Tips and strategies

[RaccoonRaccoon]

Question - from all the experience in collecting OA in these forums, can anyone share tips of strategies on how to acquire OA (covers, splashes or pages) from modern mainstream comics such as ASM or X-men, etc?

 

For example, a comic just came out last month, how does one try to jump on the OA? Any advice or help will be much appreciated.

[Ares]

Ebay wise.

 

Keep searching every other day or so..

Set a budget and stick to it, dont let emotion sway you or you will go into debt fast.

Read decriptions carefully so you dont end up buying Repros or all stat pages

[Alberto1975]

Question - from all the experience in collecting OA in these forums, can anyone share tips of strategies on how to acquire OA (covers, splashes or pages) from modern mainstream comics such as ASM or X-men, etc?

 

For example, a comic just came out last month, how does one try to jump on the OA? Any advice or help will be much appreciated.

 

My main advice is to figure out who reps the artist as soon as possible, and try to build a relationship with them... Once you do that, just keep the relationship (without being annoying), and as soon as you see the page (in previews, or at your LCS), contact the rep and show interest. He might not have the piece available yet, or he might not know the price yet, but at least he'll know you're interested in it... Don't wait until the OA is generally available in a web site, or people might be faster than you... I got my Exiles DPS that way, for example.

 

That would be my main advice

[artdealer]

I represent the following artists for their art sales.

Bill Sienkiewicz

Tim Sale

Dan Green

Bob Larkin

Joe Chiodo

Frank Quitely

Jeff Scott Campbell

Ed McGuinness

Joe Jusko

Brian Stelfreeze

Howard Chaykin

Jim Starlin

So if you see something new by these guys, let me know.

I do not handle commissions for any of the above artists. You will have to contact them yourself.

Mitch I.

Graphic Collectibles

[micmack]

Finding out who sells the art (rep/artist themselves) IS very important. Most of the big reps won't disclose exactly when pages become available (for fairness reasons) so it is good practice to know how they operate. With the artists who sell their own work, polite, profession persistance can reward you in the end. I've happened to ask certain artists at the right time and been able to get some early crack at a few choice pieces.

Sometimes the hunt can be just as fun (or completely frustrating when it doesn't pan out!)

[Ares]

I represent the following artists for their art sales.

Bill Sienkiewicz

Tim Sale

Dan Green

Bob Larkin

Joe Chiodo

Frank Quitely

Jeff Scott Campbell

Ed McGuinness

Joe Jusko

Brian Stelfreeze

Howard Chaykin

Jim Starlin

So if you see something new by these guys, let me know.

I do not handle commissions for any of the above artists. You will have to contact them yourself.

Mitch I.

Graphic Collectibles

 

Can we Pm you here?

[artdealer]

Pardon my ignorance, but what's a PM?

 

Anywho, Since most if not all the artists I rep do NOT hand art over to the companies, I usually have it for sale a day or so after the book comes out. Sometimes the artist is slow to get me the art, but it is never longer than 2 weeks. DC and Marvel have a practice where they don't send the art to the artist for 3 months!

 

Mitch I.

[Elijya]

a Private Message

 

basicly an email only sent between members of a particular forum

[mister_not_so_nice]

Pardon my ignorance, but what's a PM?

 

 

A PM is a "Private Message"

 

You can send a private message by clicking on a users name. This will take you to thier "about me" page. On the bottom of that page is a link to "Send this member a private message"

 

If you get a private message you will see a flashing envelope icon on the top of the page, nexxt to your name. You shuld also get an email stating you have Private messages(not sure if this is an option you neeed to turn on though)

 

Mike

[mister_not_so_nice]

Mitch, you've got a PM

[RaccoonRaccoon]

Artdealer, I sent you a PM. But..... since you may not know how to check and since I have not gotten a response, I will ask you here.

 

I am not sure, but do have any inventory of Amazing Spider-man OA???

 

Please let me know.

 

THanks!

[artdealer]

I don't have any pages from Amazing Spider-Man.

I did answer you yesterday though, when I received a PM from you.