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[HugeRosen]

The pinky finger is the money finger.

[N/A]

 

Didn't you offer your left nut recently? Is the pinky next?

[Balham's Finest]

Jerry,

That is the great thing about art. It is in the eye of the beholder. I understand you might not think it is worth this amount, but trust me others will.

 

Here are the last reported cover sales on ebay for marginal covers... not near as nice or important as this one in my opinion. Perhaps you like them more, or wouldn't have paid these prices. Obviously these people made a considerable profit over and above what we sold them for. It is my job to make sure Charlie receive's the lion's share of the money on his original art sales, not resellers

 

WD 97 $1800

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Walking-Dead-97-Original-Cover-Art-Something-to-Fear-Part-One-Adlard-53-19-/200771207732?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ebee58234

WD 98 $1750

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Walking-Dead-98-Original-Cover-Art-Adlard-Abraham-Dwight-Big-Issue-53-19-/200769566742?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ebecc7816

 

WD 65 $1500

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Walking-Dead-65-Original-Cover-Art-Adlard-Rare-Dale-Cover-53-19-/200769627365?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ebecd64e5

 

WD 102 $2100

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WALKING-DEAD-102-Original-Cover-Art-by-Charlie-Adlard-Daryl-Dixon-/200769119861?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ebec5a675

 

Please don't take this as a shot at you Jerry, as it definitely is not. Just another opinion on the value of the cover that I am currently selling on Charlie's behalf.

 

The auction can be found here:

http://splashpageart.com/adlardwalkingdead100auction.asp

 

Mark Hay

Splash Page Comic Art

www.splashpageart.com

 

If these are the most recent realized prices then the cover is overpriced for an auction. It may be a good price for a "Buy it now" but to maximize your auction dollars you want potential buyers to have a sense of ownership. Whenever they have the high bid that sense kicks in even if it is only for 5 minutes and it grows as the amount of time they are winning it increases.

I understand your job is to ensure Charlie gets the lion's share as stated then you are best to put a higher price like you did (or higher) and open it to offers or lower the price and send it to auction. Regardless of what you're selling this is the way to go.

 

Best of luck!

 

 

But it's a blind auction, right? Maybe I got the wrong end of the stick, but I assumed that effectively meant sealed bids - so no chance to feel a sense of ownership due to having the high bid for a short time.

[ExcludedTim]

Thinking about it, it might round out nicely as follows:

 

#100 Third Printing, #101 & #102 Second Printings will "complete" the "overall picture" for this arc with the "right side" of this six-issue cover spread

 

I think your right here...

 

It is right. I can confirm this.

[Balham's Finest]

Thinking about it, it might round out nicely as follows:

 

#100 Third Printing, #101 & #102 Second Printings will "complete" the "overall picture" for this arc with the "right side" of this six-issue cover spread

 

I think your right here...

 

It is right. I can confirm this.

 

Go on then, since you're dying for someone to ask: how do you know?

[Guardian Comics]

Jerry,

That is the great thing about art. It is in the eye of the beholder. I understand you might not think it is worth this amount, but trust me others will.

 

Here are the last reported cover sales on ebay for marginal covers... not near as nice or important as this one in my opinion. Perhaps you like them more, or wouldn't have paid these prices. Obviously these people made a considerable profit over and above what we sold them for. It is my job to make sure Charlie receive's the lion's share of the money on his original art sales, not resellers

 

WD 97 $1800

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Walking-Dead-97-Original-Cover-Art-Something-to-Fear-Part-One-Adlard-53-19-/200771207732?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ebee58234

WD 98 $1750

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Walking-Dead-98-Original-Cover-Art-Adlard-Abraham-Dwight-Big-Issue-53-19-/200769566742?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ebecc7816

 

WD 65 $1500

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Walking-Dead-65-Original-Cover-Art-Adlard-Rare-Dale-Cover-53-19-/200769627365?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ebecd64e5

 

WD 102 $2100

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WALKING-DEAD-102-Original-Cover-Art-by-Charlie-Adlard-Daryl-Dixon-/200769119861?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ebec5a675

 

Please don't take this as a shot at you Jerry, as it definitely is not. Just another opinion on the value of the cover that I am currently selling on Charlie's behalf.

 

The auction can be found here:

http://splashpageart.com/adlardwalkingdead100auction.asp

 

Mark Hay

Splash Page Comic Art

www.splashpageart.com

 

If these are the most recent realized prices then the cover is overpriced for an auction. It may be a good price for a "Buy it now" but to maximize your auction dollars you want potential buyers to have a sense of ownership. Whenever they have the high bid that sense kicks in even if it is only for 5 minutes and it grows as the amount of time they are winning it increases.

I understand your job is to ensure Charlie gets the lion's share as stated then you are best to put a higher price like you did (or higher) and open it to offers or lower the price and send it to auction. Regardless of what you're selling this is the way to go.

 

Best of luck!

 

 

Agreed...you can't justify a price starting point if you take a relatively large sampling of data AND then double the prices (at worst add 50%) of the realized prices and then argue that it's inline with FMV.

 

Jim

[ItsJustRyan]

Thinking about it, it might round out nicely as follows:

 

#100 Third Printing, #101 & #102 Second Printings will "complete" the "overall picture" for this arc with the "right side" of this six-issue cover spread

 

I think your right here...

 

It is right. I can confirm this.

 

Go on then, since you're dying for someone to ask: how do you know?

 

+1

[ExcludedTim]

Thinking about it, it might round out nicely as follows:

 

#100 Third Printing, #101 & #102 Second Printings will "complete" the "overall picture" for this arc with the "right side" of this six-issue cover spread

 

I think your right here...

 

It is right. I can confirm this.

 

Go on then, since you're dying for someone to ask: how do you know?

 

The full cover was shown at the skybound retailers meet in San Diego at SDCC. They obviously can't show the others until they're released and "sold out"

[dhurley]

I want the OA for WD 97 2nd print..its awesome!!

 

You mean the knob of the bat and the pinky finger??

 

[Balham's Finest]

I see - maybe a stupid question, but was it drawn supersize, or has it been blown up to be big enough for six covers? I'm assuming the latter.

[Zaitsev]

These half-covers all needed the virgin cover treatment or relocation of the information. It's not bad enough that it's half a page of art to begin with, so let's aggravate the situation by stamping things all over it.

 

I was thinking of getting a couple of #100 second prints if they were going to move through quietly, but I don't know now about getting any of these additional printings now.

 

I would guess that there is more likely to be a big print run for all of them so it won't be like with the earlier 2nd's that are actually harder to find, and worth a bit of coin.

 

But maybe orders of #100 2nd will still be low due to current overstock.

 

Do you guys think that any of these could still be a sleeper and actually be worth a few bucks more, later on down the trough?

 

 

 

[HugeRosen]

 

Didn't you offer your left nut recently? Is the pinky next?

 

Yes I did. And that is still on the table for a 9.9 or 10.0's. I'd prefer to go in this order: 1) home depot gift card 2) pinky 3) left nut

[N/A]

Jerry,

That is the great thing about art. It is in the eye of the beholder. I understand you might not think it is worth this amount, but trust me others will.

 

Here are the last reported cover sales on ebay for marginal covers... not near as nice or important as this one in my opinion. Perhaps you like them more, or wouldn't have paid these prices. Obviously these people made a considerable profit over and above what we sold them for. It is my job to make sure Charlie receive's the lion's share of the money on his original art sales, not resellers

 

WD 97 $1800

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Walking-Dead-97-Original-Cover-Art-Something-to-Fear-Part-One-Adlard-53-19-/200771207732?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ebee58234

WD 98 $1750

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Walking-Dead-98-Original-Cover-Art-Adlard-Abraham-Dwight-Big-Issue-53-19-/200769566742?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ebecc7816

 

WD 65 $1500

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Walking-Dead-65-Original-Cover-Art-Adlard-Rare-Dale-Cover-53-19-/200769627365?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ebecd64e5

 

WD 102 $2100

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WALKING-DEAD-102-Original-Cover-Art-by-Charlie-Adlard-Daryl-Dixon-/200769119861?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ebec5a675

 

Please don't take this as a shot at you Jerry, as it definitely is not. Just another opinion on the value of the cover that I am currently selling on Charlie's behalf.

 

The auction can be found here:

http://splashpageart.com/adlardwalkingdead100auction.asp

 

Mark Hay

Splash Page Comic Art

www.splashpageart.com

 

If these are the most recent realized prices then the cover is overpriced for an auction. It may be a good price for a "Buy it now" but to maximize your auction dollars you want potential buyers to have a sense of ownership. Whenever they have the high bid that sense kicks in even if it is only for 5 minutes and it grows as the amount of time they are winning it increases.

I understand your job is to ensure Charlie gets the lion's share as stated then you are best to put a higher price like you did (or higher) and open it to offers or lower the price and send it to auction. Regardless of what you're selling this is the way to go.

 

Best of luck!

 

 

But it's a blind auction, right? Maybe I got the wrong end of the stick, but I assumed that effectively meant sealed bids - so no chance to feel a sense of ownership due to having the high bid for a short time.

 

Well then there's the other problem.

[KONG]

These half-covers all needed the virgin cover treatment or relocation of the information. It's not bad enough that it's half a page of art to begin with, so let's aggravate the situation by stamping things all over it.

 

I was thinking of getting a couple of #100 second prints if they were going to move through quietly, but I don't know now about getting any of these additional printings now.

 

I would guess that there is more likely to be a big print run for all of them so it won't be like with the earlier 2nd's that are actually harder to find, and worth a bit of coin.

 

But maybe orders of #100 2nd will still be low due to current overstock.

 

Do you guys think that any of these could still be a sleeper and actually be worth a few bucks more, later on down the trough?

 

 

 

Interesting thought. Or maybe the "something to fear" tag could be spread across the six books albeit in a shorter black field.

[ItsJustRyan]

These half-covers all needed the virgin cover treatment or relocation of the information. It's not bad enough that it's half a page of art to begin with, so let's aggravate the situation by stamping things all over it.

 

I was thinking of getting a couple of #100 second prints if they were going to move through quietly, but I don't know now about getting any of these additional printings now.

 

I would guess that there is more likely to be a big print run for all of them so it won't be like with the earlier 2nd's that are actually harder to find, and worth a bit of coin.

 

But maybe orders of #100 2nd will still be low due to current overstock.

 

Do you guys think that any of these could still be a sleeper and actually be worth a few bucks more, later on down the trough?

 

 

 

Hard to say. I'll grab a few. If it's the hotter version I'll have some, if not I won't get hit to badly.

[N/A]

Then everyone could buy a vowel.

[Monster's Lair Comics]

I'm waiting for the original art to the third printings where adlard is just going to draw a large smiling stick figure on notebook paper shaking his *spoon* at all us collectors who actually care about reading this book. Less covers, more new books. I feel this is why the art has been less than stellar lately.

[toytastik]

So with the #99 2nd Print Cover, does this mean Negan's first appearance is now #99 not #100?

[HugeRosen]

I would assume his first cover will be 99 now, first appearance is still 100 since he didn't actually appear in the comic itself until 100. Although the reprint for issue 100 comes out before the reprints for issues 97-99. I don't know. This is all so confusing and frustrating.

Edited July 30, 2012 by HugeRosen

[Balham's Finest]

What's frustrating about it?