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The wife and I are refocusing. So we're bringing out some goodies... PayPal plus fees or wire transfer for U.S.. Money order or check if you want to wait for clearing. Cash pickup in Manhattan is possible. Wire transfer for international (unless you are a usual suspect, then PayPal is OK). Signature Required shipping -- USPS Priority or FedEx Home. (Express or Express Saver recommended if you are not in the northeast U.S.) Ask me questions or for more photos regarding any condition issues, but I've tried to note them in my CAF descriptions. 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Mr. Fixit splash got some interest. Very cool.

I prefer to take the glass half-full approach and hope that discussions like these have an educational value for future buyers (regarding the different types of guarantors and their level of financial interest in a piece.) This is a relatively new topic for the comic art hobby that the fine art world has been dealing with for awhile now. We can argue over the definition of "legit", but even if it is an accepted practice, guarantees are at the very least a significant distortion. I consider them second-cousins to shilling or a "ghost/soft reserve".

But the money coming from the guarantor doesn't necessarily need to be for the full amount. Disregarding any blatant shilling scenarios (which probably don't apply here), my overall point is that these third-party guarantees aren't even considered foul play. But they muddy up the waters so much, you can't discern any kind of comp for future sales. It creates a HUGE distortion. And no shilling shenanigans are even necessary. Have a look at the link I posted a bit earlier. It lays it all out pretty well. This is a nice quote from it -- IF EQ had a guarantor, that wasn't disclosed by HA at all (the way Christie's would, for example). So let's say a speculator-guarantor bought EQ and not a collector-guarantor... Who/when/how much does it get sold for quietly?

How do these guarantees usually play out in a no-bid situation? If it is going to a third-party guarantor, I hope he/she loves the painting. Because if it was a speculator getting a cut of the final, whoops... No, soup for you! And they're stuck with a piece they probably won't see all of their money back out of if they're looking to move it in the next few years. Or maybe the third party only guaranteed it up to a reasonable amount -- say $3.5M -- and HA covered the rest as a marketing expense. If I were the speculator-guarantor, that would be a better deal as I would think I was closer to FMV at $3.5M than $4.5M, if I got stuck with the piece. For those in the market for the next headlining Frazetta oil, be very wary about the actual comp here. An overview of third-party guarantees for anyone just tuning in- https://news.artnet.com/market/guarantees-new-private-sales-rip-off-insurance-became-new-normal-1290542

I just sold my poster and print collection, but here were my storage methods-

Let me clarify my question... by putting it not into a Comic Art auction a la the 90s, but rather the Evening Mods sale?

It's at least twice as nice.

Assuming they would even take it... Does anyone think Sotheby's or Christie's would've yielded a stronger result on EQ?

Opus cover for $26K. Ouch. That's so low, I almost bid on it. Conan 10 cover at $66K. Much stronger than I thought!

BWS coming up...

EQ... $3.2M was the number I had in my head and I thought we'd all be wowing over that. But that was before this guarantee stuff was visible.

YESSS! This one. Agreed, but it has caught on with the military and music folk in a different way than the other paintings... enough to edge it forward in value. In such a small buyer pool, all of these things will likely add up in desirability. You can't beat the early Frazetta Conans for pure raw power though. 1. Berserker 2. Barbarian 3. Egyptian Queen Then, I'm into the Romans, Cat Queen, Sea Witch, orig Destroyer, Frost Giant's, more Conan, and things get fuzzy after that.

Original version-

DD1 has become a cultural icon so I understand the difference in price evaluation, and that it would probably be valued the highest. I think I posted this awhile back- But as for the actual paintings, if you don't understand why the Conan pieces are superior, I refer you to the Boris thread.