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there's maybe an informative 30 minutes imbedded in that 2 hours, but Dave (the son) interjects and interrupts too much and will throw in irrelevant tangents when he needs to just STFU and let dad finish a complete sentence. The 2 things that I took from this are: After Spidey300tamper-gate they've designed a new case that is not a clamshell and is more tamper-evident, resistance, whatever. They would not give specifics. The other big thing is that it seems that the comics they grade won't be in an inner-well inside the case? and the single biggest reveals is they will have 2 different case types: A citadel or fortress case that is the premium- better quality, durability, and larger size, approaching that of the magazine size CGC case. Then there will be the regular case that is a cheaper option. So perhaps you can get grading done and not spend as much on the case? Or pay the same but be able to pay for a more premium case. Given how much they are promoting the PSA Vault, I could see them encouraging getting everything graded and just stored with the them, which makes the case, case design, label design, all that cosmetic stuff that others have nitpicked in this thread irrelevant. It's all about the grade, not the case, the custom labels, registry sets, and that silly stuff that started to over-shadow the comic itself that collectors began to obsess over, and make into it's own collecting goal. If it's sitting in a darkened, climate controlled vault somewhere in another state- there's no need for special boxes, special lighting, special bags to keep them from rubbing or getting scratched, reholdering - all the added cost of owning a slab that's have nothing to do with the comic itself. It may seem antithetical to older generations of collectors with a comic room or old-school dealers with massive display walls and boxes of slabs and comics, but like MCS, they just saved you space and time, eliminated the need to store, pay for transport, go to conventions. You can just go out and "buy" a share of an Action 1 with 500 of your buddies on the eBay app and maybe see a picture of it, and maybe it sends you an email with a proof-of-life photo on your birthday. It all sounds soulless and logical and horrible and inevitable all at the same time. But CGC's business model is about to get upended as this giant asteroid hurtles there way. This thread gets locked before too long and a new "He who shall not be named" edict is probably on the horizon.

Got the page that follows my other B&B #19 Viking Prince Page by Kubert The other Viking Prince Pages can be viewed here. Also got this Mark Schultz Prelim that I finally tracked down as the Cover to an obscure 1990 Don Simpson King Kong series.

ouch man, that sucks. but, but...the HA mandates a $30 minimum, so the buyer has almost $50 after tax, S&H. so when they flip it on eBay you can buy it back for $50, and consign to Clink. Hope for $75 I mean, that's how it works with the flipped art that has more zeros amirite? The auction machine adds a fictitiously high percentage to the FMV. That's how the game is played.

there was a large number of pedestrian DC OA from various books from the 2000's that got no live bids and/or sold for less than $50. I fail to see how the math works out for the consignor to bother at all unless they are making it up in volume. It's kind of a waste of everybody's time. In some cases I don't think the seller got even $20. They would have been better off sticking it on Ebay or MCS.

LINK TO MY BRAVE AND THE BOLD COLLECTION I just added a second Viking Prince page from B&B#19:

14. Creepy 55, VF/NM 9.0-9.2, Exceptionally difficult book in high grade. Even more so with the poster included (which this copy has, many don't). Black cover is very unforgiving. Slight back cover rubbing keeps it from higher grades. $90 16. Creepy 51, VF+ 8.5, Great gloss and freshness but some subtle bends hold it back from higher grades (not visible in scan). Excellent cover by Sanjulian. $40 * 30. Creepy (Spanish) Almanaque 1983, VF+ 8.5, These Annuals are particularly tough in higher grade. This is an awesome color scheme for a Wrightson cover. $60 33. Eerie 138 VF+ 8.5, $30 * 40. Eerie 77, NM+ 9.6, Nice, glossy, pristine copy of this cool cover by Richard Corben. $120* 84. Vampirella 65, NM+ 9.6 or better, Glossy and fresh like the day it was printed. $120 (U) 85. Vampirella 61, NM 9.4, Fresh copy with full gloss and color. $80 (U) 89. Vampirella 49, NM 9.2-9.4, $70 97. Vampirella 26, VF/NM 9.0-9.2. $60 All claimed via PM

here's a page from #24. Cool to have YELLOWJACKET as a guest star.

I'm glad Mathew is getting the chance to show off his collection, and maybe this is the start of something more regular or permanent. People better be ready to bring a wheelbarrow to carry their jaws around.

Same auction:

I missed this one in my search. There was a page from #1 that sold in 2022 on HA for a decent sum, this might be the biggest: I’d thought it was Clink, and maybe it had been on their previously, I’m not sure.

mods notified!

Let's feature "homages" by rando overseas artists piggy backing on the names, designs and layouts of published artists drawing licensed characters. Let's feature them in an auction and CAL. Yeah, what could possibly go wrong? The Cease and Desist Letters almost write themselves. The IP holders (Disney, WB) have long looked the other way when current or former artists continue to sell signed prints and do commissions and sketch covers of characters they do not own. This is kinda pushing the boundaries not a little, but a lot.

a post-apocalyptic soap opera with zombies. It was a prime time phenomena for a few years, but like most soap operas, the audience cycles in and out. Here's recent sales on HA, and highest sales on HA. Only 3 pieces have ever broken 5 figures, and only 32 have broken 4 figures. I find the interior art to be very dull and sparse. The decompressed story telling, digital lettering, and computer coloring and effects make the art especially unappealing. I'll take the OA from any Marvel or DC title's first 193 issues (the main titles full run) over this. WD OA market was pegged agains the pop-culture popularity from the get-go and drops just as fast.

But it's still shill bidding- your intent/purpose/reason/self-rationalization is irrelevant. The legality in certain circumstances and even the morality is irrelevant. It is a shill bid. You manipulated the final price of the auction with your bid on your own item- win or lose. You manipulated the perceived FMV for that item or items like it in the future by your bid.

1st appearance art flip fail: 1st Ghost-Rider 2099:

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I don't know if your'e being serious or not! Don't mock the greatness of Sal! But I feel this page was offered before in recent years, maybe Clink or CC. I know this is a 2nd tier title, but pages from it have gone fore more from 2nd tier artists in recent years.

That's just nerdy AF. I love it!

RE:Colan Weakness: Need more fiber? also weak:

O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou? Romeo Tanghal!

Heck yeah!

This was an eBay BIN $1000 flip fail: They probably lost almost 40% on this when it's all said and done.

I agree on the bifurcation, that's been the CGC effect for a decade, but art is a little messier to quantify- there are a number of buyers that are scooping up art to resell though: 1. Dealers, win it, or price protection for their inventory. Some can't restock their inventory otherwise. Give Albert enough free drinks he will bid on everything! There's also a number of CAF sellers that are buying quite a bit off the Wednesday auctions and immediately, within hours listing it on their CAF with "offers". They're part of the reason $500 pages are $1000 now, when it was 60% net to the seller and they rest was fees on the back and front.

sorry, I should have been more clear. this is an awesome piece. Sutton WWBN pages have been fetching decent money lately, and they aren't half as a good as this. It could stand its ground against same era Ploog or Wrightson IMO. ›››