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I definitely think being from Neil's collection adds some premium to these.  Plus they're some of the best examples.  I'd have paid more for many of these than I would have in the open market, had any of them been in my current budget.  

That Muth piece was a steal though.  Absolutely striking. I think that's the only one that's gone lower than expected. Just bad timing for me or I'd have gladly have shelled out $13k for it. 

Really good podcast.  Thank you for the early Christmas gift!
Dave's takes are always interesting, even though he's at the opposite end of the collecting pool from me. 

I really liked that he shared his rationale on the pieces to let go of.  For all the debate on the board about artistic quality vs. nostalgia, I thought it was really cool that his reasoning for a lot of the pieces was that the issue just didn't have any nostalgia for him.  It made for a really good real-life example of weighing the two. 

On 11/21/2023 at 5:08 PM, Carlo M said:

And yet some pieces were really strong . I am surprised nobody mentioned the Portacio UXM DPS. No Wolverine and yet about 100k!  So glad Portacio is getting some love . He was a bit hit or miss on XF and UXM but the good pieces are gorgeous !

Yeah, I thought that one was really nice as well.  His X-Factor and the first few issues of Uncanny were him at his absolute prime.  

I thought some of the price was because it was the 1st full Bishop issue.  Not technically a first appearance, but sometimes gets marketed like it is. 

On 11/21/2023 at 12:15 PM, stinkininkin said:

I'm always interested in what the market is doing in regards to the Jim Lee art I'm associated with. A number of people commenting on how strong the Lee/Williams stuff was in this auction, but that Hush splash that went for 72k was definitely a six figure piece at the height of the market 18 months ago. The other Hush piece went low too IMHO. So the market HAS moved a bit.

I thought some of the X-Men art ended strong though.  The last page to X-Men 3 at $84K was much more than I would have guessed.  Even though it's got a decent team shot and is significant as the last Claremont page.  

We'll be there again, as always.  I'm not sure it'll be a big year art-wise, but I always stop by the comic art display for at least a little while to check things out. 

On 7/25/2023 at 9:25 PM, Michael Browning said:

How did you do profitwise?

Really well!  When I was planning through what I wanted to consign, I made a list of all the pieces I was considering and the amounts I could reasonably expect for them to go for.  Out of 58 pieces, all but a handful were above what I had expected.  Many were 2x or more of what I expected.  I'm usually pretty good at estimating, but it was a crazy time and almost impossible to predict how things would end up auction to auction.  Overall I ended up 70% above.

The only duds - I ended up even with what I paid on a  Silvestri X-Men page, though I probably overpaid originally and should have held onto it.  And I had a page go for literally $1.  It was inks on blueline and nothing I was really attached to, but I was still shocked it didn't go for more than a dollar.    

My first time selling anything through an auction house was last year and I went with Heritage.  I was a little apprehensive as a first timer, but they walked me through each step of the process.  Super white glove on their part, and I'm not a high-roller at all.

Yeah, it's probably worth at least $250 in trade value now

I never got the chance to meet him, but I've definitely heard several stories about him.  Very sad to hear.  RIP. 

On 11/19/2022 at 11:55 AM, KirbyCollector said:

So many questions about the shoulder things... Air filters? Easily accessible hand fans? Humidifiers designed to keep the curl in his naturally curly hair?

D- for character design but A+ for nostalgia (like a lot of 80's Marvel)

Congrats on a really cool piece!  Fun to have a piece that actually shows the Beyonder. 

I don't think I've ever seen one for sale over the years.  Maybe Steve Parkhouse kept them all? 

Some really nice ones in there!  

I'd have torn out the Suydam too. 

Yeah there are better pages in the book, certainly.  But when was the last time a page from this book came up publicly?  

If one of the others came up, they'd likely go even higher.  

Any page with Dream on it from anywhere in the series gets a pretty huge bump, even if it's not good at all.  And there aren't many issues with Death   I can't see this one going for under 100.    

I think that Lucifer one may be a little high, but the Death page will go for much higher.  

Death's been a much bigger thing for longer, and is far more important of a character to a lot of people. How many cosplays or commissions do you see of Lucifer Morningstar vs. Death?  

And this checks all the boxes of what you'd want - first appearance, great page, and even interacting with Dream.  

I'd say maybe 150 for the Death one

On 2/1/2022 at 5:43 AM, GotSuperPowers? said:

The Mysterious Trevor Z (I think that's his/the sites name - a great collection of Mignola and Swamp Thing pieces if I remember correctly)

Trevor Zajac.   He and I would bid against each other for most of the Alan Moore Swamp Thing pieces that came up on ebay in 99/00 or so.  I remember he snagged my absolute grail, which came up on ebay about 6 months before I really started collecting, for about $86 or so.  

On 1/16/2022 at 5:23 PM, Bill C said:

WHOA!

Is this the Art Adams effect? (I think this issue was taken from an Adams story?) What If (Vol 2) #12 splash page by Valentino/De la Rosa with Asgardian X-men/New Mutants (and Loki with his back to camera) goes for 7.8K! I could be wrong but offhand I don't remember any Valentino art going for more than that specifically at public auction (private sales are a different matter).

Even the decent Valentino/Montano GOTG panel page that was bouncing around a few times over the last few years basically triples in price and goes for $900. Hey now.

I was the underbidder on that What If.  I loved that issue, and actually read it before the Adams story.  It's a great shot of everyone involved and would've been really nice to have, but I couldn't justify paying that much for a Valentino piece, even with the nostalgia involved.  

I wonder if the same person got both pages.  That first Secret Wars page is a bit less impactful without the second.  

The origin of the black costume where it only appears as a little black ball sort of needs the second page to finish the sequence up.  

On 1/12/2022 at 11:56 AM, delekkerste said:

Probably means the consignor is an important client of Heritage.

I can say with 100% certainty that the consignor is no one important.    At least as far as Heritage or the market is concerned. 

I don't think it's more cover-worthy than the GI Joe cover.  But it is a really nice cover from a significant run, and an image a major character that's really striking by a well-known artist.  So it wasn't a bad choice, necessarily. 

That Byrne is amazing.  I always figured he'd have kept that one.  

I'll be there.  Not sure what to expect this year.  They're supposedly limiting it to half-capacity and several other changes. 

Would definitely be interested in attending a meetup, if folks are getting together. 

And this one didn't disappoint either.  Although I must confess some big time envy for owning the first 3 Transformers covers. wowza 

You're on fire lately, Felix!  That's 3 podcasts in the past month.  Can't wait to listen. 

Really good episode!  Interesting to hear a discussion with someone who isn't actively plugged into the boards, etc.  I died laughing at the "Uh-oh" moment.