-m Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 An interesting array of art on sale today. I was fortunate to pick up a couple of favorites from my want list, so very happy with the event. In going through the sold listings (as of now) exactly two thirds of the sold art was under $1k. Dr. Balls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud cloddie Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Gotta say, kinda bored with the selection this go around. Plenty showed up in my want list search results, but nothing that really stuck out. The page I liked the most is 3 times what the last comp sold for, so hard pass. But bought a cheap page and probably getting a commission. Dr. Balls, Hockeyflow33 and Twanj 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapeape Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 On 5/11/2024 at 9:43 AM, -m said: An interesting array of art on sale today. I was fortunate to pick up a couple of favorites from my want list, so very happy with the event. In going through the sold listings (as of now) exactly two thirds of the sold art was under $1k. That's what I expected. There's a lot of complaints about dealer tactics and pricing. Come to find many collectors offering art for sale above $1000 see their stuff as singularity rare and worthy of aspirational pricing. There's some good stuff $1000 and ⬇️. I'd recommend wading in the shallow waters. davidtere, Twanj, cloud cloddie and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapeape Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 On 5/11/2024 at 9:57 AM, cloud cloddie said: Gotta say, kinda bored with the selection this go around. Plenty showed up in my want list search results, but nothing that really stuck out. The page I liked the most is 3 times what the last comp sold for, so hard pass. But bought a cheap page and probably getting a commission. Yep. cloud cloddie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noob19 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Seriously ambitious pricing. From my Noob perspective... grapeape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post -m Posted May 11 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 11 Based on todays event I’m reevaluating all my art as 2-3x the value that it was yesterday grapeape, cloud cloddie, Twanj and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Balls Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 (edited) 90’s Bad Girl art wasn’t heavily represented in the less than $2500 range, so there wasn’t much for me to ponder. We’ll see what tomorrow brings. However, I did manage to instantly love a cover from Damn Them All #1 by Dani Which is normally outside of my collecting focus, but it did speak to my Graphic Design sensibilities due to a neat Saul Bass movie poster style of cover design. I pondered and researched for an hour or so and thought the asking price was fair, so I pulled the pin. Edited May 11 by Dr. Balls mtlevy1, Will_K and BVladimirHarkonnen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Personally, I was happy. This was the first time I ever found something on CAF Live to buy, and when I asked the seller, he had a second from the same book. Neither piece would interest most collectors, so they were pretty cheap. I hope nothing really hot pops up tomorrow which I will feel compelled to skip. That does tend to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlevy1 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 (edited) It feels a bit slower than past years, where I usually am juggling buying and selling - pick up a handful and sell more than a handful but not so this time Buying - made an offer on a nice piece and contemplating an expensive one - one I had on my short list did sell which was good to see and saved me some $ Selling - below is my booth, I generally reduced price on pieces that have been available in the past - and have some nice fresh stuff (at least I liked it enough to buy it) - my buyers so far are from Europe. Comicartfans :: Comic Art Live :: Booth :: Art for the Ages I was going to dig around and add some more on Sunday... Maybe Como has distracted some serious collectors? Search feature is great so no excuse not to look for your wants! Mark Edited May 12 by mtlevy1 Kevn, cloud cloddie and Dr. Balls 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Peck Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 I posted 24 pieces today and only two were over $1K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MyNameIsLegion Posted May 12 Popular Post Share Posted May 12 If you still deal in comics, especially slabs of SA, BA, CA- you know the market has tanked on all keys by 50-75% off their Covid Highs, returning to 2019 levels. Marvel movie hype is DEAD. But adjustments in pricing on OA relative to the commodities market of CGC books is much more resistant. The birth page nonsense hyped in the OA market the last couple of years was an extension of all that, and is going to end badly for the last guy that holds, but no one wants to take the loss. But everything else besides, those 4-5K BA pages that shot up during Covid were $1500 in 2018-2019 and not moving too fast. Now dealers have a new problem: They have to continue to prop up the market, but they also can't get material as readily because no one that bought in the last 5 years is will to take the loss or risk of a loss on a flip or trade. HA inventory is highly dependent on estate auctions. Boomers dying is forcing material to come to market and dealers have to bid it all up to maintain price perception, and win enough to show fresh inventory. Their natural advantage of not paying tax and paying with consignments keeps it all moving, but the velocity of those dollars has to have slowed down. lobrac, marktom, Noob19 and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr. Balls Posted May 12 Popular Post Share Posted May 12 On 5/12/2024 at 12:41 AM, MyNameIsLegion said: The birth page nonsense hyped in the OA market the last couple of years was an extension of all that, and is going to end badly for the last guy that holds, but no one wants to take the loss. It’s good to hear more people thinking like this. brownies8701, Twanj, marktom and 5 others 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MyNameIsLegion Posted May 12 Popular Post Share Posted May 12 On 5/12/2024 at 5:15 AM, Dr. Balls said: It’s good to hear more people thinking like this. who cares? we are dangerously close to: "1st appearance of Deadpool holding a chimichanga in his left hand!" "True first appearance of Etrigan the Demon ending a sentence in a preposition just to make it rhyme!" "First appearance "Story continued after next page" paste-up in a Marvel New Universe book!" First time an X-men character written by Claremont says "body and soul" dialog (ok that might be slightly interesting) Zabu's first hariball! marktom, Rick2you2, Twanj and 5 others 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 On 5/12/2024 at 2:41 AM, MyNameIsLegion said: If you still deal in comics, especially slabs of SA, BA, CA- you know the market has tanked on all keys by 50-75% off their Covid Highs, returning to 2019 levels. Marvel movie hype is DEAD. But adjustments in pricing on OA relative to the commodities market of CGC books is much more resistant. The birth page nonsense hyped in the OA market the last couple of years was an extension of all that, and is going to end badly for the last guy that holds, but no one wants to take the loss. But everything else besides, those 4-5K BA pages that shot up during Covid were $1500 in 2018-2019 and not moving too fast. Now dealers have a new problem: They have to continue to prop up the market, but they also can't get material as readily because no one that bought in the last 5 years is will to take the loss or risk of a loss on a flip or trade. HA inventory is highly dependent on estate auctions. Boomers dying is forcing material to come to market and dealers have to bid it all up to maintain price perception, and win enough to show fresh inventory. Their natural advantage of not paying tax and paying with consignments keeps it all moving, but the velocity of those dollars has to have slowed down. You do realize you have described a way of how Tulipmania can start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyNameIsLegion Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 On 5/12/2024 at 6:39 AM, Rick2you2 said: You do realize you have described a way of how Tulipmania can start? start? We’ve been taking about this in various threads for 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyflow33 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 On 5/12/2024 at 2:41 AM, MyNameIsLegion said: Now dealers have a new problem: They have to continue to prop up the market, but they also can't get material as readily because no one that bought in the last 5 years is will to take the loss or risk of a loss on a flip or trade. There are so many pages from the weekly Heritage auctions that show up on dealer sites or CAF resellers for insane prices. Several pieces I've sent to auctions over the last few years sold wicked cheap, like way under $100 and they all sit of dealer sites for 5, 6, or 10x what they paid John E. and Twanj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyNameIsLegion Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 (edited) On 5/12/2024 at 8:34 AM, Hockeyflow33 said: There are so many pages from the weekly Heritage auctions that show up on dealer sites or CAF resellers for insane prices. Several pieces I've sent to auctions over the last few years sold wicked cheap, like way under $100 and they all sit of dealer sites for 5, 6, or 10x what they paid check the flip thread- there's a Romita piece in comicart-live right now that sold in the Wednesday HA and is marked up double. it hasn't shipped, probably hasn't even been paid for. Are they high? Edited May 12 by MyNameIsLegion Catwoman_Fan, Lee B., Hockeyflow33 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 On 5/12/2024 at 7:49 AM, MyNameIsLegion said: start? We’ve been taking about this in various threads for 5 years. Talking, yes. But this may be actual evidence of it. MyNameIsLegion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 (edited) Why is Comiclink permitted to post $0 dollar items? Add Nick Nix Art to the list. There are others. Not fair to just name a few, so I will stop. Edited May 12 by Rick2you2 Benedict Judas Hel and Hockeyflow33 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrilla1212 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 There are some funky actors (I had to look up that Romita page on HA for myself, wild), but I do appreciate there are a lot of collector-first’s who are posting things at what they’d be willing to sell and/or maybe taking a swing based on auctions. AND it’s the one day of the year the Donnelly’s have prices AND AND they are not too crazy in comparison to everything Twanj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
