November HA OA auction 3 3

[aokartman]

10 minutes ago, jjonahjameson11 said:

Well, you may not know them, Chris, but somebody did this on the Hulk 387 cover ... and won!!!

Great cover you can love for a long time!  David

[comix4fun]

23 minutes ago, jjonahjameson11 said:

Well, you may not know them, Chris, but somebody did this on the Hulk 387 cover ... and won!!!

I don't doubt you can win that way.....I just don't know if it's the best idea. 

[batman_fan]

9 minutes ago, comix4fun said:

I don't doubt you can win that way.....I just don't know if it's the best idea. 

I have been paranoid enough where I watch the auction on my phone and laptop just in case something goes wrong.  For this one I just had my phone and was super nervous until the lots I was interested in closed.

Edited November 18, 2018 by batman_fan

[ThothAmon]

Tip of the hat to the buyer of the Rafael de Soto Overstreet cover.  One of my favorite Pulp artist.  I should have bid more. 

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/rafael-de-soto-gold-andamp-silver-overstreet-s-comic-book-quarterly-3-cover-original-art-overstreet-publications-c/a/7192-93074.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515

[Jay Olie Espy]

On 11/16/2018 at 8:37 AM, NinjaSealed said:

Is Enrico Marini a big deal in the European art market? https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/panel-pages/enrico-marini-batman-the-dark-prince-charming-1-story-page-17-catwoman-original-art-dc-2018-/a/7192-93168.s?ic2=mybidspage-lotlinks-12202013&tab=MyBids-101116 This is........absolutely insane?!?

Just saw this and dropped my jaw. $26k for a panel page published this year from a book I’ve never heard of (but that says more about me than it). Beautiful artwork but man that’s a huge chunk of change. 

[delekkerste]

48 minutes ago, Jay Olie Espy said:

Just saw this and dropped my jaw. $26k for a panel page published this year from a book I’ve never heard of (but that says more about me than it). Beautiful artwork but man that’s a huge chunk of change. 

Eat your heart out, Sean Murphy!! 

[Peter L]

There were a number of pieces that went for $6,600 and for $5,040.  Is that just someone bidding on a lot of things over the internet with that as a budget?

[Panelfan1]

38 minutes ago, Peter L said:

There were a number of pieces that went for $6,600 and for $5,040.  Is that just someone bidding on a lot of things over the internet with that as a budget?

That works out to 5500 and 4200 before juice.

[aokartman]

3 hours ago, Jay Olie Espy said:

Just saw this and dropped my jaw. $26k for a panel page published this year from a book I’ve never heard of (but that says more about me than it). Beautiful artwork but man that’s a huge chunk of change. 

I don't follow current books, but that last panel is great.  David

 

Edited November 18, 2018 by aokartman
clarify

[Bird]

Albert Moy has some Marini pieces, commissions IIRC, on his site.

[-m]

There's quite a few Bright fans out there. It's a nice page.

[westform]

13 hours ago, comix4fun said:

There’s absolutely no one i know in the hobby that’s putting thier max bid in on a five figure piece that way. Call me superstitious. 

Chris, you know me... so, that’s 1.

[comix4fun]

10 minutes ago, westform said:

Chris, you know me... so, that’s 1.

I’m not taking my hands off the wheel on a five figure piece. I would get the shakes running real money on autopilot. 

[Dokstarr]

I ended up with the one piece I bid on and wanted. Ended up going for more than I anticipated. There was another very similar piece right before it that I didn't bid on hoping that it would keep someone away from the one I wanted. Then the next one came up and the bidding back an forth started. My friend was over as I was bidding and got to listen to me go "Come on, I let you have the other one" as I whined each time I had to bid again.

[delekkerste]

1 hour ago, westform said:

Chris, you know me... so, that’s 1.

Make that two!

I am sometimes not in a position to take a call or be in front of a screen when a lot goes off...I will oftentimes just set it and forget it.  

Even when I know I will be bidding live (always through HeritageLive! online, never by phone), I'll sometimes put in a decent-sized proxy bid and then bid manually for further increments if need be (often not necessary).  That way if my computer crashes or something, I know I have a bid in that at least has a chance of standing up even if I am unable to bid further due to technical issues.  

I've only had a technical problem once with Heritage; out of nowhere the connection glitched out for a matter of some seconds and I lost access to HeritageLive!...I thought I got in a potential winning bid just before the glitch, but, when it came back up, I saw that my bid didn't go through.  But for that, the Adrian Tomine The Donger and Me piece might have been in my collection instead of Felix's!   

[MGS]

11 hours ago, delekkerste said:

Eat your heart out, Sean Murphy!! 

Does that make Enrico Marini the next Frank Miller?

Mike

[www.alexgross.com]

On 11/16/2018 at 6:36 PM, Jay Olie Espy said:

Wow. Not too long ago the consignor came onto the boards asking for an estimate. I said the floor on that is $4k but I couldn't see it break 5 figures because there's no Wolverine on it. Most people agreed with me though one or two said it was a 10K page. I was way off but at least I covered myself and said that with auctions, you never know. I can't seem to find the thread.

The OP then said that he wanted to keep it regardless of value. I guess the temptation was too strong.

But like you say, What a ridiculous hobby.

i was the consignor on this and the guy who asked for an estimate here on the boards. i ultimately decided to sell the page because i wanted to go after a grail or two, as books are more my thing than original art. and also, i love frank miller but this page never did anything special for me, and i just felt that getting a hulk 1 would be the better move for me and my collection. between your advice and heritage's own estimate of the probable range for the piece i never expected it to go nearly that high. obviously i am thrilled about it-- i thought if i got half that amount i would be quite pleased. so, i hope the new owner will love it more than i ever did, and i am also now the proud owner of some grails that i wanted for a long time, in large part thanks to this sale. now my mignola original art pages are staying in the collection-- those will not be on heritage anytime soon. 

[tth2]

3 hours ago, westform said:

16 hours ago, comix4fun said:

There’s absolutely no one i know in the hobby that’s putting thier max bid in on a five figure piece that way. Call me superstitious. 

Chris, you know me... so, that’s 1.

Me 2.  Although I really have no choice because of the time difference.

[tth2]

3 hours ago, comix4fun said:

3 hours ago, westform said:

Chris, you know me... so, that’s 1.

I’m not taking my hands off the wheel on a five figure piece. I would get the shakes running real money on autopilot. 

Doesn't mean you can't monitor the live bidding too. 

But if you put in a strong bid during internet bidding that you think has a legit chance of winning, then that's your first line of defense against some unforeseen disruption, and your live monitoring/bidding is your second line of defense.  If the first time you put in a real bid is during live bidding, then you are totally reliant on nothing unexpected happening at that time.  

[tth2]

16 minutes ago, www.alexgross.com said:

i was the consignor on this and the guy who asked for an estimate here on the boards. i ultimately decided to sell the page because i wanted to go after a grail or two, as books are more my thing than original art. and also, i love frank miller but this page never did anything special for me, and i just felt that getting a hulk 1 would be the better move for me and my collection. between your advice and heritage's own estimate of the probable range for the piece i never expected it to go nearly that high. obviously i am thrilled about it-- i thought if i got half that amount i would be quite pleased. so, i hope the new owner will love it more than i ever did, and i am also now the proud owner of some grails that i wanted for a long time, in large part thanks to this sale. now my mignola original art pages are staying in the collection-- those will not be on heritage anytime soon. 

Congrats on a great sale!