Mephisto Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 If I had deep pockets or won the lotto before this auction I would go 500K plus. I find it way cooler than anything DKR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Marino Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 If I had deep pockets or won the lotto before this auction I would go 500K plus. I find it way cooler than anything DKR. , it's ok... he doesn't even look like Hugh Jackman.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lb jefferies Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Can't imagine this one will sell for a penny less than $200K and I wouldn't be surprised to see a 3 or 4 handle either. I'm going to go out on a limb and say less than $200K, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephisto Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Maybe it can be places alongside the cover to GSX 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisco37 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 If I had deep pockets or won the lotto before this auction I would go 500K plus. I find it way cooler than anything DKR. , it's ok... he doesn't even look like Hugh Jackman.. Yeah, this one should be close to or set record price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comix4fun Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Quick....someone send the link to Hugh Jackman!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 According to the article, Trimpe gave away this page to a teenage fan in 1983. What a gift! That fan has kept this page all these years. He plans on donating an unspecified chunk of the winning bid to Hero Initiative. A nice gesture for a good cause. I also fully expect this page to go to one of the usual suspects. Congrats to Heritage...this is a big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lago32 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 According to the article, Trimpe gave away this page to a teenage fan in 1983. What a gift! Is there a link to the article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 According to the article, Trimpe gave away this page to a teenage fan in 1983. What a gift! Is there a link to the article? Does not appear to be online yet. I'm on the comp list and just got my print edition yesterday. Eventually should make it to the archives: http://www.intelligentcollector.com/?show=archives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delekkerste Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I'm glad this news came out before the Heritage and CLink auctions this month - hopefully the potential buyers of the Hulk #180 piece will put their checkbooks away for these sales in order to have maximum firepower at their disposal in May! "My prediction for the Hulk #180 page? PAIN." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lago32 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 According to the article, Trimpe gave away this page to a teenage fan in 1983. What a gift! Is there a link to the article? Does not appear to be online yet. I'm on the comp list and just got my print edition yesterday. Eventually should make it to the archives: http://www.intelligentcollector.com/?show=archives Thanks. It will be auctioned in May? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokay Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Yes, in the May auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Marino Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I'm glad this news came out before the Heritage and CLink auctions this month - hopefully the potential buyers of the Hulk #180 piece will put their checkbooks away for these sales in order to have maximum firepower at their disposal in May! "My prediction for the Hulk #180 page? PAIN." Interesting thought. Does putting out a preview like this before your current big auction ends a mistake? Maybe people do look at these previews and say "I'll wait for May to spend my money" If I was consigning a big Wolverine A+ page in HA or Clink currently I'd be kind of annoyed.... I don't have that kind of money, so I don't know the answer :shrug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theflashunc Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Interesting thought. Does putting out a preview like this before your current big auction ends a mistake? Maybe people do look at these previews and say "I'll wait for May to spend my money" If I was consigning a big Wolverine A+ page in HA or Clink currently I'd be kind of annoyed.... I don't have that kind of money, so I don't know the answer :shrug: Couldn't it also cut the other way? You get folks who aren't in the running for that 180 page, but think some of the bigger fish in the pond will be waiting for that one, and decide to get a bit more active on some pieces between now and then? Or at that end of the market maybe it all comes out in the wash anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I'm glad this news came out before the Heritage and CLink auctions this month - hopefully the potential buyers of the Hulk #180 piece will put their checkbooks away for these sales in order to have maximum firepower at their disposal in May! "My prediction for the Hulk #180 page? PAIN." Interesting thought. Does putting out a preview like this before your current big auction ends a mistake? Maybe people do look at these previews and say "I'll wait for May to spend my money" If I was consigning a big Wolverine A+ page in HA or Clink currently I'd be kind of annoyed.... I don't have that kind of money, so I don't know the answer :shrug: It's a cute theory, and I hope the same, but I don't think there will be any effect. There's really nothing at that same level in either HA or Clink this round to make any BSD have to choose. Maybe the ACTION cover and even then, I doubt the same guys who are going after that will be going after the Wolverine page (and vice-versa). If there is someone who does want both, well...they can probably afford both. Gonna be fun to watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocR Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I'm glad this news came out before the Heritage and CLink auctions this month - hopefully the potential buyers of the Hulk #180 piece will put their checkbooks away for these sales in order to have maximum firepower at their disposal in May! "My prediction for the Hulk #180 page? PAIN." Interesting thought. Does putting out a preview like this before your current big auction ends a mistake? Maybe people do look at these previews and say "I'll wait for May to spend my money" If I was consigning a big Wolverine A+ page in HA or Clink currently I'd be kind of annoyed.... I don't have that kind of money, so I don't know the answer :shrug: It's a cute theory, and I hope the same, but I don't think there will be any effect. There's really nothing at that same level in either HA or Clink this round to make any BSD have to choose. Maybe the ACTION cover and even then, I doubt the same guys who are going after that will be going after the Wolverine page (and vice-versa). If there is someone who does want both, well...they can probably afford both. Gonna be fun to watch! This page should bring more money than just about any other page in our hobby save very early bats, supes and spidey covers or splashes. The fact the 181 interior is gone even adds more to the desirability of this one. Wolverine may very well be the second most popular comic hero today after batman. If the cover to 181 is still in existence than I could see that going for more as well as the covers and interiors to Action 1, AF 15 and ASM 1, Tec 27 and similar. As far as I understand most of all of these ( on the DC side) are not thought to have survived. Bottom line the list of more desirable comic art pieces is very short indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Marino Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I'm glad this news came out before the Heritage and CLink auctions this month - hopefully the potential buyers of the Hulk #180 piece will put their checkbooks away for these sales in order to have maximum firepower at their disposal in May! "My prediction for the Hulk #180 page? PAIN." Interesting thought. Does putting out a preview like this before your current big auction ends a mistake? Maybe people do look at these previews and say "I'll wait for May to spend my money" If I was consigning a big Wolverine A+ page in HA or Clink currently I'd be kind of annoyed.... I don't have that kind of money, so I don't know the answer :shrug: It's a cute theory, and I hope the same, but I don't think there will be any effect. There's really nothing at that same level in either HA or Clink this round to make any BSD have to choose. Maybe the ACTION cover and even then, I doubt the same guys who are going after that will be going after the Wolverine page (and vice-versa). If there is someone who does want both, well...they can probably afford both. Gonna be fun to watch! No problem. But it isn't my "cute" theory, it was Gene's...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicsnyc22 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Very exciting stuff coming up here. It's always nice to see these marquee high-profile items up on the block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) I'm glad this news came out before the Heritage and CLink auctions this month - hopefully the potential buyers of the Hulk #180 piece will put their checkbooks away for these sales in order to have maximum firepower at their disposal in May! "My prediction for the Hulk #180 page? PAIN." Interesting thought. Does putting out a preview like this before your current big auction ends a mistake? Maybe people do look at these previews and say "I'll wait for May to spend my money" If I was consigning a big Wolverine A+ page in HA or Clink currently I'd be kind of annoyed.... I don't have that kind of money, so I don't know the answer :shrug: It's a cute theory, and I hope the same, but I don't think there will be any effect. There's really nothing at that same level in either HA or Clink this round to make any BSD have to choose. Maybe the ACTION cover and even then, I doubt the same guys who are going after that will be going after the Wolverine page (and vice-versa). If there is someone who does want both, well...they can probably afford both. Gonna be fun to watch! No problem. But it isn't my "cute" theory, it was Gene's...... I know. Certainly, lots from the same artist/title can compete for the same dollars. And perhaps trophy pieces of the same caliber will compete against each other as well. But I don't see much similarity between Wolverine's first appearance and anything else being offered at this point. (There's also the possibility that if I knew an A+ piece from an artist/title would be in an upcoming auction, I might bid even more aggressively for the A piece from the same artist/title in the current auction. The reason being that the eventual A+ sale may raise values higher across the board...so better to get ahead of that.) Edited February 20, 2014 by Nexus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delekkerste Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I know. Certainly, lots from the same artist/title can compete for the same dollars. And perhaps trophy pieces of the same caliber will compete against each other as well. But I don't see much similarity between Wolverine's first appearance and anything else being offered at this point. I don't think there have to be any direct alternatives, per se, to the #180 page. If you're a serious buyer for the #180 page, you might not want to spend $25K here or $50K there (which could easily all add up to a much bigger number) on smaller pieces when you might need a krazy sum to take the #180 page home. All speculation, of course. Though, I wouldn't have mentioned it if I didn't think I had a pretty good basis for doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
