Sean I

Yes I think a low effort 3.5k profit will bring that person back to flip again more likely than sour them on OA. You may have witnessed the origin story of a new dealmaker of comic art.

That page was $20,300, with the premium on Hake’s six weeks ago.

This was my 3rd after the 2 in 2021 so I don’t know how the pre-pandemic shows were, this did seem fuller than others I’d attended. Did not buy anything but always fun seeing all of that OA in one place. It’s about a 2 and a half hour drive for me each way. So I probably spend about twice as much time on the road on a Comic Art Con day versus at the show, but still a worth while experience that I look forward to each time. Much of what was there could also be found on the dealers websites but highlights for me were seeing all of the John Byrne pieces at the one table, as what he had there was more than you see at any one time on his eBay and CAF, also nice to see the prices labeled on the Donnelly’s wares at shows. There was a piece or two I was hoping to get from the Donnelly’s but they hadn’t brought them. I was afraid to ask before the show as I thought an inquiry would influence asking price. Maybe next time.

In the beginning of literally the same thread where people are now suggesting the prices were unusually low, people were attributing bids being driven up high by the lack of favorites/watching and forcing “tracking bids”. Just thought those opposing perspectives are worth noting. I definitely agree they need to work on their descriptions. Heritage has a much larger user base across a variety of collectors so there may be more ‘one and done’ or casual collectors participating there that don’t take the time to look at ComicLink. Also the contrasts are highlighted right now going from a premiere heritage event to a non premium clink event. I’m just glad there’s multiple auction houses and a place for the Morlock art and sketches. Also, I rank ComicConnect 3rd purely on their shipping charges alone.

Yeah that seemed super low for earlier this year. Should have realized it was a default date. I did just try to do some spot checking out of curiosity on the Wayback Machine but couldn’t find when it was listed at Alberts site. Sorry to derail the thread, it’s a memorable image which is why I did a double take when I saw it listed for auction having just seen the sale announced.

Noticed one of the top 5 sales of the week, last week, was already listed for an upcoming Comiclink auction. Seemed strange, maybe buyers remorse or risky hope for a flip then noticed the sales history. Now not sure what to make of it.

Looks to be Wolverine Origin, so probably Joe Quesada but I wouldn’t know for sure, just guessing.

I would guess Ethereum was chosen in an attempt to lure the NFT crowd, since it seems their crypto of choice. I don’t see that group moving in to OA for investments. They’re speculators looking for high liquidity and easy quick flips, not consignment fees and trips to the FedEx or UPS centers. They’d more likely be into the fractional ownership shares that can be traded. I also don’t see as much of a difference between the YouTube dealers other than production value and showmanship. It does seem odd to me that one group is embraced and the other scorned. I’m newer to the hobby but I read all about the shill bidding blow up a few years back with the one and the other sweeps the market floor and cons of Morlock art and marks it up 300% to 400%.

There’s some good info here in an older thread:

For those interested and not following Donny or Albert on instagram. Albert resold the piece and someone tagged Donny in the replies:

I was too slow for one I really wanted, thems the breaks though. Hopefully it went to someone who wanted it for their collection and I won’t see it with an all caps red ‘inquire’ next to it soon. Still very happy as I did get a nice 80s era John Bolton sketch at what I felt was a very reasonable price. Thank you if the seller is reading this. Mix was broad in terms of fair pricing and things that belong on attempted flip of the day.

For anyone that missed out on the con, don’t worry Anthony just listed a number of pieces for 100%+ mark up on what the artists were asking

Dauterman cover auction ended at $95, 79% loss from the original price tag. Haven’t seen a lot of monoprints on the auction sites so could be an outlier, but much lower finish than I would have expected,

Had this on my calendar for 09/26 was there a date change?

I’m very new to this myself, but many of the more popular artists are repped by one of the art dealers in the space, you usually deal with them instead of reaching out directly. The dealers will list on their page which artists they rep. I mean this with 0 snark as I’m sure you just missed it but there is a 49 page stickied thread above that gives advice to new collectors. This is also a very helpful thread:

In the new True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee book there are quotes from both of them related to the margin notes: Stan: “Y’know, it’s funny,” he says. “Historians always write about Jack’s notes. They never write about the notes that I put in, because I’d always erase them once the strip was done.” Jack: “Stan Lee wouldn’t let me fill in the balloons. Stan Lee wouldn’t let me put in the dialogue. But I wrote the entire story under the panels,” he said, referring to his narrative margin notes. “I never explained the story to Stan Lee. I wrote the story under each panel so that when he wrote that dialogue, the story was already there. In other words, he didn’t know what the story was about and he didn’t care, because he was busy being an editor.”

Had a really great time at the con. It was truly an overwhelming experience. As mentioned before my only brushes with OA were as museum pieces so getting to see works by artists I’ve admired most of my life up close in personal in that way was not something I thought I’d experience. There were no hard sells or inferences of judgment on window shopping that I was afraid of experiencing whatsoever. Nice to meet Ankur. Definitely intend to be back in September. My only purchase was a page from Beasts of Burden, thought it was reasonably priced and I am a big fan of the series. Happy to have it as my first piece of original art. I’m sorry about the lack of photos, I took a few at first, but honestly became a bit lost in the experience.

I appreciate all of the responses and the guidance very much. Looking forward to tomorrow. Bird, I can definitely snap some pictures and share them. Ankur, I will be sure to check out your table, and say hello!

Hello! Have long considered getting into this hobby, and saw the show mentioned happening tomorrow. I’ve always enjoyed seeing admiring original art at occasional shows and places like Geppi’s museum. I’ve been a consistent comic fan for 33 years. Two questions, I was hoping previous attendees wouldn’t mind answering: 1) I saw someone mentioned they will have art under $1k on sale, will there be much available in that range? That’s more in keeping with my budget I’m afraid. I realize the art would be commensurate with the price, just curious of inventory. 2) Are casually interested fans excited to just see the gathered art welcome, or at least tolerated, lol. I know some hobby’s have some gatekeeping or lack of patience for “casuals”.