PhilipB2k17 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 On 11/20/2019 at 4:37 AM, ESeffinga said: There's been so much recession talk the last few months, and the holidays looming large, only the final results will reveal if this might be impacting people's decisions on how they feel about spending big bucks right now. The rest could be everyone else playing wait and see what the other guy does. Everyone hoping against hope no one else is looking at what they want. Yes. But there are some incredible pieces that should be bucking the trend in this auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmehdy Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Rick2you2 said: Do you get a commission on these? If not, perhaps you should bid on them and try to flip ‘em No, on the other side I don't think the Marvel 1 is worth 975Kplus which bid, I value it about 777K, I don't think the Frtiz thunda page is worth 30K with BP either...I know of a private sale of a 8 page Feldstein story earlier this year that broke his previous records based upon that, the current price and my value of it are conservative to say the least. Edited November 21, 2019 by Mmehdy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delekkerste Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 7 hours ago, zhamlau said: My lots are watcher heavy bid poor still, but again there is time. Yeah, my consignments still need to rise more than 80% just for me to break even! And, with the exception of the Tank Girl piece, all the other pieces were purchased between 2003 and 2011 (i.e., at what I would consider to be good prices by today's standards), so, I would consider just breaking even to be a disappointment. I would consider breaking even to be the absolute minimum acceptable outcome. That said, I see A LOT of things in this auction that are ~50% or less of where I would peg FMV. I'm just going to assume for now that everything will normalize by the time those gavels hammer down over the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodou Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 13 minutes ago, delekkerste said: Yeah, my consignments still need to rise more than 80% just for me to break even! And, with the exception of the Tank Girl piece, all the other pieces were purchased between 2003 and 2011 (i.e., at what I would consider to be good prices by today's standards), so, I would consider just breaking even to be a disappointment. I would consider breaking even to be the absolute minimum acceptable outcome. That said, I see A LOT of things in this auction that are ~50% or less of where I would peg FMV. I'm just going to assume for now that everything will normalize by the time those gavels hammer down over the next few days. Whatever Gene paid...cash read @ 10% of that...bring it on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCarter27 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) Just wanted to offer my services again before the auction... For a 2% fee, I will completely justify any and all reasons you have for bidding on a particular piece. I will make you feel confident, secure, and powerful in your choices. For a 5% fee, I will point out all of the reasons you should NOT bid on a lot, thereby saving you wheelbarrows of cash and lifting an existential weight. For a 10% fee, I will authenticate any lot. Comes with a a free certificate and will absolutely hold up in court when the heirs come for you. For a 35% fee, I will auction your art myself. PM me! Edited November 21, 2019 by BCarter27 batman_fan, glendgold and Squeezy McSphincter 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipB2k17 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) 55 minutes ago, delekkerste said: Yeah, my consignments still need to rise more than 80% just for me to break even! And, with the exception of the Tank Girl piece, all the other pieces were purchased between 2003 and 2011 (i.e., at what I would consider to be good prices by today's standards), so, I would consider just breaking even to be a disappointment. I would consider breaking even to be the absolute minimum acceptable outcome. That said, I see A LOT of things in this auction that are ~50% or less of where I would peg FMV. I'm just going to assume for now that everything will normalize by the time those gavels hammer down over the next few days. That tank Girl piece is great. Edited November 21, 2019 by PhilipB2k17 delekkerste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipB2k17 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 56 minutes ago, delekkerste said: That said, I see A LOT of things in this auction that are ~50% or less of where I would peg FMV. I'm just going to assume for now that everything will normalize by the time those gavels hammer down over the next few days. Yeah. Its cray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 This is just a random post to try to get to page 32 of this thread so that I don’t have to keep super scrolling because of that 🤬 c.v. Voudou superfluously posted. Why you gotta troll us like that man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 56 minutes ago, BCarter27 said: Just wanted to offer my services again before the auction... For a 2% fee, I will completely justify any and all reasons you have for bidding on a particular piece. I will make you feel confident, secure, and powerful in your choices. For a 5% fee, I will point out all of the reasons you should NOT bid on a lot, thereby saving you wheelbarrows of cash and lifting an existential weight. For a 10% fee, I will authenticate any lot. Comes with a a free certificate and will absolutely hold up in court when the heirs come for you. For a 35% fee, I will auction your art myself. PM me! For authenticate, I think you mean “chain of title”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodou Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 trolling for page 32... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodou Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 trolling for page 32... John E. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Peck Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Batman #251 $600K with juice??????? Higher than I expected, I thought it would be $400K-500K PhilipB2k17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comix4fun Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Just now, Brian Peck said: Batman #251 $600K with juice??????? Higher than I expected, I thought it would be $400K-500K I wanna say Gene went $600,000 and I went $600,001 (or joked about it at least)..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Peck Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Killing Joke - $102K Now that is crazy!!!! Batman in one panel (hands in two) and the rest is shots of the Batcave and pics of Joker. Not even one of the classic scenes between the two. grapeape and Twanj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delekkerste Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, comix4fun said: I wanna say Gene went $600,000 and I went $600,001 (or joked about it at least)..... I was at $660K with a range of $504K to $720K. Thought that HA would have gotten it above the Hulk #180 and ASM #328 but it fell just short. Wonder if it was guaranteed at $500K hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comix4fun Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Just now, delekkerste said: I was at $660K with a range of $504K to $720K. Thought that HA would have gotten it above the Hulk #180 and ASM #328 but it fell just short. Wonder if it was guaranteed at $500K hammer. From watching the bidding there were Book, In Person, and Phone bids all driving the live bidding including a cut or two in there. Pretty healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCarter27 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 54 minutes ago, Rick2you2 said: For authenticate, I think you mean “chain of title”. Rick2you2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comix4fun Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Crumb is the bloodsport lot of the auction so far........and well deserved. Landmark Crumb piece. lb jefferies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delekkerste Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, comix4fun said: From watching the bidding there were Book, In Person, and Phone bids all driving the live bidding including a cut or two in there. Pretty healthy. I have no doubt that, whether it was guaranteed or not, there would be real interest not far from that level. But, if there was an implicit or explicit guarantee, I'm sure you'd still see "activity" getting it up to that level, so, such activity wouldn't necessarily preclude the existence of a guarantee (either for this or any other lot that might carry one). lb jefferies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comix4fun Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Just now, delekkerste said: I have no doubt that, whether it was guaranteed or not, there would be real interest not far from that level. But, if there was an implicit or explicit guarantee, I'm sure you'd still see "activity" getting it up to that level, so, such activity wouldn't necessarily preclude the existence of a guarantee (either for this or any other lot that might carry one). Agreed. I just think the activity and the guarantee could exist independently of each other on a lot like this. It's certainly more organic feeling than the one and done bid lots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...