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  1. I buy a ton of stuff from Jason at Essential, Felix, Paolo at Cadence and Neil at Out of Step Arts. They're all new OA reps (sub 10 years). And I'm a "new" collector who is very much outside of the Old Boys Network you're referring to. Since I just discovered your existence I can't speak for why others haven't made you an offer but I can tell you why I haven't. Generally I won't negotiate unless it's a piece I really want and think the price is just a bit too high such that negotiation has a reasonable chance to lead to a transaction. With no disrespect intended to your artists, there was nothing in your gallery that I wanted even at half the price. And I assume it would be futile and insulting to ask you to sell something for 30 cents on the dollar.
  2. The Donnelleys have an incredible inventory, but they also don't really want to sell most of their stuff. So it's priced astoundingly high.
  3. James, my first ever interaction with you was about two weeks ago when you messaged me on CAF introducing yourself and your gallery. I took a look and then politely expressed that you didn't have anything I wanted right now but I appreciated the introduction and would keep an eye out. The proper response to that would've been, "Thanks Jason! Please do keep an eye on what we are listing as we add new pieces all the time. In the meantime is it okay if I reach out to you occasionally if there's a piece I think fits your preferences?' Instead this was your response: Do you really think a passive aggressive response like that was going to make me do a 180 and say, "Oh that's right! I DO love Luke Cage and that means I will buy any page he's ever been on regardless of vintage, price or artist!' Instead it put me off of doing business with you on the very first day you introduced yourself! But here's the truth of it, if you had pages I coveted, I would still test you out and buy something even though you made a horrible first impression. But your inventory doesn't appeal to me. You seem to be hung up on the idea that your prices are in line with prices for inventory pages at many other dealers. Well guess what? That's why there's no market for them! The Donnelleys have an insane collection but their prices all but guarantee they won't ever sell most of it. They don't really want to sell most of it. They only want to part ways with something if the buyer is willing to pay a price they literally can't fathom saying No to. One of the biggest issues in OA collecting is stale inventory. 90% of what's at dealer sites is 100% known and frankly has no market at the listed prices. There are thousands of pages out there I would buy at a different price interval, and if a dealer ever feels the need to unload inventory aggressively many other buyers will be ready to spend. Until then, we wait and pick our spots when something comes to market that truly blows our socks off.
  4. No doubt. Unfortunately I started buying OA just a shade or two too late to capitalize. Rob's become a personal friend over the years, and Domino is my favorite female character (I've got a ton of Domino art), so the fact I don't own any early NM/XF art is crazy to me.
  5. $$ Liefeld New Mutants / X-Force Art Hi All -- I'm constantly amazed by the lack of available Liefeld NM and XF artwork. Looking for interior pages for sale or trade, with a particular emphasis on Domino, although I'm open to any great pages with other members of the teams, too. Thanks Jason http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerydetail.asp?gcat=62259
  6. $$ Domino Art Hi All -- Relatively new poster but a long-time collector. I'm a big fan of Domino, and have a ton of her art via pages and commissions. Am always looking for more published work (or commissions that perhaps are available for sale/trade), so keep me in mind. You can find a bunch of my collection on CAF if you're interested in talking trade for said pieces instead of an outright sale. Thanks! Jason Wood - Comic Art Fan Gallery http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerydetail.asp?gcat=62259
  7. This was my first one so I can't compare to prior years, but it was divided up into two rooms. The main room had Snyder, Romitaman, Wil-Gabriel, Moy and others. The other room was tiny and had a few smaller dealers with limited inventory. Overall it was much more of a reunion for local high end collectors than a place where product was looking to be sold. I forced myself to spend two hours looking at inventory just to feel like it was worth my drive, but saw nothing new in the inventory that I hadn't seen on the dealers sites many times before.
  8. I've heard so many different things about Moy, pro and con. Is he willing to deal at FMV? I worry that he'll want to offer me 20 cents on my dollar and try to trade me $1 in return for $2 of my own. Fair? Unfair?
  9. Thanks. Yes, I think I will go even if it's just to see some OA in person that I've never seen before. What I'm not sure about is whether I should bring a portfolio of my own OA collection. Frankly, I've never sold or traded a piece before, but have become more open to it in recent months as my collection gets rounded out and I have pieces I would love to acquire.
  10. I'm considering coming for the first time. Admittedly, I'm unclear what to expect. Roughly how many people will be there? I'm talking attendees vs dealers. Dozens? Hundreds?
  11. Making the annual journey to Heroes. Always one of my favorite shows, particularly for art!