Nexus Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Jimmy we are old, todays 14 year old kids weren't even born in 1998 I'm the one who should But since Paul Pope's career started in 1995, a cover from 1997 could accurately be called a...vintage Paul Pope cover. Sorry, Jimmy. What's funny, too, about that Batman cover is that the seller never thought he'd get $5K for it. That's a record for a Paul Pope cover. I know the seller and he was asking for offers before putting it on eBay. He would have sold it for a lot less, but no one stepped up. $10K for a Paul Pope cover is not supported by market facts, nor is $10K for anything SAGA. So I don't think anyone can so readily proclaim the Ghost variant cover is an "easy" $10K. But, again, all it takes is one. I think that it's the absence of data that makes this whole argument fun. I don't think that it's beyond the realm of possibility that this is the only saga OA that will ever be released/exist. As such, there are no real comps. This also makes the exercise entirely unsatisfying because no one can be wrong or right. For fun though (and because you're local and generally awesome), Felix- I'll bet you dinner at Chez Pannisse or Gary Danko that the ghost variant sells for over 7.5k if it goes in sale in the next 9 months. Agreed. But the number was $10K. Make it $10K, and you're on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerThirty Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Jimmy we are old, todays 14 year old kids weren't even born in 1998 I'm the one who should But since Paul Pope's career started in 1995, a cover from 1997 could accurately be called a...vintage Paul Pope cover. Sorry, Jimmy. What's funny, too, about that Batman cover is that the seller never thought he'd get $5K for it. That's a record for a Paul Pope cover. I know the seller and he was asking for offers before putting it on eBay. He would have sold it for a lot less, but no one stepped up. $10K for a Paul Pope cover is not supported by market facts, nor is $10K for anything SAGA. So I don't think anyone can so readily proclaim the Ghost variant cover is an "easy" $10K. But, again, all it takes is one. I think that it's the absence of data that makes this whole argument fun. I don't think that it's beyond the realm of possibility that this is the only saga OA that will ever be released/exist. As such, there are no real comps. This also makes the exercise entirely unsatisfying because no one can be wrong or right. For fun though (and because you're local and generally awesome), Felix- I'll bet you dinner at Chez Pannisse or Gary Danko that the ghost variant sells for over 7.5k if it goes in sale in the next 9 months. Agreed. But the number was $10K. Make it $10K, and you're on. You said 5k was market. Would 8.5k work for you :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N/A Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Take the bet Felix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Jimmy we are old, todays 14 year old kids weren't even born in 1998 I'm the one who should But since Paul Pope's career started in 1995, a cover from 1997 could accurately be called a...vintage Paul Pope cover. Sorry, Jimmy. What's funny, too, about that Batman cover is that the seller never thought he'd get $5K for it. That's a record for a Paul Pope cover. I know the seller and he was asking for offers before putting it on eBay. He would have sold it for a lot less, but no one stepped up. $10K for a Paul Pope cover is not supported by market facts, nor is $10K for anything SAGA. So I don't think anyone can so readily proclaim the Ghost variant cover is an "easy" $10K. But, again, all it takes is one. I think that it's the absence of data that makes this whole argument fun. I don't think that it's beyond the realm of possibility that this is the only saga OA that will ever be released/exist. As such, there are no real comps. This also makes the exercise entirely unsatisfying because no one can be wrong or right. For fun though (and because you're local and generally awesome), Felix- I'll bet you dinner at Chez Pannisse or Gary Danko that the ghost variant sells for over 7.5k if it goes in sale in the next 9 months. Agreed. But the number was $10K. Make it $10K, and you're on. You said 5k was market. Would 8.5k work for you :-) Actually, I never said what the market is for this cover. I just said it wasn't $10K;) You, however, agreed with Jimmy's $10K...so $10K is the number. I would call that a good bet. BTW, while this Pope piece is the only published OA in existence for SAGA, that's just FOR NOW. It's a temporary situation. The variant cover program isn't going away. With SAGA being an ongoing, I suspect there will be more variant covers by guest artists in the future. So anyone paying $10K for the Pope cover with the expectation that it will be the only SAGA OA cover EVER...I would call that a bad bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerThirty Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Jimmy we are old, todays 14 year old kids weren't even born in 1998 I'm the one who should But since Paul Pope's career started in 1995, a cover from 1997 could accurately be called a...vintage Paul Pope cover. Sorry, Jimmy. What's funny, too, about that Batman cover is that the seller never thought he'd get $5K for it. That's a record for a Paul Pope cover. I know the seller and he was asking for offers before putting it on eBay. He would have sold it for a lot less, but no one stepped up. $10K for a Paul Pope cover is not supported by market facts, nor is $10K for anything SAGA. So I don't think anyone can so readily proclaim the Ghost variant cover is an "easy" $10K. But, again, all it takes is one. I think that it's the absence of data that makes this whole argument fun. I don't think that it's beyond the realm of possibility that this is the only saga OA that will ever be released/exist. As such, there are no real comps. This also makes the exercise entirely unsatisfying because no one can be wrong or right. For fun though (and because you're local and generally awesome), Felix- I'll bet you dinner at Chez Pannisse or Gary Danko that the ghost variant sells for over 7.5k if it goes in sale in the next 9 months. Agreed. But the number was $10K. Make it $10K, and you're on. You said 5k was market. Would 8.5k work for you :-) Actually, I never said what the market is for this cover. I just said it wasn't $10K;) You, however, agreed with Jimmy's $10K...so $10K is the number. I would call that a good bet. BTW, while this Pope piece is the only published OA in existence for SAGA, that's just FOR NOW. It's a temporary situation. The variant cover program isn't going away. With SAGA being an ongoing, I suspect there will be more variant covers by guest artists in the future. So anyone paying $10K for the Pope cover with the expectation that it will be the only SAGA OA cover EVER...I would call that a bad bet. Fine. Per e-mail, we have a bet at 10k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N/A Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I also agree there will be more guest artists. #7 will always be the 1st though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBT Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 in this this whole discussion, the real winner is pope, with his cover being talked up like crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThoseBackPages Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boymeetscomics-migration Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I remember in an interview or article last year that Fiona said she preferred drawing digitally because it allowed her to keep up with the rigorous deadlines. She does everything from the penciling to the coloring. If she were to draw her stuff manually, Saga may be looking at a bi-monthly release... that's not cool for us fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsJustRyan Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I remember in an interview or article last year that Fiona said she preferred drawing digitally because it allowed her to keep up with the rigorous deadlines. She does everything from the penciling to the coloring. If she were to draw her stuff manually, Saga may be looking at a bi-monthly release... that's not cool for us fans. Yep. She said she hated to have to redraw errors. Digital allows for a quick fix and move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vikingreed Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 The #4 9.8 SS sold for $282.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roastedbagel Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 SAGAH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreezy Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 The #4 9.8 SS sold for $282.00. I thought I would be able to win it with my max bid of $240. Shocked that it went up to $280. It's funny there was a sig series #1 that sold for $255. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThoseBackPages Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 SAGAH!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vikingreed Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 It's my favorite cover, and I bid on it, but I was way off on what I figured this would end at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormsurge Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Yup I bid on it as well and was shocked to see how high it went... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThoseBackPages Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 #4 is my second favorite cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vikingreed Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 #4 is my second favorite cover Let me clarify. It's my favorite regular cover. RRP is another level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sereol Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 #4 is my second favorite cover Let me clarify. It's my favorite regular cover. RRP is another level. I still prefer 4 to even the RRP. Love looking at my personalized print from nycc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThoseBackPages Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 #4 is my second favorite cover Let me clarify. It's my favorite regular cover. RRP is another level. Then we are in the same club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
