lou_fine Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 44 minutes ago, batman_fan said: I suspect Jon will not be the last big collection we see coming to market in the next several years. I would guess the amount of material showing up will actual be increasing. Yes, looks like Jon made it to the finish line first before Verzyl and Anderson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 7 hours ago, G.A.tor said: Jon has 20,000 books. Might takes years to auction them all? Not sure that's 20,000 GA. He sold off all but a few Atomic Age books and a lot of his GA some years ago. He has a complete Marvel SA set so that's a chunk of the books as well. It's still an amazing collection with many rare and spectacular copies, carefully assembled to show the development of the newsstand comic. Weirdpaper dropped by a couple years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 (edited) 14 hours ago, Moondog said: I'm with you, Bob. Jon was always there with information to anyone who asked. A true gentleman and a collector of extraordinary taste. It's sad on one hand but exciting on another. Best of luck, Jon!!! Jon is among the handful or so collectors that I admire the most. His eloquent thoughts on collecting have had a huge impact on my own approach to the hobby. It's not even the scope and quality of his collection that has impressed me most. The best example is his efforts towards reaching out to Golden Age artists and paying them to do recreations. I've never seen him talk much about this, but to me it is the single most beautiful, in the most literal sense of the word, collection I've ever seen anyone put together. Best of luck with the sale, Jon, and I hope that we'll hear from you from time to time. Edited February 25, 2017 by tb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Schmell fetched what, 5-6 Mil with his collection. Will we see more, less ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 4 minutes ago, Gotham Kid said: Schmell fetched what, 5-6 Mil with his collection. Will we see more, less ? I would guess much more ... depending on what books/OA he still has and that will be included in this sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Kid Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Congratulations on assembling an amazing collection and being willing to share your knowledge and material as I know I have learned a lot from your posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 11 minutes ago, Yellow Kid said: Congratulations on assembling an amazing collection and being willing to share your knowledge and material as I know I have learned a lot from your posts. Big +1 to that. I hope he keeps posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gotham Kid said: Schmell fetched what, 5-6 Mil with his collection. Will we see more, less ? I thought it was something more like in the neighborhood of $3.6M or thereabouts. Okay, my bad as I was starting to get my collections mixed up there. It was the Billy Wright Collection that sold for $3.5M while the Doug Schmell Collection sold for $3.94M. Edited February 25, 2017 by lou_fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 (edited) 37 minutes ago, lou_fine said: 1 hour ago, Gotham Kid said: Schmell fetched what, 5-6 Mil with his collection. Will we see more, less ? I thought it was something more like in the neighborhood of $3.6M or thereabouts. Okay, my bad as I was starting to get my collections mixed up there. It was the Billy Wright Collection that sold for $3.5M while the Doug Schmell Collection sold for $3.94M. Edited 12 minutes ago by lou_fine Couldn't recall how much Schmell's collection went for, thanks for clearing that up. Edited February 25, 2017 by Gotham Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 3 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Big +1 to that. I hope he keeps posting. Agreed +2! Congratulations to Jon for what is sure to be an amazing auction event and thanks for your stewardship of comics and comic history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmehdy Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 (edited) JON HAS ALWAYS BEEN AHEAD OF THE CURVE He knows when to buy and he knows when to sell. Timing is everything...he sees all time record prices especially in comic art as witnessed by the Ha signature auction when sold 2 mill in comics and 4 mil plus in art..he sees what I see, coming...inflation ...followed by economic downturn.....so what do you do best...get debt free, sell what is not necessary and convert to hard assets to avoid devaluation.. then hang on for the ride ... then we thru the cycle again....this guy knows what is coming... Edited February 25, 2017 by Mmehdy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 5 hours ago, Sqeggs said: 5 hours ago, Gotham Kid said: Schmell fetched what, 5-6 Mil with his collection. Will we see more, less ? I would guess much more ... depending on what books/OA he still has and that will be included in this sale. +2 Definitely much more than what Schmell got as his was basically just Marvel SA books. Jon has a complete Marvel SA collection plus a significant GA collection to kill for and then comic related OA on top of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 (edited) 17 minutes ago, lou_fine said: +2 Definitely much more than what Schmell got as his was basically just Marvel SA books. Jon has a complete Marvel SA collection plus a significant GA collection to kill for and then comic related OA on top of that. Jon was never a condition focused collector, though he did find a few Church copies very appealing. Edited February 25, 2017 by adamstrange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 18 minutes ago, adamstrange said: Jon was never a condition focused collector, though he did find a few Church copies very appealing. I know that he has the complete Church run of the Mystery Men series which he picked up during the Diamond Int'l Galleries opening back in '95. Any idea if he also has the Church Wonderworld's or is that run sort of scattered between various collectors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gino2paulus2 Posted February 26, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2017 46 minutes ago, Mmehdy said: JON HAS ALWAYS BEEN AHEAD OF THE CURVE He knows when to buy and he knows when to sell. Timing is everything...he sees all time record prices especially in comic art as witnessed by the Ha signature auction when sold 2 mill in comics and 4 mil plus in art..he sees what I see, coming...inflation ...followed by economic downturn.....so what do you do best...get debt free, sell what is not necessary and convert to hard assets to avoid devaluation.. then hang on for the ride ... then we thru the cycle again....this guy knows what is coming... Oh geez, here we go again Does every single one of your posts have to be so prophetic? Are we always one day away from the Rapture? I mean this in the most lighthearted way possible I truly do enjoy your posts and know you are very passionate about funny books but the Hang on tight gang, the apocalypse is right around the corner stuff always intrigues me. Even if it is per say you mention converting to hard assets. Can't comic books be considered Real/hard Assets vs intangible ones? I understand that in your own way you are complementing JB but can't you just give him credit where the real credit is do. He was passionate and proud of a hobby (like yourself) when very few were and it wasn't as, "popular" as it is today to be a fan boy. Was it always about the long term investment/money? I dont know JB or you personally but I have to/want to believe that when JB was putting together the collection of a lifetime he wasn't always thinking about, "cashing in." It is my belief he did it because he loved it and helped make this hobby as popular as it is today by sharing and educating others as to how cool this stuff can really be and in the upcoming years all his passion and knowledge of the hobby are very derservingly going to pay off and I for one say good for him. As I have stated before his love of the Fox books has been a real driving force for mine so we owe him a thank you. The reason I am quoting your post is because when you say he is ahead of the curve aren't you basically saying that investing your money in comics right now is a bad idea? What if you aren't doing it just for the investment monetarily but investing in your happiness because they make you smile. I agree JB is ahead of the curve but maybe not for the same reasons you do. He was just, "cool" before many people even knew what that was. Just my and don't take that as a knock Mitch because while I may be picking fun at your post you too were/are, "cool" as well. Duffman_Comics, cupny, Primetime and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Thoughtful post Gino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Just now, Sagii said: Thoughtful post Gino Yeah, it was. He's gonna wreck his reputation if the keeps that up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 (edited) 32 minutes ago, lou_fine said: I know that he has the complete Church run of the Mystery Men series which he picked up during the Diamond Int'l Galleries opening back in '95. Any idea if he also has the Church Wonderworld's or is that run sort of scattered between various collectors? He has all/nearly all of the Church Wonderworlds though "settled" for the Allentown Wonder 2. (Note: It's gorgeous.) Edited February 26, 2017 by adamstrange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino2paulus2 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 19 minutes ago, Sagii said: Thoughtful post Gino 18 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Yeah, it was. He's gonna wreck his reputation if the keeps that up! Thanks gents and I have a reputation!!... ... about time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino2paulus2 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 45 minutes ago, lou_fine said: I know that he has the complete Church run of the Mystery Men series which he picked up during the Diamond Int'l Galleries opening back in '95. Any idea if he also has the Church Wonderworld's or is that run sort of scattered between various collectors? Complete run of Church Mystery Men?!!! I knew he had a bunch but WOW i can't wait to see these all together!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
