tth2 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Looking through the auction results this morning (in no particular order) ... Rumors of the demise of Windsor-Smith Conan art seem to have been greatly exaggerated. The pages in this auction seemed to do pretty well. Could the issue be as simple as whether pages contain action or not? The Miller Ronin pages went for a lot ($48k each)! If one person won them both, that's almost $100k in total for the pair. Granted, they are superb pages. A single panel cut out from a 1943 Prince Valiant page went for $25,200! Granted that single panel is huge (16" X 22.5"), but wow! It's a gorgeous piece, but that's a really strong price considering there's no action in it. The Infinity Gauntlet #1 page reinforced that the floor price for panel pages with a strong Thanos image (and this one is excellent) is $20k. I'm a little surprised that the Flash Gordon Sunday didn't break $100k. Conversely, the Raymond Jungle Jims went for very strong prices considering they're from the later part of the run. It's a bit of a surprise that the 1952 Peanuts went for "only" $78k. It's funny how quickly we get used to really strong prices. ThothAmon, batman_fan and lobrac 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlevy1 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 45 minutes ago, tth2 said: I'm going to go out on a limb and say it will attract a lot of attention. 1 hour ago, batman_fan said: Wonder if there will be any interest in this piece coming up in the next HA auction If it doesn't go nuts then we know quality is an afterthought - it is yummy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlevy1 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 29 minutes ago, tth2 said: Looking through the auction results this morning (in no particular order) ... Rumors of the demise of Windsor-Smith Conan art seem to have been greatly exaggerated. The pages in this auction seemed to do pretty well. Could the issue be as simple as whether pages contain action or not? The Miller Ronin pages went for a lot ($48k each)! If one person won them both, that's almost $100k in total for the pair. Granted, they are superb pages. A single panel cut out from a 1943 Prince Valiant page went for $25,200! Granted that single panel is huge (16" X 22.5"), but wow! It's a gorgeous piece, but that's a really strong price considering there's no action in it. The Infinity Gauntlet #1 page reinforced that the floor price for panel pages with a strong Thanos image (and this one is excellent) is $20k. I'm a little surprised that the Flash Gordon Sunday didn't break $100k. Conversely, the Raymond Jungle Jims went for very strong prices considering they're from the later part of the run. It's a bit of a surprise that the 1952 Peanuts went for "only" $78k. It's funny how quickly we get used to really strong prices. I noted the same on the BWS pages that they did quite well but given the current market craziness a 25 - 35% bump isn't so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfilosa Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, mtlevy1 said: I noted the same on the BWS pages that they did quite well but given the current market craziness a 25 - 35% bump isn't so much Compared to most everything else in the auction, they feel like a bargain. But if they are only go up 25-35% over four to five years, in today's market, that's an underperformer. Almost anything with a half good reason to buy is just going crazy. Twanj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhamlau Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 3 hours ago, comix4fun said: I was watching that auction...checked it again today and saw this attached to it: Looks like it just resold....for a much higher number. AnkurJ and exitmusicblue 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddieMercede Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, sfilosa said: The Larsen page didn't surprise me. Basically a cover without all the stats. Technically the Larsen ASM 330 splash became a cover. Sad that so much of his early ASM artwork got destroyed in a fire. Has to play a part in the pricing you imagine since so little is out there. Edited April 3, 2021 by TeddieMercede Noob19 and ThothAmon 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matches_Malone Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 9 hours ago, comix4fun said: I was watching that auction...checked it again today and saw this attached to it: Looks like it just resold....for a much higher number. Thats insane. Why do I feel the Cabal is behind this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingOfRulers Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 9 hours ago, comix4fun said: I was watching that auction...checked it again today and saw this attached to it: Looks like it just resold....for a much higher number. Congratulations to the seller. Sympathy to the buyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert frey Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 maybe the very positive reviews for the upcoming monster book have revived interest in bws art? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timely Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 9 hours ago, tth2 said: Looking through the auction results this morning (in no particular order) ... Rumors of the demise of Windsor-Smith Conan art seem to have been greatly exaggerated. The pages in this auction seemed to do pretty well. Could the issue be as simple as whether pages contain action or not? The Miller Ronin pages went for a lot ($48k each)! If one person won them both, that's almost $100k in total for the pair. Granted, they are superb pages. A single panel cut out from a 1943 Prince Valiant page went for $25,200! Granted that single panel is huge (16" X 22.5"), but wow! It's a gorgeous piece, but that's a really strong price considering there's no action in it. The Infinity Gauntlet #1 page reinforced that the floor price for panel pages with a strong Thanos image (and this one is excellent) is $20k. I'm a little surprised that the Flash Gordon Sunday didn't break $100k. Conversely, the Raymond Jungle Jims went for very strong prices considering they're from the later part of the run. It's a bit of a surprise that the 1952 Peanuts went for "only" $78k. It's funny how quickly we get used to really strong prices. I had a chance to buy the Infinity Gauntlet page 2 months ago for WELL under 10k and I passed! I asked 2 dealers and 1 collector and no one valued it over $8k. Where the hell did I leave my time machine? Twanj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey7 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Just about everything I was tracking went slightly more to vastly more than my expectations. Thought I might have a chance on the McLeod Marvel Star Wars #86 cover. Went way higher than I thought it would at $34,600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkurJ Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Timely said: I had a chance to buy the Infinity Gauntlet page 2 months ago for WELL under 10k and I passed! I asked 2 dealers and 1 collector and no one valued it over $8k. Where the hell did I leave my time machine? Stop being cheap 😝 Timely and vodou 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 I wonder how much of the art sold this weekend was used to pay for the crazy prices in the last auction Twanj and vodou 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdealer Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Timely said: I had a chance to buy the Infinity Gauntlet page 2 months ago for WELL under 10k and I passed! I asked 2 dealers and 1 collector and no one valued it over $8k. Where the hell did I leave my time machine? Of course dealers are going to tell you it’s overpriced! They want to keep you away. This way they can buy it and charge more. Xatari and Legion of Goom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Still some more nice looking pages to bid on today. Hopefully, they won't go ballistic during 'live bidding' this afternoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 11 hours ago, tth2 said: Looking through the auction results this morning (in no particular order) ... Rumors of the demise of Windsor-Smith Conan art seem to have been greatly exaggerated. The pages in this auction seemed to do pretty well. Could the issue be as simple as whether pages contain action or not? The Miller Ronin pages went for a lot ($48k each)! If one person won them both, that's almost $100k in total for the pair. Granted, they are superb pages. A single panel cut out from a 1943 Prince Valiant page went for $25,200! Granted that single panel is huge (16" X 22.5"), but wow! It's a gorgeous piece, but that's a really strong price considering there's no action in it. The Infinity Gauntlet #1 page reinforced that the floor price for panel pages with a strong Thanos image (and this one is excellent) is $20k. I'm a little surprised that the Flash Gordon Sunday didn't break $100k. Conversely, the Raymond Jungle Jims went for very strong prices considering they're from the later part of the run. It's a bit of a surprise that the 1952 Peanuts went for "only" $78k. It's funny how quickly we get used to really strong prices. I thought over $100k was really possible on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodou Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 11 hours ago, sfilosa said: But if they are only go up 25-35% over four to five years, in today's market, that's an underperformer. Absolutely. A triple in five years is minimum, anything less was a mistake (overpaying) at time of purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion of Goom Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Strong results pretty much across the board from what I've seen. I think whoever landed that Neal Adams Strange Adventures cover for $24k made out well, as did the buyer who landed the Olivia Harley Quinn cover for $9.6k. I'd like to see what happens the next time a Sandman cover gets listed. ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Conan definitely setting some records in this auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stinkininkin Posted April 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, vodou said: Absolutely. A triple in five years is minimum, anything less was a mistake (overpaying) at time of purchase. I'm thrilled to "overpay" for stuff I really want if the penalty is that it falls short of tripling value in five years. Edited April 3, 2021 by stinkininkin jjonahjameson11, Legion of Goom, comix4fun and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...