maloney414 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Hey Bone fans! Jeff Smith returned to the comic show this weekend at WonderCon after one year off. My authorized CGC dealer called and informed me that Jeff Smith charged $30 per signing. That money will be donated to Comic Book Fraudulent fund (I am not sure if this is the correct information). The dealer asked him to reduce the price. He flatly refused. It's only one hour for Jeff Smith's signing. I never heard of him charging the signature fee before. What's up with him? I told my dealer to back it off. My ten books were gone unsigned. Jeff will attend San Diego Comic Con this July. If he still charges the signings, I will have him to sign my #1 copy. That would be it with him. I was just told the same thing - that Jeff is only signing at the CBLDF booth and it's $30/signature. I'm a CBLDF member and don't mind supporting them, but $30/signature is outrageous - my books will probably end up unsigned as well ... Yeah, I heard about this a few weeks ago with the private signing that Jake was trying to arrange. I'm with you Michael, I don't mind if he charges a little for a good cause like CBLDF but $30 is way over the top. From what I understand, this was all CBLDF's doing so I don't know how much input he had on the matter. I feel bad for the kids who probably looked forward to meeting him and getting their color TPBs signed. From all the stories I've ever heard about Jeff, he's always gone out of his way to sign everybody's books for free. I think this is definitely a first. +1 I'm sure he's only charging to do a fundraiser for the charity. He is one of the nicest and coolest creators out there. He usually does quick sketches for free too. He did the fastball special sketch in my sig for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Based on the future Bone movie, I would love to complete my Bone collection - signed or not before the movie is released. When will the movie is released? Hope that Jeff is doing for CBLDF once. There's a very slight possibility that the Bone movie will come out in 2014. Last month, the director, PJ Hogan (Peter Pan), was attached to direct a movie called "And So It Goes" with Michael Douglas which was planned for a 2014 release but now it's a Rob Reiner film. This tells me that they're experiencing some delays so my best guess is 2015 at the earliest. Good! Their delays help me buying more times. Hopefully, Jeff was doing it for CBLDF once and he may eventually sign the books without a charge -- maybe a little charge like Neal Adams' normal charges are $10 for CGC SS and $5 for non CGC signings. I missed Joe Kubert's reasonable charges were first signing book for free then $5 per book. CGC's turnaround for Modern is now trimmed down to about 85 days. I have to wait for SDCC until July. Hopefully Jeff Smith will able to sign 20 to 25 books without a single charge if I have to beat the time frame for the movie being released. Fast Track Modern turnaround is too much money for my blood. My books can be graded by October/November then I can buy more time on few remaining Bone issues for Jeff Smith's next comic convention --- I have a feeling that he will be at NYCC. Any idea what is his next comic convention after SDCC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Hey Bone fans! Jeff Smith returned to the comic show this weekend at WonderCon after one year off. My authorized CGC dealer called and informed me that Jeff Smith charged $30 per signing. That money will be donated to Comic Book Fraudulent fund (I am not sure if this is the correct information). The dealer asked him to reduce the price. He flatly refused. It's only one hour for Jeff Smith's signing. I never heard of him charging the signature fee before. What's up with him? I told my dealer to back it off. My ten books were gone unsigned. Jeff will attend San Diego Comic Con this July. If he still charges the signings, I will have him to sign my #1 copy. That would be it with him. I was just told the same thing - that Jeff is only signing at the CBLDF booth and it's $30/signature. I'm a CBLDF member and don't mind supporting them, but $30/signature is outrageous - my books will probably end up unsigned as well ... Yeah, I heard about this a few weeks ago with the private signing that Jake was trying to arrange. I'm with you Michael, I don't mind if he charges a little for a good cause like CBLDF but $30 is way over the top. From what I understand, this was all CBLDF's doing so I don't know how much input he had on the matter. I feel bad for the kids who probably looked forward to meeting him and getting their color TPBs signed. From all the stories I've ever heard about Jeff, he's always gone out of his way to sign everybody's books for free. I think this is definitely a first. +1 I'm sure he's only charging to do a fundraiser for the charity. He is one of the nicest and coolest creators out there. He usually does quick sketches for free too. He did the fastball special sketch in my sig for free. I missed Jeff Smith at C2E2 two years ago but my books were signed under CGC's care. Hopefully, I will meet him somehow! Thanks for the head ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerThirty Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Hey Bone fans! Jeff Smith returned to the comic show this weekend at WonderCon after one year off. My authorized CGC dealer called and informed me that Jeff Smith charged $30 per signing. That money will be donated to Comic Book Fraudulent fund (I am not sure if this is the correct information). The dealer asked him to reduce the price. He flatly refused. It's only one hour for Jeff Smith's signing. I never heard of him charging the signature fee before. What's up with him? I told my dealer to back it off. My ten books were gone unsigned. Jeff will attend San Diego Comic Con this July. If he still charges the signings, I will have him to sign my #1 copy. That would be it with him. I was just told the same thing - that Jeff is only signing at the CBLDF booth and it's $30/signature. I'm a CBLDF member and don't mind supporting them, but $30/signature is outrageous - my books will probably end up unsigned as well ... Yeah, I heard about this a few weeks ago with the private signing that Jake was trying to arrange. I'm with you Michael, I don't mind if he charges a little for a good cause like CBLDF but $30 is way over the top. From what I understand, this was all CBLDF's doing so I don't know how much input he had on the matter. I feel bad for the kids who probably looked forward to meeting him and getting their color TPBs signed. From all the stories I've ever heard about Jeff, he's always gone out of his way to sign everybody's books for free. I think this is definitely a first. At the cbldf signing, Jeff only charged $5 per book (but $30 per comic). Kids with TPBs didn't have much of an issue, I'd imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Jeff Smith sat in CBLDF booth for only one hour. Just curious---how many people did he sign in one hour? I was not there but who were there. Who can tell us about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill1 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 You know, it's possible he agreed to do the signings for CBLDF, and had nothing to do with how much they charged..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoinAddict Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I would have to agree with you, Bill. The CBLDF probably set the price. They probably figured that if they set the price for comics at $30 the line would move along faster. Collectors would be the ones with the comics and knowing that in the past he hasn't charged for his signature might have one signed and just move on instead of having multiple copies signed. A child on the other hand would be bringing a TPB instead of a comic and probably only want one signed so they would get the quick $5 from them and keep the line moving. At least that would be a smart move to me seeing as he was only signing for an hour and probably wanted to sign for as many fans as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill1 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 "I believe there will be a nice remarqued edition of BONE, we're just finalizing that with Jeff now." Sounds like the IDW Artist's Edition of Bone will have a premium edition after all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny U Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 First, my credentials to post here, got it back from CGC last month-- bought new at my LCS: Stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Elijah Snow Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 What does a Bone #1 cgc 9.8 green label get? The guy that has one on ebay has 5k on his, but i was curious what an actualized price was.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocGo Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 What does a Bone #1 cgc 9.8 green label get? The guy that has one on ebay has 5k on his, but i was curious what an actualized price was.... I've only seen one 9.8Q ever sell and it was for $1706 on ComicLink back in March '10 (not the same one that's currently on eBay). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 That was MY old book! No, it is a different one that is currently on eBay. No wonder that book has not sold for months. I mentioned him about my former book was sold for only $1700 and of course he didn't reply me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Elijah Snow Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 It may be a case of "I love it, and i don't really want to sell it, so i will put a crazy price on it". I've done that before. Thanks for the info. I guess making a $1500 offer would be without point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 The last message was back to April 5th this year. It was too quiet for this thread so far. Any new updates on Bone movie? It was awfully too quiet!!! It goes same on ebay --- too quiet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetteon Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Maybe a Bone TV show can get people interested in the title! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Unless the movie premiere promotes on TV, I will be ....... ... .... ^^ ... maybe myself. Jeff Smith recently refused to sign my comic books unless $30 per copy (he was at CBLDF booth) and has given his authorizations to the movie makers while changing many hands until the movie is ready. It has been 5 fudging years! Hopefully, he will sign my books at SDCC unless he is back to his old self. He drives me into.... ...for real! I can't wait to sell my Bone collection to the public before the movie is being released. I have a reason to be insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 He took a year off then he was back to the convention. I was excited but I was extremely disappointed that he wanted $30 per copy. That WAS other reason that I was insane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocGo Posted May 14, 2013 Author Share Posted May 14, 2013 He took a year off then he was back to the convention. I was excited but I was extremely disappointed that he wanted $30 per copy. That WAS other reason that I was insane! I can't wait to sell my Bone collection to the public before the movie is being released. I have a reason to be insane. So you're upset that he wanted a small piece of your upcoming flip? You realize it was for charity, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill1 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 If he was at the CBLDF booth, odds are the money went to them, and they are certainly a worthy cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetteon Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Fail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
