WTB McFarlane Amazing Spider-Man #299 finale page with Venom. 3 3

[jjonahjameson11]

1 hour ago, J.Sid said:

Forget my comment about a Marvel Tales cover then. It still doesn't explain where this hypothetical six-figure price/valuation comes from. 

It comes from crazy McFarlane/Venom/Spidey fans like me.  So here it is in black and white:

i am offering $90K for this splash + $10K finders fee leading to the purchase of this splash.  That's $100K total offered for this splash.

[J.Sid]

10 hours ago, jjonahjameson11 said:

It comes from crazy McFarlane/Venom/Spidey fans like me.  So here it is in black and white:

i am offering $90K for this splash + $10K finders fee leading to the purchase of this splash.  That's $100K total offered for this splash.

I stand corrected!

Edited February 26, 2017 by J.Sid
Punctuation!

[romitaman]

This actual art splash from 299 was for sale in the CBG  in the early 90s in the classifieds in back for 700 dollars....i regretted passing on it.  

Edited February 28, 2017 by romitaman

[Patrick Maliha]

On 2/11/2017 at 5:47 AM, Swartzisgod1 said:

I mistakenly posted this thread yesterday in the general original art comic art section.  I am looking to buy the final page of ASM #299 by McFarlane featuring Venom and I am hoping at least one board member can point me in the right direction to the owner of this page.  If I am able to complete the transaction to purchase the page I will provide a $500 finder's fee.  Please contact me here on the boards or through CAF.  Any assistance in obtaining one of my true grail pieces would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks

Chris Swartz   

DUDE!! (Chris!!) I am NOT joking, but I too nearly purchased this page back in early 1992! I may be getting the exact dates mixed up, but I was working at a comic book shop in Ottawa at the time and we were the ones who put on the big comic book shows at the time. I had JUST started collecting original art pages (I was one of the first to start doing so and bought and sold so many that when Wizard magazine published a price guide for original comic book art pages, many of my sales were used to compile the data).

I've actually told the story on stage more than a few times about how I almost purchased that page. The dealer was in fact asking $800 (Or thereabouts) and absolutely NO ONE thought it was worth that. Keep in mind, this was in Canadian dollars! The dealer was having a heck of a time reselling it (He bought it for a high price from Todd himself, apparently) and was looking to unload it. Long story short, I offered the guy half ($400) and he said he needed at least $500. We went back and forth all day as I was a dealer so I would go back every hour or so and see if he had changed his mind.

Long story short (too late!!), the guy came down to $450 and wouldn't budge. I REALLY wanted the page, but I would have had to borrow cash from my buddy and shop owner to get the extra $250 needed for the $450 (I only had $200 and my buddy was seriously choked that I wanted to borrow $200 from him, so I would have had to ask my boss for a $50 advance). I thought about it and felt that having the page wasn't as important as... drinking? Going out with the ladies? Buying more comic books?! And, that if I really wanted that page I could get it next time, since no one wanted it!!

Never saw the dealer again, never saw the page again. I know for a fact that back in 2007 when the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man 3 movie was about to come out, someone was offering $25,000 US for the page on eBay. That page has been aggressively sought after for at least 10 years now and is easily one of the greatest, "I coulda, shoulda, woulda!" stories of my life!! 

[Mr. Machismo]

Loooooooool woooooooooooow. 

[Subby1938]

Well it’s one of the most sought after pages he ever did and would cost a fortune I know that much . Good luck I’m sure this is locked away tight for a long time