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[MAR1979]

On 10/22/2022 at 8:50 AM, Twanj said:

The Donnelly brothers are known as Cool Lines.

They love playing them Mind Games. IMHO easier to consider any art they possess same as if it does not exist. I know several other collectors who share that opinion, in fact thats how I first heard it.

Edited October 24, 2022 by MAR1979

[Grant Turner]

On 10/22/2022 at 11:06 PM, drdonaldblake1 said:

I've been checking their site the last five years....I never remembered seeing prices listed for art.

Are you sure this price was from two years ago?

Yep.  I requested a price on another ditko piece and they sent me a list of all of the ditko pieces they had, with prices. This was 9/23/20.

I will say the page I was looking at was 24k. I balked at the time. When I went back 6 month later it was 36k…

[alxjhnsn]

They crack me up.

On this link, you will find them selling a cover that I own. Bought it off Heritage. I assume that they are too busy to take it down. Every once in awhile I enquire about it. No response.

[NicoV]

On 10/23/2022 at 8:35 PM, MAR1979 said:

They love playing them Mind Games. IMHO easier to consider any art they possess same as if it does not exist. I know several other collectors who share that opinion, in fact thats how I first heard it.

Few users on ComicArtTracker have blacklisted certain sources, but 20% of these users have disabled CoolLines (and for nearly half of them, they have disabled ONLY CoolLines) 

Edited October 25, 2022 by NicoV

[MAR1979]

On 10/25/2022 at 2:44 AM, NicoV said:

Few users on ComicArtTracker have blacklisted certain sources, but 20% of these users have disabled CoolLines (and for nearly half of them, they have disabled ONLY CoolLines) 

How is this done? So I may do same

[NicoV]

On 10/25/2022 at 1:31 PM, MAR1979 said:

How is this done? So I may do same

Once logged in, you go to the Settings / Sources page and you uncheck the sources you don't want to see artworks from (click on "Display all" if you don't see any source, by default only the one you deactivated are visible). Don't forget to save your changes!

Edited October 25, 2022 by NicoV

[comix4fun]

On 10/25/2022 at 1:44 AM, NicoV said:

Few users on ComicArtTracker have blacklisted certain sources, but 20% of these users have disabled CoolLines (and for nearly half of them, they have disabled ONLY CoolLines) 

[batman_fan]

On 10/24/2022 at 6:18 PM, alxjhnsn said:

They crack me up.

On this link, you will find them selling a cover that I own. Bought it off Heritage. I assume that they are too busy to take it down. Every once in awhile I enquire about it. No response.

Someone else should inquire and say they love the piece and are willing to pay $120k for it and see what they do

Edited October 25, 2022 by batman_fan

[KCOComics]

On 10/23/2022 at 2:35 PM, MAR1979 said:

They love playing them Mind Games. IMHO easier to consider any art they possess same as if it does not exist. I know several other collectors who share that opinion, in fact thats how I first heard it.

+1 

Before doing research here I had reached out to them about some cool House of Secrets covers and splash pages and their asking prices where unbelievable. 

I actually assumed they made an error and shot them a reasonable offer based on similar recent sales for similar pieces and they politely, but emphatically declined. 

[alxjhnsn]

On 10/25/2022 at 5:20 PM, batman_fan said:

Someone else should inquire and say they love the piece and are willing to pay $120k for it and see what they do

I did enquire after I made that post. Here's the response from Steve (full response in spoiler text, emphasis is his):

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar and Spike #92 cover, MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar and Spike take up water…skiing? 100% original artwork! Published version was a stat with touched-up inks. - $11,950 = ON SALE FOR ONLY $9,950

He clearly didn't check his inventory or they have an exact copy. The description is accurate for my piece.

The quoted amount is only 3.2x what I paid at auction in January.  

I think I'll write back and point out the January sale and mention that I know that they've had their ad up for longer than that. We will see.

 

Spoiler

Hi Alex,

Thanks for checking on the rare DC Silver-age humor cover artwork.

Most of Mayer's work was destroyed by DC after publishing.

Here is the list price on the Mayer S&S art, with that specially priced cover marked as BOLD.

(And, I can offer you discounts for any group purchases. PLUS I will throw in FREE shipping for any larger purchase of even a single piece placed within the next week or two!!!)

 

COVERS

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #82 cover, Sugar and Spike make sure that a crook "gets" his stolen money! With first teen-age version of Sugar and Spike and published teaser paste-over of same. - $21,500

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #85 cover, Sugar can't watch as Spike takes his first driving lesson!  - $19,500

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar and Spike #92 cover, MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar and Spike take up water…skiing? 100% original artwork! Published version was a stat with touched-up inks. - $11,950 = ON SALE FOR ONLY $9,950

 

Large size Complete Stories

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #64 "Baby Heroes" 1965

Chapter 1 & 2 - Complete 20 pg story $39,500

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #64 Complete 1 page story "Baby Talk" 1/2 page  $1,450

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #64 Pin-up Suger (stat figure),

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #64 Pin-up Spike (stat figure), 1965 Both $8,950

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #64 1 pg "Write your comic" fill in the captions - $2,950

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #64 1 pg "Write your comic" winner stat with text frame - $450

 

 

Complete Stories - Standard Size

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #95 pg 1 Complete six page story 1971 "-eyed Crockery"  $11,950

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar and Spike #95 pg 8 Complete six page story 1971 "Spike's big problem" $11,500

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #95 big panel with mom, complete 5 & 1/2 page story 1971 "Where the window went" $9,950

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #95 Pin-up Suger, 1971

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #95 Pin-up Spike, 1971 Both = $8,950

MAYER - Sugar & Spike #95 1 pg "Write your comic" fill in the captions - $750 ??

 

 

large size pages

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 1 splash panel- classic Sugar & Spike hide valentine - $8,500

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 3 - classic Sugar & Spike hide valentine - $2,450

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 4, S&S and baby sitter slapstick - $2,450

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 5, S&S, Valentine and Robot suit - $2,450

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 6, half-page  S&S, Valentine- $1,295

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 7 / 10, Chapter Splash - Spike in Robot suit - $4,950

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 8 / 11 - $2,450 ebay = SOLD

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 9 /12 - Sugar with valentine & robot Spike - $2,795

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 10 /13 - Sugar & Spike robot boxing - $2,450

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 11 /14 - Sugar & Spike robot boxing - $2,450

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 12 /15 - Sugar & Spike robot boxing - $2,450

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 13 / 16, S&S, Valentine and Robot suit - $2,450

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 13 / 16, Half page - S&S, in play-pin THE END - $1,750

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 1 pg "Write your comic" fill in the captions - $2,750

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 9 / 10, Chapter Splash - elf Spike in fantasy Land - $6,500

 

Larger Dailies

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike larger daily #1 "all right Spike" - 1960s - $3,500

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike larger daily #10 "I've always been curious" 1960s  - $3,500

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike larger daily #11  "it's been a lovely visit" 1960s - $3,500

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike larger daily #14 1960s - $3,500

 

Dailies - Standard Size

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike daily #3 pots and pans tower 1970s - $1,495

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike daily #7 1970s $1,450

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike daily #8 Sugar punches Spike 1970s - $1,795

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike daily #9  1970s - $1,595 art paste-over on first panel

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike daily #12 / 4 Sugar breaks clock 1970s - $1,450

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike daily #13  new baby on their street  1970s - $1,450

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike daily #19  Spike scribbles Comic Book 1970s - $1,995

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike daily #24  Spike makes Grafitti 1970s - $1,895

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike daily Week #5 Weds 1970s people inside TV - - $1,895

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike daily Week #5 Friday, tryout DC, Sugar gets a ride from Spike 1970s - $1,750

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike daily Week #6 Thurs Sugar solo 1970s - $1,450

 

[batman_fan]

On 10/26/2022 at 12:15 PM, alxjhnsn said:

I did enquire after I made that post. Here's the response from Steve (full response in spoiler text, emphasis is his):

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar and Spike #92 cover, MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar and Spike take up water…skiing? 100% original artwork! Published version was a stat with touched-up inks. - $11,950 = ON SALE FOR ONLY $9,950

He clearly didn't check his inventory or they have an exact copy. The description is accurate for my piece.

The quoted amount is only 3.2x what I paid at auction in January.  

I think I'll write back and point out the January sale and mention that I know that they've had their ad up for longer than that. We will see.

 

  Hide contents

Hi Alex,

Thanks for checking on the rare DC Silver-age humor cover artwork.

Most of Mayer's work was destroyed by DC after publishing.

Here is the list price on the Mayer S&S art, with that specially priced cover marked as BOLD.

(And, I can offer you discounts for any group purchases. PLUS I will throw in FREE shipping for any larger purchase of even a single piece placed within the next week or two!!!)

 

COVERS

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #82 cover, Sugar and Spike make sure that a crook "gets" his stolen money! With first teen-age version of Sugar and Spike and published teaser paste-over of same. - $21,500

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #85 cover, Sugar can't watch as Spike takes his first driving lesson!  - $19,500

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar and Spike #92 cover, MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar and Spike take up water…skiing? 100% original artwork! Published version was a stat with touched-up inks. - $11,950 = ON SALE FOR ONLY $9,950

 

Large size Complete Stories

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #64 "Baby Heroes" 1965

Chapter 1 & 2 - Complete 20 pg story $39,500

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #64 Complete 1 page story "Baby Talk" 1/2 page  $1,450

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #64 Pin-up Suger (stat figure),

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #64 Pin-up Spike (stat figure), 1965 Both $8,950

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #64 1 pg "Write your comic" fill in the captions - $2,950

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #64 1 pg "Write your comic" winner stat with text frame - $450

 

 

Complete Stories - Standard Size

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #95 pg 1 Complete six page story 1971 "-eyed Crockery"  $11,950

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar and Spike #95 pg 8 Complete six page story 1971 "Spike's big problem" $11,500

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #95 big panel with mom, complete 5 & 1/2 page story 1971 "Where the window went" $9,950

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #95 Pin-up Suger, 1971

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #95 Pin-up Spike, 1971 Both = $8,950

MAYER - Sugar & Spike #95 1 pg "Write your comic" fill in the captions - $750 ??

 

 

large size pages

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 1 splash panel- classic Sugar & Spike hide valentine - $8,500

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 3 - classic Sugar & Spike hide valentine - $2,450

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 4, S&S and baby sitter slapstick - $2,450

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 5, S&S, Valentine and Robot suit - $2,450

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 6, half-page  S&S, Valentine- $1,295

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 7 / 10, Chapter Splash - Spike in Robot suit - $4,950

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 8 / 11 - $2,450 ebay = SOLD

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 9 /12 - Sugar with valentine & robot Spike - $2,795

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 10 /13 - Sugar & Spike robot boxing - $2,450

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 11 /14 - Sugar & Spike robot boxing - $2,450

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 12 /15 - Sugar & Spike robot boxing - $2,450

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 13 / 16, S&S, Valentine and Robot suit - $2,450

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 13 / 16, Half page - S&S, in play-pin THE END - $1,750

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 1 pg "Write your comic" fill in the captions - $2,750

- MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike #63 pg 9 / 10, Chapter Splash - elf Spike in fantasy Land - $6,500

 

Larger Dailies

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike larger daily #1 "all right Spike" - 1960s - $3,500

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike larger daily #10 "I've always been curious" 1960s  - $3,500

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike larger daily #11  "it's been a lovely visit" 1960s - $3,500

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike larger daily #14 1960s - $3,500

 

Dailies - Standard Size

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike daily #3 pots and pans tower 1970s - $1,495

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike daily #7 1970s $1,450

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike daily #8 Sugar punches Spike 1970s - $1,795

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike daily #9  1970s - $1,595 art paste-over on first panel

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike daily #12 / 4 Sugar breaks clock 1970s - $1,450

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike daily #13  new baby on their street  1970s - $1,450

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike daily #19  Spike scribbles Comic Book 1970s - $1,995

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike daily #24  Spike makes Grafitti 1970s - $1,895

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike daily Week #5 Weds 1970s people inside TV - - $1,895

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike daily Week #5 Friday, tryout DC, Sugar gets a ride from Spike 1970s - $1,750

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar & Spike daily Week #6 Thurs Sugar solo 1970s - $1,450

 

Wonder what they would say if you replied “wow, great prices on everything, I’ll take it all”

[alxjhnsn]

On 10/26/2022 at 1:22 PM, batman_fan said:

Wonder what they would say if you replied “wow, great prices on everything, I’ll take it all”

I'm not courageous enough for that.

Maybe they would use the HA mechanism to make me an offer on my cover and so that they could sell it to me? : :

[alxjhnsn]

On 10/25/2022 at 1:44 AM, NicoV said:

Few users on ComicArtTracker have blacklisted certain sources, but 20% of these users have disabled CoolLines (and for nearly half of them, they have disabled ONLY CoolLines) 

I'm one of those with only one site blocked and you can guess which one. I'd buy from them, but only in person.

[Dr. Balls]

On 10/22/2022 at 8:02 AM, Mighty Hal said:

This summer, I inquired about this splash. $450,000. Free shipping.

Delivered in a Mercedes that you get to keep?

[tth2]

On 10/27/2022 at 2:15 AM, alxjhnsn said:

I did enquire after I made that post. Here's the response from Steve (full response in spoiler text, emphasis is his):

MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar and Spike #92 cover, MAYER, SHELDON - Sugar and Spike take up water…skiing? 100% original artwork! Published version was a stat with touched-up inks. - $11,950 = ON SALE FOR ONLY $9,950

He clearly didn't check his inventory or they have an exact copy. The description is accurate for my piece.

The quoted amount is only 3.2x what I paid at auction in January.  

I think I'll write back and point out the January sale and mention that I know that they've had their ad up for longer than that. We will see.

 

 

DON'T point out the January sale.  Instead, tell them you'll accept their price, but you really want the piece really quickly so if they can get it to you within 5 days, you'll pay a 50% premium on their asking price, and if within 2 days a 100% premium.

[alxjhnsn]

On 10/26/2022 at 6:32 PM, tth2 said:

DON'T point out the January sale.  Instead, tell them you'll accept their price, but you really want the piece really quickly so if they can get it to you within 5 days, you'll pay a 50% premium on their asking price, and if within 2 days a 100% premium.

You are braver than I. I don't want to make a commitment that I can't keep even when I know they can't fulfill their side.

[batman_fan]

On 10/26/2022 at 7:13 PM, alxjhnsn said:

You are braver than I. I don't want to make a commitment that I can't keep even when I know they can't fulfill their side.

I bet the could come up with a Donnelly special "recreation" pretty fast if the price was right.

[alxjhnsn]

On 10/26/2022 at 8:18 PM, batman_fan said:

I bet the could come up with a Donnelly special "recreation" pretty fast if the price was right.

An unused preliminary without a doubt!

[grapeape]

On 10/22/2022 at 11:06 PM, drdonaldblake1 said:

I've been checking their site the last five years....I never remembered seeing prices listed for art.

Are you sure this price was from two years ago?

If you email them on a specific item, they will send you a price on that item. They will also send you prices on related items.

All at very "reasonable" prices.

 

[grapeape]

On 10/25/2022 at 3:20 PM, batman_fan said:

Someone else should inquire and say they love the piece and are willing to pay $120k for it and see what they do

Some of "us" have done it on other items to compare notes. But you have to do it sparingly or they stop answering. They put a couple of months between each "inquiry." to avoid poking the bear, and the bears brother.