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    The McSpidey DPS Rankings...

    in Original Comic Art

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    Undoubtedly, at least 'some' of, the 'younger' buyers [not to be mistaken for 'art collectors', whatever the BLEEP that means] are 'seeing' aesthetic & monetary values in McFarlane's Amazing Spider-Man/Spider-Man original art work(s) which can & have been partially influenced by generational 'constructs' or context. Nevertheless, there have also existed some 'older' buyers whom have had, & may still do, the ability to 'see' aesthetic & monetary value in bidding or buying McFarlane's ASM/Spider-Man work. For example, the father of Jeff Nason. His father once purchased multiple examples of McFarlane's ASM/Spider-Man work 'back in the day' for young Jeff. A pair of which recently sold in the most recent HA Signature Auction.

    With a few assumptions/modifications, on a scale of 1-10, where 10 is the 'Best' & 1 is the 'Worst', my rankings are as follows:

    Spider-Man issue 1 = 10
    Spider-Man issue 11 = 9
    Spider-Man issue 8 = 8.5
    Spider-Man issue 6 = 8.0
    Spider-Man issue 7 = 7.5
    Spider-Man issue 3 = 7
    Spider-Man issue 14 = 6
    Spider-Man issue 16 = 5
    Spider-Man issue 4 = 4
    Spider-Man issue 5 = 3
    Spider-Man issue 2 = 2
    Spider-Man issue 10 = 1

    The McSpidey DPS Rankings...

    in Original Comic Art

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    The 12 McSpidey "Double Page Spreads", sorted from "Best" to "Worst"...

    Spider-Man issue 1 - "Best"
    Spider-Man issue 11
    Spider-Man issue 8
    Spider-Man issue 6
    Spider-Man issue 7
    Spider-Man issue 3
    Spider-Man issue 14
    Spider-Man issue 16
    Spider-Man issue 4
    Spider-Man issue 5
    Spider-Man issue 2
    Spider-Man issue 10 - "Worst"

    In that order, I would also set their valuations from highest to lowest. If the auction were to take place during 2021, then I guesstimate the Spider-Man #1 DPS to sell for no less than $250,000...

    (No offence to those who do not  discuss "numbers".)

    A-level panel page valuations by artist/run - thoughts/additions/changes?

    in Original Comic Art

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    On 11/24/2020 at 10:53 AM, jjonahjameson11 said:

    Recent auction sales point to McSpidey pages getting a bump up, likewise (ugh) Larsen Spidey pages

    The 'talking heads' have kindly reminded all of us 'collectors' that "this is like one data point" & "it doesn't quite work [that way]"...

    So, to paraphrase, the recent $120k sale of the ASM 328 page is not a reliable data point for collectors to use when attempting to valuate their Mcfarlane Spider-Man art work. Be mindful of sudden "knee-jerk reactions" when valuating your examples based on this result, leave pricing and sales to the 'professionals', & please do not try this at home. 

    [Ironically, many 'dealers' reference the most recent Heritage Auctions sales results when explaining their asking price for an example of original comic book art by the same artist. Sometimes the 'comp' is also from the same comic book series & timeframe, when available.]

    The Official November Heritage Auction Thread

    in Original Comic Art

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    On 11/7/2020 at 3:24 PM, First Upgrade said:

    This McSpidey is currently at $49.2k w/BP...I guesstimate that it will have breezed past $65k(all in), before the floor bidding begins...let's all recalibrate.

    [...wonder if 'they' will throw another Nason/McSpidey page out in one of the Sunday auctions before the next Signature auction?]

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    ...$69k w/BP. Live auction tomorrow...

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