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Here is a fun Punisher commission by Will Conrad. https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1795444

Just upload this awesome commission by InHyuk Lee - done traditionally. Most if his work is digitally. https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1794128&GSub=186401

Hi, I just added this TMNT : The Last Ronin Cover by Tyler Kirkham to my collection. For me this is the perfect Ninja Turtle Cover, hope you like it: https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1791300

Just a quick success story : with the help of George H (CAF member) I was able to get in touch of the owner of this cover. From that point on it was all smooth, easy transaction and this cover is now in my possession and collection. Very happy about this and once again, thank you „George H“ for helping here. Much appreciated.

The buyers premium alone is too much for me

Seriously guys, this whole thread is stupid from the get-go and I am already embarrassed to participate in this nonsense and especially a topic that is focused on trashing an individual. If I would be a dealer and I can sell something to a clientele who owns rai stones as currency for crying out loud, and I could make money while doing so, I would. Why? Because I am a dealer who has to make money. Well I am not a dealer, but I am trying to make a point. Having a personal problem with someone should not get discussed in this matter or here in these forums at all. If someone is offering an item over market price, let him do so. If you don’t like it, move on, if you do like it then buy the art, or ask if the dealer possibly offers you a discount. Haven’t we all done this over the years? I have made deals with all of the YouTube comic art dealers. And for the record, just recently bought a nice piece from Glen and I am super happy with it. I am not taking any sides here, but all the dealers that are praised for online shows or trashed for the same, they are all the same. If you don’t like it, move on. Go and collect beanie babies, or whatever and hope that your collection remains at a certain value, meaning at least the prices don’t go down for you. I am collecting comic art for over 25 years now and there are stories about all of these YouTube dealers. And if any of what I write surprises you, then I don’t know what to say. Back in the days when you saw who won a certain item on eBay, this particular item showed up a couple days later on that dealers website for….drumroll, exactly twice the price. Unfortunately for all you complainers, no forum like this existed to trash this particular dealer. And as much as I did not like the price increase as a collector, it makes sense. He is a dealer. He has to sell at a profit. With that profit he maybe can buy a larger collection and then offers these items to us collectors or buys a nice house for himself for crying out our. Like I said, he is a dealer and has to make a profit. Regardless whether it is a 5 % or a 100 % markup. And during that time I learned, that if I am super serious about an item, I have to put in the best possible bet to get a chance to own it. I have lost many items because I was the underbidder by 10 bucks and now the item is twice the price. With that change in strategy, I saw that I won a lot of items on eBay against this particular art dealer. Another nowadays YouTube comic art dealer I experienced when he was trying to buy a pile of art from a comic book dealer, who had limited knowledge of comic art, and he tried to lowball the seller with prices that were embarrassingly low. The seller thankfully declined, and as I was next in line, I walked up to the seller and bought some of the art for myself at asking price. That was probably 15 years ago and I still own these pieces, and yes comparable pages went up dramatically over the years. The pricing that the dealer offered was so low that I bet he would have easily marked it up 3 times on his website even back then. Same applies here, he is a dealer. Totally understood. He tried to buy bulk, sort it and sell it. At a profit. If he would not do this, he would be out of business. I may not like his approach, but it’s logical. Another dealer has a high price page on his website and that particular page doesn’t sell for 2 years, not online and not at shows, nationally or internationally, now the price of that particular piece was raised by 7000 USD. Same here, he adjusted the pricing because prices went up over the last 2 years. Maybe he doesn’t really want to sell it, then I understand the strategy as well. If I desperately want it, I will have to pay what he is asking or move on. End of story. He has the better cards on his hand. I bought from all of the above described dealers and will continue to do so. And I have been happy with every transaction, and as I am not a dealer, but a collector, I know I have always been on the loosing end (financially) because the dealer is making the money with my trades or when I simply buy an item. You guys understand this, right? Regarding crypto currency, and all the finance experts here, Glen clearly states he is accepting ETH or BTC, at least this is what I read. And what’s wrong with that thought? Maybe someone invested in ETH or BTC and has funds in his account and instead of selling the crypto currency you pay with it. Makes sense to me. Or in other words, I may own 3 pages that I each paid 100 bucks for back in the days, now I trade these pages for a 9000 dollar page, that particular 9000 dollar page therefore cost me 300 bucks. Sure I could go and try to sell the 3 pages at possibly 3500 each, meaning I would have 1500 more in my pocket, but not everyone thinks like this. You have crypto available, use it. Heritage Auctions is accepting crypto currency, so is Homedepot and Starbucks. Why not a comic art dealer? I am already regretting commenting here as I know that a lot of you don’t like my comment and this probably will result in answers and comments back and forth and maybe bashing. This simply is my opinion on the comic art dealers topic, and it is not meant to be addressed to anyone in particular here, but more regarding the culture that we should have in these forums and that it is always wrong to single out one person out of a group, when in the end all they are all the same. I have made my point and will move on. I saw a few comic art updates on various comic art dealers websites and that’s what I will focus on this weekend, as I am a comic art collector, and I am glad we have dealers that are offering art to me. I love you all, be kind and be good.

Great pieces in here, and I did my voting already. Here are my contributions - its a colorful mix :-). Amazing Spider-Man Cover 590 featuring all Wolverine Versions by Paolo Rivera. https://www.comicartfans.com/bestofpiece.asp?piece=1711297 Wolverine Black White and Blood Splash page by Declan Shalvey. https://www.comicartfans.com/bestofpiece.asp?piece=1766958 Dark Knight by Bill Sienkiewicz. https://www.comicartfans.com/bestofpiece.asp?piece=1738657 Wolverine and Iron Man by Gabriele Dell’Otto. https://www.comicartfans.com/bestofpiece.asp?piece=1775223 And last but not least, a fun piece. Folks that know me, understand why I have chosen this one :-). This is a fun piece and for me absolutely deserves to be in my top 5 for 2021 right next to the Sienkiewicz, Dell’Otto, Shalvey and Rivera. https://www.comicartfans.com/bestofpiece.asp?piece=1749632

Awesome that Porker is part of this conversation, love it ! Not the first ever cover, but I have a early one in my collection. Check it out if you like. There is not a whole lot out in the market, interior page wise, I think I saw less than a handful of pages over the last 10 years or so. The stuff is out there. Somewhere.

Unless the buyer knows this will or was a cover or published in any way, I totally agree, but like i said, maybe he/she knows something we are missing.

How is this for alterations - done by whomever.

Anyone any leads or recommendations?

So they added the title to it?

I need help locating these covers from Venom Vol. 2 issue 28 and 29. Art by Shane Davis. There is a possibility these are still with Shane Davis, how can he be contacted? One other cover was sold, so these 2 might be sold as well. Maybe someone knows the whereabouts? Thanks. Andy

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Hello, I think we all followed this topic and thank goodness the art was returned. Fast forward to 2021 - the piece was offered for sale and I had to have it. It is an early masterpiece by Dell’Otto and it now has found a permanent place in my collection. https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1775223

Just added this awesome Gabriele Dell’Otto piece featuring Wolverine and Iron Man to my CAF. https://www.comicartfans.com/galleryPiece.asp?Piece=1775223&GSub=0&GCat=3018&UCat=3018

I have been collecting for 25+ years and to me these shows are pathetic. Seriously. What normal art collector sits in front of the pc and hits a claim button, simply because the participating dealer tells us it’s such a great piece and this and that. I am beyond turned off by this development. I used to click for updates on these dealers sites daily, but ignore them now completely. Please give me a regular website update and whoever buys an item first gets the piece. Nuff said.

Happy Halloween ! I think this monster Wolverine: Black, White & Blood splash qualifies to be a Halloween themed piece! https://www.comicartfans.com/galleryPiece.asp?Piece=1766958&GSub=0&GCat=3018&UCat=3018

I gifted another page, this time to my buddy Mr Black and White - his collection clearly was not complete : https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1765100

Here is a fun page I forced onto a buddy of mine 😂 - a great marvel tales page featuring some DC characters, but this time in the real Got-HAM : https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1764867

Why would anyone stop watching a gallery now that the owner of the gallery can see who it is - I don’t get it ?

Just uploaded this Batgirl Cover to my CAF gallery : https://www.comicartfans.com/galleryPiece.asp?Piece=1757068&GSub=0&GCat=3018&UCat=3018

I probably posted this before - but it’s Batman day, isn’t it? Bill Sienkiewicz Batman. https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1738657

I just uploaded this Danny Miki piece to my CAF gallery: https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1755524 I think we all remember exactly what we were doing at that point. We had a meeting with the bank when the secretary came in and said a plane crashed into one of the twin towers. I lived in Philly at that point and I remember driving home. Strangest feeling ever. The city was so quiet!