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I hate to bother Spencer because I know he's really busy, but is this standard operating procedure for him?

 

I mailed my payment (check) to Spencer 2 weeks ago. I figure, a week for snail mail to reach him? My check hasn't been deposited yet...I personally deposit all checks immediately on my phone but he may not be there yet. maybe he only deposits physically every week or 2...

 

at what point do I know my check's been lost in the mail?

Hi there;

I saw this recent post and contacted Spencer about it.

Spencer will deposit all outstanding cheques tomorrow, and he apologizes for the delay as he's been exceptionally ill over the past few weeks.

The good news is that he's on the mend, but still very far behind schedule when it comes to fulfilling orders. He's asked me to thank you all for your orders, and for your patience.

-Yoram

Which comic dealers will be there?

Its interesting in that I think the majority of us wouldn't do it... yet I think the majority of comic collectors would jump at the chance to trade all their books at FMV towards a big grail... an AF15, batman 1, action 1, whatever.

In comics, just about any book is replaceable whereas Comic art is not.

However, it does appear to me that collectors are selling several smaller pieces to fund a larger piece (or two) more frequently these days.

Forget one piece, I don't think there's a COLLECTION out there that I'd trade mine for, straight up. For all the reasons that have been expressed...I'm just too emotionally attached to mine. Which, when you consider relative value, is just plain dumb.

 

This is also why, for those of us whose collections hold so much meaning (beyond reason), OA is a terrible "investment". We won't "cash out", in whatever form, so any appreciation of value that has occurred is largely theoretical.

I would trade my collection for Joe Le's collection in a heartbeat. Joe, if you're reading this, get in touch with me! Same goes for Mike Burkey's collection, Eric Roberts, and Dave Mandel. Not to mention the collections of a few local collectors here in Toronto ( you know who you are)

The dudes have mullets and are constantly losing their shirts. The girls all look like Julie Bell. The entire scene looks like a JRR Tolkien story on a year long steroid cycle.

 

But dammit, they can paint, and they provided artwork to some great mag covers, card sets, video games, you name it. Rub yourself down with baby oil, look (far too long) in the mirror at your biceps, and post, without shame, your Boris and Julies.

 

Run Saber, Super Nintendo - where the men materialize from purple smoke to fight green robotic Bird-Men, mano a mano, winner takes all... in a duel to the death, high in the treetops. Will the hand of man, or beak of bird prevail in this epic struggle between two species, once friends, now mortal enemies?

 

 

Boris art... The only cheese that stinks more than Limburger

Hi all;

Spencer's sale is on now. Please go to www.theartistschoice.com for details.

Any issue containing Erik Larsen 'artwork' is offensive. So offensive I can't decide which issue is the worst!

Not a fan, although I do think his art was perfectly suited for the 1st Lobo mini series. That's all that resonates with me for Biz.

Dave must be thinking "where's the Purell when you really need it!"

Only 20 more days till stuff closes

 

Was just outbid on another highly sought after piece. 98% sure I am out at the stage as I expect the price to double from where it currently is at.

 

I have been avoiding doing any price discovery even though I would love to know what level people have bid items up to. For the pages I am watching, everything is still about 1/3 to 1/4 where I expect them to close at.

This is gonna be one expen$ive auction!

I just went through the auction, looks solid! Too much at once ? I guess we will find out soon enough.

330 OA lots yesterday, and I'm tracking 300 of them. The quality of pieces being added to this auction on a daily basis is incredible, and perhaps its too much all at once.

If so, then perhaps there's hope a few pieces will fly under the radar while the majority are focused on the must-have's. After all, its happened before on HA so the conditions are ripe for it to happen again.

By the way, the quality of lots in this auction is not limited to OA. For those that still follow comics, there's no shortage of key silver age books in top shape.

Half a Green Lantern = half price, right?

Shaping up to be a barn-burner with the Romita ASM #39 half-splash, the Kane ASM #98 cover, the Kirby JIM #122 cover, the S. Buscema FF #123 cover (featuring the Silver Surfer), the Cracked #1 cover, etc.

yup, these auctions are fast becoming a spectator sport for me!

1st appearance of who???

 

(thumbs u

Don't think I've ever seen this character before. Thanks for the scan.

1st appearance of who???

Thanks to all who donated to Bob. Seems like he's surpassed his goal

Hi, folks:

Spencer Beck (Bob's art rep) asked me to post this request on Bob's behalf.

I hope you take the time to read it and support Bob:

http://www.gofundme.com/zr3ap9xj

$20-30k

 

McFarlane Spidey

 

The ASM 322 splash just sold at CLink for $16,888. This is why I have a problem with McSpidey being $20-$30K - this is a good-looking, p. 1 splash from the main Spidey title featuring a pretty darn good, large, front-facing, full-body Spidey action shot with one of the more memorable supporting cast (Silver Sable) from the run, with lots of good detail to boot. This is a solid A splash as far as I'm concerned, and it finished closer to $15K than $20K.

 

While I'm sure there are McSpidey interiors that would fetch $20-$30K, I think they might more properly be classified as A+ pages.

 

I gotta disagree with you, Gene. I thought the inks looked faded, especially on Spidey, and I avoided bidding on this one because of that. I'm sure there are others who felt the same.

 

How much of a discount do you think that (may have) resulted in? Still looks well bought to me, and, given the McSpidey auction results over the past year, this is far from the only data point that suggests that McSpidey interiors are not where they were as recently as 2012.

 

The hits just keep on coming for the McSpidey market...only $6.5K for a sweet McSpidey ASM page featuring both Cap and Spidey, $23.9K for the McSpidey ASM #307 cover (no Spidey, but that price is still nothing short of catastrophic) and even that Marvel Tales cover resold at a loss. More than one person has drawn parallels to what happened with the DKR market.

 

It'll be really interesting to see how the ASM #317 cover does at CLink next week.

Y'know sumthin'? If I were interested in going for this cover, I would say the exact same thing, just to have potential bidders second - guess/revise their bids downwards so that I could then swoop in and get the cover cheaper.

Has any information been provided regarding the villains starring in the Sinister Six movie? I'm hoping Hobby is one of the Six.

Yes, I didn't want to convey that SSM 43 should be worth more than ASM 238. In no way should that ever be the case, but the fact that such a popular villains first appearance without the costume has been dollar bin fodder for years means either people were unaware or just didn't care.

 

Well, another possibility is that most folks simply don't see the link between the character in PPtSS 43 to that in ASM 238. Don't forget, the Hobby we all came to love in ASM 238 and subsequent issues was revealed to be Ned Leeds, and not Roderick Kingsley so to me, there is a bit of a disconnect, regardless of the wonderful work Mssrs Stern & Frenz (and Perez) achieved with the Hobgoblin Lives mini-series.

At that point, it was too little, too late.

Still, I am very happy to see people still have an interest in ASM 238 & Hobby in general. I think the mystery of his identity kept readers guessing & coming back to the title for years. I know I looked forward to every Hobby appearance and I hope interest in this character increases over time.

This is just an observation, but with all this talking up on DD 181 in this thread and on the Clink Featured auction thread, there has been some very strong statements by people with deep pockets.

 

Those people have said:

 

1. Miller's writing is as important as his art

 

2. DD 181 is arguably the best Bronze Age story (or even among the best single issue story ever!)

 

3. That it doesn't matter that Miller's pencil didn't touch the art board for DD 181 because of reasons 1 and 2 above.

 

So I'm just pointing out the fact that the piece did not sell for the reserve price during auction. Also, it has been available for $11K on Clink since the auction ended.

 

So perhaps, just perhaps, Miller's pencils really do matter

 

Some people might have been scared off, sure. But, then again, this is a non-action page with no DD on it. I thought from the outset that $9K was always going to be an iffy proposition, as did Hari, who stated that he thought this was a $7-9K piece (and he's someone who's flat-out stated that who did what shouldn't matter with this run).

 

Do you think the spectacular #179 DD/Elektra or the #181 Elektra/Bullseye sequences have been "devalued" by this separate sheet layout "revelation"? I don't.

That's a tough question to answer with a simple "yes" or "no" response to your question and if I earned the same amount as you and Hari, perhaps I'd be less price sensitive.

BUT, I don't earn as much, and these purchases at this level do have an impact on my wallet. So, if I was to pay those kind of prices, Miller better have put his sweat on those pages.

This is just an observation, but with all this talking up on DD 181 in this thread and on the Clink Featured auction thread, there has been some very strong statements by people with deep pockets.

Those people have said:

1. Miller's writing is as important as his art

2. DD 181 is arguably the best Bronze Age story (or even among the best single issue story ever!)

3. That it doesn't matter that Miller's pencil didn't touch the art board for DD 181 because of reasons 1 and 2 above.

So I'm just pointing out the fact that the piece did not sell for the reserve price during auction. Also, it has been available for $11K on Clink since the auction ended.

So perhaps, just perhaps, Miller's pencils really do matter

I don't buy into the "Tec #27 will NEVER pass Action #1" mantra.

 

There was a time when people couldn't imagine Batman topping Superman in popularity and now, we're heading into a third consecutive decade of Batman's dominance. I'm only 25 and I come from a generation that has adored Batman, while many are either indifferent towards Superman, or worse, don't even like the character.

 

Right now older generations, the ones who grew up many decades ago when Superman was held in much higher esteem, are the ones with the greatest spending power. Comic collecting is highly nostalgic-based, and it's no surprise to see collectors of those generations having very fond memories of Superman.

 

Eventually, my generation will get older, come into greater spending power and they'll have to make a decision between two books that are already similar in value. To assume, often based on little more than the "that's how it's always been" and "the significance of being the first superhero" factors, that Action #1 will always remain number one is a bit short-sided IMO.

 

Comparing one book's 9.0 to another's 9.2 will depend on a number of factors: eye appeal, PQ, state of preservation, venue of sale, other existing copies in similar or superior condition, timing, etc.

 

But in the long run, from a simple Action #1 vs. Tec #27 standpoint, we may eventually see Tec #27 as the top book in our hobby.

 

Higher grade T27 may = a higher price. But grades being equal, T27 will not surpass A1, ever, in my book. This was decided decades ago. (thumbs u

Perhaps my memory is becoming hazy, but right around the time of the 1st Batman (Tim Burton) movie, didn't Tec 27 overtake Action 1 as the most valuable comic? If so, then the statement that Tec 27 will not surpass Action 1, ever, is already false.

With all this talk of everyone wanting a high grade Cerebus #1, now would be an excellent time for someone to offer one for sale

To get off the typical CG music thread disruption and back on track of the actual subject, I shall repeat:

 

I could not stand going through so many pages so am just gonna ad a few of mine:

 

Gene Colan

Dick Ayers

Matt Baker

Alex Schomburg

Xela (also Schomburg above)

Reed Crandall

Jack Davis

Will Elder

Graham Ingels

Jack Kamen

Al Williamson

Edmond Good

Wally Wood

Johnny Craig

Joe Maneely

Bernie Krigstein

Bill Everett

Mike Sekowsky

Carl Burgos

Will Eisner

 

I could go on and on.

 

Then again it is quite possible many in this thread have no idea who these folk are?

If this thread is still about the best artists ever, there are several names on the above list that do not belong, under any definition of 'best':

Burgos, Sekowsky, Good, Elder, Davis, Ayers should be removed.