more accurate description will follow.
“I just e-mailed Josh at C-link to inform him of the good news and to suggest he alters the description to reflect what it is he's actually auctioning-off. He's just acknowledged my e-mail, so hopefully a more accurate description will follow.”
I might as well just copy and paste yours, because I came to post the exact same thing. Heh. I think they are aware now.
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All good points. Definitely wait a few to get more info, as there are people here who sell a LOT more than I do.
For @shadroch:
Does the fee difference make up for possibly getting less, depending on the company used? Not disagreeing, just asking. I don’t really buy comics anymore, just sell, so I don’t know those others as well.
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You nailed it. They changed the standards for what goes in a signature auctions, in order to put more in the weekly auctions, and clog the signatures up less. I was just talking to my HA guy about that last week.
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On 2/29/2024 at 3:44 PM, SAMHILL said:
Thanks for the response !!! So basically you are saying use heritage for a fee based on the sale because it will be worth the expertise and efforts on their part?
I would say so, yes. And you also have the benefit of their PR, and their usual clientele. If someone is not conversant with selling, or has both trepidation and a lack of knowledge on the market, I would think that heritage is the best way to go for your best price, with the least amount of stress. I’m sure some of the more advanced collectors here can chime in, and correct anything they disagree with, but I’ve been doing that for the last few years, and it’s been great, imo.
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No need to stress it, imo. If you approach heritage, they will work that all out with you. Which issues should be pressed and graded, which should only be graded, and which ones will be best sold raw. With a collection that size, you should ask them to give you a break on commission. You should get at least 10% (15% is their standard), I would guess. Also, all fees come out of final sales. Good luck with the sales!
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Also, they inked the image a little more, manipulated the left arm and tilted the image, and then used it for a marvel poster. I’m pretty sure I remember seeing it on a marvel toy from the 70s, too. Spider-Man shield or something like that?
😏EDIT to add that this was already mentioned upthread. I do think I saw it on another toy, though.
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On 6/16/2023 at 9:46 PM, cbaileypacker said:
For those that did not read the book, Marvel did not kill the Punisher.
booked ended with Frank not dead but sent to Weird World, and is protecting a group of kids, while his resurrected wife is pregnant with his new baby.
They left it wide open for more Frank. 🤷♂️
Long live the Punisher. 💀
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One less awful ski jacket on the streets. Keeping the slopes safe, Frank!
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On 6/6/2023 at 9:37 AM, Gal Schwartz said:
Someone on FB brought to my attention that there was this press kit pop up book that has a trademark stamp of 1991.
I can't really tell when or where it was actually distributed, could anyone shed some light on this ?
It’s just a guess, but judging from the date, and that piece in the lower right corner, I’d guess this was made for the TV upfront announcement for the show. (Usually in NYC in early May). They sometimes make presentation packets and promotional stuff for the press, and this could be that, imo.
Most of us where under 35 when we started coming to the boards so it's not like younger people don't buy books - I know we did. Times change and what is important will always change generation to generation.
Comic Art Live May 2024
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This was my first one not buying or selling anything. To be fair, I didn’t expect any sales, though. I pulled off a massive trade the week before, so it was all small-ball stuff left to sell. No milkshakes to bring the boys to the yard. 😁 I was going to have 7 to sell, including Buscema Surfer, a Layton Hercules, a Buscema Avengers, and a great Kirby Demon Jason Blood/Klarion page.
Still, there was a lot of cool art to see. One Kirby Thor splash with the Radioactive Man that I drooled over all weekend. And I got to stay in my pajamas the whole time! 😍 (Spidey, of course.) Some prices were pretty high, but I saw a lot of great deals, too. Harren’s monster pages are just too cheap, imo. Someone got a page for $275 that was simply excellent work! Overall, kudos again to Bill.