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On 6/10/2022 at 5:41 AM, Rick2you2 said:
The alternative, which in my case I would have heartily recommended, would be to boot your wife. Mine didn’t get around to replacing a sump pump when it was needed. The resultant flood destroyed a number of my pieces, and damaged some others. And so, “the hunger” never ends.🤬
Ouch! Sorry, man. I once lost a bunch of collectibles and books to a River of Poo after a move. If you ever have an home inspector suggest flushing the water heater in a house that has laid dormant for many months, run away and don’t look back. I did not leave that dude a happy message.
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On 6/8/2022 at 1:12 PM, Hockeyflow33 said:
Jason is very active on social media so if you message him he'll most likely respond
Excellent idea. Thank you
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On 6/8/2022 at 12:17 PM, GotSuperPowers? said:
I don't know the comic, but I know the signature is Jason Shawn Alexander, so hopefully that helps you.
That helps a great deal. Thank you! They were friends with him years ago, so he must have gifted it to them.
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My dad found this page in a portfolio that had gone missing for years. He remembered that it was a gift, but can’t remember what it was from, or the artist. Does it ring a bell for anyone? I thought it looks a bit like Death in the last panel, but was unsure. If it’s a super obvious series, I’ll take my lumps, and wear my paper bag with pride! Thanks, all.
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I got one page this year. The John Buscema Mephisto vs page from Anthony. I had to pay a bit over value, but it was an excellent Mephisto/Thor/Hela page, and one of two big nostalgia pages from my youth that I wanted from that series. I was trying to keep my powder dry for some upcoming cons, but you all know that song and dance.
”Yeah, I’m kind of tapped for now and waiting for…you have what?…Here’s my wallet, just take what you need.”
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On 5/28/2022 at 12:46 PM, Xatari said:
Tradd definitely has a very solid following. One of the more innovative of this era. He also holds on to a lot of his art, so supply is very limited. All these factors have created a pretty big market for his stuff.
Silver Surfer Black tend to be the most desirable, but I’ve been watching his Ghost Rider pages steadily creep up as well. Luther Strode is also continuing to increase.
Indeed! He certainly has a lot of hardcore fans. I got a SSB page earlier this year, and the artwork is especially beautiful up close. I had noticed the other prices rising, too.
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And we call ourselves…The Aristocrats!
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On 5/16/2022 at 8:12 PM, Xenosmilus said:
This has got to get 7 figures and has to beat that Secret Wars #8 Spider-man record? Any guesses? I don't follow OA but based on the SW #8 this has got to get 4-6 million?
I was wondering the same. I feel like it could even hit 8 figures, but 4 mil has got to be the minimum, right? Honestly, I can’t believe it’s being sold.
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On 5/16/2022 at 11:39 AM, Bronty said:
Compared to the secret wars page, it should, but its hard for me to imagine that it will.
That’s where I’m left, too. It should, but how could it? I guess we all shook the tree hard enough to get all the acorns to fall. That’s a piece I never expected to see come to auction.
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On 5/16/2022 at 11:35 AM, Xatari said:
Two men enter. One man leave.
“Who controls Barter Town?”
”Heritage Auctions!”
Man, does that cover hit 8 figures? I just couldn’t even guess.
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On 5/16/2022 at 3:32 AM, Matthias. said:
Oh and I am really interested in your opinion of the current „right“ evaluation of early John Buscema/Sinnott pages, as there were in the last Comiclink auctions multiple panel pages from FF 112 which were sold for up to 35k, which was far above the results in other recent auctions. Is that an anomaly or is this a hint for a re-valuation of early John Buscema/Sinnott pages?
Those pages were from an iconic, and hugely popular, Hulk Thing fight. You’re looking at the Hulk Smash and Clobberin’ Time KRAKA-THOOM price multiplier. The others, while still awesome, should go for a lot less.
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Will the last two bidders need to be given knives and put in a cage? Someone might try to sell a kidney mid live auction…
Holy moly
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On 5/11/2022 at 12:19 PM, p41981 said:
Totally agree that there’s plenty debate, and many left behind. Bagley, Saviuk, Stegman, Larsen, Romita JR., etc.
Indeed. I somehow blanked on JRJR, who I would slide in right next to Frenz. On any given day, I could see sliding any of them into Sal’s spot, but I’d have him on the mountain most of the time. Love Bagely and Larsen, too. Vess drew a beautiful Spidey. We’re all winners here with this group of artists.
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I will add my entries for Sal’s godliness here. Talaoc shares in the divine spark on that Ufoes page. The rest is all Sal.
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On 3/6/2022 at 10:36 AM, Xatari said:
No conflict at all. Never once have we been a closed group and have regularly put it out there to be open and welcoming. You can verify this in both interviews I’ve done for CAF in which I’ve blatantly discussed pieces we have purchased with the help of working together and invited any viewer to reach out if they’d like to be a part of a group.
Clearly my previous comment was tongue in cheek in the same way we would never stand in a circle as we prefer the rhombus. Rhombus jerk, my friend.
Love this. I often mark pieces on people’s Want Lists and message them the details if they want to pursue them. I’m heartened to hear others share the same collecting concept. I was a comic and toy collector that switched over 6-7 years ago, and was a little surprised by the differences in the communities, and how much more competitive it is here. I probably shouldn’t have been, considering the one-of-a-kind nature of OA, but I was new. 🤷♂️ Personally, I’d like to see it more as you describe.
Making connections and reaching out is the name of the game now, imo. Auctions can work for high-end stuff…if you have a big budget and balls/ovaries of adamantium. I bought a McFarlane Spidey in a private sale just a couple weeks ago. Heck, nearly all of my purchases over the two years have been a few dealers and all private sales. I think the tricks are:
1) Be nice! Manners get you everywhere.
2) Offer at auction price averages. That might seem high, but will always be slightly lagging value since those values are increasing auction to auction for now. This also means you should be conversant with a market before you offer.
3) Don’t use tactics, and respect their art and time. It’s their art, and their right to say no. Don’t neg…
4) End as positively as you begin. You might approach them for a deal again, and it always pays to be nice, anyway.
Might seem weird to drop this in the auction thread, but I’m weird. Sue me!
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On 3/5/2022 at 10:03 AM, MAR1979 said:Glad to hear he is still around! Lost track of him a decade ago.
22/23 year back he was one of the first dealers I purchased art from. Still have most of the pieces from my first buy off of him. back then you could get 2-3 1970's DC covers, 2-3 1970's Marvel Splashes for $1500 in total and still have money for lunch. Which describes my first deal with Saul.
Later on as art jumped in value virtually all dealers became more difficult. A natural byproduct of big money. But those early days for me were very special (and may be funding my potential early retirement) and Saul was part of it.
I wish I had a time machine, so I could go back and give myself a swift kick in the seat of the pants for passing up all that art.
“Put down the pogs, you damn fool!!!!”
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The Bat suit in your commission is the style they used in the new Batman movie. Very cool. (The movie is incredible, btw)
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https://comicarttracker.com/search?query=Man-thin
I actually found a bunch on comic art tracker. Bechara (nostalgic investments) has a very cool one with the Thing. That tool is the BEST for finding comic art. Accept no substitute.
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Edit to add: retype Man-thing into the search and redo. Pasting the link seems to have messed up the results, but that’s the spot to see what’s out there. Sign up is free, and will give you more results.
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On 3/3/2022 at 1:27 PM, NicoV said:
Was last viewed on Dec 9, 2020 for Albert Moy and (really) Feb 21, 2022 for Anthony Snyder
I see what the issue is, I'll try to fix it quickly! If you see anything wrong on CAT, don't fear to tell me or I'll probably never know
I use it every day. It’s an amazing tool. Thank you!
Does anyone know what this is from?
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Thank you. There’s not too many issues, so we can figure it out from this. My guess would be Damn Nation.