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Heritage Auctions Sept 12-15
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On 8/16/2024 at 11:45 PM, batman_fan said:

It's time for me to come out of the closet, I never liked Heavy Metal as a teen and found Corben's artwork mediocre at best.

Boy that feels good to get out.

I always thought Heavy Metal was overrated, but I thought Corben was fantastic.  He's able to get such an amazing 3-D effect in his airbrushed work, and his straight pen & ink work is really good too.

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On 8/16/2024 at 9:57 AM, tth2 said:

I always thought Heavy Metal was overrated, but I thought Corben was fantastic.  He's able to get such an amazing 3-D effect in his airbrushed work, and his straight pen & ink work is really good too.

I can't respect your opinion given you are such a big Peppermint Patty fan

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On 8/16/2024 at 10:45 AM, batman_fan said:

It's time for me to come out of the closet, I never liked Heavy Metal as a teen and found Corben's artwork mediocre at best.

Boy that feels good to get out.

YOU FORCE ME...to recycle this in an effort to bring you around.......
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On 8/17/2024 at 1:36 AM, Bronty said:

you can't find a couple reasons  to like corben?

Corben definitely had an obsession with oversized female (and male) appendages.

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This auction is thin for me except for some Charles Schulz stuff and the Spy v Spy which I doubt I will chase in a serious way unless prices look low.  There are some great pieces but I am sure they will go for way more than I would pay.

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It's always amusing to compare early bidding on OA vs comics.  The bidding on comics at this stage tends to be very restrained and cagey.  In contrast, on OA there are a whole lot of thrill bids and/or price protection bids put in right from the start.

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On 8/22/2024 at 1:08 AM, tth2 said:

It's always amusing to compare early bidding on OA vs comics.  The bidding on comics at this stage tends to be very restrained and cagey.  In contrast, on OA there are a whole lot of thrill bids and/or price protection bids put in right from the start.

I’ve noticed this with other art too .   More bidding up front and less at the end.   It’s easy to view it as protectionism but I’ve noticed that sort of bidding on my consignments too that I certainly didn’t goose up myself.    I wonder if it isn’t just a byproduct of the more certain values on the printed comics and a little mental feeling out on the art side.   

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On 8/22/2024 at 9:17 PM, Bronty said:

It’s easy to view it as protectionism but I’ve noticed that sort of bidding on my consignments too that I certainly didn’t goose up myself.  

I don't think it's shilling (for the most part).  I think it's mostly people propping up prices of pieces that are similar to theirs.  So for example, when a Byrne X-Men piece is up for auction, owners of other Byrne X-Men pieces will put in bids to establish their floor price.  Some might put in more aggressive bids to juice the bidding because they want the Byrne X-Men OA market to appear strong and vibrant.

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On 8/22/2024 at 10:16 AM, tth2 said:

I don't think it's shilling (for the most part).  I think it's mostly people propping up prices of pieces that are similar to theirs.  So for example, when a Byrne X-Men piece is up for auction, owners of other Byrne X-Men pieces will put in bids to establish their floor price.  Some might put in more aggressive bids to juice the bidding because they want the Byrne X-Men OA market to appear strong and vibrant.

Right, yeah.    Agreed.

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Could someone explain why people bid for tracking on Heritage Auctions instead of using the Watch feature?  I understand on other auction formats that don't have an active tracking system but why on Heritage?

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