malvin

I haven't bought from them in years (because I bought a few hundred last tie) but I use get mine from e-Gerber. I haven't researched since but at the time they were the cheapest"

https://www.egerber.com/catalog_archives.htm

I typically just go with their 1117R (4 mil think mylar) and do not use a board (although they sell that too) for standard OA. I also have some 1114R and 1218R for other sizes

You have to call them to order though and I think there was message posts that they had a big backlog.

Malvin

On 4/9/2024 at 7:53 AM, Will_K said:

Since Malvin has removed his comment, I guess he should stick with that.  But I'm sure the owner of the other piece has to resolve how he feels about it now.  I'm just going to throw it out there... it seems Malvin already knew of the piece and tried to get the auction site to revise their description.  That piece may come on the market again and Malvin will have to fight the battle again. 

Thanks Will, that's exactly it. No point me leaving a comment but I will probably have to fight that battle again next time it comes to market.

Malvin

On 4/8/2024 at 7:20 PM, Hockeyflow33 said:

The background lettering is different on his than the final text of the print. With all the focus on small differences of the figures, the background lettering has several huge differences.

Seems obvious which one is the final version that was used for the print and it's Malvin's.

Thanks! But I think your post is an example of @Shemp post above. We got sidetracked in our discussion 

Malvin

On 4/8/2024 at 4:20 PM, Shemp said:

Wait I'm confused. Why is everyone comparing the pieces to the published piece. That wasn't the beef.

In the guy's original post he clearly stated that Malvin's piece was the published piece. He KNOWS his isn't the final published piece. 

The beef is...he believes Malvin's piece was lightboxed by Maguire (has no pencils/is inked only) and that he has the final original pencils (later inked by Farmer). That was the issue.

 

Sorry Malvin, but you should have left you comment up that his was a preliminary sketch inked by Mark Farmer and that your piece was both pencils and inks by Maguire. 

Thanks Shemp

Yes, you are right. The main initial issue was that in an attempt to legitimize his piece when I pointed out to the auction house that it was an inked prelim, the consignor argued that his has real pencils while mine was light boxed (since he can't argue that his was published since it was different from the print). The guy used the auction description on this post, which impugned my piece saying it was light boxed.

Some of my posts also argue that mine was the published one rather than the underlying issue (as did others). Although when he changed his description to be more vague, it implied that his was published.

As for leaving my comment up. My initial attempt was to stop his piece from disparaging mine, and hopefully educate him. I didn't want to harass him if he didn't want to change his mind. As well, I think he bought premium membership since other comments have been deleted.

Hopefully this CGC post doesn't get deleted  and will serve as documentation on the background behind the 2 pieces

Malvin

On 4/7/2024 at 7:50 PM, Dr. Balls said:

He has - what I would refer to as - a remarked preliminary. If he is holding steady to saying things like “no one really knows”, he is likely trying to angle in for a future sale to someone who wouldn’t know yours (Malvin’s) is out there. There is unequivocal, obvious and viewable proof to which one is the original artwork - above and beyond the artists statement on the backside. 

Thanks Jason, especially on doing all that comparison work. I don't think he is angling for resale, he just believes what the auction listing said. He doesn't even believe the Kevin Maguire note, he says too bad we won't have a chance to show Kevin Maguire both pieces at once

Malvin

Thanks all. I actually deleted my comments on his CAF piece after he removed the description that says mine has no pencils.

He is still convinced that his could be real and no one really knows, even though I got Maguire to verify mine.

Malvin

Here is my story

I have Kevin Maguire Booster Gold and Blue Beetle original pencil and ink piece original of a print of it to sell at conventions.

Kevin sold the prelim separately, and another collector had the prelim inked by Mark Farmer. It got sold a few times and eventually went to auction. I told the auction house that the piece being auctioned was an inked prelim, the consignor double down and said his piece is the true pencil piece, since you can still see the pencils, whereas mine is lightboxed/bluelined because you can no longer see pencils. You can actually see pencils on mine, but it is faint since pencils are usually erased when inked, as experienced collectors would know. I should have pushed harder but that was that.

I did run into Kevin at a con recently, and I had him confirm that mine is pencils and inks and he kindly signed the back attesting to that. Here is my piece on CAF (and I've added extra images showing pencils and Kevin's note note on the back)

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1143049

The latest owner just posted his piece, and he repeated the auction house description (that mine has no pencils). Maybe my comment and message to him was a bit strong, but he said he just wants to be let alone to enjoy his piece, and asked me to delete my comment.

https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=2009545

Let me add that I don't blame the original collector for inking a prelim (I've done it, although in my case it was an abandoned prelim with no "published" piece). I don't blame the current collector as he is new, but the entire situation is frustrating since my piece is now impugned. And I also get that with prelims, they can get inked to create duplicates (I recall hearing one artist not selling prelims for that very reason)

Heck, this exact same issue was why I bought a partially inked prelim to a piece I already have, so that no one gets it fully inked to confuse what I have:

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=906811

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=882380

He is probably reading this and I know he has friends on this board. What do to?  Ask him to change his description and I'll delete the comment? He is still convinced that his piece is more legitimate than mine, since you can't see pencils on mine.

Malvin

Sorry to hear that Mark Bright passed. I had to find which page had it, but as others have said, I'll let Romeo Tanghal sing his praises, which you can see on the back of this page I have

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?Piece=1155199

Malvin

On 3/28/2024 at 6:36 AM, brownies8701 said:

So I have been collecting comic art for only about 4 years and I love it!  However, there are times where I don't love it...prices too high, a page I really liked sold, ridiculously high prices on recent flipped pages, etc.

I have been mainly buying published pages around $500 and I have been enjoying the ones I have purchased.  However, I feel like I want to take the next step and buy more expensive pages and/or pages from more well known artists. 

Ultimately, I am conflicted...I like & enjoy the pages I buy, but is my desire to want better quality/more expensive pages a true natural progression in this hobby?  I'm not talking big dollars...$1K to $2K.

AND

In your opinion, is it better to buy pages (most likely more expensive) from more popular artists with maybe less action/less main characters or cheaper pages with better action/main characters?  I'm looking to keep all pages I have & not sell them as an investment fyi.

I know and have read "buy what you like" and really have adopted that philosophy, but I am curious your opinion what your progression was/is...

Thanks for your input/feedback

What you are saying reminds me of myself when I started out. I started early (late 90's) but when I really started going again around 2004, I had a mental block of $500. I could afford more (and certainly a $2K piece is just 4 $500 pages) but mentally I couldn't spend that much on a piece. I can't remember what did it but I eventually overcame that mental block.

I think the one factor was the actual value of the page. After all, it's a no brainer to spend $1K when the page is worth $1.5K.

So.. if you can afford $500, you can afford $2k if you really like it. It's just four $500 pages. It doesn't sound like you only buy one $500 page a year so you can afford $2K at one time. It's a mental block. That you have to figure out how to brea.

And yes, I subscribe to buy what you like, so I can't answer your questions bout bigger name artist and less content vs less famous artist and better content. Really depends what you like, and what kind of value you think the page has.

Malvin 

A bump that the Morrison Animal Man page and the Zeck Punisher Commission is ending tomorrow. The scans, links and current prices are:

1. Morrison Animal Man Ouija Board Scene - $299

2. Zeck Punisher Commission - $699

The ebay link is: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?item=326039201753&rt=nc&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l170197&_ssn=emvee1

If these don't sell at the opening prices, feel free to contact me as I will sell them 15% off from the ebay price to boards.

Malvin

Thanks for the kind words. A nudge that two of my 6 items are ending tomorrow. One of the items (Ron Frenz Spiderman Sketch cover) with a buy it now that I listed on Thursday also sold!

The 2 items ending are:

1. Mark Martin Gnatrat vs Wolverine

2. David Boswell Reid Fleming sketch

One of them has a bid too! (yay for me)

Lets see if I can insert the ebay images here:

The ebay link again:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?item=276364381535&rt=nc&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l170197&_ssn=emvee1

Thanks for looking

Malvin

Hi Folks,

I have a few pieces on ebay:

1. Mike Zeck Punisher Commission

2. Grant Morrison Animal Man page (Key Ouija Board Scene)

3. Mark Martin Gnatrat vs Wolverine

4. David Boswell Reid Fleming sketch

5. Ron Frenz Spiderman and MJ sketch cover

6. Steve McNiven Wolverine

Link to ebay auctions

Thanks for looking

Malvin

On 3/18/2024 at 11:33 AM, malvin said:

Hi Folks,

I uploaded some Batman related art to my CAF:

1. A Kelley Jones Batman vs. Solomon Grundy Commissio

2. This one is odder. It's original art related to the Batman: The Animated Series. It's not from the comic book. It's not animation art. There isn't even Batman in it. But it's the art for the background buildings in the press kit they used to sell the show! The art is by Ted Blackman

Link to CAF Recent Uploads (since they are in different galleries)

Thanks for looking

Malvin

I just uploaded 2 more pieces:

1. Spawn Issue 75 page by Capullo and Miki

2. Jay Anacleto Power Girl Cover (AH! Homage)

CAF Link

Malvin

Hi Folks,

I uploaded some Batman related art to my CAF:

1. A Kelley Jones Batman vs. Solomon Grundy Commissio

2. This one is odder. It's original art related to the Batman: The Animated Series. It's not from the comic book. It's not animation art. There isn't even Batman in it. But it's the art for the background buildings in the press kit they used to sell the show! The art is by Ted Blackman

Link to CAF Recent Uploads (since they are in different galleries)

Thanks for looking

Malvin

On 3/11/2024 at 12:40 PM, drdroom said:

Scuttlebut I've heard is HA is getting tougher in these negotiations, & I believe they've recently doubled the minimum consignment value from 5k to 10k (?). All which suggests they are not hurting for merchandise.

Is there really any negotiation though? Isn't it just a function of the value of your total consignment?

One may be an awesome negotiator, but if the items are only worth the minimum (be it $5K or $10K). I don't think they will move from their list prices. Your only leverage is that you will chose another auction house. And again, at $10K or so, I don't think they will care.

Malvin

On 3/11/2024 at 5:28 AM, MyNameIsLegion said:

Romero is one of the all time greats, but I might be just a little bit biased since I have arguably the best Romero collection on CAF!

And that's only on CAF! You have more right?

Malvin

Here is a lazy reply 

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerydetailsearch.asp?aty=9&gcat=614

Malvin

On 2/22/2024 at 1:24 PM, fishbone said:

Agree ?  Disagree ?  Let's just say that I so HOPE that your theory is correct, I would tend to think that OA will grow in desirability as it is truly "One-of-One" 

I also HOPE that theory is correct.

Our hobby is "one of one" because there is only one original page, but there are a lot of substitutes, i.e. unless you are fixated on a specific page, there are other pages from the same writer/artist team from that issue (or issues) with the superhero in costume and in action.

Malvin

On 2/20/2024 at 9:52 AM, zhamlau said:

What I never got is that with all the variant covers that get published these days, why hasn’t someone thought to use one of these classic era unpublished pieces as a variant cover? You don’t think Marvel would love to have an original previously unpublished Ditko cover variant on some key book/product?

I'm guessing that it may be a mess or hassle to pay the artist to do that.

Malvin

Just got back from my local big show (FanExpo). I didn't get a lot this year but still had fun. I got:

1. A Joshua Swaby Scarlett from GI Joe Commission

2. A Travis Mercer Green Arrow Pinup

3. A Max Dunbar Young Justice Cover

Link to recent CAF uploads

Thanks for looking

Malvin

I've never bought art from them but I'm seeing social media posts that some artists are posting they are no longer with Cadence.

Malvin

On 1/28/2024 at 2:59 PM, MAR1979 said:

Yes. But less common to the extent they might be considered outliers?

New collectors who make a big splash as a whole are less common to begin with

Those that stay and those that disappear about both less common.

Malvin

On 1/28/2024 at 2:53 PM, John E. said:

By “new” collectors I meant new about 5 years ago. One I had in mind raised his profile with a certain mid-5-figure purchase of a modern cover. Then just disappeared. So was he “victim” of fresh blood in the water? Got taken advantages of and left a hobby that left him with a bad taste in the mouth? It’s what I’m wondering, in general terms. 

I think I know who you are talking about. Was it by chance Batman covers? Over the years I've seen some new collectors making big buys then disappearing. Of course there are also new collectors who make big splashes and keep on going.

Malvin