Ted_L Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Lee -- thanks for posting these! They're fun to read -- even if it's almost impossible to accurately predict what's going to happen on Heritage from one week to the next. Lee B. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 (edited) On 1/14/2018 at 6:55 PM, tlatner said: Lee -- thanks for posting these! They're fun to read -- even if it's almost impossible to accurately predict what's going to happen on Heritage from one week to the next. You speak the truth here. I’ve been using comps to aid my guesses on Comic Art Tracker and I still miss my mark. By a lot. Lee, great guess on that Star Wars page. I didn’t put in a guess for this past week but I was tracking that pinup Sam Kieth did for Fish Police. I had it at $450 and I think it ended at $525 with bp. Edited January 16, 2018 by Jay Olie Espy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B. Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 Nice work with your guess on the Sam Keith Fish Police pinup Jay! I am not brave enough to try to predict a piece like that. Best, Lee John E. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B. Posted January 20, 2018 Author Share Posted January 20, 2018 Hi all! If you need a break from fretting about whether the federal government will shut down, please check out my latest ComicArtAds auction preview for the Heritage weekly auction ending this Sunday: http://www.comicartads.com/content/heritage-weekly-auction-ending-12118 This week's auction isn't quite as exciting as in previous weeks, but there still are a few fun pieces that inspired me to make some closing-price predictions. Cheers, Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 This week the Curt Swan Superman Movie Special (Superman III) #1 p. 31 is of interest to me. This page is up there among the group as far as price is concerned. A similar page sold for $310 in last year so I say this one sells for that much too. The other piece of interest is the G.I. Joe: A.R.A.H. "Dusty" illustration. These are interesting because they tend to be single figure pin-up with no background. Not too long ago, on of Herb Trimpe's heirs (nephew) was selling a Buzzsaw illstration from one of GI Joe's "handbooks." The piece had no background or signature. The minimum bid was $400 and it had no bidders. This HA piece has no background, but it is signed and is drawn on Marvel board. The signature and the board gives me piece of mind regarding provenance. My guess is that this ends at $325. I'm a little late here and I'm cheating by guessing the morning before, but these prices can go any which way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B. Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 21 hours ago, Jay Olie Espy said: This week the Curt Swan Superman Movie Special (Superman III) #1 p. 31 is of interest to me. This page is up there among the group as far as price is concerned. A similar page sold for $310 in last year so I say this one sells for that much too. The other piece of interest is the G.I. Joe: A.R.A.H. "Dusty" illustration. These are interesting because they tend to be single figure pin-up with no background. Not too long ago, on of Herb Trimpe's heirs (nephew) was selling a Buzzsaw illstration from one of GI Joe's "handbooks." The piece had no background or signature. The minimum bid was $400 and it had no bidders. This HA piece has no background, but it is signed and is drawn on Marvel board. The signature and the board gives me piece of mind regarding provenance. My guess is that this ends at $325. I'm a little late here and I'm cheating by guessing the morning before, but these prices can go any which way. One out of two ain't bad Jay! I don't think I've made a prediction as correct as your Curt Swan Superman Movie prediction, which finished at $310.70, including BP. The "Dusty" illustration prediction, on the other hand, was a bit off, but I have no idea about G.I. Joe art and am in no position to judge. Keep up the good work! Best, Lee John E. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 8 hours ago, Lee B. said: One out of two ain't bad Jay! I don't think I've made a prediction as correct as your Curt Swan Superman Movie prediction, which finished at $310.70, including BP. The "Dusty" illustration prediction, on the other hand, was a bit off, but I have no idea about G.I. Joe art and am in no position to judge. Keep up the good work! Best, Lee The Swan-Superman III prediction was a once in a lifetime hole-in-one. The Joe art on the other hand, is more in tune with how bad I miss my marks. This is kind of like gambling or the stockmarket--all you need is one winner to make you Yeah, I'm still learning the G.I. Joe market, trying to get a handle on it when the right page pops up for me. But despite how well I know the market, it will always come down to how much I'm willing to spend. This week there are more Curt Swan-Superman pages I'll guess on. The weird one I'll take a shot at is that wacky Marvel jam piece. Looking forward to your next segment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B. Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 Hi all! It's Friday night, which means I am long-overdue to post some predictions for this Sunday's Heritage weekly auction. You can read about my predictions, and how well I did last week, on the ComicArtAds website: http://www.comicartads.com/content/heritage-weekly-auction-ending-12818 Thanks! Best regards, Lee John E. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B. Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 Hi all! I just posted my most recent predictions for this week's Heritage auction, as well as a recap of my bids from last week. I went out on a limb this time around to try to predict a value on the Neal Adams Phantom Stranger page, as well as a John Byrne cover making its third appearance on Heritage in less than three years: http://www.comicartads.com/content/heritage-weekly-auction-ending-2418 Best regards, Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 On 2/1/2018 at 6:23 PM, Lee B. said: Hi all! I just posted my most recent predictions for this week's Heritage auction, as well as a recap of my bids from last week. I went out on a limb this time around to try to predict a value on the Neal Adams Phantom Stranger page, as well as a John Byrne cover making its third appearance on Heritage in less than three years: http://www.comicartads.com/content/heritage-weekly-auction-ending-2418 Best regards, Lee Very nice set of pages to guess on. I'm curious to know how the Super Bowl will affect bidding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 On 2/1/2018 at 9:23 PM, Lee B. said: Hi all! I just posted my most recent predictions for this week's Heritage auction, as well as a recap of my bids from last week. I went out on a limb this time around to try to predict a value on the Neal Adams Phantom Stranger page, as well as a John Byrne cover making its third appearance on Heritage in less than three years: http://www.comicartads.com/content/heritage-weekly-auction-ending-2418 Best regards, Lee You were right on the money with that one. Now the buyer is trying to sell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B. Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 45 minutes ago, Rick2you2 said: You were right on the money with that one. Now the buyer is trying to sell it. 24 hours later?!? That belongs in the (Attempted) Flip of the Day thread. What is the new-and-improved asking price, or is it "inquire"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 5 hours ago, Lee B. said: 24 hours later?!? That belongs in the (Attempted) Flip of the Day thread. What is the new-and-improved asking price, or is it "inquire"? More like an "inquire." What popped up was: "This item's Owner is proactively entertaining Offers." I expect a real number will pop up in a few weeks or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malvin Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 26 minutes ago, Rick2you2 said: More like an "inquire." What popped up was: "This item's Owner is proactively entertaining Offers." I expect a real number will pop up in a few weeks or so. You saw this on ha? That's meaningless, it's a standard ha feature Malvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 3 hours ago, malvin said: You saw this on ha? That's meaningless, it's a standard ha feature Malvin They don't all do it. I've bought things and it didn't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Marino Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Rick2you2 said: They don't all do it. I've bought things and it didn't happen. But, it's the default setting, you need to turn off. I'm sure a lot of things on HA are set to "make offer" and the owner has no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 10 hours ago, Pete Marino said: But, it's the default setting, you need to turn off. I'm sure a lot of things on HA are set to "make offer" and the owner has no idea. Got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Regarding this past HA auction on Feb 4, otherwise Super Bowl Sunday: All my guesses were under. One was actually on the spot with the final hammer price, but with the BP, I'm off by 19.50%. I'm convinced that artwork doesn't (no longer?) go under the radar during holidays or major sporting events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malvin Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 5 hours ago, Jay Olie Espy said: Regarding this past HA auction on Feb 4, otherwise Super Bowl Sunday: All my guesses were under. One was actually on the spot with the final hammer price, but with the BP, I'm off by 19.50%. I'm convinced that artwork doesn't (no longer?) go under the radar during holidays or major sporting events. artwork no longer goes under the radar anywhere! All my usual fishing holes (on sale during holidays, wrong category on ebay, obscure auction houses, etc) are pretty much getting full value these days Malvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodou Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 1 hour ago, malvin said: All my usual fishing holes (on sale during holidays, wrong category on ebay, obscure auction houses, etc) are pretty much getting full value these days I stopped beating the bushes hard around 2009/10, my time wasn't being rewarded correctly that long ago. You? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
