GACollectibles Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 On 8/27/2019 at 5:50 PM, Yorick said: Avalon-Collectibles Larry Curcio??!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Boshell Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Where is all the Baker original art? There’s not much out there for sale. Is it all tied up in collections? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Daniel Boshell said: Where is all the Baker original art? There’s not much out there for sale. Is it all tied up in collections? Most everything that’s really great stays (mostly) tied up in collections for long periods of time. The market for most things at any time is just a snapshot of what really exists... Hence the excitement when someone with a nice collection finally makes it available. GA art in general isn’t exactly super common when compared to SA or latter art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Boshell Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 I found several pages on Anthony’s site but there’s no romance stuff. I was looking for a Phantom Lady or TAR page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1952 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 7 hours ago, Daniel Boshell said: I found several pages on Anthony’s site but there’s no romance stuff. I was looking for a Phantom Lady or TAR page. Phantom Lady pgs don’t exist they presume destroyed and St John pgs do exist but very few. good luck on your hunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szav Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 8 minutes ago, kat123 said: Phantom Lady pgs don’t exist they presume destroyed and St John pgs do exist but very few. good luck on your hunt. I though most of the St. John stuff was destroyed in a fire then a basement flood... I think another boardie recounted the incidents previously. Why is the phantom lady stuff presumed destroyed? It seems likely ... can’t recall seeing much if any Fox Feature Syndicate OA. Seems like the most realistic option for someone hunting for Baker OA would be flamingo strips or FH/Iger shop interior pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 (edited) Yeah, I’m not sure I’d say nothing of them exist still without talking to some OA collectors. I thought some did but I may be incorrect. Phantom Lady was being collected even before the Baker stuff was becoming more well known to collectors. The SOTI ties, etc. helped that title along by the 1970’s if not even earlier. I have seen the Ajax run OA up at auction including I think a couple of the covers. But yeah, most stuff only exists in small amounts at best. Edited September 11, 2019 by N e r V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1952 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, szav said: I though most of the St. John stuff was destroyed in a fire then a basement flood... I think another boardie recounted the incidents previously. Why is the phantom lady stuff presumed destroyed? It seems likely ... can’t recall seeing much if any Fox Feature Syndicate OA. Seems like the most realistic option for someone hunting for Baker OA would be flamingo strips or FH/Iger shop interior pages. No phantom lady pgs have surfaced and old OA collectors also mention they probably were destroyed while on the printing process. Hopefully some escape and sitting someone’s basement waiting to be rediscover just like the St. John pgs. Edited September 11, 2019 by kat123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 3 minutes ago, kat123 said: No phantom lady pgs have surfaced and old OA collectors also mention they probably were destroyed while on the printing process. Hopefully some escape and sitting someone’s basement waiting to be rediscover just like the St. John pgs. I only left it open since collecting OA was never my top priority but I started buying the OA I do own around 1976 or so (cheaply) and have only let a few pieces escape over the years. It’s the one thing when you let go it’s probably gone for good unlike comics. It seems really hard in the art field to determine what’s out there now unless it’s for sale or you’re one of the few willing to post/share online. You can have a loose theory on how much of a certain GA book might exist still but figuring out what one of a kind GA art still exists seems like it would be kind of mind blowing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted September 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2019 Been a while (work, work, work, work, work, work and, also, work). Some of you probably saw the raw Bakers on eBay a month or two ago. Some real red flags -- why not get these books graded first? why a private auction? -- but a veteran seller, so I thought I'd roll the dice. Ended up winning only the GS 10. Offered as an 8.0, but he was clearly overgrading, so I expected lower. Quite happy with how it turned out. With an auction like that, you can hear a PLOD beating its wings in the distance. Luckily, it turned out to just be the wind. sacentaur, Ricksneatstuff, 1950's war comics and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 4 hours ago, szav said: I though most of the St. John stuff was destroyed in a fire then a basement flood... I think another boardie recounted the incidents previously. Why is the phantom lady stuff presumed destroyed? It seems likely ... can’t recall seeing much if any Fox Feature Syndicate OA. Seems like the most realistic option for someone hunting for Baker OA would be flamingo strips or FH/Iger shop interior pages. There are a few St John romance pages reproduced in The Art of Glamour book. Iirc, those pages are owned by Baker's family. I got the impression that only a few pages have survived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 8 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Been a while (work, work, work, work, work, work and, also, work). Some of you probably saw the raw Bakers on eBay a month or two ago. Some real red flags -- why not get these books graded first? why a private auction? -- but a veteran seller, so I thought I'd roll the dice. Ended up winning only the GS 10. Offered as an 8.0, but he was clearly overgrading, so I expected lower. Quite happy with how it turned out. With an auction like that, you can hear a PLOD beating its wings in the distance. Luckily, it turned out to just be the wind. Score... Sqeggs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 53 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Been a while (work, work, work, work, work, work and, also, work). Some of you probably saw the raw Bakers on eBay a month or two ago. Some real red flags -- why not get these books graded first? why a private auction? -- but a veteran seller, so I thought I'd roll the dice. Ended up winning only the GS 10. Offered as an 8.0, but he was clearly overgrading, so I expected lower. Quite happy with how it turned out. With an auction like that, you can hear a PLOD beating its wings in the distance. Luckily, it turned out to just be the wind. Bee-yew-ti-ful Qua-Brot and Sqeggs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Highest graded GCE12 ending tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 3 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Been a while (work, work, work, work, work, work and, also, work). Some of you probably saw the raw Bakers on eBay a month or two ago. Some real red flags -- why not get these books graded first? why a private auction? -- but a veteran seller, so I thought I'd roll the dice. Ended up winning only the GS 10. Offered as an 8.0, but he was clearly overgrading, so I expected lower. Quite happy with how it turned out. With an auction like that, you can hear a PLOD beating its wings in the distance. Luckily, it turned out to just be the wind. One of my favs 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, sagii said: Highest graded GCE12 ending tonight. No idea where it will end, although it seems headed north of $20K. If not for the pq, $30K wouldn't shock me. I'm not sure we'll see another copy with a grade this high. Edited September 11, 2019 by Sqeggs Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 minute ago, Sqeggs said: No idea where it will end, although it seems headed north of $20K. If not for the pq, $30K wouldn't shock me. I'm not sure we'll see another a copy with a grade this high. I agree. But it seems if not for the PQ, you feel 30k would be an attainable price for highest graded of this book? Ok, metaphorical 'bomb throw time': So, if you are of the mind PL17 IS (at least in part) a Baker work, has it retained it's status as the Baker book? Could the next contenders Highest graded copies (SS4, CL25, GEC12) get bid up to what the highest graded PL17 is at now (never mind hammer) if they came to market on CC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 5 minutes ago, sagii said: I agree. But it seems if not for the PQ, you feel 30k would be an attainable price for highest graded of this book? Ok, metaphorical 'bomb throw time': So, if you are of the mind PL17 IS (at least in part) a Baker work, has it retained it's status as the Baker book? Could the next contenders Highest graded copies (SS4, CL25, GEC12) get bid up to what the highest graded PL17 is at now (never mind hammer) if they came to market on CC? I'm in that small minority who's never liked PL 17, so it's hard to clear that prejudice out of my mind. Is a 9.4 CL 25 a $100K book (assuming the PL 17 gets that high)? I'd like to think so, but I guess I kind of doubt it. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: I'm in that small minority who's never liked PL 17, so it's hard to clear that prejudice out of my mind. Is a 9.4 CL 25 a $100K book (assuming the PL 17 gets that high)? I'd like to think so, but I guess I kind of doubt it. My experience is that "sexy" is a bigger draw than "lovely". Given the same grade and scarcity, I don't see CL 25 matching PL 17. szav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 5 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: I'm in that small minority who's never liked PL 17, so it's hard to clear that prejudice out of my mind. Is a 9.4 CL 25 a $100K book (assuming the PL 17 gets that high)? I'd like to think so, but I guess I kind of doubt it. Yeah, maybe not 'today', but ...eventually.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
