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yeah, that's what I concluded too based on the information presented. Who knows what happened all those years, the person consigning presumably didn't know they were stolen. Malvin

Hi Folks, I have a couple of things on ebay starting at 1 cent with no reserve! They are: 1. A page from Justice League of America issue 237 by by Conway Patton Machlan with Elongated Man! 2. A Judge Dredd page from 2000 AD, from the "Pit" storyline by John Wagner and Lee Sullivan ebay link I also put up as BINs some of the things I have on my LoserContm Gallery. However if you are reading this, you should just buy it from me via CAF since it's cheaper there Link to LoserCon 2018 Gallery Thanks for looking Malvin

Oh yeah, is the art physically at SD? The art is being sent to a friend (that you know) and he is at SD. Can you just give him the art? Malvin

yay yay yay, I already bought art! Malvin

Ok folks, 3 items sold and 1 is on hold so I have replaced them with 4 items in a similar rice range, they are: 1. Phil Noto DPS from Viva Las Danger SOLD 2. Dave Johnson Cover to Hammer of Gods 3. Curt Swan Superman page from Action 446 SOLD 4. Gary Frank Kin TPB Cover SOLD Link to LoserCon(tm) 2018 Gallery Thanks for Looking Malvin

you darn dirty ape! You tricked me! Malvin

Update! 4 out of the 10 pieces are either sold or on hold! I hope that meant my pricing was at the sweet spot rather than too low! The items that sold were generally the mid tier ones, I'll scrounge my stuff to see if I can add more wares to my LoserContm virtual table Malvin

Hi Folks, Yes, it's that time of the year, THE event for comic art that occurs around the 3rd week of July. No, not SDCC, but Loser Con! The online event for all the cool people who are not at SDCC! There is a full range for everyone, from under $10 to over $1000! All these items are priced and on my CAF, so here they are: 1. Ethan Van Sciver Green Lantern/Planet of the Apes Cover ON HOLD 2. Greg Horn Elektra Sketch 3. Silver Sable Splash 4. Alan Davis Infinity Siblings page with Thanos 5. Animal Crackers Daily splash strip from 1985 6. Gary Frank Superman page with Superman and Bizzaro SOLD 7. Tony Harris Legion Cover with Superboy SOLD 8. Bob Wakelin painted Thor page 9. Jason Johnson Wetworks (original series) issue 25 double cover - Soft Hold 10. Fantastic Four 325 end page with Torch, Surfer, Thing, Rocky Thing, and Mantis in distress! - SOLD Link to CAF LoserCon (tm) Gallery Thanks for looking Malvin

My short answer is, where do you think my "ebay 1c No Reserve" auctions come from It's stuff that I buy that I think has upside either at cons, online or wherever. The longer answer is, I have done a few trades and they are tougher. As you can imagine, both sides have to value the trade material offered. I use to bring stuff to cons to sell/trade, but I don't think I have had much success (Im excluding stuff that was already bought and I was meeting someone at a con) I don't have a specific percentage allocated to buying stuff for resale vs. the collection. In general, if I think there is enough upside I would buy it regardless of my budget. As for whether or not its working.. hard to say, I tell my wife that the stuff I buy for my collection are funded from my 1 cent no reserve sales so there is no "real money" going into my hobby, but I think she knows that the math doesn't work but turns a blind eye Malvin

Albert or his friend will probably post here, and all of us in his mailing list got it, but for those that were excluded, this just came out: Regarding the list of stolen artwork listed on my www.albertmoy.comGreat news! Through the efforts of Michael Finn/help4creators and my friends at Heritage Auctions, ten out of eleven pieces previously listed as stolen have now been safely recovered and returned to me. The only piece still missing and still listed as stolen is the Berni Wrightson Horror painting posted on my site. My heartfelt thanks and gratitude to Michael, Todd Hignite, Nadia and Joe Mannarino, Jim Halperin, Heritage Auctions, the Hartford, and everyone else in the comic art community who helped. I am appreciative of all the effort and time everyone has put forth during this long ordeal.

I use to buy at Hakes more when it was more obscure, but I haven't noticed any bargains on stuff I know the past few auctions. Plus with their bidding increments (10% more) it might be a bargain at the current price but the next bid would negate that. Malvin

was that the original Pooh? I thought it was a real bear that was a mascot for a Canadian Military unit that he later saw in a zoo? heh, if I am right (this is based on a Canadian Heritage moment commercial, something only fellow Canadians would know) I wonder how much that stuffed bear is worth? :P Malvin

hmmm.. tough. He did say he want them so that is a commitment. I think a few days is fair, if you hear nothing in a week, I think most people would agree that it's fair to conclude they changed their mind but didn't tell you. If someone else asks about the same pieces, I would engage them and tell them about the first party and say if you don't hear back in a week from the original guy, it's theirs. Malvin

+1! or can I do +1 million? Malvin

I shouldn't weight in, and I'm not a lawyer, but I'm confused why Albert has to wait until he is "legally able" to make a statement. What situation could cause that? Malvin

heh, there was a piece that I marginally wanted, and i would have swung to a want if I made an offer (that was accepted) and applied the 15% off coupon. However, I was worried that the offer would be accepted after the coupon will expire, so I decided to not bother Malvin

That's a great line :P Malvin

ha ha, I asked the seller what a thrid party authenticator was, and he replied saying DC doesn't have in house authenticators so they need a 3rd party. Then I said why is it spelled thrid and if something that simple is spelled wrong, what else could be wrong. He then replied that he has seen COA with worse errors and I can buy with confidence. That was a few days ago, then today he sent me this: "After you brought it to my attention that there was a typo on the COA I contacted DC Comics and they responded by sending me a new COA which is now posted on the listing Also if you are interested please email me "

I love those issues, but the other problem is that Maleev did most of his work digitally, so there is little OA to be had. Malvin

All I can say is, I'm still waiting for my Kaluta and it's a slap in the face when he completes new commissions while Kickstarter pieces are still outstanding Malvin

That's a good point. We should all ask the seller that. Malvin

I don't think we need to waste Adam or Alison's time on this. Malvin

My vote is no. That COA is hilarious Malvin

I did not sell my collection to buy original art, but at my peak, I had about 30 longboxes that were stored at my parents basement (my old room). When they sold their place to downsize, I had to purge since I had no intention of paying for storage for comics. I kept about 6 boxes of truly special comics, and the rest, I first sold the significant ones locally on craigslist (I think I only got $1 or $2 each canadian doing that) and when I was down to my last 10+ boxes, I sold it to a local guy in bulk who attend shows, I think I probably got 50 cents each at that point. Please note that these are mostly modern books. I didn't sell to buy OA, but considering how much OA I buy regularly, you can probably draw a line that shows that cash went towards OA Malvin

Buying OA based on "key events" is always risky, especially if you do it before the event and essentially speculate on the significance of the event. Even buying OA after the event is risky if the "event" is the sole reason for the premium. I recall a few years ago Spiderman revealing his identity was a very big deal, and McNiven priced those pages high (as it is his right). Someone did buy those pages (not sure if he paid the asking price) but that was event "undone" later and if the buyer paid the asking price, he would be lucky to recover 20% of what he paid if he was going to sell them. Malvin